10 Amazing Stan Lee Comics Marvel Fans Must Read

In 2006, Stan Lee was given several standalone comics to honor his 65 years as an employee of Marvel Comics. In these comics he gets kidnapped to Latveria by Doctor Doom, zipped across the cosmos to help Galactus deal with his rogue herald, gets tangled up on Yancy Street with The Thing, and catching up with Doctor Strange who he hadn't seen since the sixties. The most sensational one, though, is him and Spider-man palling around.

It's not unknown for creators to write themselves into the story in some way. There's a famous Fantastic Four issue that shows how that can go, but these books make for a genuinely riveting celebration of Lee's contributions to the Marvel mythos. The glee that the generalissimo takes in being able to write himself pairing with his favorite creations is joyous and (as with most of Stan's work), it has plenty of heart.

There's an almost deprecating nature to the book, with the characters actually not exactly liking Stan, but it only adds to its charm.

It may not be the greatest stories Stan Lee ever written, but they are - purely and simply - fun.