8 Amazing Ways Stan Lee Changed Comics Forever

8. He Created The World's Most Famous Superheroes

Stan Lee gave birth to dozens of comic book characters over the years, and in doing so ended up providing the definitive image of the Marvel Universe. Lee did not, of course, do this alone. Together with figures like Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Romita and John Buscema, a veritable modern Marvel was created, with the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the X-Men, Avengers and countless others all coming into existence during this period.

Lee’s influence on these respective creations was certainly varied, but he still wrote dozens of issues on each of these respective characters, and would thus conjure the blueprint and platform all subsequent Marvel writers would use when jumping into the world of the Marvel Universe.

To call these characters immortal would only go some way in doing justice to their permanence, but it’s about the best we can do. These heroes and villains have brought so much joy into the lives of kids and adults alike for decades, and Lee was at the forefront of all of it.

The Marvel dynasty owes its success to a great many people, but Lee fostered its success with characters who were both fantastical and yet somehow completely relatable at the same time. A revolutionary approach, for a revolutionary company.