Stan Lee is a man with an imagination, a creator of the best comics the world has ever seen. Meet the man who created the greatest superheroes ever known to man. Stan Lee was a prominent American figure in the comic book and movie industry for almost 60 years, arguably, the most influential person in the industry. During his time, he created nearly 300 new superheroes that kids still watch these days. During these 60 years, the movie industry grew in billions of dollars at the box office and helped grow the comic book sales increasingly. Many of these comics and movies come from some of his most famous heroes, such as Spiderman, which he created in August of 1962(Batchelor 73). Through Lee's unique creations of heroes, he forever impacted the …show more content…
His collaboration with other writers at Marvel helped shape what a superhero is today. Without Lee, superheroes would have most likely not have been as fun and great as they are today. All Stan Lee did was play a positive role in our society. He helped to grow and build the comic book industry like never before. He impacted so many people off of all the characters he made, especially his most popular one, Spider-Man. His impact on the comic book industry wasn't the only thing positive about him, either. He showed people what it was like to have an imagination and spread ideas. With that, he created a new idea of how a superhero should be created with many different things such as Hulk and his challenges. Before his characters, there had never truly been superheroes who had to face problems just like they did (NPR). Stan Lee not only helped superheroes but helped fight racism. In 1968 Lee wrote an essay about how the hatred of racism was he said, “Bigotry and racism are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today. But, unlike a team of costumed super-villains, they can’t be stopped with a punch in the snoot, or a zap from a ray