The comic book genius of Stan Lee

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The comic book genius of Stan Lee

Stan Lee, the man responsible for a string of comic superheroes that have become household names, has won a court battle for a slice of the profits from the hit Spider-Man movies.

Stan Lee with Spider-Man
Stan Lee worked for Marvel Comics for more than 60 years
Many marvel at the man who gave his characters extraordinary powers and everyday headaches - a formula which revolutionised comics.

Born in 1922 to poor working-class Jewish immigrants from Romania, Stan Lieberman, got a job in Timely Publications, a company owned by a relative.

He was assigned to the comics division and - thanks to a fertile imagination - rose to editor by the age of 18.

For more than 20 years, he was "the ultimate hack" - knocking out crime stories, horrors, westerns, anything to sate the appetite of his juvenile readership.

Words of more than two syllables were discouraged. Characters were either all good or bad, with no shades of grey.

So embarrassed was Lieberman by much of what he was writing that he refused to put his real name on the byline. He assumed the "dumb name", Stan Lee, now legally adopted.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4191503.stm

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'Spot the Stan' where you look for Stan Lee in any of his comic's movies