<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Signature </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> therealstanlee.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber / ˈliːbər /, December 28, 1922) is an American comic - book writer, editor, film executive producer, and publisher . He was formerly editor - in - chief of Marvel Comics, and later its publisher and chairman before leaving the company to become its chairman emeritus, as well as a member of the editorial board . </P> <P> In collaboration with several artists, including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created fictional characters including Spider - Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange, the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Black Panther, the X-Men, and, with the addition of co-writer Larry Lieber, the characters Ant - Man, Iron Man and Thor . In addition, he challenged the comics industry's censorship organization, the Comics Code Authority, indirectly leading to it updating its policies . Lee subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation . </P>

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