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Today's choice is the father of superheroes, Stan Lee, whose story will be divided into several parts and sent to everyone. Come on, let's read it together.
Author: Geoff Edgers Published by Grosset & Dunlap
Who Was Stan Lee?
Martin Goodman, the publisher of Timely Comics in New York City, didn’t know what to do with the teenager. But the boy was his wife’s cousin and she had asked Goodman to hire him. So, just like that, Stanley Martin Lieber was working in the middle of the Golden Age of Comics. As a boy, Stan spent hours curled up with comic books. Now, he was part of that world!
Who is Stan Lee?
Martin Goodman, publisher of Time Comics in New York, didn't know what to do with the teenager. But the child was his wife's nephew, and she asked Goodman to hire him. In this way, Stanley Martin Lieber began working in the middle of the golden age of comics. When Stanley was a kid, he would spend hours curled up in comic books. Now he's part of that world!
Superheroes were everywhere at Timely. The Human Torch fought bad guys with fire. Namor the SubMariner could fly and breathe underwater, and he was as strong as a thousand men. Captain America began life as a scrawny art student, but turned into a superhero after the US government recruited him for the Super Soldier project.
Superheroes Are Everywhere: The Human Torch fires flames against the bad guys. Namo, a flying underwater man, can breathe freely underwater, and he seems to have the power of a thousand people. Captain America started out as a skinny art student, but became a superhero after the U.S. government recruited him for the "Super Soldier" program.
Thunderbolt Fire Human Torch Image credit: Marvel Comics
Namor, the Undersea Man Image source: Marvel Comics
At first, Stan kept to himself. The artists at Timely were a little scary. They were all older, smoked big cigars, and yelled at each other all day long. What was there for a seventeen-year-old kid from the Bronx to do?
At first, Stanley didn't socialize with colleagues. The artists at Time Comics were a little intimidating, all old masters, smoking big cigars and yelling at each other all day. What's there to do for a 17-year-old from the Bronx (the northernmost district of New York City)?
Young Stanley Lieber ran to the deli for sandwiches at lunchtime and made sure the artists’ inkwells were full. But he wasn’t going to waste a lifetime fetching coffee and answering phones. He had dreams. He was a writer. He wanted to tell stories and maybe someday write the great American novel.
Young Stanley would run to the deli at lunchtime to buy sandwiches and make sure the ink bottles of the artists were filled. But he wouldn't waste his life buying coffee and answering the phone. He had dreams, he wanted to be a writer, he wanted to tell stories, maybe one day write great American novels.
On the way to buy sandwiches and coffee Credit: Who Was Stan Lee
One day, two of Timely Comics’ top managers both got angry and quit their jobs. Mr. Goodman needed someone to run the office while he was taking naps or playing golf. He called Stan over and offered him the job.
One day, two senior managers of Time Comics resigned in a fit of rage. Mr. Goodman (the boss) needs someone to manage the office while he naps or plays golf. He called Stanley over and asked him to take over the job.
That’s when Stanley Lieber became Stan Lee. In the next half century, he would help create some of America’s most famous superheroes, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, and the X-Men. He wasn’t the only person who made comic books for a living, but Stan Lee was the best.
It was then that Stanley Lieber became Stan Lee. Over the next half-century, he helped create america's famous superheroes, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, and X-Men. He's not the only one making a living out of comics, but Stan Lee is the best one.
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