A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee

Stan Lee invented Spider-Man! And iron Man! And the Hulk! And the X-Men! And more than 500 other iconic characters! His name has appeared on more than a billion comic books, in 75 countries, in 25 languages. His creations have starred in multibillion-dollar grossing movies and TV series. This is his story. Danny fingeroth writes a comprehensive biography of this powerhouse of ideas who changed the world’s understanding of what a hero is and how a story should be told, while exploring Lee's unique path to becoming the face of Comics. With behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with stan’s brother Larry lieber and other industry legends, the marvellous life has insights that only an insider like fingeroth can offer. Fingeroth, himself a long-time writer and editor at Marvel Comics and now a lauded pop culture critic and historian, knew and worked with Stan Lee for over three decades. Due to this connection, fingeroth is able to put Lee’s life and work in a context that makes events and actions come to life as no other writer could.