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Characters created by Stan Lee

  • Cyclops (Marvel Comics)The X-Men #1 hit newsstands in September 1963 with a cover featuring five young mutants battling Magneto. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the character known…
  • Avengers (comics)The Avengers made their first appearance in The Avengers #1, with a cover date of September 1963. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the team to sell new books…
  • Thor (Marvel Comics)Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Larry Lieber brought Thor to life in 1962. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 that year.
  • Spider-ManIn August 1962, the comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 hit newsstands with a cover featuring a young man in a red and blue suit swinging through New York City.
  • Fantastic FourIn November 1961, a comic book titled The Fantastic Four #1 hit newsstands with a cover-dated deadline that would change the industry.
  • X-MenStan Lee and Jack Kirby launched The X-Men #1 on the 2nd of July 1963. Marvel publisher Martin Goodman rejected the initial title "The Mutants" because he…