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 multi-billion-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,
A Marvelous Life has insights that only an insider like Fingeroth can offer.
Fingeroth, himself a longtime writer and editor of
Marvel's 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.
A comprehensive biography of the culture-shaping comic books figure behind Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and the X-Men. Fingeroth is a long-time writer and editor at Marvel Comics.