Stan Lee: The legacy of the superhero inventor

How rich was Stan Lee?

There is hardly anyone who has shaped the comic scene as much as Stan Lee. This fact also earned him a considerable fortune. Unfortunately, Stan Lee can no longer share this fortune with his wife and can no longer enjoy it himself. The star was now a widower, as his beloved wife, Joan, passed away in 2017 at the age of 95. On November 12, 2018, Stan Lee, like his wife, died at the age of 95. The treasured left behind Stan Lee’s net worth is 45 million euros. One of the greatest comic book heroes of today can be attributed to this clever American. Stan Lee lives on in these heroes. Together with various artists, he finally brought these figures to life:

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  Spider-Man
• The Hulk
• Doctor Strange
• The Fantastic Four
• Daredevil
• Black panther
• X-Men
• Ant-Man
• Iron man
• Thor

Career in the world of comics

The native New Yorker was already with as editor-in-chief Marvel Comics rule. Also in the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 1994 he received the highest honor in this branch. He was inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame just a year later, in 1995. In 2008, the star of the comic scene also received the National Medal of Arts in his home country, the USA.

By the way, Stan Lee had other dreams during his youth. He wanted to write a great American novel. At the age of 16.5, he finished his high school career early, so that his career could take its course. At the company that would later become Marvel Comics, Stan Lee got a position as an assistant in 1939. The rest is history.

The career of Stan Lee

In his assistant role, Lee was initially not allowed to take on any particularly important tasks. Rather, he worked as a lecturer and girl for everything. However, he always had his ambition of becoming a writer himself in the back of his mind. Stan Lee finally made his comic debut on “Captain America Foils the Traitor’s Revenge”. At this point he took advantage of that Pseudonym “Stan Lee” for the first time. Years later he officially changed his name.

Before his career could really get going, Lee worked for the US Army from 1942. At a later point in time, Stan Lee also worked as a dramaturge for the army, emphasizing again and again that this role was only ever held by nine men in the history of the army. By the end of the 1950s, Lee’s golden comic hour had finally struck. Together with Jack Kirby he woke her up Fantastic Four to live.

Great success

This was followed by one hit figure after the other. The Marvel Revolution was simply unstoppable. In 2018 Stan Lee was honored again and inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. “The Governator” was commissioned by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Meanwhile, Stand Lee has even set up his own charitable foundation dedicated to promoting education, literature and the arts. Between 1981 and 2001, the University of Wyoming star also made repeated donations of a financial nature. But then Stan Lee, who was a little bit older, had to take it a little slower. After all, he had an operation in September 2012 Have a pacemaker inserted.

Stan Lee is arguably forever a hero to his fans. He created a new world of his own and what would we be without the comics? Stan just had too many guest appearances due to its popularity in various series. For example in “The Big Bang Theory”, when Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) breaks into Lee’s house and Lee obtains an injunction against Sheldon. But there were also appearances with the Simpsons, Mallrats and countless more. Stan Lee will live forever in our hearts and superheroes, may he rest in peace.

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