Stan Lee

Stan Lee, original name Stanley Martin Lieber, (born December 28, 1922, New York, New York, U.S. - died November 12, 2018, Los Angeles, California), was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business to become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and movie industries. Among the hundreds of characters and teams that he helped to create were the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Avengers, and the X-Men.

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Swordsman joins the Avengers

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Prototype of the Black Panther, the suit design is similar although worn by a white villain named Dr. Elixir who used the code name, The Panther

Published ten months prior to the Black Panther’s introduction in Fantastic Four #52 this issue was also written by Stan Lee

Story reprinted in Two Gun Kid #119, but The Panther prototype character was recolored red

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1st appearance of Lord Vashti, the Grand Vizier of Atlantis

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2nd team appearance of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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2nd appearance of Scorpion

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Marriage of Reed Richards and Sue Storm

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are briefly seen outside of the wedding, angry that they were denied entry

1st appearance of Hedy Wolfe in the mainstream Marvel Universe, one panel

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1st appearance of Power Man, Erik Josten, later becomes the third Goliath, the Smuggler and Atlas

3rd appearance of Wonder Man, a three panel flashback to Avengers #9 with new illustrations

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Iconic cover art by Jack Kirby featuring Thor versus Absorbing Man

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Two-Gun Kid #79

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1st appearance of Eternity, twin brother of Infinity

[July 2022 - Marvel recently trademarked the titles Avengers: Eternity Wars and Eternity Saga]

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1st appearance of the Sentinels, machines invented to hunt mutants

1st appearance of Dr. Bolivar Trask, creator of the Sentinels

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1st appearance of Gorgon, Black Bolt's cousin and bodyguard

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First meeting of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange

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1st appearance of the Wand of Watoomb

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1st appearance of the Cat Burglar

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Amazing Spider-Man #30

Marvel 1965 Vol. 1
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Amazing Spider-Man #30

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Daredevil #11

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1st appearance of Master Mold

Origin of Beast

2nd appearance of the Sentinels

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1st appearance of Gwen Stacy

1st appearance of Harry Osborn

1st appearance of Miles Warren, later becomes the Jackal

First time Doctor Octopus is referred to as the Master Planner

First use of the word 'Thwip' when activating Spider-Man's web-shooters

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1st team appearance of the Inhumans, a race created by the Kree: Triton, Karnak, Lockjaw, Gorgon, Medusa, Crystal and Black Bolt

1st cameo appearance of Black Bolt

1st appearance of Crystal, ability to manipulate the elements

1st appearance of Karnak, a skilled fighter and advisor to Black Bolt

1st appearance of Triton

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1st appearance of Ravonna Renslayer, a time-traveler who was romantically pursued by Kang

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Two-Gun Kid #80

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3rd appearance of the Sentinels

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2nd appearance of Curt Connors in human form throughout - does not turn into the Lizard again until The Amazing Spider-Man #44

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2nd team appearance of the Inhumans

1st full appearance of Black Bolt

1st appearance of Seeker, an Inhuman

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1st appearance of the Plunderer

Amazing Stories of Suspense #41

Alan Class 1966 Vol. 1
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Astounding Stories #23

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Astounding Stories #49

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Astounding Stories #66

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Astounding Stories #67

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Uncanny Tales #46

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2nd appearance of Ravonna Renslayer

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Journey Into Mystery #83

Marvel 1966 Vol. 1
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Reprint of 'Journey Into Mystery' #83 sold with a vinyl record narration of the story text

Cover does not display price or issue number nor are there any advertising pages inside of the comic

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