Stan Lee is a comic book legend who has been credited with creating some of the most iconic characters in the Marvel Universe. He is best known for co-creating Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, and many other beloved superheroes. Stan Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber in 1922 and began his career in comics in 1939. He worked as an editor, writer, and publisher for Marvel Comics, and eventually became the chairman of Marvel Comics. Stan Lee passed away in 2018, but his legacy lives on in the characters he created.