Stan Lee was the creator of the X-Men comic book series. He was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer who co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the X-Men, and many other fictional characters. He was also a major figure in the pop culture of the 20th century. Stan Lee was born in 1922 and passed away in 2018. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995.