"Spider-Man: India Spider-Man: India is a comic book originally published in India by Gotham Entertainment Group in 2004, retelling the story of Marvel Comics' Spider-Man in an Indian setting. It ran for four issues, which were later also published in the United States in 2005 and collected into a trade paperback (). The series was created by Sharad Devarajan, Suresh Seetharaman, and Jeevan J. Kang with Marvel Comics. The Indian version was conceptualized by Indian director Satyajit Ray, who had once met Stan Lee in New York to discuss creating an Indian version of the superhero. However, this was not"
"Lee and Marvel's illustrators to produce a cavalcade of new titles. Again working with Kirby, Lee co-created the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, and the X-Men; with Bill Everett, Daredevil; and with Steve Ditko, Doctor Strange and Marvel's most successful character, Spider-Man, all of whom lived in a thoroughly shared universe. Lee and Kirby gathered several of their newly created characters together into the team title ""The Avengers"" and would revive characters from the 1940s such as the Sub-Mariner and Captain America. Years later, Kirby and Lee would contest who deserved credit for creating ""The Fantastic Four"". Comics historian Peter Sanderson"
"Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, and publisher who was active from the 1940s to the 2010s. 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 industry. In collaboration with others at Marvel—particularly co-writer/artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko—he co-created numerous popular fictional characters, including superheroes Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk,"
"the show, Ross said he had since spoken to Ditko on the telephone and, as a joke, that he was now on first name terms with him. As penciller (generally but not exclusively self-inked), unless otherwise noted Marvel Comics DC Comics Charlton Comics Warren Publishing Independent Ace Comics Atlas/Seaboard Star*Reach Productions Renegade Press Dark Horse Comics Fantagraphics Books Robin Snyder Steve Ditko Stephen John Ditko (; November 2, 1927 – c. June 29, 2018) was an American comics artist and writer best known as the artist and co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange."
"a woman to a homeless shelter that is located between streets named Gardner and Fox. Gardner Fox Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (May 20, 1911 – December 24, 1986) was an American writer known best for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. Comic book historians estimate that he wrote more than 4,000 comics stories, including 1,500 for DC Comics. Gardner was also a science fiction author and wrote many novels and short stories. Fox is known as the co-creator of DC Comics heroes the Flash, Hawkman, Doctor Fate and the original Sandman, and was the writer who first teamed"
"Gardner Fox Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (May 20, 1911 – December 24, 1986) was an American writer known best for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. Comic book historians estimate that he wrote more than 4,000 comics stories, including 1,500 for DC Comics. Gardner was also a science fiction author and wrote many novels and short stories. Fox is known as the co-creator of DC Comics heroes the Flash, Hawkman, Doctor Fate and the original Sandman, and was the writer who first teamed those and other heroes as the Justice Society of America and later recreated the team"
"Steve Ditko Stephen John Ditko (; November 2, 1927 – c. June 29, 2018) was an American comics artist and writer best known as the artist and co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. Ditko studied under Batman artist Jerry Robinson at the Cartoonist and Illustrators School in New York City. He began his professional career in 1953, working in the studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, beginning as an inker and coming under the influence of artist Mort Meskin. During this time, he then began his long association with Charlton Comics, where"
"""X2"", """", """", ""The Wolverine"", and ""Logan"", and by James McAvoy in """" and """". Both actors play him at different time-periods in """". He has also appeared in a number of books and video games. Professor X Professor Charles Francis Xavier (colloquial: Professor X) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is the founder and leader of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ""The X-Men"" #1 (September 1963). Xavier is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants, who are"
"formed Timely Publications, a company to be known, since the 1960s, as Marvel Comics. At Marvel, Artists such as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Larry Lieber and Joe Simon created a large variety of characters and cultural icons including ""Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Daredevil"", and the teams ""Fantastic Four, Avengers"", ""X-Men"" (including many of its characters) and ""S.H.I.E.L.D."". Stan Lee attributed the Jewish role in comics to the Jewish culture. At DC Comics Jewish role was significant as well; the character of ""Superman"", which was created by the Jewish artists Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, is partly based"
"Professor X Professor Charles Francis Xavier (colloquial: Professor X) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is the founder and leader of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ""The X-Men"" #1 (September 1963). Xavier is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. The founder of the X-Men, Xavier is an exceptionally powerful telepath who can read and control the minds of others. To both shelter and train mutants from around the world, he runs"
"1960s, Kirby and writer-editor Stan Lee co-created many of the company's major characters, including the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and the Hulk. The Lee–Kirby titles garnered high sales and critical acclaim, but in 1970, feeling he had been treated unfairly, largely in the realm of authorship credit and creators' rights, Kirby left the company for rival DC. At DC, Kirby created his Fourth World saga, which spanned several comics titles. While these series proved commercially unsuccessful and were canceled, the Fourth World's New Gods have continued as a significant part of the DC Universe. Kirby returned to Marvel briefly in"
"the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch and Ant-Man. In doing so, he pioneered a more naturalistic approach to writing superhero comics in the 1960s, and in the 1970s he challenged the restrictions of the Comics Code Authority, indirectly leading to changes in its policies. In the 1980s he pursued development of Marvel properties in other media, with mixed results. Following his retirement from Marvel in the 1990s, he remained a public figurehead for the company, and frequently made cameo appearances in films based on Marvel characters, on which he received an honorary ""executive producer"" credit. Meanwhile,"
"Joe Rosen Joe Rosen (December 25, 1920 – October 12, 2009) was an American comic book artist, primarily known for his work as a letterer. Over the course of his career with Marvel Comics and DC Comics, Rosen lettered such titles as '""The Fantastic Four"", ""Captain America"", ""Daredevil"", ""Spider-Man"", ""G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero"", ""The Incredible Hulk"", ""The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones"", and ""X-Factor"". He also lettered the DC/Marvel intercompany crossover book ""Superman and Spider-Man"". Rosen started his career in the production department of Fawcett Comics, where he worked from 1940 to 1943. He then joined DC Comics'"
"2009, they reside in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles, California. Conway's ancestral family background is Irish, as he described in his blog: Conway was raised a Christian, but stated in a 2013 interview that he does not ""have any religious belief at this point"". Gerry Conway Gerard Francis Conway (born September 10, 1952) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. He is known for co-creating the Marvel Comics' vigilante the Punisher and scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on ""The Amazing Spider-Man"". At DC Comics, he is known for"
"as one of the honorees by DC Comics in the company's 50th anniversary publication ""Fifty Who Made DC Great"". Max Gaines Maxwell Charles Gaines (born Max Ginzberg September 21, 1894 – August 20, 1947) was a pioneering figure in the creation of the modern comic book. In 1933, Gaines devised the first four-color, saddle-stitched newsprint pamphlet, a precursor to the color-comics format that became the standard for the American comic book industry. He was co-publisher of All-American Publications, a seminal comic-book company that introduced such enduring fictional characters as Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and Hawkman. He went on to found"
"Joe Simon Joseph Henry ""Joe"" Simon (born Hymie Simon; October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters like Captain America in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. With his partner, artist Jack Kirby, he co-created Captain America, one of comics' most enduring superheroes, and the team worked extensively on such features at DC Comics as the 1940s Sandman and Sandy the Golden Boy, and co-created the"
"them around, they would bop up against each other, and before you knew it, there was a melody there. He was wonderful"". Artie Simek Arthur ""Artie"" Simek, sometimes credited as Art Simek (; January 6, 1916 - February 20, 1975), was an American calligrapher best known as a letterer for Marvel Comics during the period fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books. Along with letterer Sam Rosen, Simek lettered and helped design logos for virtually all Marvel Comics published during the 1960s. Simek's work included such landmarks as ""The Fantastic Four"" #1 (Nov. 1961) and Spider-Man's debut"
"Eight issues later, Conway and Andru introduced the Punisher as a conflicted antagonist for Spider-Man, as well as the Jackal. The Punisher went on to become a popular star of numerous comic books and has been adapted into three movies. Conway additionally wrote ""Fantastic Four"", from #133–152 (April 1973 – Nov. 1974). Conway in 2009 reflected on writing flagship Marvel characters at a very young age: In the late 1972, Conway and writers Steve Englehart and Len Wein crafted a metafictional unofficial crossover spanning titles from both major comics companies. Each comic featured Englehart, Conway, and Wein, as well as"
"Gerry Conway Gerard Francis Conway (born September 10, 1952) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. He is known for co-creating the Marvel Comics' vigilante the Punisher and scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on ""The Amazing Spider-Man"". At DC Comics, he is known for co-creating the superhero Firestorm and others, and for writing the ""Justice League of America"" for eight years. Conway wrote the first major, modern-day intercompany crossover, ""Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man"". Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Conway grew up a comic fan; a letter from him"
"as X-Men. In 1963, with the success of Spider-Man in ""Amazing Fantasy"", as well as the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, and the Fantastic Four, co-creator Stan Lee wanted to create another group of superheroes but did not want to have to explain how they got their powers. In 2004, Lee recalled, ""I couldn't have everybody bitten by a radioactive spider or exposed to a gamma ray explosion. And I took the cowardly way out. I said to myself, 'Why don't I just say they're mutants. They were born that way. In a 1987 interview, Kirby said, The X-Men, I did"
"Schuster, Marvel initially produced ""Origins of Marvel Comics"" in 1974, featuring the origins of the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Spider-Man, Thor, and Doctor Strange. Like the books to follow, ""Origins"" featured a foreword by Lee, and short introductions to each section, which followed the format of presenting the character's origin followed by a contemporary story by current Marvel contributors. ""Origins of Marvel Comics"" was followed in 1975 with ""Son of Origins of Marvel Comics,"" featuring the origins of the X-Men, Iron Man, the Avengers, Daredevil, Nick Fury, the Watcher, and the Silver Surfer. The two ""Origins"" books were followed by"
"Simon from the red carpet when his name was announced as creator of the character. Simon was married to Harriet Feldman, with whom he lived on Brown Street in Mineola, New York, on Long Island. The Simons had two sons and three daughters. Simon died in New York City on December 14, 2011, at the age of 98, after a brief illness. Marvel Comics dedicated ""Avenging Spider-Man"" #5 to Simon. Joe Simon Joseph Henry ""Joe"" Simon (born Hymie Simon; October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created"
"X-Men The X-Men are a team of fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the characters first appeared in ""The X-Men"" #1 (September 1963). They are among the most recognizable and successful intellectual properties of Marvel Comics, appearing in numerous books, television shows, films, and video games. Most of the X-Men are mutants, a subspecies of humans who are born with superhuman abilities activated by the ""X-Gene"". The X-Men fight for peace and equality between normal humans and mutants in a world where antimutant bigotry is fierce"
"fiction. In 1960, DC banded its most popular heroes together in the Justice League of America, which became a sales phenomenon. Empowered by the return of the superhero at DC, Marvel Comics editor/writer Stan Lee and the artists/co-writers Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Bill Everett launched a new line of superhero comic books, beginning with The Fantastic Four in 1961 and continuing with the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, the X-Men, and Daredevil. These comics continued DC’s use of science fiction concepts (radiation was a common source of superpowers) but placed greater emphasis on personal conflict and character development."
"years at the time. ""Ultimate End"" is written by Brian Michael Bendis and artist Mark Bagley, the team that began the Ultimate Marvel universe with ""Ultimate Spider-Man"". An abbreviated form of the 1990s ""Secret Wars"" storyline appeared in the animated television series ""Spider-Man"", in which the Beyonder and Madame Web selected Spider-Man to lead a team of heroes (consisting of himself, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Black Cat, Iron Man and Storm) against the villains Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, Lizard (who later switched sides), Alistair Smythe, and Red Skull. The goal was to allegedly determine whether good or evil was"
"Len Wein Leonard Norman Wein (; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries ""Watchmen"". Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008. Wein was born on June 12, 1948, in New York City, and was raised in a Jewish household."
"Surfer)and lasted until Marvel began publishing its own titles under the newly-formed ""Marvel France"" line in the late 1990s. Fantastic Four shared space in the Silver Surfer's own book until the Heroes Reborn storyline created their own title, supported by Captain America. ""Fantastic Four"" then appeared in the anthology ""Marvel Legends"" and currently appears in ""Marvel Icons"", sharing that title with the Avengers. Two different French companies held rights to Marvel Comics at the same time in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Lug (which eventually changed its name to Semic) published Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, X-Men, Daredevil and Iron Man"
"in the years since. The company has been characterized as ""a sleazy Internet start-up that could function as the poster child for the excesses of the turn-of-the-century era."" Stan Lee himself cut ties with the company long before his death. The company was founded by Stan Lee (Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man, The Hulk, and Fantastic Four co-creator) with his then-friend, Peter F. Paul in 1998 as Stan Lee Entertainment. Stan Lee Entertainment merged with Stan Lee Media, Inc. of Delaware in April 1999. In July 1999, SLM of Delaware acquired Boulder Capital Opportunities, Inc., a publicly traded company, in a"
"Artie Simek Arthur ""Artie"" Simek, sometimes credited as Art Simek (; January 6, 1916 - February 20, 1975), was an American calligrapher best known as a letterer for Marvel Comics during the period fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books. Along with letterer Sam Rosen, Simek lettered and helped design logos for virtually all Marvel Comics published during the 1960s. Simek's work included such landmarks as ""The Fantastic Four"" #1 (Nov. 1961) and Spider-Man's debut in ""Amazing Fantasy"" #15 (Aug. 1962). Artie Simek began his comics career in the 1940s, although credits are hard to determine, as"
"""Spider-Man"" cartoons and video games and made his cinematic debut in 2014's ""The Amazing Spider-Man 2"", portrayed by actor Jamie Foxx. The Maxwell Dillon version of Electro was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and first appeared in ""The Amazing Spider-Man"" #9 (Feb. 1964). The character is also known as the member of the Frightful Four battling the Fantastic Four. He is also the first major Marvel villain to be written in publication history as battling Daredevil. Even being the founder and leader of the supervillain team that oppose him, the Emissaries of Evil. While Maxwell Dillon, an electrical"
"Max Gaines Maxwell Charles Gaines (born Max Ginzberg September 21, 1894 – August 20, 1947) was a pioneering figure in the creation of the modern comic book. In 1933, Gaines devised the first four-color, saddle-stitched newsprint pamphlet, a precursor to the color-comics format that became the standard for the American comic book industry. He was co-publisher of All-American Publications, a seminal comic-book company that introduced such enduring fictional characters as Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and Hawkman. He went on to found Educational Comics, producing the series ""Picture Stories from the Bible"". He authored one of the earliest essays on comic"
"Ross Andru Ross Andru (; born Rossolav Andruskevich; June 15, 1927 – November 9, 1993) was an American comics artist and editor. He is best known for his work on ""The Amazing Spider-Man"", ""Wonder Woman"", ""The Flash"", and ""The Metal Men,"" and for having co-created the character called The Punisher. His most frequent collaborator was inker Mike Esposito, with whom he worked on projects over a span of four decades. The two founded three short-lived comic books companies: Mr. Publications (1951), MikeRoss (1953) and Klevart Enterprises (1970). Andru was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in"
"David Michelinie David Michelinie (; born May 6, 1948) is an American comic book writer best known for scripting Marvel Comics' ""The Amazing Spider-Man"" and ""Iron Man"" and the DC Comics feature Superman in ""Action Comics"". Among the characters he created are Venom, Carnage, Ant-Man Scott Lang and James Rhodes (with Bob Layton). Some of Michelinie's earliest work appears in DC Comics' ""House of Secrets"" and a run on ""Swamp Thing"" (#14–18 and #21–22), the latter illustrated by Nestor Redondo. Michelinie and artist Ernie Chan created ""Claw the Unconquered"" in 1975. Michelinie did a run on Aquaman in ""Adventure Comics"""