The definitive biography of Marvel legend Stan Lee celebrating the 100th anniversary of his
birth.Stan Lee's extraordinary life was as epic as the superheroes he co-created from the
Amazing Spider-Man to the Mighty Avengers. His ideas and voice are at the heart of global
culture loved by millions of superhero fans around the world. In Stan Lee: A Life
award-winning cultural historian Bob Batchelor offers an in-depth and complete look at this
iconic visionary. Born in the Roaring Twenties growing up in the Great Depression living and
thriving through the American Century and dying in the twenty-first century Stan Lee's life
is a unique representation of recent American history. Batchelor examines Lee's fascinating
American life by drawing out all its complexity drama heartache and humor revealing how Lee
introduced the world to heroes that were just as fallible and complex as their creator?and just
like all of us. An up-close look at a legendary figure this centennial edition includes
completely new material to give the full measure of a man whose genius continues to mesmerize
audiences worldwide. Candid authoritative and absorbing this is the biography of a man who
dreamed of one day writing the Great American Novel but ended up doing so much
more?revolutionizing culture by creating new worlds and heroes that have entertained
generations.
