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Jillian Steinhauer
The Unheroic Life of Stan Lee
In a career of many flops, he laid claim to the outsized success of Marvel Comics.
December 9, 2016
Jeet Heer
Can teenage drama save the Spider-Man franchise?
February 7, 2013
Glen Weldon
The Man Behind Spider-Man?
Stan Lee is a legend. But not for the reasons you think.
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