Stan Lee, a creative icon, visionary, and dreamer, co-created many of pop culture's most significant characters. Becoming the editor of Marvel Comics as a teenager, and toiling in the industry for decades, Lee threw caution to the wind and went for broke in a creative flurry that revolutionized comic books for generations of readers. Batchelor offers an eye-opening look at the life of the man who created (with talented artists) many of history's most legendary characters.

A hero is born! -- Origin story -- Mr. Timely Comics -- Through war and Cold War -- New heroes for a new age-- the Fantastic Four -- Spidey saves the day! -- Creating the Marvel Universe -- The superheroes -- America's pop culture ambassador -- Marvel's multitude of maladies -- The lure of Hollywood -- King of the cameo -- Saying goodbye to a hero -- Epilogue.