In a career of many flops, he laid claim to the outsized success of Marvel Comics.

The brilliant and controversial writer-editor who guided the Marvel Universe into existence is dead.

The acquisition of Fox will bring Marvel Comics movies under one roof, further stifling diversity and creativity in Hollywood films.

The cartoonist built the Marvel universe, inspired George Lucas, and remade global popular culture, all while living in obscurity.

The Fantastic Four was created by quarreling duo Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Was it an artistic success, or just a commercial one?