Stan Lee By mommad 1922 Born 1922 Born Stanley Lieber in 1922 1941 At the age of 19, he became an editor at Marvel Comics Marvel Comics was formerly Timely Comics 1961 Fantastic Four—in 1961 The story of Invisible Woman, the Thing, Mr. Fantastic, and the Human Torch. 1972 Lee became the publisher and editorial director of Marvel 2008 Stan Lee was awarded the National Medal of Arts 2018 Stan Lee passed away