Stan Lee · every age

What was Stan Lee doing at 18?

Editor at 18, invented the Marvel universe at 38

1. May 1941

   First writing credit, in Captain America Comics #3

   A text filler signed Stan Lee, a pen name chosen to save his real name for serious writing.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. c. 1941

   Interim editor at just under 19

   After Joe Simon and Jack Kirby quit. He stayed editor-in-chief until 1972.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

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