# FACE FRONT, TRUE BELIVERS! Stan the Man has a B-Day goin' on! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 28, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-front-true-belivers-stan-the-man-has-a-b-day-goin-on/385855 "2006-12-28T13:57:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-front-true-belivers-stan-the-man-has-a-b-day-goin-on/385855/1 "2006-12-28T13:57:34Z")
It’s your pulse-poundin’, ten-thrills-a-minute Birthday, Stan Lee! > **[Stan Lee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Lee)** > > Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber /ˈliːbər/; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics, which later became Marvel Comics. He was Marvel's primary creative leader for two decades, expanding it from a small publishing house division to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and film industries. In collaboration with others at Marvel—particularly ... > [@](#): > > Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922 [1] New York, New York) is an American writer, editor, Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Comics, and memoirist, who — with several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko — introduced complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He created or co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Iron Man, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, among many other characters, and led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small publishing house to a large multimedia corporation. > > * * * > > Stan Lee’s Marvel revolution extended beyond the characters and storylines to the way in which comic books engaged the readership and built a sense of community between fans and creators. Lee introduced the practice of including a credit panel on the splash page of each story, naming not just the writer and penciller but also the inker and letterer. Regular news about Marvel staff members and upcoming storylines was presented on the Bullpen Bulletins page, which (like the letter columns that appeared in each title) was written in a friendly, chatty style. > [@](#): > > I have no idea when the Golden Age was, but as far as I’m concerned, wherever I am is the Golden Age! ~~ **Stan Lee** Lots o fine comics over the years…Thanks, Stan! 🙂 Excelsior! ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-front-true-belivers-stan-the-man-has-a-b-day-goin-on/385855/2 "2006-12-28T19:36:06Z")
Keep being awesome forever, Stan. _salutes_ ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-front-true-belivers-stan-the-man-has-a-b-day-goin-on/385855/3 "2006-12-28T19:38:33Z")
“Stan the Man” is this guy: > **[Stan Musial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Musial)** > > Stanley Frank Musial (/ˈmjuːziəl, -ʒəl/; born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history, Musial spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1941 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1963, before becoming a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 196... But Stan Lee is cool too. Until Cowboy Bill Watts joins the Communist Party, make mine Marvel 😃