Stan Lee, a legend in comics, created iconic characters like Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, and Thor. This list features his famous creations, alphabetically ordered with photos. Check out and vote for your favorites among the best comic book characters made by Stan Lee. Without him, the world of comics and popular superhero movies would be unrecognizable. This list answers your questions: 'What comic book characters did Stan Lee create?' and 'What is a list of Stan Lee characters?'
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Warren Kenneth Worthington III, originally Angel, is a fictional superhero in Marvel Comics. He is a founding member of the X-Men. As a mutant, Angel possessed large feathered wings that allowed him to fly. Warren inherited a multi-billion dollar corporation, Worthington Industries. This background led to Warren being stereotyped as a self-absorbed playboy during his early years with the X-Men. That personality shifted to something more introspective.
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Dr. Henry Jonathan "Hank" Pym is a Marvel Comics superhero. Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby created the character. Pym first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27. The scientist debuted in a standalone science-fiction story. He later returned as the superhero Ant-Man, gaining the power to shrink to insect size. Pym eventually found a crime-fighting partner and wife, Janet van Dyne, and assumed other superhero identities.
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Elizabeth "Betty" Ross is a fictional character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. She appeared in Marvel Comics. Betty first appeared in Incredible Hulk #1 as the romantic interest of the Hulk. She is the daughter of General Thunderbolt Ross. The character changed over time, becoming the antiheroine Red She-Hulk. Jennifer Connelly played her in the 2003 film Hulk and Liv Tyler played her in the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk.
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Beast is a Marvel Comics superhero and a founding member of the X-Men. The character was originally named "The Beast." As a mutant, he had ape-like superhuman strength and agility, oversized hands and feet, and a genius intellect, despite appearing normal. Beast underwent progressive physical changes, permanently gaining animalistic traits. These include blue fur, feline facial features, pointed ears, and fangs.
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Natalia Alianovna Romanova is a Marvel Comics superhero. Stan Lee, Don Rico, and Don Heck created her. She debuted in Tales of Suspense #52 in April 1964. The character began as a Russian spy and antagonist to Iron Man. She later defected to the United States. She became an agent for S.H.I.E.L.D. and joined the Avengers.
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The Blob is a Marvel Comics supervillain and adversary of the X-Men. The Blob was originally depicted as an obese circus freak. He claims to be immovable and possesses extreme, pliable body mass that grants him superhuman strength. The Blob acts like a bully and uses his powers for petty crime and membership in the Brotherhood of Mutants and Freedom Force. He is one of the mutants who lost their powers due to the Decimation storyline. He appeared in the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, played by actor K.
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The Absorbing Man is a fictional supervillain in Marvel Comics. The Absorbing Man debuted in the Silver Age of Comic Books. He has appeared in over forty years of Marvel continuity, including animated series, video games, and merchandise like trading cards.
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Daredevil is a fictional superhero in Marvel Comics. Stan Lee, Bill Everett, and Jack Kirby created the character with some input from Jack Kirby. Daredevil first appeared in Daredevil #1 in April 1964. Frank Miller’s work in the early 1980s made the character popular and influential in the Marvel Universe. Daredevil is known by nicknames like "Man Without Fear" and "Devil of Hell's Kitchen".
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Acrobat appeared in a Human Torch story called "Captain America" in Marvel Comics' Strange Tales #114. Acrobat pretended to be Captain America to get closer to Human Torch, who defeated him in Strange Tales #106.
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The Air-Walker is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. Stan Lee and John Buscema created the character. The Air-Walker first appeared in Fantastic Four #120.
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Elizabeth "Liz" Allan is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created her. Early appearances showed her as an attractive, popular girl at Peter Parker’s high school. She served as a regular supporting character across various Spider-Man series. She has ties to the Green Goblin and Molten Man.
Also ranks #10 on 12 MCU Characters With Lasting Impact
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Amphibion is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He serves as a former nemesis and current occasional ally to the Hulk.
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The Ancient One is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He mentored Doctor Strange and held the title of "Sorcerer Supreme" during the 20th century AD.
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Annihilus is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. In 2009, Annihilus was ranked as IGN's 94th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
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Attuma is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is an Atlantean warlord who opposes Namor the Sub-Mariner. Attuma is also the father of the superhero Andromeda. He believes he is destined to conquer the Atlantean Empire.
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The Awesome Android is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Fantastic Four #15. Stan Lee created the character and Jack Kirby was the artist and co-plotter. The character debuted in the Silver Age of Comic Books. The character has appeared in Marvel titles for over forty years, including animated television series and trading cards.
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Batroc is a fictional supervillain appearing in publications from Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #75, 1966. He is a mercenary and a master of the French form of kick boxing known as savate. Writer Mark Waid described the character as ahead of his time, elaborating "He was a Jean-Claude Van Damme, but he was in the 1960s." Georges St-Pierre plays the character in the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
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Black Bolt is a fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appears in Fantastic Four #45. Black Bolt is the ruler of the Inhumans, a reclusive race of genetically altered superhumans. Black Bolt's signature power is his voice, as his electron-harnessing ability is linked to the speech center of his brain. Speaking triggers a massive disturbance in the form of a highly destructive shockwave capable of leveling a city. Due to the extreme danger posed by this power, the character has undergone rigorous mental training
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The Lizard is a fictional supervillain that appears in the Marvel Comics Universe. He is an enemy of Spider-Man. In 2009, the Lizard was named IGN's 62nd Greatest Comic Villain of All Time. In the stories, Dr. Connors was a genetic biologist who researched the ability of certain reptiles to regrow missing limbs, partially to find a way to regenerate his right arm. After a test on himself, he transforms into a violent lizard monster. Though able to revert to his human form, he suffers occasional fits of his alter ego breaking free. Curt Connors was played by Dylan Baker in Spider-Man 2 and Spid
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Nathan Garrett, also known as the criminal Black Knight, is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He was a supervillain and descendant of the original Black Knight, and was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Dick Ayers.
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Blastaar, sometimes called the Living Bomb-Burst and Blasstaar, is a Marvel Comics supervillain. Blastaar is an opponent of the Fantastic Four and lives in the Negative Zone. Blastaar is an enemy of Annihilus, another Fantastic Four villain.
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Cyclops is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the comic book The X-Men #1. Cyclops is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. Cyclops can emit powerful beams of energy from his eyes. He cannot control the beams without the aid of special eyewear which he must wear at all times. He is typically considered the first of the X-Men, a team of mutant heroes who fight for peace and
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Blizzard is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe and a member of Iron Man's rogues gallery.
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Bluebird, sometimes rendered Blue Bird, is a supporting character in Marvel Comics's Spider-Man series. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, she first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15.
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Boomerang is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. He joined several prominent supervillain teams and clashed with heroes throughout his career, including Spider-Man.
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Elizabeth "Betty" Brant is a supporting character in Marvel Comics’s Spider-Man series. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #4.
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Brother Voodoo is a fictional character, a supernatural superhero in the Marvel Universe. He first appeared in Strange Tales #169. The character was created by writer Len Wein and artist Gene Colan. Since replacing Doctor Strange as Sorcerer Supreme in The New Avengers #53, the character is referred to as Doctor Voodoo.
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The Burglar is a fictional character in Marvel Comics, left unnamed in most of his appearances. He is best known as the first criminal faced by Spider-Man, and as the killer of the hero's uncle and surrogate father figure, Ben Parker. The Burglar first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15, making him directly responsible for Ben Parker's death and Spider-Man's turn to superheroics. The Burglar's name was never revealed in the comics. He was completely unnamed in Amazing Fantasy #15, and it was only in 1996, 15 years after his second and final appearance in the comics, and the introduction of his es
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Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and designed by artist Gene Colan and first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #12. The character debuted during the Silver Age of comic books and has made many appearances since then, including a self-titled series and the second volume of the Marvel Spotlight series. Captain Marvel has also been associated with Marvel merchandise including clothing, video games, toys, and trading cards.
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Margaret "Peggy" Carter is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character in books featuring Captain America. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, she first appeared in Tales of Suspense #77 as a World War II love interest of Captain America in flashback sequences. She would later be better known as a relative of Captain America's modern-day on and off love interest, Sharon Carter. Peggy Carter, portrayed by Hayley Atwell, plays a more prominent role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series of feature films, beginning wi
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Sharon Carter, alias Agent 13, is a fictional character, a secret agent in the Marvel Comics universe. She is an ex-field agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. under Nick Fury and the girlfriend of Captain America. In original comic book continuity, Sharon was said to be the younger sister of Peggy Carter, the wartime love interest of Captain America, but she was later retconned as Peggy's niece because of the unaging nature of comic book characters. She was portrayed by Emily VanCamp in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
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The Chameleon is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Clea is a fictional sorceress in the Marvel Comics Universe. She is the disciple and lover of Doctor Strange. Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created Clea. She first appeared in the Doctor Strange feature in Strange Tales #126. Clea appears human and is maternally related to the Faltine race of energy beings from another dimension. Clea is the daughter of Umar and the niece of the demonic tyrant Dormammu. Clea sporadically ruled the Dark Dimension, the mystical place where Dormammu was banished and subsequently conquered. She was ranked 28.
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The Clown is the name of two fictional characters in Marvel Comics.
Also ranks #11 on Best Spawn Action Figures
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The Collector is a fictional comic book character, a supervillain that has appeared in books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character has been featured in nearly five decades of Marvel continuity. The Collector appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Benicio del Toro, in a cameo in the mid-credits scene of the 2013's Thor: The Dark World, and Del Toro reprises the role in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy.
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The Crimson Dynamo is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe, most of whom have been supervillains. The character's original incarnation first appeared in Tales of Suspense #46. The various Crimson Dynamos have been powered armor–wearing Russian or Soviet agents who have clashed with the superhero Iron Man over the course of his heroic career.
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Crystal is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. She is a member of the Inhumans and the younger sister of Medusa. Crystal possesses the power to manipulate the classic four elements. Originally, she was a girlfriend of the Human Torch, then the girlfriend of the Avenger the Sentry. She later married Quicksilver. They have a daughter, Luna, who is granddaughter of Magneto. Crystal had an affair during her marriage, though she claimed to still love Quicksilver. Eventually, their marriage was annulled and Quicksilver was forbidden to see Luna. She is later married to
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Cyttorak is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. A mystical entity, he is the deity that powers Juggernaut through the artifact known as Crimson Gem of Cyttorak. He was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Alex Toth. He was first mentioned in Strange Tales I #124, a temple molded in his image was seen in X-Men I #12, and actually appeared in Dr. Strange III #44.
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The Death-Stalker is the name of two fictional characters in Marvel Comics.
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The Destroyer is the name of three fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. One of the earliest creations of major comics-industry figure Stan Lee, the original incarnation first appeared in the 1940s during what historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books.
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Diablo is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe who is an enemy of the Fantastic Four. He is depicted as an evil alchemist.
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Doctor Victor von Doom is a fictional supervillain that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. The son of Romani witch Cynthia Von Doom, Doctor Doom is a recurring archenemy of the Fantastic Four, and leader of the fictional nation of Latveria. He is both a genius inventor and a sorcerer. While his chief opponents have been the Fantastic Four, he has also come into conflict with the Avengers and other superheroes in the Marvel Universe. Doctor Doom has made many appearances in video games, television series, and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards. He was ranked as the 4th
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Dormammu is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Strange Tales #126 (November 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Debuting in the Silver Age of comic books, Dormammu has appeared in six decades of Marvel publications, featuring prominently in the Doctor Strange titles and limited series as a recurring enemy of the mystic hero. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including films, animated television series, toys, trading cards, and video games. In 2009, Dormammu was ranked
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Dragon Man is a fictional character, a former supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. He is an artificial dragon-like humanoid android who was animated via alchemy. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Fantastic Four #35.
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Dredmund Druid is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Dredmund Druid, also simply known as the Druid, was a subversive cult leader with knowledge of alchemy and advanced technology.
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Doctor Druid, also known as Doctor Droom and Druid, is a fictional supernatural monster-hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller Jack Kirby co-created him. He starred in his own feature that debuted in Amazing Adventures #1, which came before The Fantastic Four #1.
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Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader, "Dum Dum" Dugan, is a Marvel Comics character. He serves as an officer in S.H.I.E.L.D. and is a top member of Nick Fury's team. Dugan is known for his marksmanship with rifles and impressive physique, along with his trademark bowler hat. Neal McDonough played the character in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger, the 2013 short film Agent Carter, and the fifth episode of Marvel's Agent Carter in 2015.
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The Eel is an alias used by two fictional characters in Marvel Comics. Leopold Stryke was the first character to use this name, appearing in Strange Tales #112. His successor, Edward Lavell, appeared in Power Man and Iron Fist #92.
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Egghead is the name of two Marvel Comics villains. The original villain appeared in Tales to Astonish #38. He is also the nemesis of super-hero Henry Pym. The second villain first appeared in Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1.
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