Mike Kelly

Today is National Superhero Day! This year, we’re using the holiday to reflect on and appreciate everything that everyday heroes do for us, including doctors. So, it’s a great day to note how many of Marvel’s major heroes, or their alter egos, are in fact doctors, whether of the medical profession or of a more scientific background.... Read More

One of the hallmarks of the Marvel Age of Comics, which started with Fantastic Four #1 in late 1961, was superhero team-ups. Since Stan Lee both wrote and edit... Read More

Many comicbook aficionados are aware that Stan Lee, along with Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and many others, are best known for their game-changing origin stories of superheroes such as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and numerous others at the dawn of the Marvel Age of Comics.... Read More

It’s International Women’s Day, which presents a perfect opportunity to celebrate the superhero women that Stan Lee co-created for the Marvel Universe. Each of these heroes, by the way, has been featured in major films and have prominent roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ... Read More

Stan Lee was a romantic. His romantic notions were up front in most of the superhero titles he wrote for Marvel, from the Fantastic Four to the Amazing Spider-Man. These superhero romances were another way Stan brought his characters down to earth.... Read More

Stan Lee helped bring major black heroes to the forefront of comics with the Black Panther, co-created with Jack Kirby, on the pages of Fantastic Four #52 in 1... Read More

Perhaps not, if Marvel’s infamous NFL SuperPro comic is any example. NFL SuperPro debuted in 1991 with a stand-alone special and ran 12 more issues, but it ... Read More