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Lee oversaw the adventures of these creations for more than a decade before handing over the editorial reins at Marvel to others and focusing on developing Marvel's properties in other media. For the remainder of his long life, he continued to serve as a creative figure­head at Marvel and as an ambassador for the comics medium as a whole. In his final years, Lee's signature cameo appearances in Marvel's films established him as one of the world's most famous faces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born Jacob Kurtzberg in 1917 to Jewish-Austrian parents on New York's Lower East Side, \u003cb\u003eJack Kirby\u003c\/b\u003e came of age at the birth of the American comic book industry. Horrified by the rise of Nazism, Kirby co-created the patriotic hero Captain America with Joe Simon in 1940. Cap's exploits on the comic book page entertained millions of American readers at home and inspired US troops fight­ing the enemy abroad. Kirby's partnership with Simon continued throughout the 1940s and early '50s; together, they produced com­ics in every popular genre, from Western to romance. In 1958, Kirby began his equally fruitful collaboration with writer-editor Stan Lee, and in 1961 the two men co-created the foundational text of the modern Marvel Universe: \u003ci\u003eThe Fantastic Four\u003c\/i\u003e. Over the next de­cade, Kirby and Lee would introduce a mind-boggling array of new characters-- including the Avengers, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, the Silver Surfer, and the X-Men. Kirby's groundbreaking work with Lee formed the foundation of the Marvel Universe. In the early 1970s, Kirby moved to DC Comics, where he created his intercon­nected Fourth World series, as well as freestanding titles such as \u003ci\u003eThe Demon\u003c\/i\u003e. He returned to Marvel in 1975, writing and illustrat­ing \u003ci\u003eThe Black Panther\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCaptain America\u003c\/i\u003e, and introducing series such as \u003ci\u003eDevil Dinosaur\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Eternals\u003c\/i\u003e. Kirby died in 1994. Today, he is generally regarded as one of the most important and influential creators in the history of American comics. His work has inspired multiple generations of writers, artists, designers, and film­makers, who continue to explore his vast universe of concepts and characters. He was an inaugural inductee into the Eisner Hall of Fame in 1987. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRoy Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e joined the Marvel Bullpen as a writer and editor under Stan Lee, scripting key runs of nearly every title of the time: \u003ci\u003eAmazing Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAvengers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaredevil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Strange\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSub-Mariner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eX-Men\u003c\/i\u003e and more. He wrote the first 10 years of Marvel's \u003ci\u003eConan the Barbarian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSavage Sword of Conan\u003c\/i\u003e; and launched such series as \u003ci\u003eDefenders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIron Fist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInvaders\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWarlock\u003c\/i\u003e. 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He also succeeded Jack Kirby on \u003ci\u003eAvengers\u003c\/i\u003e. At DC, his artwork appeared in \u003ci\u003eJustice League of America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWonder Woman\u003c\/i\u003e and other titles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Buscema\u003c\/b\u003e (1927-2002) literally wrote the book on being a Marvel artist -- namely, \u003ci\u003eHow To Draw Comics the Marvel Way\u003c\/i\u003e -- and few were better qualified. His career dated back to the Timely\/Atlas era of the late '40s and early '50s. Soon after beginning the Marvel Age of Comics, Stan Lee recruited Buscema from the advertising field to the Marvel Bullpen. Buscema followed a long run on \u003ci\u003eAvengers\u003c\/i\u003e with the long-anticipated first \u003ci\u003eSilver Surfer\u003c\/i\u003e series. 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