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ating the industry's top selling
titles, which were being sold in
more than 70 different countries.
In 1977 he began his Spider-
Man comic strip, published in
more than 500 newspapers, which
he continues to write to this day.
When Marvel opened an ani-
mation studio, Lee moved to Los _
Angeles to head up the company's
endeavors in television and movies.
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emeritus of Marvel Media, Lee is
still making milestones in the
industry. In 1999, he founded
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Stan Lee Media, an online ven-
ture, bringing comic books alive
on the Internet. For DC, Marvel's longtime rival publisher, Lee is taking a
new look at signature characters like Superman, Batman and Wonder
Woman. It is one of several recent collaborations between the two houses.
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on more than 35 million comics annually, in 25 different languages. And he
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