Did Jack Kirby and Stan Lee get along?

The relationship between Jack Kirby and Stan Lee was complex; while they were once close professional partners, their friendship eventually soured due to long-standing conflicts over credit and creator rights.
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Why did Stan Lee and Jack Kirby fall out?

The Jack Kirby and Stan Lee feud was a decades-long conflict over creative credit, ownership, and compensation, primarily stemming from Kirby feeling robbed of his co-creator status and royalties for characters he co-developed (Fantastic Four, X-Men, Hulk, etc.) as Lee became the public face of Marvel, leading to a bitter dispute over Kirby's original artwork and intellectual property rights, only truly resolved posthumously with gestures towards acknowledging Kirby's immense contribution, notes this article from The Comics Journal and this Medium post. 
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Why did Stan Lee reject Jack Kirby?

He didn't consider coming up with the storyline to be part of the writing process, which meant that even though Jack Kirby was plotting most of the stories and coming up with what happens, Stan Lee didn't consider Kirby to be a co-writer.
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Who was Stan Lee's favorite DC character?

Stan Lee's favorite DC character was the anti-heroic, ultra-violent bounty hunter Lobo, a choice that often surprised fans, as Lee admired Lobo's rebellious nature and wished he could have brought him to Marvel.
 
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What did Stan Lee say about Jack Kirby?

Kirby, according to Lee, was more than just an artist.

It's not often that an artist is as involved as Kirby was, but that only speaks to the trust between these two titans. Lee knew that the worlds within Kirby were wonderful.
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Who is Stan Lee's best friend?

Jack Kirby

The illustrated for marvel and also a comic writer him self one of Stan Lee's best friends and might have learned how to draw Lee's all time favorite character Spider-Man.
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Who was the first LGBT character in Marvel?

As the first major, openly gay character created by Marvel Comics, Northstar generated significant publicity in the mainstream press, and Alpha Flight #106 sold out in a week, although the series was not a very popular title. It is the only comic book issue to have been inducted into the Gaylactic Hall of Fame.
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Does DC respect Stan Lee?

But despite that, the two companies have generally displayed a healthy respect for each other over the years, as proven by DC Comics' touching and classy tribute to Stan Lee, creator of the vast majority of Marvel's most iconic characters.
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Why can't Lobo be killed?

Lobo can't die because he was banned from both Heaven and Hell, making him unable to enter the afterlife, combined with his powerful regenerative abilities that let him heal from almost anything, even from a single drop of blood, making him functionally immortal in the mortal realm. After being kicked out of Hell for being too annoying and Heaven for causing chaos, the afterlife decreed he couldn't die, forcing him to live forever. 
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Who was Stan Lee's favorite hero?

Stan Lee had a few favorites, often citing the Silver Surfer for philosophical depth and the relatable everyman Spider-Man, but he also expressed fondness for the cosmic anti-hero Lobo from DC. He loved all his creations but often leaned toward the Surfer as a vehicle for exploring complex ideas and Spider-Man for his grounded humanity, notes MSN and RunPee. 
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Who was more important, Jack Kirby or Stan Lee?

In the end, it seems fair to say that Kirby made huge contributions to Marvel characters—he gave them graphic style and also had quite a bit of influence on the pacing and plotting of the comics they appeared in—but Lee, as he matured was a savvy editor who gave things their editorial oversight and moved things forward ...
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Who was the love of Stan Lee's life?

Joan Boocock Lee (5 February 1922 – 6 July 2017) was a British actress. She was the wife of comic book creator Stan Lee, whom she met in New York City in the 1940s while working as a hat model.
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Why did Disney sue Stan Lee?

Stan Lee Media brought copyright infringement claims against Marvel Enterprises' corporate owner, The Walt Disney Company. Disney disputed whether Stan Lee Media had any interest whatever in the Marvel characters. The Ninth Circuit addressed the complex question of ownership in "Stan Lee Media, Inc.
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Who is Stan Lee's favorite actor?

Tobey Maguire was hand-picked by Stan Lee.
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What were Stan Lee's final words?

Stan Lee's reported last words to his friend and successor Roy Thomas were, "God bless. Take care of my boy, Roy," referring to Spider-Man, just days before his passing in 2018, a touching sign-off reflecting his deep affection for his creations, according to IMDb and 13th Dimension. 
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Is Lobo basically Deadpool?

Meanwhile, Deadpool plays a big part in keeping the lights on over at Marvel, both onscreen and on-panel. Their bombastic personalities are why I'm such a fan of them both. That in mind, one thing needs to be said: Lobo is just the original version of Deadpool.
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Has Harley Quinn slept with Nightwing?

Nightwing wakes up and finds he has been tied to a bed. Harley shows him a pile of rejection letters and that her criminal past prevents her from getting rehired as a psychiatrist. Eventually, the two sleep together.
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Why did Lois and Clark get cancelled?

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997) was canceled due to a combination of declining ratings, especially in its later seasons, leading to its removal from ABC's schedule despite initial plans for a fifth season, ending on an unresolved cliffhanger. The show moved from a prime Sunday slot to weaker timeslots, losing viewership and its place in the network's lineup, with its popularity tanking by the fourth season. 
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Did Stan Lee create Cyclops?

Cyclops first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963). He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and has been a mainstay character of the X-Men series.
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Is Deadpool gender queer?

Deadpool was revealed to be pansexual - which is defined as being attracted to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender - in the comics over a decade ago, but there's been some debate about whether his sexual orientation carried over to Ryan Reynolds' big-screen take on the character.
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Who is Marvel's pretty boy?

Biography. The cyborg known only as Pretty Boy was a member of the band of cybernetically-enhanced assassins known as the Reavers.
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Who is LGBT in Avengers?

Wiccan (who is canonically gay) and Speed (who is canonically bisexual) are Wanda Maximoff and Vision's twin sons who grow up to become queer members of the superhero group Young Avengers.
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