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LEE

The Man Behind the Masks

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LEE

By: James Johnson
Narrated by: Ken Pollard
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He didn’t just create superheroes. He created a blueprint for how modern culture thinks about power, pain, identity — and redemption. From Spider-Man’s guilt to the X-Men’s exile, from the pages of pulp comics to billion-dollar movie screens, Stan Lee rewired the mythologies of the modern world. But behind the catchphrases and cameos was a man caught between truth and persona, legacy and loneliness, spotlight and shadow. This book goes beyond the fan letter. It’s a deep-dive into the masks he wore — and the world he left behind. Part biography, part myth analysis, part cultural excavation — this is the definitive look at Stan Lee as architect, actor, and artifact in the age of superhero worship. Because the Marvel Universe was never just fiction. It was a code. And Stan wrote it.

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