Stan Lee remains one of Superherodom's greatest ambassadors. He was co-creator of so many of the great Marvel franchises: The Fantastic Four, The Avengers, Spider-man, The Incredible Hulk, The X-men, and what I'm reading right now: Daredevil.

Mr. Lee always approached his comic books with a sense of fun (not that he didn't get serious from time to time). His work has a sense of fun and excitement to it. He loves his readers, he loves his characters, and its writ large on every page. In one page of a comic I'm reading, a previous issue is referenced and Lee said, "If you didn't read that issue, don't worry, we won't mention it again.-Considerate Stan Lee."

He's a bit of an inspirational figure. He was 39 and ready to give up on Comic Books writing entirely when his wife encouraged him to try one more time and to write a comic book his way. The result was the Fantastic Four and was followed by a host of other characters including Mighty Thor, Iron Man, and The Incredible Hulk. While this made him a success in the comic book world, it didn't necessarily make all of his dreams come true.

After Fantastic Four was created, there were plenty of setbacks with poorly produced television shows and movies, the failure of Stan Lee Media due to shenanigans by some of his investors. He enjoyed a mixed series of good and bad films as some efforts were successes and others were abysmal failures (such as the 1990 Captain America Movie.) His original dream of acting didn't come true until he was 58 and he appeared as the jury foreman in Trial of the Incredible Hulk. Now, as he's 90, his characters are enjoying perhaps their greatest popularity among the general public. When I feel annoyed at the pace of my career when I'm 31, the amazing story of Stan Lee stands as a reminder that it's a long journey ahead.