The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/stan-lee/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Stan Lee | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/stan-lee/ 32 32 Was Superman a hidden Jew? Author of new 400-page scholarly tome is certain https://www.timesofisrael.com/was-superman-a-hidden-jew-author-of-new-400-page-scholarly-tome-is-certain/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:21:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2586522 Roy Schwartz’s recent, massive 'Is Superman Circumcised?' devotes serious thought to what a previous generation of thinkers may have shrugged off as nonsense

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]]> Daily Briefing July 22 – Will massive Team Israel net 7 medals at Tokyo 2020? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-july-22-will-massive-team-israel-net-7-medals-at-tokyo-2020/ Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:38:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2586719 Amy Spiro explains who is going for the gold (or silver or bronze); Jordan Hoffman highlights a new Barry Sonnenfeld musical series and a book convinced that Superman was Jewish

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]]> Stan Lee was not as marvelous as he and Marvel wanted us to think https://www.timesofisrael.com/stan-lee-was-not-as-marvelous-as-he-and-marvel-wanted-us-to-think/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:42:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2487871 Journalist Abraham Riesman digs deep into the life of Marvel Universe founder, questions presumptions about credit he took for creating major superheroes and their stories

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]]> Silver Surfer as Rabbi Eliezer? Stan Lee book unmasks superheroes’ Jewish roots https://www.timesofisrael.com/silver-surfer-as-rabbi-eliezer-stan-lee-book-unmasks-superheroes-jewish-roots/ Thu, 28 May 2020 17:31:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2314718 Released April 21, Liel Leibovitz's biography posits that not only are many superheroes Members of the Tribe, but their philosophies are bound up in tradition, too

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]]> Stan Lee’s former manager arrested on elder abuse charges https://www.timesofisrael.com/stan-lees-former-manager-arrested-on-elder-abuse-charges/ Sun, 26 May 2019 01:14:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2082921&preview=true&preview_id=2082921 Keya Morgan accused of seeking to capitalize on the Marvel Comic mastermind's wealth and exert influence over him

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]]> Elder abuse charges filed against Stan Lee’s former manager https://www.timesofisrael.com/elder-abuse-charges-filed-against-stan-lees-former-manager/ Tue, 14 May 2019 11:08:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2075229&preview=true&preview_id=2075229 Indictment comes after Keya Morgan was accused last year of 'unduly influencing' 95-year-old Jewish comic book legend, amid battle over his fortune

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]]> A Jewish guide to the 2019 Oscars https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-jewish-guide-to-the-2019-oscars/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 01:12:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2023706 From Rachel Weisz in 'The Favourite' to a Nazi documentary that angered Fox News, here is what to look out for at Sunday's Academy Awards

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]]> A universe of flawed heroes: Stan Lee was ahead of his time https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-universe-of-flawed-heroes-stan-lee-was-ahead-of-his-time/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 05:59:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1960553 The editor of Marvel Comics, who died Monday at 95, delivered characters who saved the world but also face the same struggles as their fans

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]]> Stan Lee, architect of the contemporary comic book, dies at 95 https://www.timesofisrael.com/stan-lee-architect-of-the-contemporary-comic-book-dies-at-95/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:59:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1960263 Top writer and publisher at Marvel created Spider Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four and others, revolutionizing entertainment industry in decades-long prolific career

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]]> Restraining order issued against caregiver of Marvel’s Stan Lee https://www.timesofisrael.com/restraining-order-issued-against-caregiver-of-marvels-stan-lee/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:52:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1871148 Former attorney says collector inserted himself into life of 95-year-old Jewish co-creator of Spider-Man amid battle over his fortune

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]]> Comic book icon Stan Lee sued for sexual assault https://www.timesofisrael.com/comic-book-icon-stan-lee-sued-for-sexual-assault/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 17:15:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1836557 Defense lawyer says massage therapist's suit against 95-year-old co-creator of Spider-Man is 'a shakedown'

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]]> Why ‘Black Panther’ might also be a milestone in black-Jewish relations https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-black-panther-might-also-be-a-milestone-in-black-jewish-relations/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 02:11:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1796718 Breaking box office records as well as Hollywood assumptions about race, the Marvel character created by two white Jews offers a unique opportunity for healing

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]]> Marvel’s Stan Lee accused of sexual harassment https://www.timesofisrael.com/marvels-stan-lee-accused-of-sexual-harassment/ Wed, 10 Jan 2018 01:53:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1768061 95-year-old creator of Spider-Man and X-Men denies 'despicable' claims he groped his nurses, made indecent proposals to them

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]]> ‘Marvel’ retracts hidden anti-Jewish messages in comic https://www.timesofisrael.com/marvel-retracts-hidden-anti-jewish-messages-in-comic/ Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:14:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1598072&preview_id=1598072 Indonesian illustrator of 'X-Men Gold #1' included references to Koranic verses warning against friendship with non-Muslims

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]]> Captain America is a secret Nazi, and people are going crazy about it https://www.timesofisrael.com/captain-america-is-a-secret-nazi-and-people-are-going-crazy-about-it/ Fri, 27 May 2016 23:21:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1399930 New comic book's last page revelation seen by some as a betrayal of Marvel superhero's WWII-era Jewish creators

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