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Comic-Con Icon Award

And The Icon Award Goes to...Stan Lee

Photo by: Kevin Winter, © Getty Images Entertainment

OTHER AWARDS:

•	Jeannie Schulz Receives the 2010 Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award
•	Marian Churchland Receives the 2010 Manning Award
•	Vault of Midnight Receives the 2010 Spirit of Comics Retailer Award
•	Otto Binder, Gary Friedrich Receive 2010 Bill Finger Award
•	The Comic-Con Icon Awards
•	Comic-Con International Inkpot Awards
•	The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards

Comics legend Stan "The Man" Lee was the recipient of the 2009 Comic-Con Icon Award, given out in a ceremony on Saturday, October 17, at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Presenting the award to Stan was Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire. The award was part of the Spike cable network's SCREAM 2009 awards show, which was televised on the cable network on October 27.

Stan Lee is best known as the writer, editor, and co-creator of some of comics' most memorable superheroes, including Fantastic Four, Thor, Avengers, X-Men, Hulk (all with artist Jack Kirby), Amazing Spider-Man (with artist Steve Ditko), and Iron Man (with artist Don Heck). He started at Timely Comics in the early 1940s, and after a stint in the military during World War II became editor-in-chief of the company, continuing on as its main writer and editor into the early 1970s. Stan's seven-decade career includes the Marvel Age of Comics, started in the early when as books such as Fantastic Four and Amazing Spider-Man became huge hits across the country, appealing to college-age readers. Since then, Lee's co-creations have gone on to great success in other media, including film. As the master of self-promotion in the comics industry, Lee remains one of the most famous creators in the field, still producing work in comics, television, movies, and online media.

Stan joins an impressive list of past Comic-Con Icon Award winners, including Frank Miller (2006), Neil Gaiman (2007), and George Lucas (2008). The Comic-Con Icon Award is presented to individuals or organizations who have been instrumental in bringing comics and/or the popular arts to a wider audience. Stan Lee will be a special guest at Comic-Con International 2010.