STAN LEE MEDIA GOES PUBLIC TODAY.Byline: Dave McNary Staff Writer Starting today, you can own a piece of comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. legend Stan Lee For the fictional character of this name, see . Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922[1]) is an American writer, editor, former Chairman of Marvel Comics, and memoirist. . The creator of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. is taking Encino-based Stan Lee Media Stan Lee Media (SLM) was an Internet-based creation, production and marketing company that created branded super hero franchises for applications in all media. Its 165 man animation production studio was based in Los Angeles, California from 1998- 2001. public as part of his push to become a significant player on the Internet. Shares are expected to begin trading today under the symbol SLEE v. t. 1. To slay. . ``I never expected to be publicly traded,'' Lee said in a telephone interview from the Comicon convention in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . ``It should give us a lot more freedom and more cash.'' Lee, 76, launched Stan Lee Media as a Web marketing operation and ``virtual clubhouse'' for his fans late last year. The basic idea was to use the growing power of the Internet to reach Lee's worldwide audience. Since then, his company has formed Web alliances with marketing specialist eCommercial.com, International Business Machines Corp. and Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) .' Acme City site, which will be the home of Lee's ``Seventh Portal'' comic strip created for the Internet. He is hopeful the strip could spin off into a Saturday morning TV program. Peter Paul, chief executive officer of Stan Lee Media, said the move to take Stan Lee public was crucial in order to expand the company. ``The stock gives us the currency we need to attract talent and make acquisitions of other companies,'' he added. Earlier this month, Stan Lee Media executed a merger with a publicly held shell company, Boulder Capital Opportunity Inc. Paul said the transaction converts about 20 percent of the ownership of Stan Lee Media into 2.5 million public shares with trading expected to start at $6 a share today. Paul said his company originally applied for the STAN listing but had to settle instead for SLEE. The stock will trade on the over-the-counter bulletin board system. Lee, credited with pioneering the modern comic book era through the creation of superheroes Superheroes are fictional heroes who possess abilities beyond those of normal human beings. Superheroes may also refer to:
``It's just so exciting to be doing something really under my control,'' he noted. ``If I want to do something, I don't have to ask anyone. On the other hand, I have to make sure I'm right.'' Prior to launching his own company, he reached an agreement with longtime affiliate Marvel Entertainment Group allowing him to form a separate company while remaining as chairman emeritus of Marvel Media. ``I've never had more fun in my life,'' Lee proclaimed. ``The opportunities that seem to be unfolding are unbelievable. Almost every day, a new project looms.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color) Stan Lee Created Marvel characters |
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