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Born in 1922 in New York City, Stanley Martin Lieber’s original plan to write serious literary works led him to use the name Stan Lee on his comic (漫画) books. He began his career in 1939 as an assistant at Timely

Comics. Two years later he was given a chance to write for his first comic.

After working with comics for many years, Lee became tired of the material he was told to write. For a long time, the characters in comic books weren’t complex, and the dialogue was short and simple. Lee wanted more from his work.

In the late 1950s, Lee’s wife advised him to experiment with stories he preferred and he accepted it, giving his superheroes a flawed (有缺点的) humanity, a change from the ideal types that were typically written for pre-teens. And this is how the comic The Fantastic Four was born.

Unlike previous superheroes, his heroes in The Fantastic Four had bad tempers and were often too proud. They quarreled over small things, and worried about paying their bills. With The Fantastic Four, Leehelped change comics from simple action stories to the complex ones they are today.

In the early 1960s, Lee and another writer created the Spider-man character. This teenage superhero broke the mold (类型) for teen heroes, giving them their own voice. In one controversial edition of Spider-man, Lee wrote a story in which the superhero’s friend almost dies from drug abuse. From the 1950s until 2011, comic publishers followed the rules given by the Comics Code Authority (CCA), which disapproved (反对) of drug use in comics.

But Lee published the comic without CCA approval, and it worked out well for him. The story sold, and there was an overall positive response to the story’s focus on a serious problem in society. The CCA ended up changing its rules to allow more encouraging stories like this. From this story, Lee went on to create more interesting and realistic characters.

24. Which of the following greatly influenced Lee’s later writings?

A. His first comic.

  B. His wife’s advice.

  C. The superheros in comics.

  D. Encoragement from Timely Comics.

25. What’s a special feature of The Fantastic Four compared with previous comics?

  A. It uses a lot of dialogue.

  B. It is typically written for pre-teens.

  C. It is a simple and short action story.

  D. It has complex and imperfect characters.

26. What do we know about Spider-Man?

  A. It was created by Lee alone.

  B. Its superhero dies from drug use.

  C. It was finally recognized by the CCA.

  D. Its characters failed to be accepted by the public.

27. What would be the best title for the passage?      

A. The amazing power of Spider-Man

B. The dream of Stan Lee as a comic writer 

C. Stan Lee’s successful revolution in comic characters

D. Two comic characters — Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four

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