Marvel Comics: The Untold Story (72 page)

Simek, Artie, 55

Simmons, Gene, 189

Simon, Joe, 16–24, 34, 35, 70, 75–79, 99, 105, 111, 278, 389, 402, 403

Simone, Gail, 412

Simon & Schuster, 237, 415

Simonson, Louise, 298, 307n, 321, 325–26, 328, 329, 335

Simonson, Walter, 244, 265–66, 271, 289, 298, 300, 314, 316, 329, 351

Simpson, O. J., 98

Simpsons, The
(television show), 293, 414

Singleton, John, 397

Sinnott, Joe, 251, 430

Siodmak, Robert, 84

Six from Sirius
, 315

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (Birmingham), 48

Skeates, Steve, 58, 88

Skrenes, Mary, 172, 183, 191, 192, 194, 207, 282, 428

Skrulls, 72, 116, 424

Skull the Slayer, 155

Skybox Trading Cards, 368, 390, 400

Sky Masters
, 34, 35, 52, 103

Skywald, 125

Sledge Hammer
(television series), 295

Sleepwalker
, 332

Slifer, Roger, 177

Sloan, Harry, 294, 311, 312

Smith, Barry, 107, 125, 287, 313, 347

Smith, Kevin, 380, 393, 396, 397, 405

Smith, Paul, 285–86

Smith, Will, 415

Snipes, Wesley, 356, 396

Snuff
(film), 179

Snyder, Ivan, 170, 367

Sokolowski, Jim, 364

Solomon, Robbie, 11, 19–21

Son of Satan
, 145n

Sontag, Susan, 69

Sony Pictures, 335, 395, 400, 429

Sosa, Sammy, 429

Sotheby’s auction house, 337

Soul Man
(film), 295

Spawn, 335, 340, 345–46

Spider-Man (Peter Parker), 4, 48, 53–55, 57, 90, 103, 119, 178–79, 190, 313, 373, 386, 408, 432

animated cartoons, 66, 77n, 89, 101, 232, 244, 309, 355

artists for, 42, 53, 81–82, 107, 111, 127, 210, 234, 298, 318–23, 331, 332, 335, 336, 348, 374

Clone Saga, 365–66, 370, 372, 381–82

costume of, 42, 264, 271, 319

creation of, 2–3, 5, 64, 244, 262, 278, 279, 293, 380, 401

crossovers, 46, 164, 167, 342, 351, 365, 383

disagreements between Ditko and Lee about, 53–54, 62–63, 74

enemies of, 96, 282, 240, 318

female version of (
see
Spider-Woman)

film projects, 128, 164, 195, 261, 294, 295, 324, 332, 334, 355–56, 380–81, 392, 400, 404, 414–17, 426

first appearance of, 41–42, 429

guest stars of, 131, 222

ice sculptures of, 346

marriage of, 292, 298, 309, 365, 426

merchandising of, 66, 138, 263, 271, 395

musical, 122, 244

new, Shooter’s concept of, 256

newspaper strip, 200, 205, 292

New York City setting of, 70–71

New World executive confuses Superman and, 295, 310

psychological problems of, 2–3, 5, 42–43, 47, 54, 60n, 282

relaunch of, 321–23, 332

rock record, 195

social issues in, 96, 112

spin-offs, 213, 237–38, 247, 306, 307, 341, 363, 381, 382, 405 (
see also specific titles
)

supporting characters, 41, 42, 62, 69, 247, 420, 425 (
see also
Watson, Mary Jane; Stacy, Gwen)

television show, 196, 205, 215

thirtieth anniversary of, 343

Ultimate version of, 405, 431

writers for, 114, 115, 198, 124–25, 134, 139, 145n, 157, 165–66, 188, 219, 406

Spider-Woman, 193, 214, 243, 255, 258, 260, 261, 266, 270, 313

Spiegelman, Art, 122

Spielberg, Steven, 355

Spillane, Mickey, 25

Spin
magazine, 292

Spirit
, 84, 235, 247, 262

Spoof
, 115

Sports Illustrated
, 192

Springer, Frank, 277

Spurgeon, Tom, 61n

Spyman, 79

Stacy, Gwen, 62, 82, 136–39, 165, 338n, 357, 358, 426

Stag
magazine, 29, 36, 191

Stan Lee Media (SLM), 398, 406–9, 415

Stan Lee’s Mutants, Monsters & Marvels
(DVD), 415

Stanton, Eric, 33

Star Brand
, 291, 307–8

Star*Reach, 147, 183

Stark, Tony.
See
Iron Man

Starlin, Jim, 136, 207, 210, 257, 282, 290–91, 293, 314–15, 336, 342, 429

collaboration with Englehart, 144–46, 177, 422

counterculture influences on, 138, 140–43, 159

departure from Marvel of, 146, 147, 186–87, 189

at Epic Comics, 248, 265, 284, 351

graphic novel by, 246

Shooter and, 230, 237, 260

turns down Fantastic Four, 147, 318

Warlock written and drawn by, 162–63, 186, 197, 248, 252, 283

Star Trek
franchise, 392

Star Wars
franchise, 141, 193, 194, 196, 205, 220, 260, 263, 320

Steadman, Ralph, 257

Steinberg, Florence, 46, 49, 52, 55, 56, 59, 61, 68, 79, 93, 106, 111, 126, 208, 220, 374

Steinem, Gloria, 129

Stepford Cuckoos, 413

Steranko, Jim, 78–79, 83–84, 88, 98, 100, 102, 125, 177, 257, 430

Stern, Howard, 418n

Stern, Roger, 177, 195, 206, 210, 219, 220, 233, 237, 255, 266, 271, 280, 281, 287

Stewart, Terry, 323–24, 328, 334, 337, 339, 343, 344, 352–55, 362–64, 368, 369, 371, 385, 399n

Stewart the Rat, 232

Stone, Chic, 55, 277

Stoppard, Tom, 122

Storm (Ororo Munroe), 154, 210, 267, 286, 428

Storm, Johnny.
See
Human Torch

Storm, Sue.
See
Invisible Girl

Straczynski, J. Michael, 406, 424

Strange Adventures
, 88n

Stranger, The
(Camus), 130

Strange Tales
, 30, 36, 43, 46, 50, 57, 60, 62, 70, 73, 75n, 89, 132

Strange Worlds
, 35

Stripperella
, 415

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), 85

Students for a Democratic Society, 63

Sub-Mariner, the, 13–15, 19, 27, 50n, 77n, 89, 115, 275, 358, 397

animated cartoon, 76

anticommunism of, 29

artists for, 57

creation of, 13

as Fantastic Four enemy, 40

Human Torch battles with, 21, 289

relaunch of, 314, 329

reprints of, 86

television show, 196, 215

during World War II, 18, 21–22

writers for, 112n, 114, 127, 135

See also
Defenders, the

Suffolk Street Gang, 16

Summer, Donna, 221n

Summers, Rachel, 286

Sunfire, 154

Sun Myung Moon, 179

Sunspot, 307–8

Superboy, 174, 175

Supergirl, 175, 283

Superhero Enterprises, 170

Superman (Clark Kent), 1, 2, 15, 75, 88, 176, 179, 292, 418

action figures, 263

artists for, 68, 163

creation of, 12, 45, 70, 91, 209, 245, 293, 402

crossovers, 164, 166, 365

death of, 349–50

film, 215

Marvel in negotiations for rights to, 272

New World executive confuses Spider-Man and, 295, 310

reimagined in Avengers’ Squadron Sinister, 101

relaunch of, 289, 290, 347, 355

spin-offs, 174, 175, 283

Sub-Mariner as antithesis of, 14

television show, 29

writers for, 152, 174

during World War II, 18, 20

Supernatural Thrillers
, 132

Swamp Thing
, 292

Swan, Kurt, 68

Swordsman, 160

Symbionese Liberation Army, 150

“Tales of Asgard,” 71, 74

Tales to Astonish
, 34, 40, 45, 47, 56, 57, 75n, 89

Tales of Suspense
, 34, 35, 50, 56–57, 60, 73, 82, 89