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