Marvel Comics made a huge error by crediting Stan Lee as a co-creator of Captain America, prompting Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld to slam the company.
Marvel Comics and the comic book industry as a whole has always had a bit of a rocky relationship with its creators. Controversial stories are as old as the industry itself dating all the way back to the creation of characters like Superman and Batman. But now Marvel has messed up the credit of Captain America by calling Stan Lee one of his creators and Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld isn’t havening it.
In a recent issue of Captain America, titled Captain America: The End, the credits page incorrectly calls Stan Lee and Jack Kirby the creators of Captain America. This is obviously incorrect as it was Jack Kirby and Joe Simon at Timely Comics. Stan Lee worked at Timely Comics at the time but has never been credited as a creator of Captain America.
This unfortunate Stan Lee error on the part of Marvel has prompted many to express their frustration and anger at the comic book company for such an obvious error. Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld himself took to Twitter to slam Marvel for such an astounding mistake:
Hey, @marvel, I assure you that Stan Lee did not create Captain America. This is awful and a slight to Joe Simon and his family. Get it together! pic.twitter.com/bwsQZRuNZ9
— robliefeld (@robertliefeld) February 5, 2020
Not long after, Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld called on Disney CEO Robert Iger to fix the Marvel Comics:
Hey @RobertIger this is a serious breach of decorum by @Marvel Captain America was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Stan had nothing to do with Cap’s creation. A terrible slight! Get staff that is knowledgeable and respectful to the creators that built the foundation! pic.twitter.com/Ta04Zy53PH
— robliefeld (@robertliefeld) February 5, 2020
What do you all make of this bizarre Stan Lee mistake? Is Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld right to be so angry about this? Did you know that Stan Lee had no hand in creating Captain America? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Stan Lee’s final appearance in a Marvel film was in Avengers: Endgame which was also the final film to feature the Steve Rogers version of Captain America. The film is now available on Digital HD, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.
Deadpool was last seen in Deadpool 2 which is now available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD.
Source: Twitter
