Later -as happens with much successful IP it seems- there arose disputes about rights. This, however, led to IP difficulties later. Marvel become known for what came to be called “the Marvel System,” which was a project management & production arrangement entailing multiple inputs from multiple contributors, who were thus kept busy cranking out product. Had early stage Marvel needed to acquire the rights to these, the costs might have been prohibitive.Īlthough Lee took on a more managerial role in this period, he remained a writer and strong creative contributor across many of the titles. They were inherited from Timely’s publications in the late 30’s and early 40’s. Returning to the firm after his service in World War II, Lee apparently nearly gave up on writing for comics but, in creative partnership with Kirby, they broke through with The Fantastic Four in 1961.įortunately for Lee and Marvel, Captain America, the Human Torch (later a member of the Fantastic Four) and Namor the Submariner were each already in the Marvel family, enabling the company to build on a solid foundation. Cap was the creation of Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, creative names with which Lee’s would long be entwined. The business entity – and IP owner - was then known as Timely Comics, later Atlas Comics, and eventually, at the dawn of the 60’s, Marvel Comics. Stan Lee was many things, and among them, he was an outstandingly successful entrepreneur of intellectual property.Īs it turns out, in 1941 Lee scripted a story which ran in the wartime Captain America (affectionately known as ‘Cap’) comic. I’m focusing on his success as someone who brought his creative expression to market, to the enjoyment of what eventually became an audience of millions.
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In the non-canon video game Captain America: Super Soldier, the Sleeper is a giant robot of alien origin that was buried beneath Castle Zemo for hundreds of years.By Dave Davis, Copyright Clearance CenterĪs the many and well-deserved accolades for Stan Lee pour in on the occasion of his death after a career in content creation -mostly in writing- that spanned six decades, I thought now might be a suitable moment to add an additional perspective.They were commandeered by the HYDRA led by Red Skull after World War II who wanted to use them in his conquest of the world.
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In the comics, the Sleepers were a series of robots built by the Nazis on Adolf Hitler's orders.This section requires expansionĪppearances Appearances for Sleeper Mechs However, one mech was taken from the ship to the Lighthouse by Mackenzie. They awakened and attacked the agents, but were easily defeated before the ship plunged out of the sky. agents Alphonso Mackenzie, Daisy Johnson, and Phil Coulson on the ship. The Sleepers left on the Principia were activated after sensing S.H.I.E.L.D. Once von Strucker reached an understanding with Hale and ceased hostility, the mechs forcefully escorted Strucker to his room. Several Sleepers accosted Werner von Strucker when he threatened Ruby. back before the agents managed to escape, albeit with the loss of Rodriguez's arms. In reaction, the robots charged to engage the agents in hand-to-hand combat, holding S.H.I.E.L.D. On orders from Ruby, they attempted to execute the agents but were relieved of their weapons by Rodriguez. They held agents Yo-Yo Rodriguez, Melinda May, and Alphonso Mackenzie at gunpoint. Louis Aerospace Facility, the mechs accompanied Ruby Hale to ambush the S.H.I.E.L.D. After the majority of the sample was safely transported off of the ship, several robots were left dormant in the ship as sentries, waiting to ambush any potential future intruders. Sleeper Mechs was stationed by HYDRA at the Principia, which was floating in the air, to secure a Cybertek shipment of Gravitonium. Admitting his creations as tools for battle, HYDRA used Ivanov's Mechs as shock troopers. Originally, Ivanov intended to re-create the Life-Model Decoys, however, he figured that he lost the ability to make the LMDS due to Aida's death. Sleeper Mechs were constructed by Anton Ivanov who was coerced by Hale to join HYDRA.
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'Cause, see, I think when you lost your partner Aida, you lost the ability to make convincing LMDs." ― Phil Coulson and Anton Ivanov "Hey, speaking of faces, how come your robo-warriors don't have any?"