A Conversation with Stan Lee Slideshow

Stan "The Man" Lee, co-creator of some of comic book's most famous characters has become a superhero at the box office. The films based on Lee’s creations have generated nearly 3 billion dollars in domestic gross.Stan Lee talks to Michael Eisner on the February 17th episode of Conversations with Michael Eisner.* All statistics from Box Office Mojo

Ben Affleck plays the blind lawyer Matt Murdock who doubles as Daredevil. The film starring Affleck and co-stars Jennifer Garner, Michael Clark Duncan, and Colin Farrell grossed more than $100 million dollars domestically.

2 separate films about the Hulk are made only 5 years apart. The more recent The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton, generated just a bit more "green" than its predecessor with $134.8 million domestically.In this photo, Stan Lee poses for a picture with TV’s Hulk, Lou Ferrigno in 2003.

The original Fantastic Four and it’s sequel, starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jesica Alba, and Chris Evans grossed more than $280 million dollars in domestic theaters.

The three X-Men films grossed more than $600 million dollars domestically. Hugh Jackman, seen here at Cannes in 2006 with co-stars Rebecca Romijn, Halle Berry, and Famke Janssen, will reprise his role as Wolverine in the upcoming X-Men Originals: Wolverine.

Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark in this well reviewed film directed by Jon Favreau. The film was a box-office success from opening weekend and it’s total domestic gross was more than $318 million dollars.Tune in to the February "Conversations" to find out what guest Craig Ferguson thinks about Iron Man.

All three Spider-Man films have sprung to the top 20, all-time domestic box office movies. It is one of the most successful film franchises ever. The first film grossed more than $400 million; the sequels grossed $373.5 million and $336.5 respectively. In this photo, Spider-Man 3 director Sam Raimi poses with the cast of the film in the stars of Spider-Man 3 in 2007.Watch Conversations with Michael Eisner on February 17th, when Stan tells Michael how this box-office hero almost never happened.Find out more...Replay SlideshowVisit the Conversations with Michael Eisner webpage