The Marvel Cinematic Universe has introduced many of Stan Lee‘s greatest creations – but not all of them. There are some awesome heroes co-created by Stan Lee with immense potential who are just waiting for their MCU debut – here are the five best.
5
Doctor Voodoo, aka Jericho Drumm
Created by Stan Lee, Len Wein and John Romita Sr.
A powerful sorcerer, Jericho Drumm originally fled his destiny to pursue academia. However, when his brother was murdered, Jericho embraced magic to seek retribution. Jericho’s sibling Daniel Drumm already exists in the MCU (played by Mark Anthony Brighton), so the foundations are already there for Jericho’s classic ‘Hero’s Journey’ origin.
One of the most powerful sorcerers on the planet, Jericho took over as Sorcerer Supreme when Doctor Strange lost the title in the comics. Voodoo is able to teleport, pause time, transmute matter, and unleash a huge range of mystic forces, with particular skill at necromancy and mystic doorways. He’s often accompanied by the ghost of his brother and is a trained psychologist.
4
Marvel Boy, aka The Uranian, aka Robert Grayson
Created by Stan Lee, Russ Heath and Roy Thomas
Robert Grayson is the son of a German rocket scientist who escaped to Uranus out of fear of the Nazis, utilizing technology that could communicate with the planet’s Eternals. Robert later returned to Earth as Marvel Boy, utilizing the powerful alien ‘light bracelets’ to fly and unleash energy blasts. However, it was eventually revealed that much of Marvel Boy’s early career was an elaborate lie, propped up by his powerful telepathic abilities and skill at creating illusions.
Later creators Jeff Parker and Felix Ruiz retconned Marvel Boy’s past, revealing that his superhuman nature was more bizarre than it appeared. In order to survive on Uranus, Grayson was biologically altered, essentially becoming an alien entity. He is so different from humans that he requires a spacesuit to survive on Earth and only looks human because he’s constantly casting an illusion.
Piloting a flying saucer, the Uranian uses a kitschy ’70s sci-fi aesthetic to hide how genuinely alien he is and how much contact with another world has transformed him. He’s also a member of the Agents of Atlas—perhaps the single best property Marvel still hasn’t adapted for the MCU.
3
The Two-Gun Kid, aka Matthew Hawk
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
An Old West vigilante who is a lawyer in his civilian guise, the Two-Gun Kid gets by with nothing but his immense skill with his twin revolvers. Marvel has a slate of cowboy characters, but what makes the Two-Gun Kid special is his history of time travel.
When the Avengers found themselves in the past, the Two-Gun Kid aided the team and later traveled to the present as a crime-fighting fish out of water. The MCU has the chance to create the first good superhero-Western starring Matt Hawk’s cowboy vigilante, with the potential to then bring him into modern day.
2
The Destroyer, aka Kevin Marlow
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Binder
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
