Fresh Air, Stan Lee and Olivia Judson

By: Terry Gross

Narrated by: Terry Gross

Comic book writer Stan Lee and evolutionary biologist and journalist Olivia Judson on this edition of Fresh Air. Stan Lee was the leading creative force behind the rise of Marvel Comics and is responsible for many of the best-known comic book heroes. Forty years ago, he co-created the character Spider-Man. He also helped create The X-Men, The Fantastic Four, and The Incredible Hulk. He is Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Enterprises, and was Executive Producer of the recent film, Spider-Man, which is now out on video. Lee's new book is called Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee. In Olivia Judson's new guide to the evolutionary biology of sex, she explores the sex lives of animals and insects. Posing as Dr. Tatiana, sex-advice columnist, she answers "letters" posted by such creatures as the fairy wren, the stalk-eyed fly, and the African elephant. Her new book is Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation. (Original Broadcast Dates: June 4, 2002 and August 13, 2002)

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