>>99905036It's more Lee just being better at advertising himself as a creative figure than Kirby or Ditko were (the latter infamously torpedo'd his own career through his focus on objectivist storytelling), and Marvel being more than willing to give him all the credit for everything. Sure, maybe he's been willing to accept more credit than he's due, but this isn't a Bob Kane situation where he just straight up fucked his co-creators out of fame and fortune, more a tragedy of circumstances.