Spiderman, Black Panther creator, Stan Lee dies At 95
The creator of Marvel Comic super hero famous characters, Stan Lee is dead, an attorney for the Lee family told the Associated Press.
Lee, who died at the age of 95 was responsible for many of Marvel Comic’s most popular superheroes in comic books and movies that includes Superman, Black Panther and The Avengers among others.
Lee was declared dead Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to Kirk Schenck, an attorney for Lee’s daughter, J.C. Lee.
Born Stanley Martin Lieber, the New York City native co-created Spider-Man, Hulk, the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange and a host more heroes while working as a writer and then editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics in the 1960s.
From the 1970s (when he became publisher) until the ’90s, Lee was the face of Marvel and a frequent staple at comic and pop-culture conventions, entertaining fans and “true believers” with his stories and signature catchphrase “Excelsior!”
He created his own POW! Entertainment in 2001 to develop film, TV and comic properties, but always stayed connected to his original superhero roots as geek culture rose in Hollywood.
