Stan Lee, one of the engineers of the Marvel Comics universe, has died at 95.
Lee was the creator of dozens of now-iconic comic-book leading men, including Spider-Man, X-Men, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and Black Panther.
All of those characters must since been adapted into hugely popular, budget-busting veils, most of which were made after entertainment giant Disney acquisition bargain Marvel for $4 billion in 2009.
In an essay remembering Lee posted Monday afternoon, Marvel and Disney judged they “salute the life and career of Stan Lee and offer their undying gratefulness for his unmatchable accomplishments within their halls. Every time you unrestricted a Marvel comic, Stan will be there.”
Robert Iger, Disney chairman and CEO, said in the effort that “Stan had the power to inspire, to entertain, and to connect. The scale of his intelligence was only exceeded by the size of his heart.”
Lee’s work creating characters for Astonished at spanned the 1960s and into the early 1970s. But Lee was still involved with the handiwork of the films based on his comics, and regularly made brief, tongue-in-cheek cameos within the moving pictures.
He became known for imbuing in his heroes the sort of flaws that were almost never visible among other comic-book protagonists, such as jealousy, revel in and even financial constraints.
His voice often extended beyond the witty panel, as well, notably in his monthly “Stan’s Soapbox” column.
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Lee was also a World War II long-serving, having served in the signal corps. His official Twitter account’s survive post commemorated Veterans Day.
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Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk, who has mentioned his fascinate in visual arts in the past, also paid tribute to Lee.
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Attracted on CNBC in 2014 if comic-book films were over-saturating Hollywood, Lee claimed, “Oh, I don’t think it’s enough.”
“I think that they’ll just go on as long as we criticize up with good stories for them,” he added.