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Stan Lee, Legendary Comic Book Writer, Dies At Age 95

by | Nov 12, 2018 | Entertainment, Headlines

Stan Lee, the writer, editor & publisher of Marvel Comics whose fantabulous but flawed creations made him a real-life superhero to comic-book lovers everywhere, died Monday at age 95.

Lee rose to fame in 1961 when he turned Timely Comics, where he was started out in the industry as an assistant, into Marvel Comics.

That change came about in the 1960s, and Lee then proceeded to oversee the creation of many of the iconic superheroes people around the world know and love to this day.

The Incredible Hulk, Thor, the X-Men, Dr. Strange, Iron Man, Spiderman and Captain America were just a few of the many superhuman, and super flawed, characters crated by Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

Stan Lee

The comic-book legend was still a big part of the Marvel universe until his death, making a cameo in every Marvel Studios film since 1993, with his most recent appearance being in Venom, which has proven to be yet another blockbuster.

That film, released in early October, had grossed $674 million at the worldwide box office as of Sunday on a $100 million budget.

Lee also served as an executive producer on these titles, which helped boost his fortune in a very big way in recent years.

In fact, in the past 10 years alone, Marvel Studios has released 20 films in the Marvel universe which have made over $17 billion at the box office.

This has easily earned it the title of the highest-grossing film franchise of all time.

There was a long time when Lee’s comics were thought only good enough for the small screen, with CBS turning the Hulk into a successful television series in 1978 which lasted five season.

And on children’s television a number of his comics were turned into cartoons.

Then, in 2000, X-Men became the first of Lee’s comics to be turned into a feature-length studio film.

It was a roaring success and earned $130 million at the North America box office, a number that was best two years later when Spiderman earned $400 million.

Four of Marvel Studio’s pictures – Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers and Black Panther -are among the the top ten grossing films of all time.

Hollywood has been reacting to news of Lee’s death.

Disney CEO Bob Iger issued a statement, paying tribute to the late creator.

“Stan Lee was as extraordinary as the characters he created. A super hero in his own right to Marvel fans around the world, Stan had the power to inspire, to entertain, and to connect. The scale of his imagination was only exceeded by the size of his heart.”

Stan Lee was also a veteran, and his final tweet was sent out by his team on Sunday and commemorated his time in the service with a photo of the beloved comic-book creator in his uniform during World War II.

Thank you, Stan Lee!

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