Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Panther and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures in pop culture with soaring success at the movie box office, died at the age of 95 on Nov 12, 2018.
Stan Lee at the premiere of Thor at the El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California, on May 2, 2011.
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Stan Lee leaves behind a legacy of characters, which include Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and the Hulk.
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A Captain America impersonator pays tribute to Stan Lee at the Walk of Fame star for the comic book writer, publisher and editor, on Nov 12, 2018.
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Stan Lee and his wife Joan at the 23rd annual Producers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan 21, 2012.
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Stan Lee with then US President George W. Bush at a ceremony in which Lee was presented with a National Medal of Arts at the White House in Washington on Nov 17, 2008.
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Stan Lee with actor Lou Ferrigno, who portrayed The Hulk on television, at the premiere of The Hulk in Los Angeles on June 17, 2003.
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Stan Lee and Anthony Hopkins at the premiere of Thor: The Dark World in Hollywood, California, on Nov 4, 2013.
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Stan Lee with hosts Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro during G-Phoria - The Award Show 4 Gamers at the Shrine Auditoreum in Los Angeles on July 31, 2004.
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As a writer and editor, Stan Lee was key to the ascension of Marvel into a comic book titan in the 1960s.
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Stan Lee in his office in New York on Jan 3, 1980.
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Stan Lee at the world premiere of Marvel's The Avengers in Hollywood, California, on April 11, 2012.
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Stan Lee at the world premiere of Spider-Man: Homecoming in Hollywood, California, on June 28, 2017.
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Stan Lee at his hand and footprint ceremony in Hollywood, California, on July 18, 2017.
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Stan Lee at the 23rd annual Producers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills, California, Jan 21, 2012.
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