Rest in Peace Stan Lee – Acclaimed Comic Book Creator Dies at 95
There are people whose work puts them on a level that few will ever reach. They are seen as the very best of the best, those who took their craft and elevated it beyond what anyone thought was possible. Such was the case with comic writer Stan Lee, who sadly passed away today at the age of 95 according to THR.
Lee’s career began in 1939 when he was an assistant at Timely Comics, which would eventually develop into Marvel Comics. Originally working as what was essentially an intern, Lee’s first comic gig was as text filler on Captain America #3, which came out in 1941, for the segment “Captain America Foils the Traitor’s Revenge”. In the same year, Lee’s first superhero, Destroyer, was co-created.
In the years since, Lee was responsible, along with Jack Kirby, for the creation of the Fantastic Four, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, the X-Men, and so much more. But perhaps the character he is most known for was Spider-Man, who has come to life in multiple film iterations and has shared the screen with other characters he created.
A champion of promoting literacy and the arts, Lee founded the Stan Lee Foundation in 2010 with the goal of supporting, “…equal access to literacy and education.”
We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends in this heartbreaking time. We also join the mourning millions of people whose lives were forever changed by his words, his characters, his seemingly boundless enthusiasm for life, and his endless positivity that the world could, and will, be a better place for all.
Rest in peace, Stan. Thank you for everything.
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