Rest In Peace, True Believer
Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, and so many, many more of the best superheroes that have ever graced the printed page, the small screen, or the big screen, have been created or co-created by Stan Lee. Sadly, Mr. Lee passed away today at the age of ninety-five.
Lee has been an integral part of every comic book fan’s life since he first became an assistant at Timely Comics back in 1939. He would go on to become one of the most beloved and recognized faces in comic book history. From his cameo appearances in Marvel films to his work on television shows such as Who Wants To Be A Superhero? to his many appearances at comic book and pop culture conventions, Lee has always been a vocal supporter not just of comic books, but of those that read and appreciate them as well.
Lee’s wife, Joan, passed away in July of last year. The pair were married sixty-nine years, just a few months short of seventy years of marriage. Lee called Joan his “muse” and had the following to say about her on July 7, one day after her death, in an interview with ABC News:
“There was one girl I drew: one body and face and hair. It was my idea of what a girl should be. The perfect woman,” Lee told the Hollywood Reporter in 2016. “And when I got out of the Army, a cousin of mine said, ‘Stan, there’s this really pretty girl named Betty. I think you’d like her. Why don’t you go over and ask her to lunch?’ I went up to this place. Betty didn’t answer the door, but Joan did. I took one look at her. She was the girl I had been drawing all my life. She said, ‘May I help you?’ I think I said ‘I love you.’ I proposed to her at lunch.”
Stan Lee will be greatly missed. His enthusiasm was infectious and he appeared to genuinely love everything that he was doing. He loved his fans and the many characters that he created or co-created. The book has closed on Stan Lee’s life, but his story will continue as long as their are true believers drawing breath.
Excelsior, Stan.
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