The brilliant comic book creator and Marvel founder Stan Lee has died at age 95.
The list of classic characters he created and co-created is jaw-dropping: Spider-Man, Iron-Man, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Dr. Strange, and The Thing (amongst many others).
A son of the the Upper West Side and Washington Heights, Stan Lee loved NYC and made it the backdrop for many of his characters. Peter Parker (aka Spider-Man) is from Queens and The Fantastic Four have their own Manhattan building.
Even though Stan Lee was a creator of superheroes, they were also recognizably human -- they might have superpowers but they had normal vulnerabilities and insecurities. They were New Yorkers to their cores -- tough but humane, smart but sensitive, aggressive but compassionate. Just like their creator. Just like NYC.
RIP Stan Lee -- we won't see your likes again. Excelsior!
P.S. Not only was Stan Lee a great creative mind but he was also a solider, a veteran of WWII.
And here they talk about The Thing in Reservoir Dogs.
And here they talk about The Thing in Reservoir Dogs.
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