Stan lee, the father of comic superheroes, died at the age of 95.

Lee is best known for creating and co-creating most of marvel comics' superheroes Hulk, Spiderman, Iron Man, Avengers, X-men, Fantastic Four, Thor, Doctor Strange and many more.

Stanley Martin Lieber, popularly known as Stan Lee, was born in New York on December 28, 1922.

At the age of 16, he was hired as an assistant for timely comics. By 1942, he began writing comic book scripts for timely under the pseudonym Stan Lee.

In the early 1960s, Lee was called upon by his boss to create a series for marvel comics (timely's new name).

In 1961, Lee created the fantastic four along with artist and co-creator Jack Kirby. After this, there was no looking back as lee brought to life many of Marvel's superheroes.

In 1981, Lee got the opportunity to develop Marvel's TV and movie properties. Lee did a cameo in nearly every marvel movie, including as a bus driver in 'Avengers: Infinity War'

In 2009, the Walt Disney company bought Marvel entertainment for $4 billion.

By 1942, he began writing comic book scripts for timely under the pseudonym Stan Lee. In the early 1960s, Lee was called upon by his boss to create a series for marvel comics (timely's new name)

In 1961, Lee created the fantastic four along with artist and co-creator Jack Kirby. After this, there was no looking back as Lee brought to life many of Marvel's superheroes.

In 1981, Lee got the opportunity to develop Marvel's TV and movie properties. Lee did a cameo in nearly every marvel movie, including as a bus driver in 'avengers: Infinity War'

In 2009, the Walt Disney company bought marvel entertainment for $4 billion. In 2000 Lee worked with DC comics for the first time, launching the 'Just Imagine' series where he reimagined DC's superheroes like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman

In 2010, Lee's entertainment company partnered with guardian media entertainment to create superhero mascots for the National Hockey League

Stan Lee's other works include origins of marvel comics (1974), excelsior!: the amazing life of Stan Lee (2002), Stan Lee and the rise and fall of the American Comic Book (2003).

First Published:Nov 13, 2018 8:39 PM IST