Comic book legend Stan Lee passed away on Monday morning (November 12) at the age of 95. Lee’s daughter J.C. confirmed the news to TMZ.
After an ambulance was dispatched to Lee’s Hollywood Hills home, he was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he later died. While his official cause of death hasn’t been announced, Lee has suffered numerous illnesses over the years.
Lee got involved in the comic book world in the late 1930s. He starting branding his work as Marvel Comics in 1961, the same year the company released The Fantastic Four alongside other superhero titles created by Steve Ditko, Lee, Jack Kirby and others.
The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment — Marvel Worldwide’s parent company — in 2009.
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Lee was known for making cameo appearances in most of the Marvel films. Most recently, he popped up in Venom. HipHopDX can also confirm he makes what would become one of his last cameos in the upcoming Ralph Breaks The Internet film.
The latest installment in the Spider-Man’s franchise, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, will be released next month.
Lee is survived by his daughter. Joan —his wife of 69 years — died last year.
“My father loved all of his fans,” J.C. told TMZ. He was the greatest, most decent man.”
Naturally, social media has come out in droves to show their respect to the comic book visionary.
Chuck D, Pharoahe Monch, Busta Rhymes, Travis Scott, Ghostface Killah are among the many artists who expressed their gratitude to all of Lee’s contributions.
Check out the reactions below.
Rip Stan Lee. He got to a great age and never seemed any bit feeble minded.
I’m not sure why this is on a hip hop website.
naming yourself after a south park character you dweeb
Because marvel characters are quoted all the time in hip hop.
Because the man influenced and inspired many hip hop artists…he’s an icon that transends all cultural barriers. It a sad day for all, including hip hop….thats why.
Damn straight. Thanks for saying this.
Rest In Peace to the original don dada. He influenced all aspects of modern culture. Ghost face probably needs a hug right now. MF DOOM as well…
Rest in Heaven. Without him we wouldn’t have the MCU, Xmen, Deadpool you name it.
if my math is correct, he has 3 more cameos already filmed. the best part is his final cameo will be in next year’s spider-man (his fav character).
while Kevin Feige (head of Marvel) hasn’t said anything official, it’s believed he shot more cameos than that. Either way I will enjoy every cameo he makes in 2019!
Rest in Peace. Thankz for everyThang, Thatz on EveryThang
This was just too much. I never felt truly sad about a stranger like this. This guy inspired generations to be heroes and to overcome personal weakness and social injustice. This is just fucked up man real life.
Wow, he lived for a really long time. Pop culture lost one of its biggest icons ever. Thank you for blessing the world with your Marvel creations, Mr. Lee. RIP
RIP but who cares? It’s a hiphop site.
Probably because several hip hop artists are comic book fans and have mentioned their love of comics as an influence.
Several hiphop artists are Gucci and Versace fans, too. Where’s the fashion column?
Damn…R.I.P. to the best who ever fucking did it, Stan “The Man” Lee. Not only did he create my favorite superhero of all time, Spider-Man, but he was 1 of my major influences coming up. I would’ve never became an artist if it weren’t 4 him. Salute.
#Excelsior
#Marvel4Life