Stan Lee, the former president of Marvel Comics, the man behind the mask, the real-life superhero died at 95. He was responsible for such iconic characters as Spider-Man, the X-Men, Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther and the Fantastic Four.
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Lee served in the US Army Signal Corps during World War II from 1942 to 1945.
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Mighty Marvel comic book publisher Lee (second from left) and his wife, Joan (far left), blow out the candles on the Marvel Comics birthday cake at opening day ceremonies of the first-ever Mighty Marvel Comic Book Convention on March 22, 1975, in New York.
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Lee discusses a Spider-Man comic book cover with artist John Romita at the Marvel headquarters in New York on Jan. 10, 1976.
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Lee and actor Nicholas Hammond, who played Peter Parker, on the set during the production of the television series The Amazing Spider-Man, July 6, 1978.
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Lee (center) poses with Lou Ferrigno (right) and Eric Kramer (left), who portray the Incredible Hulk and Thor, respectively, in the NBC special The Incredible Hulk Returns, May 9, 1988, in Los Angeles.
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Lee in 1990.
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Lee in a scene in Fantastic Four, 2005. He was known to make cameo appearances in Marvel films.
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Lee in a promo shot for the reality series Who Wants to Be a Superhero? in 2006.
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President George W. Bush congratulates Lee before presenting him with the 2008 National Medals of Arts award at the White House.
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Lee shows some love to Spider-Man in 2011. Lee and artist Steve Ditko created the character, who appeared in his first comic book in 1962.
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Lee at the Thor premiere in Hollywood on May 2, 2011.
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Lee at the Los Angeles premiere of The Avengers at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on April 11, 2012.
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Lee with his custom Hasbro Marvel Legends figurine during a visit to the Hasbro headquarters in Rhode Island, on Nov. 10, 2016.
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Lee greets fans at the Spider-Man: Homecoming premiere on June 28, 2017.
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Lee and actor Chadwick Boseman attend the world premiere of Black Panther in Los Angeles, on Jan. 30, 2018. Lee co-created Black Panther with artist Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in a comic book in 1966.
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