Stan Lee passes away at 95

Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee passes away at 95. The man behind Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and countless other superheroes died yesterday at a hospital in Los Angeles, the Washington Post reports. Stan Lee was a legend whose career helped transform pop culture through comics and film. Set in realistic settings, Mr. Lee’s “full-color, morally complex heroes helped foster the revival” of the comic books genre and gave birth to industry giant Marvel. Particularly worth reading: The New York Times obituary of Mr. Lee.