# RIP Stan Lee **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418 "2018-11-12T18:59:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/41 "2018-11-12T21:58:16Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I hope he had a bunch of scenes pre-recorded for use in cameos. I definitely know for a fact he recorded his Avengers 4 cameo. It’s fitting that this is his last (or at least towards the end) as it’s the end of the greatest realization of his work ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/42 "2018-11-12T21:59:07Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I hope he had a bunch of scenes pre-recorded for use in cameos. He did, although it wouldn’t surprise me if his Avengers 4 cameo will his final. Considering that the movie is going to be somewhat of a endpoint/reset for the current MCU and his age, I would bet that his cameo was written in the sense that it would be his last. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/43 "2018-11-12T22:02:37Z")
A titan has passed. RIP Mr. Lee. Thank you for sharing your genius with us. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/44 "2018-11-12T22:26:11Z")
It’s hard to imagine comic books without Stan’s creative influence. He created so many beloved characters. Thank you Stan for many of my childhood memories. I read a lot of your comics. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/45 "2018-11-12T23:52:53Z")
Aw man. I thought he was gonna live forever! ---
**Author:** ![Just1Lurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@Just1Lurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just1Lurk)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/46 "2018-11-13T00:32:05Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Aw man. I thought he was gonna live forever! He will, Biggirl, he will. Rest In Peace, Stan. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/47 "2018-11-13T00:34:54Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Really? Hadn’t heard that before. How so? [Here is some here.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/14/entertainment/stan-lee-restraining-order-elder-abuse/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/48 "2018-11-13T00:45:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Really? Hadn’t heard that before. How so? There were fights in the family over the potential estate. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/49 "2018-11-13T01:04:21Z")
R.I.P. Stan Lee. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/50 "2018-11-13T01:08:52Z")
Well, yeah, he’s dead _now_, but they’ll retcon that soon enough. Nobody ever stays dead except Uncle Ben and Buck… Oh, right. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/51 "2018-11-13T01:16:53Z")
He wrote all the super heroes that were worth reading, at least for me. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/52 "2018-11-13T01:44:22Z")
RIP, Stan the Man. You made my childhood and adolescence richer. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/53 "2018-11-13T02:44:21Z")
Damn good run to 95 and to see the material he worked on with others become dominant in entertainment. Glad to have been around to grow up with his work. On to the next adventure, then… ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/54 "2018-11-13T03:09:41Z")
RIP, Stan the Man. You created the humanized super-hero, and as a result, humanity spread to super-heroes of others as well. (At least, until Grant Morrison took over writing them.) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/55 "2018-11-13T05:22:47Z")
Don’t be sad because it’s over, be glad that it happened. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/56 "2018-11-13T05:25:01Z")
Sad, but he had a damned good run. RIP, Stan. You _will_ be missed. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![oliversarmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@oliversarmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oliversarmy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/57 "2018-11-13T05:50:01Z")
It is hard to describe how much Stan Lee mattered to a kid growing up in the '60s. He mattered. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/58 "2018-11-13T05:52:55Z")
RIP Mr. Lee; you done good. Thank you. When I was in 8th grade (like 1979 or so), I wrote a 4,000 word paper called “Modern Mythology” that drew parallels between ancient Greek & Roman myths and various Marvel comic heroes. Some of my earliest memories are of buying the 3packs of Marvel comic books in the early and mid ‘70s (these surely influenced my love of taking risks). Stan Lee has been a part of my life for all of my life, is what I’m sayin’. I’m sorry he’s gone but I’m glad he was here. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/59 "2018-11-13T09:42:42Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Of course, plastering his name on everything was easy to poke fun at. DC’s _Angel and the Ape_ featured a boastful comics editor named Stan Bragg who insisted on credits for himself at the expense of the other creators, parodying Lee himself. And, of course, there was Kirby’s own Funky Flashman. As you say, it was an obvious thing to caricature, but it’s always bothered me that some people seem to take that parody as a serious criticism of Lee. Partly because Stan The Man’s public persona was so obviously the over-the-top hucksterism of a carnival barker, but also because he never _stopped_ giving credit to everyone around him. Stan’s Soapbox was full of praise for all the creatives, and Marvel comics featured the now-standard credit box on the front page of each story, clearly crediting the writer, artist, inker and colourist, from 1961 — it would be years before DC gave similar credit to anyone except Bob Kane. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418/60 "2018-11-13T15:09:33Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/marvel-comics-legend-stan-lee-dies-at-95/ar-BBPCSj8?li=BBnb7Kz) explains a lot at the end… > [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Here is some here.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/14/entertainment/stan-lee-restraining-order-elder-abuse/index.html) Thanks. Hadn’t heard about that - too bad. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418.md?page=4)