Stan Lee founder of Marvel Comics and creator of just about any superhero that matters has passed at 95.

These days Marvel Comics is probably best known for film adaptations of their most popular titles such as Spider Man, Iron Man, Captain America and The Avengers. For me and many kids of the 70s/80s it was all about the X-Men and Wolverine. Lee created this team of mutants led by Professor X not just as a vehicle for telling incredible stories but as a way to show the idiocies of prejudice in the wake of the horrors of WW2. It's hard to think back to a time when a movie or TV show about superheroes was a rarity but aside from Superman on the big and small screens, some animated shows, the Wonder Woman series starring Lynda Carter, Spider Man on the Electric Company and a few others you could only follow these adventures in print.And follow them we did. Month after month Lee and the artists at Marvel would keep us mesmerized with fantastic tales leaving everyone on the edge of their seats for 30 days until the next book arrived. Stan Lee pioneered an art form that far exceeded his vision and grew from a hobby for kids to a worldwide phenomenon. RIP & EXCELSIOR!