The creator of many beloved Marvel superheroes, Stan Lee, has died at the age of 95.
The announcement was made by his daughter, JC, on Monday, but she did not reveal the circumstances of Lee's death.
He was reported to have died at a hospital in LA after a medical emergency.
The American writer and former president of Marvel Comics was the mastermind behind Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Panther and many others, which have souring success at the box office.
Lee left Marvel in 1972, but starred as a cameo in every Marvel film.
The chairman of the Walt Disney Company, which bought Marvel Comics for four billion dollars nine years ago, called Lee "a super hero in his own right."