Remembering Stan Lee: Kapoors, Taapsee Pannu mourn death of the 'world's first superhero'

B-Town paid a tribute to the Marvel Comics patriarch.

By ET Online and Agencies | Updated: Nov 13, 2018, 02.52 PM IST

Stan Lee in big pic; (Top to bottom) Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor & Taapsee Pannu

NEW DELHI: As the news of comic creator Stan Lee's death broke out, a slew of celebrated names from the Indian film fraternity like Shekhar Kapur, Sonam Kapoor, Athiya Shetty and Arjun Kapoor took to social media to pay tributes to the 95-year-old Marvel Comics patriarch.

Lee, who created the 'X-Men', the 'Avengers' and 'Black Panther', died on Monday.

Born as Stanley Lieber, Lee began his career at what was then Timely Comics in 1939. Over the years he was a writer, editor and occasional illustrator.

He first created the Fantastic Four which was followed by Spider-Man, the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, the X-Men and Daredevil.

Taking to mourn the comic visionary's death, this is what Bollywood celebrities had to say:

Shekhar Kapur:

The man that started the idea of superheroes.. the originator of those mythic characters.. #StanLeeRIP .. had the o… https://t.co/wcQ9ec2iQp
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) 1542077700000

Sonam Kapoor:

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Arjun Kapoor:

The man who made me believe heroes exist around us & within us. Thank you @TheRealStanLee for giving us the hope &… https://t.co/1cJIKwdb74
— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) 1542080971000

Rana Daggubati:

And today my Universe mourns!! #RIPStanLee one of the greatest influencers of my life and our times. https://t.co/omCr41Qgl6
— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) 1542080053000

Anil Kapoor:

Thank you @TheRealStanLee...You gave us a universe of superheroes that we fell in love with & that we secretly aspi… https://t.co/oQPDZqQybW
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) 1542093027000

Sidharth Malhotra:

Farewell Stan Lee. The superhero of dreams, imagination and creativity. You will live forever. #RIPStanLee #MARVEL
— Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM) 1542053457000

Taapsee Pannu:

Today we lost the hero of my favourite films. #StanLee I almost believed he is a super hero who will never leave u… https://t.co/9xbbixkQzk
— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) 1542080578000

Ayushamnn Khurrana:

“With great power, comes great responsibility.” #RIPStanLee https://t.co/QUWhXmAuiJ
— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) 1542076341000

Siddharth:

#Exelsior #StanLee #Legend The Super Hero rests. ❤️ https://t.co/HGpoVzQiho
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) 1542079672000

Randeep Hooda:

Thank you for the Marvel universe .. for making us see super heroes in all of us RIP #StanLee https://t.co/rR5sKMASsF
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) 1542074197000

Athiya Shetty:

Forever Superhero, #StanLee ❤️�� https://t.co/4yYtzn2cGV
— Athiya Shetty (@theathiyashetty) 1542077584000

Dia Mirza:

What would the world be without #StanLee? #RIP #MARVEL https://t.co/vNbI6TtfsV
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) 1542050176000

Esha Gupta:

We all wish we had superpowers, we all wish we can do more than we can- Stan Lee ��
— Esha Gupta (@eshagupta2811) 1542050684000

Can’t believe an era is over.. thankful we were all blessed to be in this era �� #stanlee
— Esha Gupta (@eshagupta2811) 1542050843000

Kunal Kohli:

#StanLee As lil kids we didn’t know the hero who created our heroes. The heroes he made, made super heroes out of… https://t.co/iXIZkvKtET
— kunal kohli (@kunalkohli) 1542075455000

Vir Das:

Rest in Peace #stanlee You are Marvel's greatest hero!
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) 1542052850000

Armaan Malik:

I aint feeling sad about Mr. #StanLee because he is never gonna be leaving us. In every character that he conceptua… https://t.co/8YfiikUFso
— ARMAAN MALIK (@ArmaanMalik22) 1542067775000

"Sad, sad day. Rest In Power, Uncle Stan. You have made the world a better place through the power of modern mythol… https://t.co/qWe1ZyzsW9
— dyplay (@IslandSun7) 1542072335000

The creator of Black Panther, Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Avengers and The Incredible Hulk amongst an array of well-loved superheroes, Lee had started Marvel comics with Jack Kirby in 1961 with 'Fantastic Four'. He also made cameo appearances in all of the Marvel movies.

He had suffered major medical ailments over the last year. Lee is survived by his daughter. His wife, Joan, died in 2017.

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Marvel legend Stan Lee passes away at 95.

The mastermind of Marvel's superhero universe, who was last seen in Tom Hardy-starrer 'Venom', has left behind a legacy that will be cherished by future generations. Loved by everyone, Lee never failed to feature in the superhero movies.

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