Marvel mastermind Stan Lee’s wife, Joan Lee, has sadly passed away. Read Marvel’s statement.
We are sad to report the passing of Joan Lee, wife of Stan Lee and an integral member of the Marvel family.
Joan Lee died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 93. She and Stan had been married for 69 years.
Marvel has released a short statement about the loss of Joan Lee, writing:
“We are so saddened to hear about the loss of Joan Lee. We lost a member of the Marvel family today and our thoughts and prayers go out to Stan and his daughter Joan in this difficult time.”
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actress Ming-Na Wen has also paid tribute to Joan Lee, writing on Instagram:
Chadwick Boseman a.k.a. the Black Panther, has also paid his respects:
Sending my sincerest condolences to @TheRealStanLee on the passing of Joan. All of your Avengers are holding you&your family in our prayers.
— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) July 6, 2017
Joan Lee was born in Newcastle, England in 1924, and married Stan in 1947. Last year, Lee recounted the story of how he met his wife to The Hollywood Reporter, to mark his 75th anniversary in comics.
Joan, who was already married to someone else when they met, was a hat model working in New York City. Lee said of their meeting:
“When I was young, there was one girl I drew; one body and face and hair. It was my idea of what a girl should be. The perfect woman. And when I got out of the Army, somebody, a cousin of mine, knew a model, a hat model at a place called Laden Hats. He said, ‘Stan, there’s this really pretty girl named Betty. I think you’d like her. She might like you. Why don’t you go over and ask her to lunch.’ Blah, blah, blah.
So I went up to this place. Betty didn’t answer the door. But Joan answered, and she was the head model. I took one look at her — and she was the girl I had been drawing all my life. And then I heard the English accent. And I’m a nut for English accents! She said, ‘May I help you?’ And I took a look at her, and I think I said something crazy like, ‘I love you.’ I don’t remember exactly. But anyway, I took her to lunch. I never met Betty, the other girl. I think I proposed to [Joan] at lunch.”
Rest in Peace, Joan Lee. Our condolences to Stan and their daughter J.C. Lee.
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