As the writer who helped make the company what it is today, the late Stan Lee is the subject of an upcoming line of covers from Marvel Comics that will pay tribe to the man and his legacy.
The news was shared with retailers today that a special trade dress honoring the comic book creator will feature on a range of upcoming releases going on sale from next month. While we’ve yet to get a look at the designs, ComicBook.com has provided a full list of issues to feature the trade dress, which breaks down as follows:
Amazing Spider-Man #12
Black Panther vs. Deadpool #3
Captain America #6
Champions Annual #1
Defenders: The Best Defense #1
Domino #9
Exiles #11
Extermination #5
Iceman #4
Infinity Wars #6
Killmonger #2
Marvel Knights 20th #4
Old Man Hawkeye #12
Runaways #16
Season’s Beatings #1
Shuri #3
Spider-Geddon #5
The Life of Captain Marvel #5
The Punisher #5
Thor #8
Tony Stark: Iron Man #7
Uncanny X-Men #6
Weapon H #11
West Coast Avengers #6
Fantastic Four #5
Superior Spider-Man #1
Uncanny X-Men #7
X-Force #1
This is just one of the many ways in which fans, companies, and celebrities have chosen to pay tribute to Lee. For further examples, The Hollywood Reporter published several full-page ads remembering the man, including posters from various film studios, DC Comics, and even the original six leads from 2012’s The Avengers.
Speaking of which, the Phase 1 cast were also among the many to take to social media with their remembrances. Chris Hemsworth, for instance, shared a message thanking Lee for “the incredible adventures your stories took all of us on.” Meanwhile, Chris Evans praised the late publisher for how he “provided both young and old with adventure, escape, comfort, confidence, inspiration, strength, friendship and joy,” whereas Mark Ruffalo tweeted that Lee’s work “let us be extra human… superhuman even.” Relative MCU newcomer Chadwick Boseman, on the other hand, recently chose to send the man to the other side with a little drumming.
Needless to say, Stan Lee has left a profound mark on both the page and the screen, and so long as new stories keep being told with the world and the characters he helped create, his legacy will surely endure.
