Stan Lee passed away 2 years ago on Monday, November 12, 2018. He died at the age of 95. He co-created a lot of Marvel icons like Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Black Panther, Daredevil, Dr. Strange, X-Men, Hulk and Captain America. He was American comic-book writer, editor and publisher.
He made lots of appearances in Marvel movies especially the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
I am sorry I never got to meet him but I grew up watching Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends and collected comic books of those characters that was created by him.
For those who wants to remember him, he made a cover appearance on Marvel Age 41. They were going for $70 to $100 on ebay 2 years ago. Now you can get them for $10 to $20 on ebay.
His first appearance on the cover of a comic book is Fantastic Four 10. On the bottom left corner, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby is having a conversation.