Comic books creator honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
By ANIWednesday, January 5, 2011
NEW DELHI - Creator of popular comic books Stan Lee has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California.
Lee, 88, has published more than two billion copies of comic books and co-created Spider Man, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man and other Marvel Comics’ characters, English.news.cn reported.
Lee, who is the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, received the 2,428th star at a ceremony held on the fabled sidewalk in front of the Live Nation Building on Hollywood Boulevard on January 4.
His comic books have been sold in 75 countries and in 25 languages. His characters have been featured in 24 animated television series and several live-action movies.
A recipient of many awards including being inducted into the Harvey Awards’ Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995, Lee is developing new characters, comic books, movies and television projects for POW! Entertainment. (ANI)
