Joan Lee, the beloved wife of Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, passed away Thursday morning after suffering a stroke and being hospitalized earlier this week.
Upon learning of her death, Marvel Entertainment and Kevin Smith paid their respects to Joan and offered their condolences to Stan and his family.
You could say Joan played a very important role in the success of Stan and Marvel Comics.
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.”