Marvel Comics great Stan Lee farewelled in private ceremony

Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee insisted he didn't want a large public funeral, and the ceremony was held in accordance with his wishes.

Comic book great Stan Lee died, aged 95. Source: AP

A small, private funeral has been held to mourn Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee, and his company is making more plans to memorialise him.

Lee's POW! Entertainment said in a statement to The Associated Press Friday that Lee insisted he didn't want a large public funeral, and the ceremony was held in accordance with his wishes.

Comic book creator Stan Lee has been laid to rest. Source: AP

POW! Entertainment says it has set up a memorial wall on Lee's website where friends, colleagues and fans can share thoughts, prayers and tributes to Lee, and messages from fellow creators and artists will be posted on Lee's social media pages soon.

The company says further memorial plans are in the works, saying the "grandeur of Stan makes this a monumental task."

The 95-year-old Lee died on Monday. No cause of death has been given.

Stan Lee died last week, aged 95. Source: The Washington Post

He co-created the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, and many of the other heroes in the Marvel comic and cinematic universes.