Stan Lee, co-creator of Marvel Comics, dead at 95

HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 20: Stan Lee attends the Premiere of Disney and Marvel Studios' "Doctor Strange" on October 20, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Stan Lee, the man who co-created Marvel Comics, died on Monday, according to The Associated Press.

He was 95 years old.

Dragon Con, the popular convention that happens in Atlanta every Labor Day weekend, shared a statement on Lee's passing. Lee attended several Dragon Cons and rode in the parade last year.

Lee started Marvel with with a few others in 1961. They would go on to create Spider-Man, Black Panther, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Iron Man, The Avengers and much more.

Lee often made cameo appearances in Marvel films, several of which were filmed at Atlanta's Pinewood Studios.

[PHOTOS: Dragon Con Parade 2017]