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Stan Lee: The 'Ideas Man' behind the superheroes

Newsnight's culture editor Steve Smith looks back on the work of the legendary comic book author Stan Lee, who has died aged 95.

Marvel fan Jonathan Ross reflects on the superhero creator's "real influence" which, he says, lay in the characters he created behind the masks.

In 1961, Lee created The Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics, and went on to create titles including Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk.

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