Public memorial planned for Stan Lee after private funeral

Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A public memorial is being planned for Marvel comic-book titan Stan Lee, POW! Entertainment announced on Twitter.

"Stan was always adamant that he did not want a large public funeral, and as such his family has conducted a private closed ceremony in accordance with his final wishes. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with him," Friday's statement on Lee's Twitter feed said. "We at Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment are working on putting together a tribute befitting the great creator of our time and the father of modern pop culture."

The company said it will share details regarding the event soon.

Fans are invited to post messages and artwork pertaining to Lee on therealstanlee.com

Lee died Monday at the age of 95.

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