Marvel’s Stan Lee Gets Hero Worship at Hollywood Memorial

Marvel’s Stan Lee Gets Hero Worship at Hollywood Memorial
Comic book writer Stan Lee waves to the audience after being introduced onstage at the "Extraordinary: Stan Lee" tribute event at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2017. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
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LOS ANGELES—An Army bugler played a mournful “Taps” at a Hollywood memorial for Stan Lee, and military bagpipers sent a solemn “Amazing Grace” into the air.

Standing respectfully around them was another group in its own impeccable uniforms: Lee fans dressed as Black Panther, Wolverine, and other members of the X-Men and Avengers.