The cause of Stan Lee's death revealed by heart failure

Stan Lee died of heart failure.

The comic book legend – deceased Nov. 12 – died of heart failure and respiratory problems, according to his death certificate.

TMZ reports that Stan was also suffering from aspiration pneumonia, resulting from the inhalation of food, stomach acid or saliva into the lungs.

Stan – who was 95 when he died – was put to rest after a "private ceremony" on Friday, November 16th.

Stan's prisoner of war! The entertainment company shared a message on Twitter: "Stan has always insisted that he did not want a big public funeral and that his family organized a private ceremony behind closed doors in accordance with his latest wishes. our prayers continue to be with him.

"At Stan Lee's POW, Entertainment strives to prepare a tribute worthy of the greatest creator of our time and the father of modern pop culture – Stan's greatness makes it a monumental task and we hope to have more information in In the meantime, we understand and share your desire to commune with other fans and we have set up a tribute wall on therealstanlee.com where we can all share our thoughts, our prayers and our messages of support to all of Stan's fans in celebrating his extraordinary life and legacy. "

Stan began his career in 1935 as a writer, publisher, executive film producer, actor and publisher. He created or co-created some of the most famous comic book characters – and later on-screen heroes – that still loved by millions today.

In collaboration with the artist Jack Kirby, Stan created Nick Fury, Black Panther,
Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Inhumans and Scarlet Witch, as well as his brother Larry Leiber and Jack for the creation of Ant-Man and Thor, and then again with Jack, Larry and Don Heck on the One of the most iconic superheroes of Marvel, Iron Man.