Stan Lee gets his hands and feet in cement

Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee shows his hands after placing them in cement during a ceremony in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese theatre in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

Stan Lee, whose Marvel superheroes have dominated popular culture for half a century, was honored recently when he plunged his hands and feet into cement at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theater.

In a typically colourful comment, the 94-year-old comic book legend – whose characters include Spider-Man, the Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor – joked that he "would have asked for a raise" if he'd known how good he was.