RZA, Lou Ferrigno, others celebrate Stan Lee's creativity


              Comic book writer Stan Lee strikes a "Spider-Man" pose at the "Extraordinary: Stan Lee" tribute event at the Saban Theatre on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Comic book writer Stan Lee strikes a "Spider-Man" pose at the "Extraordinary: Stan Lee" tribute event at the Saban Theatre on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Stan Lee was the subject of a love fest Tuesday night that was broadcast into more than 150 movie theaters across the country.

Chris Hardwick hosted the "Extraordinary: Stan Lee" tribute at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. The two-hour program featured live appearances, video tributes and an animated history of Lee's comic-book career.

Actors Mark Ruffalo, Aisha Tyler and Kaley Cuoco and filmmakers RZA and Morgan Spurlock were among the stars thanking the 94-year-old Marvel Comics legend for creating a vast universe of fantastic, flawed, righteous and relatable superheroes, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk and Thor.

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