MARVEL Comics creator Stan Lee has died.

A lawyer for his family confirmed to CNN the 95-year-old died this morning.

It is not yet known what caused his death.

Hundreds of people have flocked to pay tribute to the superhero storyteller.

Rival DC Comics wrote: He changed the way we look at heroes, and modern comics will always bear his indelible mark.

"His infectious enthusiasm reminded us why we all fell in love with these stories in the first place.

"Excelsior, Stan."

Actor Seth Rogen wrote: "Thank you Stan Lee for making people who feel different realise they are special."

It's understood the Spider-Man creator died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles after being rushed there from his Hollywood Hills home.

He had recently fought off a bought of pneumonia.