Stan Lee May Need a Hero of His Own

The grandfatherly figure and creator of many beloved Marvel characters has found himself in the middle of a battle for his life, time, and fortune since the passing of his wife of 69 years, Joan, in July. A restraining order has been granted against Keya Morgan, 42, a memorabilia dealer who has been acting as 95-year-old Stan Lee’s partner and representative, revealing that there is an active investigation against Morgan on claims of elder abuse against Lee.

According to the order, Morgan “inserted himself into the life of the Lee… taking advantage of Lee’s impaired hearing, vision and judgment, moving Lee from his longtime family home and preventing family and associates from contacting him.” Morgan became acquainted with Lee after befriending J.C. Lee, the comic writer’s daughter, and now has even stopped her from communicating with her father. When police and a social worker made a welfare check on Lee on Monday, Morgan called 911 and falsely claimed that this home was being burglarized. Morgan is serving two years probation for an unrelated act, but has been summoned to court to determine if this latest development violates the terms of his sentence.

On Morgan’s Twitter bio, he refers to himself as “co-creator with Stan Lee.” During a police interview with Lee he acknowledged that Morgan has been assisting him, but at times would forget Morgan’s name.

See Andrew Dalton, L.A. Police Investigate Reports That Marvel Comics’ Stan Lee is a Victim of Elder Abuse, Time, June 13, 2018.

Special thanks to Joel C. Dobris (Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.