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1 October 2019CopyrightRory O'Neill

Stan Lee’s daughter sues over ‘fraudulent’ IP deal

The daughter of the late comic book author Stan Lee, who created characters including Spiderman and Captain America, is suing a company she says fraudulently obtained his IP rights.

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