Stan Lee plans to launch gay superhero

Washington, Nov 14 : The creator of famous comic characters like Spiderman and Hulk, Stan Lee is now planning to unveil a new superhero, who is gay.

Lee is working with U.S. cable network Showtime on an hour-long special, which will be based on Perry Moore's novel Hero, reports Contactmusic

Hero follows the upcoming superhero's struggle to hide his secret identities.

He is currently in the process of developing several features, including Thor, The First Avenger: Captain America, and a sequel to Iron Man.

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