Joan B. Lee Wiki: Net Worth, Hat Model & Facts About Stan Lee's Wife

Being a fan of Stan Lee, you must be knowing about his late wife, Joan B. Lee. Joan Lee was a British-American hat model and a voice actress for a couple of animation movies. Most people knew Joan B. Lee after she became the wife of Stan Lee. 95-year-old Lee has written a couple of comic books, and he is also an editor, publisher and executive producer. Stan and Joan Lee met when she was working as a hat model in New York in the 1940s. Joan Lee was born in castle ward in England, which is now part of Newcastle. Her mother was known as Clayton. Mrs. Lee revealed in an interview that she was born in Newcastle, and lived there for a while before moving to Fandom. Lee married an American serviceman called Sanford Weiss after World War II and moved with him to the States. They knew each other for 24 hours before they got married.

Upon coming to America, Joan Lee became a hat model in New York City. She met Stan Lee, and since she was bored with her marriage, she started dating him then two weeks later Lee proposed to Joan. They went to Nevada, where Joan Lee got a quickie divorce and married Lee in the next room. In fact, the judge who granted her the divorce was the same one who presided her wedding ceremony.

Joan Lee was the woman Steve Lee adored and wanted to be with. Most of Stan Lee’s fans are perhaps not aware that he used to draw girls when he was young. The funny thing is he used to draw the same face which he believed was his ideal look. Mr. Lee’s cousin was to hook him up with a model known as Betty. Unfortunately for Betty, Stan Lee saw Joan and fell for her after he noted that she had a similar face to the one in Stan’s drawings. From that moment, it was a done deal! Joan Lee’s English accent drove Mr. Lee crazier.

Mrs. Lee was around as her husband built his career at Marvel. Steve Lee’s fame came after “Fantastic Four” blew up, and people began to talk about her husband, Lee. Joan still got Stan’s back. Stan’s wife said that the comic writer never changed even after he became famous. Joan B. Lee also stated that afterward, her husband came up with an idea, “Spiderman.” Everybody around Stan Lee discouraged him citing that nobody would want to read about spiders as everyone hates spiders. At one point, Stan wanted to give up on Comics, but his wife encouraged him to push on.

Since Joan was married when she met Stan Lee and had to get divorced to marry him, she didn’t hesitate to have children with Lee after marrying him. The couple had their first child in 1950, and she is known as Joan Celia Lee. Celia is an actress and has appeared in a couple of movies including “The Ambulance,” “Iron Man,” and “The Cool World.” Joan and Steve Lee had their second born child, Jan Lee in 1953 but unfortunately, she died just 72 hours after she was born. It was reported to the police that Joan Lee was being abused There was a time the police received a call from one of Stan’s former business partners that Mrs. Lee was going through elder abuse. The police visited their home to check on Mrs. Lee and found her with her husband, Mr. Lee. It had been reported that Mrs. Lee was being abused by her daughter Joan Lee. She had some bruises on her arm, but it was insinuated that her daughter caused the bruises. The police closed the case after realizing that due to her age, the late voice actress was bruising easily.

There was a time the police received a call from one of Stan’s former business partners that Mrs. Lee was going through elder abuse. The police visited their home to check on Mrs. Lee and found her with her husband, Mr. Lee. It had been reported that Mrs. Lee was being abused by her daughter Joan Lee. She had some bruises on her arm, but it was insinuated that her daughter caused the bruises. The police closed the case after realizing that due to her age, the late voice actress was bruising easily.

Before her demise, Joan Lee said that she cherished being a part of Stan’s empire and incredible creativity. She also appreciated working with other people in making her husband’s projects successful. Stan Lee included his family in his work. Stan’s wife Joan Lee appeared on some of his projects like “X-Men: Apocalypse,” “Spiderman,” and “Fantastic Four.” However, her most notable appearance was in “X-Men: Apocalypse.” Stan joked that Joan is not into comic like she is into decorating. By being in his projects, Joan Lee was supportive.

The Lees lived in New York City before moving to the west coast. In New York, they were living in a three-bedroom house until 1952. They then moved into another house in the same city where the Lees lived until 1980. The couple and their daughter moved to California in 1981. In California, they bought a home on Hollywood Hills which belonged to comedian Don Wilson who was also a radio presenter. Joan Lee lived there until she passed on last year. Her husband is still leaving there though.

Joan Lee died of a stroke in July 2017. Her net worth was about $20 million even though it’s not confirmed. Her husband has a net worth of $50 million, all from her comics and investments.

Joan Lee will surely be missed, her love for her husband at least made him orderly. They say life is short, but clocking 90 years is not a joke and Joan lived enough to see her husband’s success. May she rest in peace.