New York ? The creative force behind Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk and Daredevil filed a $10 million lawsuit Tuesday, charging his old comic book company is cheating him out of millions of dollars in movie profits.

Stan Lee, who crafted a menagerie of superpowered heroes with very human flaws, now claims Marvel Entertainment Inc. has tried to shut him out of the “jackpot” success of this summer’s “Spider-Man” movie.

Lee’s attorneys filed court papers in Manhattan federal court, claiming that Marvel signed a deal to give their client 10 percent of any profits from his characters used in films and television shows.

“Spider-Man” has been the year’s biggest hit, grossing more than $400 million domestically – but the 80-year-old Lee says he hasn’t seen a penny.

“Despite reaping enormous benefits from Mr. Lee’s creations, defendants have failed and refused to honor their commitments to him,” the lawsuit charges.

Marvel has reported millions of dollars in earnings from the film but has told Lee the company has seen no “profits” as defined by their contract.

Lee hopes a judge will intervene and make sure he gets a percentage of profits from the Ben Affleck movie “Daredevil,” scheduled for release in February.

Marvel issued a statement saying the company was “in full compliance with, and current on all payments due under, terms of Mr. Lee’s employment agreement.”