Stan the Man

Stan Lee has been popping up for almost 30 years in superhero flicks based on characters he helped create. Here are five of his top scene-stealing acts.

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989)

Lee made his first cameo appearance in this TV movie as the jury foreman in a courtroom scene.

The X-Men (2000)

In his first official appearance in a big-screen Marvel flick, he played a beachside hot-dog vendor.

Spider-Man (2002)

The first of many successful Spidey spinoffs, this one gave Lee a “hero” moment as he sweeps a little girl to safety.

Thor (2011)

When the God of Thunder is separated from his hammer, which falls to Earth, Lee, playing a truck driver, tries to extract it from the New Mexico desert with his rig.

Deadpool (2016)

In the first R-rated Marvel flick, superpowered, mutated antihero Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) searches high and low for his long-lost love, which includes going into a strip club where the DJ is—you guessed it—Stan Lee.