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“Add Disney to Marvel, then you have a company no one can beat.”

―Stan Lee^[src]

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber, December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor, and co-founder and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. He co-created several of Marvel's first and most famous superheroes, namely Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, The Thing, Ant-Man, Wasp, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, and the teams Fantastic Four, Avengers, and X-Men.

History

Lee was influenced by Walt Disney, one book he saved up for when he was a young boy was The Art of Walt Disney.

In Disney movies, he made cameos in The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Big Hero 6, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, and Avengers: Endgame, with his cameo in Endgame being his final MCU cameo. His cameo in Big Hero 6 is especially relevant as he voiced Mr. Frederickson.

Lee's cameos in the above films are significant in that he is the credited creator or co-creator of virtually all the major Marvel characters featured in both Disney and non-Disney films, his association with Marvel having dated back to its earliest days in the early 1940s.

In Disney TV shows, he appeared in Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel, Ultimate Spider-Man, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Avengers Assemble, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, The Defenders, Spider-Man, Runaways, Guardians of the Galaxy, Cloak & Dagger, and Big Hero 6: The Series.

He also made a cameo in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as the Three Stooges Wedding Guest.

He also made a non-speaking cameo as a netizen that Vanellope runs past in Oh My Disney in Ralph Breaks the Internet.

In 1995, he had a cameo in Mallrats; this was referenced in Captain Marvel.

Lee served as an executive producer on The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, Dark Phoenix, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Black Widow, and The New Mutants.

Lee was one of the inductees of the Disney Legends Class of 2017.

Lee died on November 12, 2018, upon his death Disney CEO Bob Iger tweeted:

"Stan Lee was as extraordinary as the characters he created. A super hero in his own right to Marvel fans around the world, Stan had the power to inspire, to entertain, and to connect. The scale of his imagination was only exceeded by the size of his heart."

The Marvel Studios logo opening for Captain Marvel featured photos of him instead of their superheroes in honor of Lee's passing in 2018. Spider-Man: Far From Home and Into the Spider-Verse were dedicated to him and Steve Ditko.

A television special, Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee, aired on ABC on December 20, 2019.

Marvel Cinematic Universe cameos

Other Cameos

External links

Stan Lee on Wikipedia
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Stan Lee on Marvel.com

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-'''Stan Lee''' was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor, and former president and chairman of [[Marvel Comics]].
+'''Stan Lee '''(born '''Stanley Martin Lieber''', December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor, and co-founder and former president and chairman of [[Marvel Comics]]. He co-created several of Marvel's first and most famous superheroes, namely [[Spider-Man]], [[Hulk]], [[Iron Man]], [[Thor]], [[Mr. Fantastic]], [[Invisible Woman]], [[Human Torch]], [[Thing|The Thing]], [[Hank Pym|Ant-Man]], [[Janet van Dyne|Wasp]], [[Hawkeye]], [[Black Widow]], [[Daredevil]], [[Doctor Strange]], [[Black Panther]], and the teams [[Fantastic Four (team)|Fantastic Four]], [[Avengers |Avengers]], and [[X-Men (team)|X-Men]].
 ==History==
-Stan Lee was influenced by [[Walt Disney]], one book he saved up for when he was a little boy was The Art of Walt Disney<nowiki>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUSk4lsTtwE]</nowiki>.
+Lee was influenced by [[Walt Disney]], one book he saved up for when he was a young boy was The Art of Walt Disney.
-In [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] movies, he made cameos in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Iron Man 3]]'', ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'', ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Big Hero 6]]'', ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'', ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]'', ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'', ''[[Doctor Strange (film)|Doctor Strange]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'', ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'', ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]'', ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'', and ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', with his cameo in ''Endgame'' being his final MCU cameo. His cameo in ''Big Hero 6'' is especially relevant as he plays [[Mr. Frederickson]].
+In [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] movies, he made cameos in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Iron Man 3]]'', ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'', ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Big Hero 6]]'', ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'', ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]'', ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'', ''[[Doctor Strange (film)|Doctor Strange]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'', ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'', ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]'', ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'', and ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', with his cameo in ''Endgame'' being his final MCU cameo. His cameo in ''Big Hero 6'' is especially relevant as he voiced [[Mr. Frederickson]].
 Lee's cameos in the above films are significant in that he is the credited creator or co-creator of virtually all the major Marvel characters featured in both Disney and non-Disney films, his association with Marvel having dated back to its earliest days in the early 1940s.
-In Disney TV shows, he appeared in ''[[Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel]]'', ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]'', ''[[Avengers Assemble]]'', ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'', ''[[Agent Carter (TV series)|Agent Carter]]'', ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'', ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]'', ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'', ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]'', ''[[The Punisher (TV series)|The Punisher]]'', ''[[The Defenders (TV series)|The Defenders]]'', ''[[Spider-Man (TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', and ''[[Big Hero 6: The Series]]''.
+In Disney TV shows, he appeared in ''[[Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel]]'', ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]'', ''[[Avengers Assemble]]'', ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'', ''[[Agent Carter]]'', ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'', ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]'', ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'', ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]'', ''[[The Punisher]]'', ''[[The Defenders (TV series)|The Defenders]]'', ''[[Spider-Man (TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', [[Cloak & Dagger|''Cloak &amp; Dagger'']], and ''[[Big Hero 6: The Series]]''.
-He also made a cameo in ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]'' as the "Three Stooges Wedding Guest".
+He also made a cameo in ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]'' as the Three Stooges Wedding Guest.
-He also made a cameo as a netizen that [[Vanellope von Schweetz|Vanellope]] runs past in [[Oh My Disney]] in ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''.
+He also made a non-speaking cameo as a netizen that [[Vanellope von Schweetz|Vanellope]] runs past in [[Oh My Disney]] in ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''.
+In 1995, he had a cameo in ''Mallrats''; this was referenced in ''Captain Marvel''.
-Lee served as an executive producer on ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Iron Man 3]]'', ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'', ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'', ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'', ''[[Doctor Strange (film)|Doctor Strange]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'', ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'', ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]'', ''[[Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors]]'', ''[[Captain Marvel]]'', ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', ''[[Dark Phoenix]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]] ''and'' [[The New Mutants]].''
+Lee served as an executive producer on ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Iron Man 3]]'', ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'', ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'', ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'', ''[[Doctor Strange (film)|Doctor Strange]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'', ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'', ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]'', ''[[Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors]]'', ''[[Captain Marvel]]'', ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', ''[[Dark Phoenix]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]]'', ''[[Black Widow (film)|Black Widow]]'', and ''[[The New Mutants]]''.
-Stan Lee was one of the inductees of the ''[[Disney Legends]]'' Class of [[2017]].
+Lee was one of the inductees of the ''[[Disney Legends]]'' Class of [[2017]].
-Stan Lee died on [[November 12]], [[2018]], upon his death Disney CEO [[Bob Iger]] tweeted:
+Lee died on [[November 12]], [[2018]], upon his death Disney CEO [[Bob Iger]] tweeted:
 "Stan Lee was as extraordinary as the characters he created. A super hero in his own right to Marvel fans around the world, Stan had the power to inspire, to entertain, and to connect. The scale of his imagination was only exceeded by the size of his heart."
+The Marvel Studios logo opening for ''Captain Marvel'' featured photos of him instead of their superheroes in honor of Lee's passing in 2018. ''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]]'' and ''Into the Spider-Verse'' were dedicated to him and Steve Ditko.
+A television special, ''Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee'', aired on [[ABC]] on [[December 20]], [[2019]].
 ==Marvel Cinematic Universe cameos==
 <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150">
-HowardStarkStanLee.png|Stan Lee in ''[[Agent Carter (TV series)|Agent Carter]]''
+HowardStarkStanLee.png|Lee in ''[[Agent Carter]]''
--stan-lee-the-avengers.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]''
+-stan-lee-the-avengers.jpg|Lee in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]''
-iron man 3 stan lee.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Iron Man 3]]''
+iron man 3 stan lee.jpg|Lee in ''[[Iron Man 3]]''
-stan-lee-thor-dark-world.png|Stan Lee in ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]''
+stan-lee-thor-dark-world.png|Lee in ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]''
-o-SHIELD-STAN-LEE-140204-facebook.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
+o-SHIELD-STAN-LEE-140204-facebook.jpg|Lee in ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
-Stan Lee TWS.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]''
+Stan Lee TWS.jpg|Lee in ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]''
-StanLee-GOTG.png|Stan Lee in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''
+StanLee-GOTG.png|Lee in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''
-Stan Lee AoU.png|Stan Lee in ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]''
+Stan Lee AoU.png|Lee in ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]''
-StanLee-AM.png|Stan Lee in ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]''
+StanLee-AM.png|Lee in ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]''
-Stanleecameocivilwarfedex.png|Stan Lee in ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]''
+Stanleecameocivilwarfedex.png|Lee in ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]''
-Doctor Strange Stan Lee.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Doctor Strange (film)|Doctor Strange]]''
+Doctor Strange Stan Lee.jpg|Lee in ''[[Doctor Strange (film)|Doctor Strange]]''
-Stan Lee Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]''
+Stan Lee Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.jpg|Lee in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]''
-Homecoming Stan Lee.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]''
+Homecoming Stan Lee.jpg|Lee in ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]''
-Irving Forbush.jpg|Stan Lee as [[Irving Forbush]] in ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'', ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]'', ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'', ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]'', ''[[The Punisher (TV series)|The Punisher]]'', and ''[[The Defenders (TV series)|The Defenders]]''
+Irving Forbush.jpg|Lee as [[Irving Forbush]] in ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'', ''[[Jessica Jones (TV series)|Jessica Jones]]'', ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'', ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]'', ''[[The Punisher]]'', and ''[[The Defenders (TV series)|The Defenders]]''
-Runaways Stan Lee.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]''
+Runaways Stan Lee.jpg|Lee in ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]''
-Ragnarok Stan Lee.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]''
+Ragnarok Stan Lee.jpg|Lee in ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]''
-Black Panther Stan Lee.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]''
+Black Panther Stan Lee.jpg|Lee in ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]''
-Infinity War Stan Lee.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]''
+Infinity War Stan Lee.jpg|Lee in ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]''
-Ant-Man and the Wasp Stan Lee.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]''
+Ant-Man and the Wasp Stan Lee.jpg|Lee in ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]''
+Fred's Father.png|Lee as [[Mr. Frederickson]] in ''[[Big Hero 6]]''
-Captain Marvel Stan Lee.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]''
-Endgame Stan Lee.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', his final MCU cameo
+Captain Marvel Stan Lee.jpg|Lee in ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]''
+Endgame Stan Lee.jpg|Lee in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', his final MCU cameo
 </gallery>
-==Gallery==
+==Other Cameos==
 <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150">
 Stan-lee.jpg
-StanLee MissionMarvel.jpg|Stan Lee as a hot dog vendor, in ''[[Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel|Mission Marvel]]''
+StanLee MissionMarvel.jpg| Lee as a hot dog vendor in ''[[Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel|Mission Marvel]]''
-Stan the Man Janitor.PNG|Stan as Stan the Janitor in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]''
+Stan the Man Janitor.PNG|Lee as Stan the Janitor in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]''
-Stan Lee thwp.png|Stan the Janitor says "Thwp thwp"
+Stan Lee thwp.png|Stan the Janitor saying, "Thwp thwp"
-Fred's Father.png|Stan Lee as [[Mr. Frederickson]] in ''[[Big Hero 6]]''
 Fred's family portrait.jpg|[[Fred (Big Hero 6)|Fred]] and his family
 Zodiac Stan Lee.png
-imagesOQ916WJT.jpg
+ImagesOQ916WJT.jpg
-LEGOStanLee.png|Stan Lee's appearance in [[w:c:lego:LEGO Marvel Super Heroes|LEGO Marvel Super Heroes]]
+LEGOStanLee.png|Lee's appearance in ''[[w:c:lego:LEGO Marvel Super Heroes|LEGO Marvel Super Heroes]]''
 Stan Lee GOTG POP.jpg
 Stan Lee The First Avenger POP.png
 Stan Lee Winter Soldier Cameo POP.jpg
-MXBEtPY.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]''
+MXBEtPY.jpg|Lee in ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]''
-RBTI - Iron Man, R2, Stan Lee, Judy, Rocket cameos.jpg|Stan Lee in ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''
+RBTI - Iron Man, R2, Stan Lee, Judy, Rocket cameos.jpg|Lee in ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''
 </gallery>
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