Stan Lee Cameos In Marvel Superhero Movies

Stan Lee is responsible for helping create some of the most famous superheroes in the Marvel Universe. However, as a young kid Stan didn’t want to be a comic book writer. According to the documentary With Great Powers: The Stan Lee Story, he wanted to be an actor like Errol Flynn. It’s hard to imagine what Marvel Comics or even the superhero genre would look like without the creative and dynamic personality of Stan Lee. He was not only instrumental in changing comic book culture, but has become the face of the industry. People may know the names of Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Bob Kane, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Jim Lee or Todd McFarlane, but it is Stan who has embraced the spotlight.

Stan may never have become a professional actor, but through his comic book fame he has been able fulfill part of his childhood dreams. He has performed in video games, television shows, cartoons and movies. It has become a game of casting Stan in Marvel superhero movies and letting fans try to spot him. Below are the Marvel movies Stan has appeared in and screenshots of his scenes.

*Time Code = Hours:Minutes:Seconds

* The Time Codes given may not match all versions of the movie. However, they will give you a better idea of when to start looking. Good luck finding Waldo...I mean Stan!

Ant-Man

Year: 2015

Director: Peyton Reed

Stan Lee: Bartender

Paul Rudd: Ant-Man / Scott Lang

Michael Douglas: Dr. Hank Pym / Original Ant-Man

Evangeline Lilly: Hope van Dyne

Corey Stoll: Yellowjacket / Darren Cross

Synopsis: When Darren Cross is about to replicate Dr. Hank Pym’s shrinking formula, Pym recruits Scott Lang to help keep his secret safe. Scott takes on the role of Ant-Man to steal the technology, destroy Cross’s research and save the world.

Time Code: 1:46:29

Stan Lee can been seen right before the credits, when Luis is retelling the story of how Falcon is looking for Scott. The bartender in the story is the famous Stan Lee.

Year: 2012

Director: Joss Whedon

Stan Lee: News Interviewee / Restaurant Patron

Samuel L. Jackson: Nick Fury

Robert Downey Jr.: Iron Man / Tony Stark

Chris Evans: Captain America / Steve Rogers

Chris Hemsworth: Thor

Scarlett Johansson: Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff

Mark Ruffalo: Hulk / Bruce Banner

Jeremy Renner: Hawkeye / Clint Barton

Tom Hiddleston: Loki

Synopsis: Loki steals the Tesseract power source from a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility and Nick Fury launches the Avenger Initiative to get it back. Assembling the Earth’s mighties heroes is no easy task. They must learn to work together, if they are going to stop Loki and the Chitauri invasion he is planning to unleash on Earth.

Time Code: 2:10:04

Stan Lee was bound and determined to appear in one of the most anticipated blockbusters of the Summer. He is quoted as saying that the only way he wasn’t going to be in Avengers was if "they shoot it on the Moon". For the final edit of the film, Stan can be seen on a news feed being interviewed about the Avengers and the battle that waged across New York city. His character doesn’t believe in anything as silly as superheroes and after saying, "Superheroes in New York? Give me a break!" gets back to his chess game.

Time Code: Deleted Scene N/A

Joss Whedon had originally wanted to spend more time on Captain America’s struggle with suddenly living in modern times. One of the many scenes cut from the final film had Stan sitting at a nearby table as a waitress flirts with Steve Rogers. When she leaves, Stan leans over and says, "Ask for her number, you moron!" This unfinished scene was going to have the MetLife building digitally replaced with the Stark Tower.

Year: 2015

Director: Joss Whedon

Stan Lee: Military Veteran

Samuel L. Jackson: Nick Fury

Robert Downey Jr.: Iron Man / Tony Stark

Chris Evans: Captain America / Steve Rogers

Chris Hemsworth: Thor

Scarlett Johansson: Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff

Mark Ruffalo: Hulk / Bruce Banner

Jeremy Renner: Hawkeye / Clint Barton

Elizabeth Olsen: Scarlet Witch / Wanda Maximoff

Aaron Taylor-Johnson: Quicksilver / Pietro Maximoff

James Spader: Ultron

Synopsis: Tony Stark and Bruce Banner attempt to create a program that will ensure world peace and make the Avengers risking their lives no longer necessary. Ultron is born and his goal of the Avengers extinction is only the first part of the plan.

Time Code: 0:25:14

Stan can be found among the old war veterans, who are celebrating the Avengers recent victory. Stan tries to hold his own with Thor’s Asgardian alcohol, but gets hit hard. He stumbles out drunk and delivers his famous catch phrase “Excelsior”!

Year: 2011

Director: Joe Johnston

Stan Lee: General

Chris Evans: Captain America / Steve Rogers

Sebastian Stan: Bucky / James Buchanan Barnes

Hugo Weaving: Red Skull / Johann Schmidt

Synopsis: Steve Rogers has the spirit of an American soldier, but not the body. He undergoes a secret government experiment to create a super soldier. The serum is successfully and endows Steve with the powers of peak human condition. However, a Nazi spy kills the doctor and destroys the research. As the only super soldier, the military uses him for publicity rather than combat. Not satisfied with sitting on the sidelines, Steve Rogers proves himself in battle and becomes instrumental in the war as Captain America. He must fight the Nazis, their top agent the Red Skull and his H.Y.D.R.A agents.

Time Code: 1:12:20

After Captain America rescues captured soldiers from the 107th division, he is awarded the Medal of Valor by Senator Brandt. However, fighting for freedom is more important than receiving a medal, so he doesn’t show. A World War II general, played by Stan Lee, mistakes the messenger giving the senator the news for Captain America and says, “I thought he’d be taller”. This is the first Marvel film that Stan Lee has a cameo in for a character he did not originally create. Stan was responsible for bringing Captain America back into the Marvel Universe with the 1964 issue of Avengers #4 and having Captain America’s shield return to him after being thrown in the story Captain America Foils the Traitor's Revenge, found in the 1941 issue of Captain America Comics #3.

Year: 2014

Director: Joe Russo / Anthony Russo

Stan Lee: Smithsonian Guard

Chris Evans: Captain America / Steve Rogers

Sebastian Stan: Winter Soldier / James Buchanan Barnes

Anthony Mackie: Falcon / Sam Wilson

Scarlett Johansson: Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff

Samuel L. Jackson: Nick Fury

Synopsis: Steve Rogers has adjusted to the high tech world he woke up in, but still struggles with the modern culture he is now living. Clear lines of right and wrong are not as easily distinguished and Captain America must find a way to balance protecting people’s freedom and safety. To make matters more complicated H.Y.D.R.A. has managed to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. and made Captain America, Black Widow and Nick Fury fugitives. They must now save the world without the vast resources of S.H.I.E.L.D and deal with the mysterious Winter Soldier.

Time Code: 1:33:48

Steve Rogers does not have his Captain America costume for the final showdown with H.Y.D.R.A., so he reclaims his original uniform from the Smithsonian. The unlucky guard who discovers the missing costume from the exhibit is Stan Lee. He utters the line, "I am so fired", but I have feeling we’ll be seeing a lot more of this charming man in future Marvel movies.

Year: 2003

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

Stan Lee: Old Man At Crossing

Ben Affleck: Daredevil / Matt Murdock

Jennifer Garner: Elektra Natchios

Colin Farrell: Bullseye

Michael Clarke Duncan: Kingpin / Wilson Fisk

Synopsis: Matt Murdock was blinded by chemicals as a child. However, when his eyesight was taken away, his other senses were heightened to superhuman levels. With a strong sense of justice, Matt works as an attorney to uphold the law by day and fights crime as the masked superhero Daredevil at night. While the Man Without Fear cleans up the streets, the Kingpin of crime hires Bullseye, with his skills of turning any object into a deadly weapon. to eliminate him.

Time Code: 0:12:24

During the montage of Matt Murdock as a young boy, Stan is reading a newspaper and not paying attention. He is almost hit by a bus, but a blind Matt uses his walking stick to stop him from crossing the street. Stan’s character was meant to reference the elderly blind man from Daredevil #1 that Matt saves, but causes the accident that endowed him with superpowers.

Year: 2005

Director: Tim Story

Stan Lee: Willie Lumpkin

Ioan Gruffudd: Mr. Fantastic / Reed Richard

Jessica Alba: Sue Storm / Invisible Woman

Chris Evans: Human Torch / Johnny Storm

Michael Chiklis: Thing / Ben Grimm

Julian McMahon: Dr. Doom / Victor von Doom

Synopsis: Reed Richard, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm use Victor von Doom’s space station to study cosmic energy, that could be responsible for human evolution. Due to a miscalculation they are all exposed to the radiation and as a result start to develop superpowers. Each of them deal with their new abilities differently; While Sue and Reed work on a cure, Johnny embraces his Human Torch powers and Ben Grimm despises being the Thing. Despite their different reaction to their new powers, all of them are heroes at heart and when they save the lives of a people on a bridge they are dubbed the Fantastic Four. However, Doom sees opportunity and attempts to exploit his new powers for personal gain. With his body turning to organic metal and the ability absorb and manipulate energy, it will take the combined might of the Fantastic Four to stop him.

Time Code: 0:43:53

This would be the first time Stan was cast as a character from one of his comic books. He played Willie Lumpkin, the nice, elderly mailman of the Fantastic Four. Of course, he changed his line from, "Welcome home, Dr. Richards" to, "Welcome back to the Baxter Building, Doctor Richards!". I guess as the original writer and creator of the Fantastic Four, he is allowed to add a couple words to his dialogue.

Year: 2007

Director: Tim Story

Stan Lee: Rejected Wedding Guest/Himself

Ioan Gruffudd: Mr. Fantastic / Reed Richard

Jessica Alba: Sue Storm / Invisible Woman

Chris Evans: Human Torch / Johnny Storm

Michael Chiklis: Thing / Ben Grimm

Julian McMahon: Dr. Doom / Victor von Doom

Laurence Fishburne: Silver Surfer (voice)

Doug Jones: Silver Surfer (body)

Synopsis: The Fantastic Four are on top of the world, until the Silver Surfer visits Earth from outer space. This powerful being is stronger than anything they have ever encountered and he is paving the way for an even more powerful being, the planet eating Galactus. Things get more complicated, when the Silver Surfer accidentally frees Dr. Doom. Victor von Doom is enlisted to help stop this threat, but has his own selfish intention of harnessing the Surfer’s powers.

Time Code: 0:19:35

Fans of the Fantastic Four comic were in for a treat, when Stan Lee was cast as himself and not allowed into Reed and Sue’s wedding. At the end of the 1965 issue of Fantastic Four Annual #3 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (the original creators of the Fantastic 4) were turned away from the same wedding. However, as you can probably guess from the time code, the movie wedding did not end with them becoming husband and wife.

Year: 2014

Director: James Gunn

Stan Lee: Xandarian Ladie’s Man

Chris Pratt: Peter Quill/Starlord

Zoe Saldana: Gamora

Dave Bautista: Drax

Vin Diesel: Groot

Bradley Cooper: Rocket

Lee Pace: Ronan

Josh Brolin: Thanos

Synopsis: Peter Quill steals a mysterious orb and finds himself hunted by Ronan the Accuser. The genocidal leader will stop at nothing to obtain this powerful artifact. Quill finds himself teaming up with other intergalactic criminals to not only save his life, but the fate of the entire universe.

Time Code: 0:15:58

When Stan Lee went on record as saying he would not appear in the movie because "I didn't write Guardians of the Galaxy. I'm not even sure who they all are. I can't wait to see the movie.”, fans were disappointed. However, Stan is the official co-creator of Groot. (He created the character with Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.) James Gunn now had a valid reason to find a spot for him in the Guardians movie. Stan was originally going to be in one of the Collector’s trophy cases and flip Groot off. Disney executives quickly stepped in and had it changed to Stan Lee being an alien Casanova. (I am sure Stan was okay with this.) You can spot Stan while Rocket is searching for a bounty among the Xandarian citizens.

Year: 1989

Director: Bill Bixby

Stan Lee: Jury Member

Bill Bixby: Dr. David Bruce Banner

Hulk: Lou Ferrigno

Rex Smith: Daredevil / Matt Murdock

John Rhys-Davies: Kingpin / Wilson Fisk

Synopsis: A woman is attacked by two men in the subway. Although the Hulk saves the women from her attackers, Dr. Banner is arrested after waking up from his transformation. Matt Murdock finds out about the case and realizes it is an opportunity to put the real criminal, Wilson Fisk behind bars. The Kingpin of crime is about to learn what it means to go against Daredevil and the Hulk.

Time Code: 0:43:15

Stan is the jury foreman in a dream sequence. The scene involves Dr. Banner having a nightmare that he transforms into the Hulk, while being prosecuted in court. This would be the first time Stan makes an appearance in a live action Marvel Superhero adaptation. Over a decade later these cameos would occur on a regular basis. Stan was very vocal about his dislike of the film’s Daredevil costume. He felt it broadcasted to everybody that Daredevil was blind.

Year: 2003

Director: Ang Lee

Stan Lee: Security Guard

Eric Bana: Bruce Banner

Sam Elliot: General Ross

CGI: Hulk

Synopsis: When Bruce Banner is bombarded with Gamma radiation during a laboratory accident, he is transformed into the incredible Hulk. Now Bruce transforms into the Hulk whenever he loses control of his emotions and becomes angry. As Bruce searches for answers to his curse, others try to exploit him. The military wants to harness his power for a weapon and Bruce’s father wants to use him for his own selfish gains. Although no supervillains were used in this film, Bruce’s father turns into something close to the Absorbing Man and at the very end has traits of Zzzax.

Time Code: 0:11:34

Stan Lee (who help create the Hulk comic book character in 1962) and Lou Ferrigno (who played the Hulk in the 1978-1982 television series) can be seen together as security guards. They are leaving the lab as Bruce Banner enters. This was Stan Lee’s first speaking role in a Marvel superhero movie and he ad-libbed his lines.

Year: 2008

Director: Louis Leterrier

Stan Lee: Milwaukee Man Drinking from Bottle

Edward Norton: Bruce Banner

William Hurt: General “Thunderbolt” Ross

Tim Roth: Emil Blonsky

CGI: Hulk / Abomination

Synopsis: After being exposed to Gamma radiation, Bruce Banner is forced to travel the world in an attempt to avoid being captured, learn to control his anger, and hopefully find a cure. General Ross and the United States government do not make this easy as they pursue him across the globe. When Emil Blonsky learns that the government has been working on a way to create a super soldier, he volunteers for the procedure. The experiment causes Blonsky to go insane and mutate into the Abomination. Bruce must learn how to use the Hulk, who is the only one strong enough to stop him.

Time Code: 0:12:28

Stan Lee had a very short cameo for the second Hulk movie. In the scene, we see him accidentally drinks a beverage that was contaminated with Bruce Banner’s gamma irradiated blood. Oooops!

Stan has said that his Iron Man cameo was the funnest he had done so far. Perhaps that had to do with the three blonds wrapped around his arms. There is a hidden Easter Egg on the Region 1 DVD that has Stan Lee and Robert Downey Jr. talking about Stan’s role. It is on the disc 1 Special Features screen. There is a hidden circle (NOT the Arc Generator) between the Previews and Main Menu items. On a DVD remote, highlight Main Menu, then go left and press Enter.

Year: 2008

Director: Jon Favreau

Stan Lee: Mistaken For Hugh Hefner

Robert Downey Jr.: Iron Man / Tony Stark

Jeff Bridges: Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger

Synopsis: While demonstrating his company's latest weapon to the U.S. Military, Tony Stark is caught by Afghanistan insurgents. His captors want him to build them weapons, but Tony has other plans. He uses the time to build a mini arc reactor, to keep shrapnel from reaching his heart and killing him. With that task complete, he begins designing a suit of armor to help him escape. When back in the United States, Tony decides to have his company cease making weapons (a major part of their business) and begin developing a large arc reactor, to generate an almost limitless supply of clean energy. As Tony changes the focus of his company, he secretly start building a more advanced suit of armor. With his Iron Man suit, Tony goes about destroying the weapons his company built, but have fallen into the hands of the enemy. Little does he know, his business partner Obadiah is the one selling these weapons illegally.

Time Code: 1:08:03

The comical mistake of Tony Stark thinking Stan Lee is Hugh Hefner at his third annual Benefit for the Firefighters Family Fund has its roots in Iron Man’s character development. Stan based a lot of Stark’s character on Howard Hughes, who he described as "one of the most colourful men of our time: an inventor, an adventurer, a multimillionaire, a ladies man and finally a nutcase." For modern times, Hugh Hefner fits the part of an eccentric multimillionaire and ladies man.

Year: 2010

Director: Jon Favreau

Stan Lee: Larry King?

Robert Downey Jr.: Iron Man / Tony Stark

Don Cheadle: War Machine / Lt. Col. James Rhodes

Scarlett Johansson: Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff

Mickey Rourke: Whiplash / Ivan Vanko

Synopsis: As Tony Stark lives in the spotlight as Iron Man; he fights a public battle to keep his technology out of the government's hands and a private struggle of the arc reactor, used to keep the shrapnel from reaching his heart, is also slowly poisoning his body. Things get even more complicated when Ivan Vanko travels from Russia to the U.S. in search of vengeance for his father.

Time Code: 0:10:13

As Tony leave the opening of The Stark Expo, several clips are quickly flashed through at a dizzying whirlwind pace. In one of these shots, a suspender wearing Stan Lee is playing the part of legendary journalist Larry King. Or is this just another case of mistaken identity?

Year: 2013

Director: Shane Black

Stan Lee: Pageant Judge

Robert Downey Jr.: Iron Man / Tony Stark

Don Cheadle: Iron Patriot / Lt. Col. James Rhodes

Ben Kingsley: Mandarin / Trevor Slattery

Guy Pearce: Aldrich Killian

Gwyneth Paltrow: Pepper Potts

Synopsis: Tony Stark is forced to face his past. His behavior from a life before Iron Man comes back to destroy him and he must come to terms with the events in the Avengers movie. If Tony is going to protect the ones he loves, uncover the Mandarin’s secret and stop A.I.M., then he must find the true hero of the man inside the tin suit.

Time Code: 1:03:49

Tony breaks into a news van that is covering a beauty pageant, so that he can “hack” into Rhodes government account. On the monitor you can see Stan giving the bikini wearing contestant a very energetic 10 on his scorecard. Oh Stan...

Year: 2002

Director: Sam Raimi

Stan Lee: Man in Fair

Tobey Maguire: Spider-Man / Peter Parker

Willem DaFoe: Green Goblin / Norman Osborn

Synopsis: Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains superpowers. As Peter learns what it means to be a hero, he must fight Norman Osborn, who became insane after drinking a super serum. Spider-Man and the Green Goblin fight it out in a classic tale of good vs. evil.

Time Code: 1:06:55

When Spider-Man and the Green Goblin engage in their first battle during the World Unity Festival, Stan can be found saving a little girl from the falling rubble that results from the Green Goblin destroying a building with pumpkin bombs. For this role Stan was able to be a hero, just like the characters he has created for all these years.

Year: 2004

Director: Sam Raimi

Stan Lee: Man Dodging Debris

Tobey Maguire: Spider-Man / Peter Parker

Alfred Molina: Doc Ock / Dr. Otto Octavius

Synopsis: Adept at using his powers as Spider-Man, Peter Parker must now learn how to balance fighting crime as a superhero and having a normal life. This proves difficult when Dr. Otto Octavius is involved in an explosion while working on sustained fusion. The blast kills Dr. Otto’s wife and fuses mechanical arms to his body. Driven insane, the Dr. becomes Doc Ock and attempts to continue his experiment illegally. Spider-Man must stop him before the experiment destroys the city. The task proves even more difficult, when Peter’s powers start glitching due to the stress of trying to maintain two separate identities.

Time Code: 0:50:36

After his successful handling of dialogue in the 2003 Hulk movie, Stan was given the line "Hey, Spider-Man stole that guy's pizza!", but technical difficulties caused the scene to be reshot with another actor. However, they still made sure to include Stan in the final edit and he once again saves an innocent bystander from falling rubble. This time Spider-Man was fighting Doc Ock on the side of a building after a bank robbery.

Year: 2007

Director: Sam Raimi

Stan Lee: Man in Time Square

Tobey Maguire: Spider-Man / Peter Parker

James Franco: New Goblin / Harry Osborn

Thomas Haden Church: Sandman / Flint Marco

Topher Grace: Venom / Eddie Brock

Synopsis: As Peter Parker’s personal and superhero life begin to clash, he must find a way to deal with the darkness he carries inside; Peter’s best friend Harry seeks revenge for his father’s death and continues the Goblin legacy of trying to destroy Spider-Man, the Sandman is revealed to be Uncle Ben’s real killer and an alien symbiote is amplifying Peter’s powers as well as the negative emotions he has tried to bury. When Peter is finally able to overcome the alien symbiote, it finds a new host and creates Venom.

Time Code: 0:39:52

After being cast in two Spider-Man films as a guy saving civilians from falling objects, Stan got to give Peter Parker a little moral booster. Following a particular brutal staff meeting at the Daily Bugle, Stan talks to Peter about Spider-Man and how one man can make a difference. Stan ended the conversation with his catchphrase “Nuff said.”, which he often wrote in his comics at the end of his editor’s notes.

Year: 2012

Director: Marc Webb

Stan Lee: School Librarian

Andrew Garfield: Spider-Man / Peter Parker

Rhys Ifans: The Lizard / Dr. Curt Connors

Synopsis: For this reboot of the Spider-Man franchise, our favorite awkward teenager is granted extraordinary powers when bitten by genetically altered spiders. With slight tweaks to the original origin, Peter is drawn into a conspiracy as he looks into the mysterious death of his parents. At the center is Dr. Connor, who in his search for a way to grow back his limb is transformed into the Lizard.

Time Code: 1:37:26

Stan Lee’s role as the school librarian would be one of his largest in terms of screen time. Stan can be seen working front and center with a pair of headphones on. As he busily goes about his job, Spider-Man and the Lizard wage an epic battle that destroys the library behind him.

Year: 2014

Director: Marc Webb

Stan Lee: Graduation Guest

Andrew Garfield: Spider-Man / Peter Parker

Emma Stone: Gwen Stacy

Dane DeHaan: Green Goblin / Harry Osborn

Jamie Foxx: Electro / Max Dillon

Synopsis: The sequel throws everything at Spider-Man. Peter Parker struggles with his love for Gwen Stacy and a promise he made to her dying father. His old friend Harry Osborn has returned to New York to take over the family business following the death of Norman Osborn. As if his personal life was not challenging enough, Spider-Man must save the city from Electro, Green Goblin and the Rhino.

Time Code: 0:14:18

During the high school graduation ceremony, Stan Lee can be found amongst the guest. If you miss the quick shot of his face in the crowd, wait a few seconds and you will see him again. This time he utters a line about knowing Peter Parker, as our hero almost misses his own graduation.

Year: 2011

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Stan Lee: Truck Driver

Chris Hemsworth: Thor

Tom Hiddleston: Loki

Anthony Hopkins: Odin

Synopsis: To teach his rash and arrogant son humility, King Odin banishes Thor to Earth. However, Thor’s manipulative and envious brother Loki has been manipulating events, so that he would be the ruler of Asgard. While on Earth, Thor falls in love with Jane Foster and is able to learn the virtues of a true leader and warrior. Thor must now save Earth, Jotunheim and Asgard by defeating Loki.

Time Code: 0:36:20

When Odin sends Mjolnir to Earth, after making sure only one worthy can lift it, the hammer is found by a local. Thor’s Hammer becomes an attraction and people flock to try to pull it out of the ground. Stan Lee is found using his truck to attempt this feat, but only manages to rip the bed off of his truck.

Year: 2011

Director: Alan Taylor

Stan Lee: Psychiatric Patient

Chris Hemsworth: Thor

Tom Hiddleston: Loki

Christopher Eccleston: Malekith

Anthony Hopkins: Odin

Synopsis: Before the time of King Odin, Asgard Warriors had stopped the Dark Elves from bringing the universe into eternal darkness. It was believed that the Dark Elves had been completely wiped out and their ultimate weapon, the Aether, destroyed. However, with the nine realms in alignment, the Dark Elf ruler, Malekith, has come out of hiding and is once again trying to use the Aether to bring total darkness to the universe. Things become even more complicated when Jane Foster is possesed by the Aether and will soon die from its powers. In order to save the nine realms and the love of his life, Thor must team up with his brother Loki.

Time Code: 0:52:48

When Erik Selvig is lecturing a room about the convergence of the nine realms and how his device can save the Earth, someone lends him a shoe to help him visually explain his theory. That kind gentleman is non other than Stan Lee. Stan can first be seen in the crowd that reveals Erik is actually giving a lecture at the insane asylum he has been committed too. The above time code is in reference to when Stan asks for his shoe back.

Year: 2000

Director: Bryan Singer

Stan Lee: Hot Dog Vendor

Patrick Stewart: Professor X

Hugh Jackman: Wolverine / Logan

James Marsden: Cyclops / Scott Summers

Famke Janssen: Jean Grey

Halle Berry: Storm / Ororo Munroe

Anna Paquin: Rogue / Marie

Ian McKellen: Magneto / Eric Lensherr

Rebecca Romijn: Mystique

Tyler Mane: Sabertooth

Ray Park: Toad

Synopsis: When the United States government is about to pass the Mutant Registration Act, Magneto believes the war between humans and mutants is about to begin. It is up to the X-Men to stop him and his Brotherhood of “Evil” Mutants.

Time Code: 0:43:49

Senator Kelly “escapes” from Magneto’s prison after being transformed into a mutant. When he emerges from the water and onto the beach, Stan can be found by a hotdog stand. This would be the first cameo by Stan Lee in a major motion picture based on Marvel Superheroes and begin a fun tradition of finding ways of inserting Stan into Marvel movies.

Year: 2006

Director: Brett Ratner

Stan Lee: Waterhose Man

Patrick Stewart: Professor X

Hugh Jackman: Wolverine / Logan

James Marsden: Cyclops / Scott Summers

Famke Janssen: Phoenix / Jean Grey

Halle Berry: Storm / Ororo Munroe

Anna Paquin: Rogue / Marie

Kelsey Grammer: Beast / Dr. Henry McCoy

Ian McKellen: Magneto / Eric Lensherr

Rebecca Romijn: Mystique

Synopsis: The war between humans and mutants is at hand. A “cure” for mutations has been discovered and mutants are split on how to handle this new development. While both sides do not feel being a mutant is something that needs to be cured; some feel they should fight this through peaceful means and others will do whatever is necessary. Magneto has a strategy that will end the war and plans on using the power the Phoenix as his ultimate weapon. Once again, it is up to the X-Men to stop him.

Time Code: 0:02:55

Longtime X-Men author Chris Claremont, who created the Dark Phoenix Saga, and Stan Lee played neighbors of a young Jean Grey during a flashback sequence. They are doing yard work when Charles Xavier and Eric Lensherr first visit Jean. Chris is mowing the lawn and Stan is attempting to water, but there are some hilarious results when Jean shows her visitors a sample of her abilities.

***Other Movies will be added, as they are released for home viewing.