7 Best Stan Lee MCU Cameos Amid Marvel Legend’s AI Comeback

One of the more serious scenes from Captain America: The Winter Soldier gets some comedic element to it. Lee appears as a helpless security guard when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) breaks into the Smithsonian to take back his old Cap suit. "Oh man," Lee groans, noticing the stripped mannequin. "I am so fired".

Stan Lee and Chris Hemsworth share a salty-but-funny exchange during a party at Stark Tower in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron). The Marvel icon plays a war veteran when Thor (Hemsworth) refuses to share his ancient liquor. "This is not meant for mortal men,” says Thor. "Neither was Omaha Beach, blondie," Lee snaps back. What follows is the him being carried by two stewards as he hiccups 'Excelsior'.

Stan Lee holding a package asking for "Tony Stank" had the fans at the cinemas in stitches. In what was one of the more heart-breaking films in the MCU where the Avengers are torn apart over the Sokovia Accords business, Lee's comic timing was on point to help fans feel a bit lighter in the final minutes of the film.

Stan Lee makes his cameo early in Iron Man 2. The scene sees Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) mistake him for legendary TV host Larry King at the Stark Expo. Lee is seen in red suspenders and a suit as Stark greets him with a crisp "Hey, Larry!"

Stan Lee makes a brief appearance as a beauty pageant judge in Iron Man 3. He is seen judging a TV broadcast of the Miss Tennessee pageant, and excitedly holds up a perfect 10 sign for one of the contestants.

Peter Parker (Tom Holland) goes about solving small crimes in New York while waiting for Tony Stark's (Robert Downey Jr.) call to join the Avengers. After mistaking an owner of a car to a car-jacker, Parker sets off an alarm disturbing the neighborhood. Lee is seen at an upstairs windows with a grouchy touch: "Don’t make me come down there, you punk!"

Not many expected Stan Lee to be out there in outer space. He's seen sitting and talking to Watchers during the scene were the Guardians rush through a jump gate in their trademark chaotic way. This see Lee losing focus midway into one of his space anecdotes. "Anyway, before I was so rudely interrupted…" he continues.