Ryder, Taryn (November 27, 2018). "Stan Lee's cause of death revealed". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018 . Retrieved November 28, 2018. Lee appeared in one of the "Origin Shorts" from the 2017 animated series Spider-Man as a cameraman who interviews Peter Parker briefly before Peter enters a wrestling match, and greets him after he wins against Bonesaw McGee. He also appeared in the second-season episode "Bring on the Bad Guys: Part 4". [49]

In the mid-1950s, by which time the company was now generally known as Atlas Comics, Lee wrote stories in a variety of genres including romance, Westerns, humor, science fiction, medieval adventure, horror and suspense. In the 1950s, Lee teamed up with his comic book colleague Dan DeCarlo to produce the syndicated newspaper strip My Friend Irma, based on the radio comedy starring Marie Wilson. [71] By the end of the decade, Lee had become dissatisfied with his career and considered quitting the field. [72] [73] Marvel Comics Marvel revolution

Daniels, pp. 152 and 154: "As a result of Marvel's successful stand, the Comics Code had begun to look just a little foolish. Some of its more ridiculous restrictions were abandoned because of Lee's decision." Manning "1960s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 39: The Amazing Spider-Man #47 (April 1967) "Kraven's latest rematch with Spidey was set during a going-away party for Flash Thompson, who was facing the very real issue of the Vietnam War draft." Bullard, Benjamin (July 21, 2018). "Stan Lee does his first ever cameo in a DC film with Teen Titans GO! To the Movies". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018 . Retrieved November 12, 2018. Lee has a posthumous cameo in the Marvel Future Avengers anime series episode "Green Goblin Vs. The Hulk" (2020) as a hot dog vendor. [49] [64] Cronin, Brian (February 19, 2010). "A Year of Cool Comics – Day 50". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010 . Retrieved September 29, 2010.

Stan Lee makes a vocal cameo as himself in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018), his second and final cameo in a DC Comics project. As the film was a satire about superhero movies in general, his tendency toward making cameos was satirised. [80] In the film, when he realizes that he is in a DC movie and not a Marvel one, he declares that he needs to leave. He shows up again later, stating that he does not care if it is a DC movie, he just loves making cameos, and shouts "Excelsior!" Having written the Just Imagine... comics for DC, this makes Lee the only DC writer to appear in the film. Lewine, Edward (September 4, 2007). "Sketching Out His Past: Image 1". The New York Times Key Magazine. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009 . Retrieved April 27, 2010.

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Kelly, Stuart (October 25, 2013). " The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013 . Retrieved January 5, 2014. Lee makes a cameo appearance in No Good Deed (2017), a short film aired before Logan in North America, in which Lee plays himself and says to Deadpool after getting his suit on in a telephone booth, "Wow, nice suit!" to which Deadpool replies "Zip it, Stan Lee!". Daniels, Les (1991). Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics. Harry N. Abrams. p.128. ISBN 978-0-8109-3821-2. Daniels, p. 139: "Beautifully drawn by John Buscema, this comic book represented an attempt to upgrade the medium with a serious character of whom Lee had grown very fond." Lee, Stan; Mair, George (2002). Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-2800-8.

In the Phineas and Ferb crossover special Mission Marvel (2013), Lee cameos as a New York City hot dog vendor who moves to Danville later in the episode. [49] [61] The 'Amazing Fantastic Incredible' life of Stan Lee, now in comic form". www.mprnews.org. November 12, 2015. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018 . Retrieved November 13, 2018.Mitchell, Aric (February 21, 2013). "Stan Lee's Annihilator: Chinese Superhero Coming To Big Screen". The Inquisitr. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013 . Retrieved February 27, 2013. Lee was an interviewee on The History Channel television documentary Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked in 2003.

In Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Stan Lee's glasses appear as an Easter egg in The Collector's Emporium describing the man who wore them as a "powerful cosmic entity seemingly capable of being anywhere in the galaxy at any given time", it also references his cameos themselves and includes his catchphrase, Excelsior. [79]In Deadpool (2016), Lee appears as himself, working as an MC at a strip club and announcing an offscreen character: "Give it up for Chastity!". [41] Lee did not have a hand in the creation of the character Deadpool. Lee appears in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1 episode, " T.R.A.C.K.S.", originally broadcast February 4, 2014. In his cameo he is portrayed as a kindly older man who sympathizes with the elaborate cover story Simmons had created. [28] [29] Lee was an interviewee on the French-Canadian documentary Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes in 2001. Lee, Stan; David, Peter (2015). Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1501107771. Simon: Your Uncle Robbie brought you into the office one day and he said, 'This is Martin Goodman's wife's nephew.' [sic] ... You were seventeen years old.