Since then, the now 96-year-old icon has briefly appeared in nearly every Marvel film, often playing an unassuming elder with a cute and snappy line to break up the action and drama of the film.
One might say he’s the All-Father of Marvel Comics and in the hands of some Photoshop wizardry from a fan, Lee is the Father-god quite literally.
His first on-screen cameo dates back to the first X-Men film back in 2000.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe may have grown exponentially in size and scale since Iron Man in 2008, but one small needle has been thread through every one of them, a cameo appearance from Stan Lee.