Culturally, SpiderMan - the superhero with superproblems.
Literarily, Silver Surfer or Dr. Doom, the most tragic figures in the early Marvel Universe.
The cameo is something just about everyone knows about and enjoys. People who couldn't afford comics growing up and couldn't get into them later know it. It's iconic. That's great.
It's almost ironic that I was just finishing a Batman arc when I first heard the news. The news of his death doesn't really leave me sad (He lived a fuller life than most of us ever will) but does find me acknowledging the end of an era.
Thank you Stan Lee!
Excelsior indeed
Aside from the shock of the headline finally coming out, I think I can be content just saying so long.
Still, a universe without Stan The Man is a poorer one.
I'm an avid comic book collector, so he had a huge influence on my life.
His last few years were pretty tumultuous, and filled with controversy because of his "handlers" that appeared to be taking advantage of him. Stan Lee signing things at conventions looked more like a sweatshop than anything else, with his "handlers" having to tell him how to sign his name eventually. Hopefully they didn't inject themselves into his will or exploited him for huge gains.
What a phenomenal legacy he has created and left! He will be missed...and his appearance will be sorely missed in future movies!
He quite possibly helped create the largest piece of fiction humanity has ever written.
