It’s been a handful of years since Stan Lee He abandoned us, but his legacy is imperishable. One of the most important authors of the 20th century and the main architect of the success of Marvel He became very involved in the projects of each superhero in the movie theaters, since his appearance in the form of a cameo was guaranteed for each film.
We have seen him giving advice to Peter Parker, delivering a package to Tony Stark and even cutting Thor’s hair, coinciding on all the occasions that he has given us a smile. What is his best appearance? Each one can have their own, but there is a very special one and it did not exactly occur in the MCU. We are talking about a movie as infamous as Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer.
Yes, the sequel to the saga that began in the 2000s and lasted only two films. There we saw Chris Evans como Johnny Storm
Be that as it may, the truth is that there is a momentous event for the superheroic family and that is that Reed Richards and Susan Storm celebrate their marriage. A huge party attended by many guests at the Baxter building, although you have to have an invitation to get past the security filter. Here is Stan Lee, who enters the scene in a perfect tuxedo, introduces himself as himself and is immediately rejected. The author of his own characters is left out of such a celebration. Ironic, right?
A nod to comics
The sequence is nice because it is obvious, but director Tim Story saw fit to take a classic scene from Marvel comics as a reference. The year was 1963 and The Fantastic Four had already been flitting around the world of comics for two years. Its success was total and it did not take long to wait for the wedding between Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman.
Such an event occurred in Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #3
After the unexpected help of The Watcher, Richards manages to contain the evildoers and return them to the past without any memory of what happened. With the waters calm, the wedding is celebrated and everyone lives happily eating partridges… or not? When the party begins to take place in the great hall, A guard warns Nick Fury that “two bastards” are trying to gain a foothold
We cannot see their faces, although they are wearing top hats and perfectly groomed for the occasion. The agency members quickly shoo them away, but not before receiving an affectionate “Go gargle with cyanide!” Resigned, they both turn around and Jack tells Stan how annoying the situation has been, leaving them with no choice but to return to the newsroom to write the next issue.
That’s right, those two characters are Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, an essential duo in the history of comics and who created The Fantastic Four, Hulk, Iron Man and so many other heroes. It was much more common at the time for cartoonists and scriptwriters to be included among the cartoons as a friendly nod, but here is the origin of The Man’s cameo in the 2007 film. Even the worst versions have moments of brilliance.
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