Stan Lee's Game Show Appearance

Okay, did anybody watch the new game show Identity last night?

For those of you who aren't familiar with the show, it's hosted by the magician guy Penn Jillette (you know, of Penn and Teller fame. Penn's the annoying one...oh wait, they're both annoying) and the contestants are to guess the "identity" of 12 strangers just by looking at them.

Last night, the fans of comicbookdom were given a pleasant surprise because one of the "strangers" was none other than Stan "The Man" Lee.



He was stranger #12 and his identity was "Creator of Spider-Man." It was obvious that Penn knew who he was (and I think a good portion of the audience did too the way they cheered for him), but the contestant was clueless. She guessed his identity correctly though, but only because she was smart enough to realize that Spidey's been around for several decades already and Stan was the oldest guy up on the stage.

I had to call my kids into the room so they could see Mr. Lee. I always get a kick of telling Scott that his middle name (Stanlee) was directly inspired by the living legend of the comic book world. As the co-creator of some of the biggest and best superheroes of the Marvel U (Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, The Hulk, The X-Men) Stan is reveared by fanboys worldwide as somewhat of a demi-god.

Oh, and by the way, today is Stan's 84th Birthday!

Get on down wit' yo' bad self Stan! You Da Man!