Stan Lee Reveals The Truth About His Deadpool Movie Cameo

Sometimes, Stan the Man makes it hard for fans to be True Believers.

Of the dozens of cameos Stan Lee has filmed in his career, few have been more discussed than his turn as a strip club master of ceremonies in Deadpool.

Unsurprisingly, during Lee's panel at MegaCon, a question turned to the appearance -- and Lee, reluctantly, delivered some -- sad? Is that the right word? -- news.

"I don't know if I should tell you the truth about that cameo," Lee said. "I was not in the topless dancing place. I did that in a studio and then they put it into the movie, and I'm damn mad about that!"

The audience responded, as you might expect, with a mix of "awws" and laughter.

You can check out the video below.

"I made them promise in the next one, I'm going to be right there," Lee added.

The comic book legend had previously joked that he wished he'd spent more time at the strip club, and that filmmakers "had him in and out of there too quickly." Apparently, it was really quickly.

And Deadpool would have a field day with the subtext in basically every sentence in the article.

You see that? Fourth wall break.

Based upon Marvel Comics' most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.