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'Avengers: Endgame' marks Stan Lee's final cameo: 'It was like Santa came to set'

LOS ANGELES - "Avengers: Endgame" actress Karen Gillan was in her trailer on the set of "Guardians of the Galaxy" when she heard a knock at the door. Someone was eager to see her intricate makeup as Nebula, an adopted daughter of the intergalactic warlord Thanos.

A mustached smile greeted her. It was Stan Lee.

The legendary writer, who became the guiding force behind the rise of Marvel Comics, gasped at her

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