As for Stan Lee looking old, he always looked old in the 90s. But Stan Lee and many others like him grew up in a era where being much older than your actual age was the norm. You could be 25 and look 45 back then. That was before the use of any surgery available. A great example is Betty White in some old 1940s clip, despite being in her 20s then. You see, I can laugh at that moment in the 90s because I remember my old neighbor telling me we did not dress like that when they were our ages. Such a fun thought back then and yet you remember they grew up in a mature era where everybody had decorum. Not everybody dressed like hookers or skanks then...yes, even the famed Betty Page or Gypsy Rose Lee could look dated by today's standards.
Staying on topic, I thought the comic thing was ingenious and adding Stan Lee to the mix was a nice touch. I liked this episode.