The world can breathe a collective sigh of relief as Stan Lee has been released from the hospital and is reportedly feeling great. “All I really want to do is tell you that I’m feeling great,” Lee told Eyewitness News
on Thursday night. “I’m glad I spent that evening in the hospital. It
did me a lot of good. It probably did my fans a lot of good. It kept me
off their backs for the evening. But I’m feeling good now and I can’t
wait to get in there and tangle with all the competition.”
Lee was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday after he was suffering
from a shortness of breath and an irregular heart beat. TMZ originally
reported he was taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles,
California. Though fans have made
speculation regarding Lee’s health
lately, as the Marvel Comics legend is 95-years-old, the writer and creator of several iconic characters have given little indication for serious concern.
“It’s nice to know that somewhere in the world there are still people
who care about what I say or do,” Lee said. “And it’s nice to know that
somewhere in the world there are always people who are fans who care
about what people do – the people they’re interested in.”
Characters created by Lee include Spider-Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange, the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, the X-Men, and Black Panther. In fact, Lee has a cameo set for the upcoming Black Panther
film, and several others already recorded for films which will follow
it. He also co-created characters such as Ant-Man, Iron Man, and Thor
with writer Larry Lieber.
Some of Lee’s best known works came from collaborations with fellow comics icons Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. During an interview with ComicBook.com in 2015, Lee told a story of how he and others persevered difficult times in getting Marvel Comics
off the ground. “Years ago when I was doing these comics, we’d give the
comic books away fre to people. The printer would sent us a lot of
comics, more than we needed. I guy would come up to deliver comics from
the drug store and we’d say, ‘On your way out, do you want to take these
books? We have no room for them.’ We even did that with original art
work. We never thought it would be worth anything!”
Though
minor health issues have interfered with Lee’s traveling schedule and
scheduled appearances, he is eager to get back to his regularly
scheduled programming and engaging with fans, once again.
