Stan Lee Rushed to Hospital ... Ticker Trouble, Bub!
Stan Lee Rushed to Hospital for Irregular Heartbeat (UPDATE)
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6:11 PM PT -- A spokesperson for Stan said he, "is doing well and feeling good, he is staying there for a few days for some check ups as a safety precaution."
Stan Lee was rushed to a hospital after falling ill at home ... TMZ has learned
Sources close to the comic book legend tell us ... Lee was taken to Cedars-Sinai Wednesday night after suffering shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. We're told he's still there, but in stable condition.
The 95-year-old cancelled 2 major convention appearances last year for an illness, though he never revealed the specifics of his health struggles.
We've reached out to a rep for Lee ... so far, no word back.
LOS ANGELES, KOMPAS.com - Salah satu pendiri Marvel Comics , Stan Lee , dikabarkan dilarikan ke rumah sakit pada Rabu (31/1/2018) malam waktu setempat karena menderita gangguan jantung. TMZ melaporkan, Kamis (1/2/2018), pria berusia 95 tahun itu dirawat di Cedars-Sinai Medical Center di Los Angeles, AS, setelah mengalami sesak napas dan detak jantung yang tidak teratur. Kabar terbaru menyebutkan bahwa saat ini kesehatan Lee berangsur membaik. "Berjalan baik dan dia merasa baik. Dia dirawat di sana selama beberapa hari untuk sejumlah pemeriksaan sebagai tindakan pencegahan," kata juru bicara Lee. Sehari sebelum dirawat di rumah sakit, Lee menghadiri pemutaran perdana film Black Panther . Tahun lalu, pemilik nama lengkap Stanley Martin Lieber ini pernah membatalkan penampilan di Salt Lake City Comic Con dan Big Apple Comic Con karena mengalami gangguan kesehatan.
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Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee was admitted to a hospital Wednesday night, but the 95-year-old has been released and says he’s feeling fine.
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"All I really want to do is tell you that I'm feeling great," Lee told ABC Los Angeles station KABC in an exclusive Skype interview on Thursday.
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"I figured a little check up wouldn't be bad for me. And in fact it turned out to be pretty good, it got me a lot of publicity," said Lee. "I'm feeling good now and I can't wait to get in there and tangle with all the competition."
Lee told KABC he will be back on his normal schedule this weekend, traveling and meeting fans.
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"It's nice to know that somewhere in the world there are still people who care about what I say or do," he said.
Health issues have impeded Lee, who keeps a busy schedule traveling to comic book conventions around the country, in the past. KABC reported that last year he had to cancel appearances at two comic conventions.
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Lee is credited with creating and co-creating iconic superheroes like Spider-Man, Thor, the Incredible Hulk and the X-Men. He is the former editor-in-chief and later publisher of Marvel Comics, and often makes cameo appearances in Marvel films.
Lee, who was born Stanley Lieber in Manhattan, New York, began his career in comics all the way back in 1939 with the predecessor to Marvel, Timely Comics.
Comic book legend Stan Lee reportedly spent the night at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles Wednesday night.
Lee, 95, was taken to the hospital with shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat, according to TMZ. He is reportedly in stable condition.
He returned home Thursday after a brief stay.
"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," Lee told KABC.
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"But I'm feeling good now and I can't wait to get in there and tangle with all the competition."
He also said he was anxious to get back out to press tours, but has canceled a planned appearance at Wizard World St. Louis this weekend.
"It's nice to know that somewhere in the world there are still people who care about what I say or do," he told the TV station.
"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."
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The Marvel creator, who skipped several convention appearances last year, citing poor health, attended the “Black Panther” premiere Monday night in Hollywood, spending most of the time on the red carpet with star Chadwick Boseman.
Lee’s wife, Joan, died in July at 93 after suffering a stroke.
A rep for Lee did not immediately return a request for comment.
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