Marvel Universe co-creator Stan Lee briefly hospitalised for health issues; now recuperating at home

Stan Lee, the co-creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and countless other iconic comics characters, had been briefly hospitalised with heart problems, according to a report by TMZ.  Stan Lee/Image from Twitter. Lee, who turned 95 on 28 December last year, was taken to a hospital in Los Angeles with undetermined heart problems. However, he returned home after a few hours. “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,” he said, to the channel KABC. Lee had been admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles with an irregular heartbeat and shortness of breath. His hospitalization comes at a time when Marvel’s latest box office offering,  Black Panther , is all set to hit theatres on 16 February. Lee’s most recent public appearance was at an event for Black Panther.

It’s @TheRealStanLee posing with fans! #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/z2Vp9t6JBc

— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) January 30, 2018

Lee’s creations have been an important part of pop culture ever since 1961 when he and artist Jack Kirby introduced the Fantastic Four_._ Lee then created some of the most iconic superhero characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Thor and many more. With inputs from IANS.