BREAKING: #Marvel‘s #StanLee rushed to the hospital! FULL STORY: https://t.co/w74FSVUakw pic.twitter.com/dglNHiiyLu
โ ComicBook NOW! (@ComicBookNOW) February 2, 2018
Fans are wishing visionary Marvel creator Stan Lee a speedy recovery after the comic book legend was rushed to the hospital Thursday.
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According to TMZ, who broke the news, Lee was rushed to a California hospital after falling ill at his home. Sources close to the 95-year-old Lee say he was suffering from shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat.
The former Marvel editor-in-chief remains at the hospital where he is said to be in stable condition.
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“Please let him be okay,” wrote Twitter user toonman711. “Please don’t let him pass away yet!”
Please let him be okay, please don’t let him pass away yet!
โ AutisticPhantomOtaku (@toonman711) February 2, 2018
“May your recovery be swift and complete,” Stemic09 wrote. “Our wishes and prayers are with you.”
May your recovery be swift and complete.
โ Bruce (@Stemic09) February 2, 2018
Our wishes and prayers are with you.
SuperiorArtemis called Lee a “god and a real life hero,” accompanied by a GIF of the Lee’s playful nature.
Stan canโt die
โ Professor D.F. (@SuperiorArtemis) February 2, 2018
Heโs a god and a real life hero pic.twitter.com/10xMADZfm1
“Take it easy big guy,” Fairwinds10 added. “Not ready to say goodbye yet โ prayers for Stan Lee.”
Going to red carpet premiers at 95 – the man is a legend – take it easy big guy, not ready to say goodbye yet – prayers for Stan Lee. ? #GetWellSoon
โ Phillydude (@Fairwinds10) February 2, 2018
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“I’m not prepared to say goodbye,” wrote MatheusOtaku3. “Praying for Stan Lee.”
I’m not prepared for to say goodbye. Praying for Stan Lee ?
โ Sr. M (@MatheusOtaku3) February 2, 2018
“Hope for a speedy recovery and you continue to grace us,” wrote RobinWyld.
Sending my best to @TheRealStanLee ! Hope for a speedy recovery and you continue to grace us
โ Robino Heat (@RobinWyld) February 2, 2018
Others shared the sentiment: the near-centenarian needs to stick around to see all those Marvel movies on the way.
Please lord don’t take Stan Lee from us ??????
โ Nathan Spencer (@nspncer98) February 2, 2018
“I hope Stan Lee will be ok,” wrote MySciFiFantasy. “He seems like a comic book ‘superhero cool grandpa’ that you want to hang out with and listen to his stories.”
I hope Stan Lee will be ok. He seems like a “comic book superhero cool grandpa” that you want to hang out with and listen to his stories.#Marvel
โ SciFiFantasyGirl (@MySciFiFantasy) February 2, 2018
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“Thoughts for the MIGHTY Stan Lee,” wrote AllComic_. “You’ve got 20 more years of cameos left!”
Thoughts for the MIGHTY @TheRealStanLee. You’ve got 20 more years of cameos left!
โ All-Comic.com (@AllComic_) February 2, 2018
Dear god please let Stan Lee get through this
โ Sean Barse (@arkhamdarknight) February 2, 2018
pray for stan lee ??
โ Hackensack (@soylari) February 2, 2018
Letโs all pray for Stan Lee! Lord, extend his years. His cameo days are not over yet! Amen. #PrayForStanLee pic.twitter.com/90Rpd7bCvC
โ MelinaVader? (@MelinaVader) February 2, 2018
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User mffm75 sent their best wishes, encouraging the true believer to get well soon.
I hope @TheRealStanLee is ok. Get well soon true believer
โ ttmer4life (@mffm75) February 2, 2018
Thoughts and prayers are with Stan Lee and his family tonight. Get well soon. #Excellsior!!
โ A Semi-Stable Genius (@dontbefnserious) February 2, 2018
We gotta protect Stan Lee at all cost!!!
โ Ski Mask May (@OnlyJusto) February 2, 2018
Others still also hope to see Lee continue on as a benchmark of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where he appears as cameos in some capacity:
You know how much more cameos Stan Lee has left in him. He better live long with Betty White
โ 1-888-429-KARE โ? (@SuGahCoAtedCruf) February 2, 2018
Sending good vibes to you @TheRealStanLee, hope youโre ok and get well soon.
โ Rob Taylor (@FavNerdGuy) February 2, 2018
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Other fans hope for Lee to see Avengers: Infinity War, which has been described as a cinematic event and the culmination of a decade’s worth of Marvel Studios films.
The epic superhero team-up sees the entirety of the Marvel Cinematic Universe โ most of them Stan Lee co-creations โ assemble for the first time:
YOU CANNOT HAVE STAN LEE YET HE NEEDS TO SEE INFINITY WAR AT LEAST!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/hRbwpTcepT
โ Fanficchica, CEO of Pied Piper INC: vote & stream! (@shoppeanything) February 2, 2018
God can’t take stan lee before infinity war thats not how this shit works
โ Hendrix (@Ocho_McCinco) February 2, 2018
um stan lee can’t leave us before infinity war ๐
โ suzanna (@metaIbucky) February 2, 2018
No Stan Lee not today and not this year. You must hold out until after Infinity War.
โ V.J. Phoenix (@VJPhoenix) February 2, 2018
Idk if the reports are true but get well soon Stan Lee ? we still need you for the Infinity War premiere
โ Mackenzie Yao (@KenzieDIB) February 2, 2018
Please don’t let Stan Lee leave this Earth before “Infinity War” comes out. https://t.co/6s7PbTogls
โ ? Court ? (@courtdanee) February 2, 2018
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Come on Stan, you’ve got this! Keep fighting! EXCELSIOR! ?
โ Tom Gibbs (@TAGibby) February 2, 2018
Oh Lord no, don’t do this!!! pic.twitter.com/MMjwVbXCdX
โ P1LOT (@thestoryofpilot) February 2, 2018
He got this, he’s the most powerful superhero!
โ The Misfit โขโฃโ (@Nadir_SWAGGER) February 2, 2018
95 and all he has is a ill regular heartbeat hes in great shape ?
โ LarryWBowen (@majik44) February 2, 2018
Come on Stan. You can push through this
โ Wes (@DUBZVOICES) February 2, 2018
Someone put Stan Lee in a bubble! Keep fighting, Stan the Man!
โ Shana Loupe (@lovehermadly) February 2, 2018
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me hearing about stan lee in the hospital pic.twitter.com/9DAPLMTdNM
โ shredgar (@ShredgarMK) February 2, 2018
Stan Lee, you CANNOT leave me in 2018. ?โค๏ธ
โ โ๏ธ (@ohitsjustniki) February 2, 2018
DUDE STAN LEE BETTER BE OKAY! PLEASE BE OKAY!
โ JeSeaโค๏ธ (@JessyBR2001) February 2, 2018
Sending all my prayers and love to Stan Lee and family. Please feel better soon!!
โ Meghann โจ (@infiniteh0rror) February 2, 2018
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are responsible for a good portion of the man I am today. Losing @TheRealStanLee would break my heart.
โ Jerrad Wyche (@Jerrad_) February 2, 2018
Stan Lee is my hero
โ BP Tha Rock Kidd (@BPThaRockKidd) February 2, 2018
Update

Lee’s camp says he is “doing well and feeling good,” according to an update provided shortly before 7:00 p.m. PT. The update adds Lee will remain hospitalized as a “safety precaution.”ย
Fans celebrated news that Lee is reportedly doing well:
STAN LEE IS FINE EVERYONE..
โ George the GraveKeeperโฐ? (@IAMG3ORGE2) February 2, 2018
STAN LEE IS FINE
Wishing you a speedy recovery! @TheRealStanLee
โ AJM (@ajm510) February 2, 2018
Hang in there Stan Lee. pic.twitter.com/8oxDJsxcD7
โ Jesse Vallejo (@JesseVallejOWNS) February 2, 2018
Since @TheRealStanLee is in hospital (he is fine btw) I wanna say that one of my biggest dreams is to meet my childhood hero who made many different characters that I was introduced to at a very young age and loved back then and still to this day
โ GubrobesTv (@Gubrobes69) February 2, 2018
Get well soon @TheRealStanLee! All true believers wish u a speedy recovery
โ Adam Golt (@BigPlayG) February 2, 2018
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This man is amazing and we all hope that he will be fine… Nuf said pic.twitter.com/pCq2B4fMLm
โ Hayden Williams (@Webhead1962) February 2, 2018
The irregular heartbeat doesn’t know who it’s up against pic.twitter.com/iN1V6GbF10
โ ๅๅไนไนเคฝไน__?1๏ธโฃ (@Cheese__101) February 2, 2018
Lee appears in Black Panther, in theaters February 16, and will make cameos in Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp.
Lee films his cameos in advance and has hadย multiple futureย appearances in theย bag since September.ย
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