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Excelsior!

Stan Lee Gets a Pacemaker, Begins Transformation Into Iron Man

by Rebecca Pahle | 4:00 pm, September 29th, 2012


Recent cancelled appearances have led to speculation over the health of comic book legend Stan Lee, who turns 90 this December and, it’s fair to say, is probably a busier man than most people half his age. Following an official statement from Lee’s POW! Entertainment, we now know the reason for the cancellations: He was getting a pacemaker.

The statement, written by Lee, is very… well, Stan Lee-esque is really the best way to describe it. See for yourself:

Attention, Troops!

This is a dispatch sent from your beloved Generalissimo, directly from the center of Hollywood’s combat zone!

Now hear this! Your leader hath not deserted thee! In an effort to be more like my fellow Avenger, Tony Stark, I have had an electronic pace-maker placed near my heart to insure that I’ll be able to lead thee for another 90 years.

But fear thee not, my valiant warriors. I am in constant touch with our commanders in the field and victory shall soon be ours. Now I must end this dispatch and join my troops, for an army without a leader is like a day without a cameo!

Excelsior!

To be serious for a moment: I’m not particularly into comics—my geekitude lies elsewhere—but I very keenly feel that the world is a better place for having a guy like Stan Lee in it, and I hope that he’s around doing awesome Web videos and movie cameos for many years to come.

(via: Examiner, image by 02browns)

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  • Anonymous

    “I very keenly feel that the world is a better place for having a guy like Stan Lee in it”

    I stopped reading comics long ago besides the occasional (a few a year) urge. I don’t think you need to be a comic lover though to like Lee. I subscribe to his youtube channel as well just for the feel good nature.

  • http://twitter.com/zenoferic Erica Throne

    As a comic book creator I think his time has passed. But as a youtube personality and general man of awesome, he’s as relevant as anything.

  • Anonymous

    He’s nearly 90? Damn, I’d have never guessed it, y’know, without actually sitting down and doing the math. Damn. I hope I’m as spry, active, and engaged at 90.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Brown/100003806213451 Mark Brown

    Hell, I hope I’m that HAPPY at 90. The man clearly loves his life.

  • http://twitter.com/rockinlibrarian Amy M Weir

    I’ve never been into comics at all, but Stan Lee has always impressed me. I used to watch a Spiderman cartoon on Saturday mornings (back when, you know, cartoons were on Saturday mornings) and he did a spoken introduction to each episode and I always wondered about it and when I found out– “REALLY? That’s the guy who INVENTED Spiderman? And he’s recording a message for each of these cartoons?” –like, I thought someone like that should have been too Important to record a personal introduction to every episode of a Saturday morning cartoon. But then I started finding out about ALL the cool little things like that he does– it’s just so down-to-earth and fun.

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