Spider-man Facts
Spider-man Facts
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Interesting Spider-man Facts: |
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Spider-man is also sometimes spelled Spiderman or Spider Man. |
Originally Martin Goodman, Marvel's head at the time Spider-man was created, did not like the concept because of the fear people have of spiders. |
Peter Parker was born in Forest Hills, New York. |
Spider-man became the first teen superhero to hold his own - all others had been sidekicks to adult superheroes in the past. |
Originally there was a hyphen in the name Spider-Man to keep the name from being mixed up with Superman, which did not contain a hyphen. |
The first solo edition of Spider-Man was released in March, 1963. It was titled The Amazing Spider-man (Vol. 1). |
Peter Parker's parents were killed in a plane crash. They were spies. Following their deaths Peter went to live with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben. |
Peter Parker was a science buff and academically gifted. Because of these qualities he was bullied as a child and teen. |
After being bitten by the radioactive spider, Peter Parker gained superhuman strength and agility, and a sixth sense (referred to as his spidey senses), that enabled him to sense impending danger. |
The first villain in Spider-man was the Chameleon. |
Additional major villains that appeared in 1963 Spider-man comics included the Vulture, Dr. Octopus, Sandman, and the Lizard. |
Major villains that appeared in Spider-man comics in 1964 included Electro, Mysterio, the Green Goblin, and Kraven the Hunter. In 1965 Scorpion appeared. In 1966 Rhino made his debut. |
The original love interest of Spider-man was Betty Brant - the secretary at The Daily Planet. Peter didn't meet Mary Jane or Gwen Stacy in the original comics until he went to college. |
Supporting characters in the Spider-man series include J. Jonah Jameson, Robbie Robertson, Eugene 'Flash' Thompson, Harry Osborn, Liz Allan, Betty Brant, Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane, and Felicia Hardy. |
Spider-man's archenemies include Dr. Octopus, Green Goblin, and Venom. |
Spider-man is considered to be one of the greatest superheroes of all time and in 2014 was named Marvel Comics greatest Marvel character of all time. |
Spider-man has been played in movies by Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland. |
The Broadway musical titled Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark, which debuted in 2010, is the most expensive musical in the history of Broadway with weekly costs running about $1.2 million. |
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