15 Super Amazing Facts About Spider-Man

Spider-Man has always held a small place in my heart, the spider-like hero swinging from building to building has always mesmerized me, particularly as a child.

Here we’re going to look at 20 facts about this web-spitting hero.

#1.Spider-Man, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, first appeared in August 1962 in Amazing Fantasy #15.

#2.Spider-Man wasn’t actually going to be a spider based superhero. Stan Lee actually wanted to base a comic on a fly or insect but decided on a spider.

#3.Marvel’s first spider was actually Spider-Man. Journey into Mystery released a month before his first appearance, featured a giant spider.

#4.The high school library, used for one of the “The Amazing Spider-Man’s” battle scenes, used a separate stage and was made of almost 3,000 feet of fake Styrofoam books with real covers.

#5.Spider-Man did wonders for us youngsters; he was actually the first teen-hero who wasn’t an adult’s sidekick.

#6.Correct way of writing the spider’s name is actually Spider-Man, Stan Lee specifically placed a hyphen to avoid confusion with “Superman”.

#7.The Amazing Spider-Man finally made his last appearance in volume 1 in the 700^th edition, released December 2012.

#8.Spider-Man’s web dissolves within an hour and yet is strong enough to hold the Hulk.

#9.Spider-Man’s web is faster than a bullet, in one situation Spider-Man managed to web a gun as the trigger was pulled.

#10.A weakness of the seemingly indestructible Spider-Man seems to be the pesticide ethyl chloride.

#11.Former President Obama’s favourite superhero is actually Spider-Man.

#12.Spider-Man joined the Fantastic Four when the human torch died.

#13.In 2007, Marvel’s four issue Spider-Man: Reign depicts a possible future where Mary Jane dies of cancer caused by Peter’s radioactive sperm.

#14.At one point, the spidey actually had 6 arms and even became a giant spider.

#15.For the film The Amazing Spider-Man, over 1,000 people were employed.

As I said above, Spider-Man really does make me incredibly happy and always has.

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