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Spider-Man

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: (L-R) Wax figures of Spider-Man, Thor as portrayed by actor Chris Hemsworth, Iron Man, Captain America as portrayed by actor Chris Evans and The Hulk appear at the Madame Tussauds New York's Interactive Marvel Super Hero Experience at Madame Tussauds on April 26, 2012 in New York City.

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  • Tony nominations set without clear favorite

    eligible for a Tony Award nomination on Tuesday, but stories about him are jostling for attention on Broadway. And even Spider-Man might be redeemed.Nominations would be heavenly for "Jesus Christ Superstar," ''Godspell" or "Leap of Faith," joining last year's   Read more »

  • 'Spider-Man' aims for mega-arenas abroad

    producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" are in Europe scouting arena-sized theaters for their show, confirms Rick Miramontez, spokesman for the $80-million mega-musical.Although the threat of a nasty court battle with ousted creator Julie Taymor hangs   Read more »

  • Spider-Man ride reopening at Universal Orlando

    superheroes!"Lee, who had already dreamed up the Fantastic Four , the Hulk and other popular Marvel beings, worked up a Spider-Man story with artist Steve Ditko -- "just to get it out of my system," he says -- and put the new character on the cover of the   Read more »

  • Next 'Spider-Man' Andrew Garfield hits Broadway

    was in the Spider-Man sweepstakes. "I said, 'Why would you do it?'" Rudin recalls. "He said, 'Because I've wanted to play Spider-Man since I was 15.' And I said, 'That's a great reason to do it. It's probably the only reason to do it.' It's really smart. If   Read more »

  • Julie Taymor claims there was a 'Spider-Man' plot

    the copyright claims are baseless. The latest salvo is Taymor's team responding to that counterclaim.Producers for "Spider-Man" ''will have no further comment on the matter at this time," show spokesman Rick Miramontez wrote in an email Friday.In the legal   Read more »

About Spider-Man

Spider-Man (Peter Benjamin Parker) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero, created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. The character first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962), and has since gone on to become one of the most popular, enduring and commercially successful superheroes worldwide, and is arguably Marvel's most famous character. When Spider-Man first appeared in the early 1960s, teenagers in superhero comic books were usually relegated to the role of sidekick to the series' main character. The Spider-Man series broke ground by featuring Peter Benjamin Parker, a lone teenage high school student to whose "self-obsessions with rejection, inadequacy, and loneliness" young readers could relate. Unlike previous teen heroes such as Bucky and Robin, Spider-Man did not benefit from adult mentors like Captain America and Batman and had to learn for himself that "with great power comes great responsibility".

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