Spider-Man

The silk used in nineteenth century handkerchiefs no doubt came from silkworms (Bombyx mori). Silks from other creatures, particularly spiders, have equally fascinating properties. Although we all recognize that Spider-Man s power to shoot silk ropes... 

The movie Spider-Man 2 (released in 2004) is based upon characters conceived by Stan Lee that first appeared in 1963. In the first Spider-Man movie, we learned how the shy, brilliant science major Peter Parker was transformed into Spider-Man while on a science tour, he was bitten by a genetically modified spider. In the second movie, we learn how the brilliant scientist Dr. Otto Octavius is transformed into Spider-Man s nemesis Doc Ock. Spider-Man and Doc Ock represent the good and evil sides of scientific unintended consequences. 

Do You Want It Yes. It s like being Spider-Man, but without the web-by discharge. 

In some of the Spider-Man comics, this superhero has night vision capabilities. Night vision goggles have also been featured in movies such as Iron Man (2008) and Watchmen (2009). 

The appearance of several new atomic-related superheroes rn the 1960s provided welcome relief from the previous decade s tales of nuclear conflagration. During this period a revived Atom (1961), Captain Atom (1960), Doctor Solar (1960), Spider-Man (1962), Hulk (1962), Firestorm, the Nuclear Man (1978), and Nuklon (1987) all breathed new life into the atoms-for-justice ethos. A good many of their foes had nuclear connections as well. 

Like Superman and Captain America before him, Spider-Man be=came a cultural icon for his era. Somehow the figure of an angst-ridden, quasi-nuclear costumed hero answered a variety of social needs. In one tale, the hero has to borrow bus fare to track down the villain. By the mid-1970s, Spider-Man sales had topped even those of Superman. In 1965, Esquire magazine noted that Spider-Man s image was as popular in radical campus circles as that of revolutionary leader Che Guevara. 

Unlike previous superheroes, Peter Parker/Spider-Man expressed numerous doubts about his role. When his Uncle Ben was killed by a burglar whom Parker had allowed to escape (since he didn t want to become involved), Parker suffered guilt as well. Reluctantly, he decided he had to work for justice, musing that "with great power must also come great responsibility." ... 

Spider-Man appeared in a daily newspaper strip— with interminable plot lines—and also starred in an expanding series of comic book... 

Cover of Spider-Man Unlimited 1 (Marvel Comics, May 1993). Spider-Man was the greatest ot the atomic-themed superheroes who have emerged from the 1960s forward, most ot whom conveyed atomic information as a by-product of their adventure tales. Spider-Man, Marvel, TM and Marvel Entertainment,... 

Scott Brick, "The Many Faces of Spider Man," Comics Buyer s Guide, January 2, 1988, 30-34 Stan Lee, introduction to The Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (New York Marvel, 1993), n.p. Stan Lee, The Incredible Hulk (New York Simon and Schuster, 1978) Mike Benton, Superhero Comics of the Silver Age (Dallas Taylor, 1992), 20-22 Stan Lee, The Best ofSpiderman (New York Ballentine Books, 1986), 49. 

Brick, Scott. "The Many Faces of Spider Man." Comics Buyer s Guide, January 2, 1988,... 

Many games don t need to worry about this problem. The game Spider-Man is about a guy who turns into a human spider. Naturally, the principal game mechanic has you rapidly flinging your character on a string between skyscrapers like a yo-yo amped up on steroids. So story and game mechanics tie together nicely. 

Kinetic thrills and competitions, including racing, stunts, and other kinds of kinetic excitement (as in the Spider-Man game) Sports... 

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