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19 Nov, 2021

In the past, Spider-Man had managed to save Marvel Comics from bankruptcy, but vice versa.

For those of you who love the spider man aka Spider-Man, the movie Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse can be a longing healer after we last saw Peter Parker having to end up in dust due to Thanos finger snaps in Avengers: Infinity War. We can also see the action in Spider-Man: Far From Home later.

Spider-Man is one of Marvel Comics' favorite superheroes because the story is grounded and quite close to the reality of today's youth stories. Some of his films have also been made into the big screen with different actors, but do you know the facts about Spider-Man, the superhero who once made Marvel Comics almost go bankrupt?

Here are 7 Spider-Man Facts

In the past, Spider-Man was able to be the savior of Marvel Comics when sales were down, but there have also been times when the comics have become a problem. Let's take a peek at 7 facts about Spider-Man, the superhero who almost made Marvel Comics go bankrupt.

1. Spider-Man was originally inspired by the house fly.

In the 1960s, Stan Lee created the family superhero Fantastic Four, which tells the story of a family who is exposed to cosmic energy so that they have superpowers. After that, he also tried to make other characters at the same time to help Marvel Comics whose sales were decreasing.

While thinking about ideas for his next work, suddenly house flies were milling about around him. Stan Lee also thought, maybe readers need a superhero who can stick to vertical surfaces like a fly.

At that time, he chose the initial name, Stick-to-Wall Man. After changing ideas here and there, and having chosen names like Fly Man and Insect Man, Stan Lee finally decided to use the name Spider-Man and asked his colleague Steve Ditko to draw the character.

When Stan Lee proposed it to the then Marvel Comics editor, Martin Goodman, he thought it was the worst idea ever, and turned it down. It was Spider-Man who succeeded in boosting sales of Marvel comics to become one of the most favorite superheroes of all time.

2. Peter Parker is not the first Spider-Man.

When the idea of Spider-Man was rejected, Stan Lee didn't standstill. He also tried to insert his character into another series that was popular at that time, namely Amazing Fantasy.

At that time the world was fond of stories about science fiction and monster movies. The world of comics is also trying to follow that era, which is better known as the Silver Age era.

Well, Spider-Man is a blend of the two. After the original Spider-Man was killed in the same issue when it was released, fans were asking for more.

Finally, Goodman also allowed Stan Lee to create a Spider-Man comic that debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #1 in 1963.

3. Spider-Man is thought to be Jewish.

Many things show that Spider-Man was created by Stan Lee as a Jew. Stan Lee himself has admitted that he designed the character of Peter Parker based on his past when he was still using the name, Stanley Leiber.

In the comics, Peter Parker's home is on Forest Hill in Queens, New York, which is a predominantly Jewish settlement. In addition, Stan Lee also often compares Peter Parker's character with David from the story of David and Goliath.

4. Peter Parker is a womanizer.

Even though he was born a nerd and was often bullied at school, it turns out that many girls like Peter Parker. The radioactive spider bite also makes his life change drastically, including his love life.

Besides Mary Jane, Peter Parker has relationships with other girls, such as Gwen Stacy, Marcy Kane, Debra Whitman, his roommate's sister, Gwen Stacy's niece, Betty Brant, Felicia Hardy, even including Captain Marvel!

5. Peter Parker's blood and body turned out to contain radioactive substances.

Mary Jane was destined to be Peter Parker's partner. In a story in the future, Mary Jane ends up being Peter Parker's wife. Decades later, Peter Parker looks old and wrinkled, alone.

When the Sinister Six devastate the city, Peter returns after retiring to become Spider-Man one last time. After defeating them all, he goes to Mary Jane's grave, where he uncovers the cause of Mary Jane's death.

It turns out that radioactive spider bites make Peter Parker's body also radioactive. If there was a transfer of fluids between Peter Parker and another person, that person would die of cancer from the fluids from Spider-Man. Guess what liquid it is?

6. Spider-Man once nearly bankrupted Marvel Comics.

In 1994, Spider-Man got the Clone Saga storyline which was said to be the worst comic book story in Marvel Comics history. The huge number of Spider-Man, pregnant Mary Jane, and the badly designed Lady Octopus are just a few of the things that readers complain about.

It was so unsuccessful, Marvel had to lay off more than a third of its employees. But there is a good side here. Because of the Clone Saga, Marvel had to look for other sources of income to anticipate the same losses due to bad comics.

On that basis, Marvel finally decided to start thinking about the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

7. Michael Jackson almost became Peter Parker in the first Spider-Man feature film.

Who does not know the figure of Michael Jackson who is famous for his phenomenal Moonwalk? Michael Jackson is the King of Pop is quite famous as well as controversial because of his life full of news.

But do you know that Michael Jackson is a big fan of comics? Michael Jackson is also a big fan of Spider-Man; he intends to star in the film.

He even approached Stan Lee several times, but all of his applications were rejected. As a last resort, Jackson even intended to buy all of Marvel Comics in the 1990s just so he could be Spider-Man!

Michael Jackson is known as a smart businessman, but Marvel is even better. The selling price of Marvel Comics was also increased to over 1 billion US dollars at that time. Michael backed off.