As the eagerly-awaited The Amazing Spider-Man release date draws closer, we bring you the second batch of trivia about the web-slinging superhero.
Read the first part here!
1. The youngest superhero
Spidey is the among the youngest A-list superheroes.
While Mr Fantastic, Iron Man and the senior members of the X-Men are all at least in their 40s, Peter Parker is a sprightly and constantly stressed 20-something.
2. Spidey's vital stats
Image: Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-ManPeter Parker is 5'10" tall, weighs 165 lbs, has brown hair and hazel-brown eyes.
3. His Spidey-Sense
Image: A scene from The Amazing Spider-ManContrary to popular belief, Peter's Spidey-Sense does not give him any extra awareness or instinct.
It is just a highly effective warning signal alerting him to danger coming his way.
4. Peter clones
Image: A scene from The Amazing Spider-ManIn one of the most controversial Spider-Man storylines called The Clone Saga, Peter was cloned by an evil geneticist called Miles Warren, The Jackal.
Several Peter clones -- Ben Reilly, Kaine, Spidercide, etc -- were created by this experiment.
5. Gifting Spidey powers
Image: Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-ManA few months ago, in an event called Spider-Island, The Jackal gave every New Yorker the same powers as Spidey.
6. The new Spider-Man
Image: Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-ManAndrew Garfield, who plays Spidey in The Amazing Spider-Man, has always been a huge fan of the character.
He even dressed as Spidey for Halloween when he was three.
7. The superhero suit
Image: A scene from The Amazing Spider-ManCostume designer Kym Barett wanted an athletic suit for Spider-Man in the new film, and created a suit imagining "what would happen if a spiderweb was being blown by the wind and wrapped itself around the body."
8. Costume woes
Image: A scene from The Amazing Spider-ManIt took Andrew Garfield 20 minutes -- and an assistant -- to put on the Spider suit for filming.
9. Identity crisis?
Image: A scene from The Amazing Spider-ManIn the very first issue of Amazing Spider-Man, Stan Lee mistakenly referred to Peter as "Peter Palmer" for two panels.
10. Spider-Super-Man
Image: A scene from The Amazing Spider-ManAnd it just gets better! In Amazing Spider-Man #3, Doc Octopus actually calls Spidey 'Super-Man" once.
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