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Thai fireman dresses as Spiderman to rescue boy

Spiderman to the rescue!

French 'Spiderman' Scales Brazil Tower

A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" scaled a 42-floor building with his bare hands in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, delighting nearly 2,000 onlookers before being detained by police.

'Spiderman' Scales Part of China Mountain

A daredevil French climber nicknamed "Spiderman" scaled part of a mountain in southern China using only his bare hands, months after he was banned from the country for clambering up Shanghai's tallest building without permission.

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Wolverine defeats Spider-Man to appear on the greatest Marvel cover of all time
Source: Sci Fi Wire

Marvel Comics asked fans to pick the top 70 Marvel Comics covers of all time earlier this year as part of its celebration of the company's 70th anniversary, and as the results have been slowly released over the past month, we've anxiously awaited word on which cover would be crow …

French 'Spiderman' arrested after scaling skyscraper
Source: expatica.com

A French climber nicknamed "Spiderman" scaled a landmark Sydney skyscraper Tuesday, thrilling office workers but angering police, who arrested him upon his descent.

The Politics of Superheroes: Want a map of the debates of the early 21st century?
Source: Reason Magazine

Future historians can offer a more complete account of how costumed crusaders came to dominate Hollywood in the early 21st century. But one factor that has to be acknowledged is the superhero film's philosophical flexibility.

Spiderman scales 'inside out' building in climate change protest
Source: abc.net.au

A French urban climber nicknamed Spiderman has scaled the outside of the Lloyd's Building in central London in a protest about climate change.

Spider-Man Rescues Boy
Source: Yahoo! News

A Thai fireman turned superhero when he dressed up as comic-book character Spider-Man to coax a frightened eight-year-old from a balcony... See more irresistible headlines

Spiderman saves boy
Source: Annanova

This is just a nice story about some thoughtful public servants.

Why Travel to Mexico can be Dangerous to your Health - Spring Break 09' and Beyond

Nobody with good news calls in the middle of the night. As a father of college-age children, the late-night sound of the telephone ringing was chilling.

Superman and Spiderman Fight the Evil Recession Man
Source: fresnobee.com

Superman and Spider-Man have not shown any signs of weakness - yet. But they are facing one of the biggest foes in their comic books histories: a bad economy...Marvel raising six of its monthly titles to $3.99, a 33% jump

The List: Our Top 10 Black Superheroes
Source: The Washington Post

This article's title caught my eye - I could only, in fact, think of one black superhero. The Green Lantern, though, is hardly on of the best, right? I had to read on to find out.

FOXNews.com: Captain Obama ... Is It Time for a Black Comic Book Superhero?
Source: FOXNews.com

Barack Obama has appeared in at least two comic series since his arrival on the national stage.

Spiderman saves Obama
Source: Reuters

President-elect, Barack Obama and Spiderman are both motivated by the same "mantra", so to speak.

Obama to Star in Spider-Man Comic
Source: BBC News

"How great is that? The commander-in-chief to be is actually a nerd-in-chief," Mr Quesada said. More Articles

Obama, Spider-Man on the same comic-book page
Source: USA Today

In a growing world of Barack Obama collectibles, one item soon may be swinging above the rest.

Obama pals around with Spiderman in Upcoming Marvel Comic
Source: breitbart.com

The comic starts with Spider-Man's alter-ego Peter Parker taking photographs at the inauguration, before spotting two identical Obamas.

Bono to write "Spiderman -- The Broadway Musical"

Broadway is a strange place. In January they're closing the musical version of Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" -- and opening a musical based on Spiderman. And it's being written by Bono and The Edge from U2.

Colbert Bests Obama, Wins Marvel White House
Source: Wired News

Marvel's Daily Bugle headline is hot off the presses and details are sketchy for now, but it looks like the ballot results will be celebrated in Amazing Spider-Man No. 574.

Teenager changes name to Captain Fantastic
Source: Telegraph

A teenager has changed his name to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.

Hollywood.com: The Hulk Will Return
Source: Hollywood.com

Marvel Studios talks about the future for The Incredible Hulk.

'Spider-Man 4' aiming for May 2011 release
Source: The L.A. Times

You knew this was coming...

Marvel Comics Are Anti-Everything
Source: i09

Marvel Comics' big summer Spider-Man storyline, "New Ways To Die", promises to introduce a new villain into the webslinger's life: a mysterious character connected to his enemy Venom, called Anti-Venom. The most recent issue of Marvel's Fantastic Four series featured Mr.

Man Scales Times Building and Is Arrested - City Room - Metro - New York Times Blog
Source: The New York Times

Alain Robert, aka Spiderman, scaled the New York Times building moments ago to raise awareness about global warming. He was arrested, not an unfamiliar experience to him, of course.

Look Again: Marvel Comic Book Movies

With the announcement yesterday that Iron Man is going to open a whole can of Marvel worms, I thought it might be useful and interesting to take a closer look at some of the comic books and characters on their way to the big screen.

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