The US president-elect makes an appearance in the latest issue of Amazing Spider-Man
The US president-elect makes an appearance in the latest issue of Amazing Spider-Man
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Limited offer: The Obama cover is limited to half the run |
On January 14, Marvel Comics is releasing a special issue of Amazing Spider-Man #583 with Obama on the cover. Inside are five pages of how Spider-Man stops the Chameleon from spoiling Obama's swearing-in.
"It was a natural after we learned the new president is a Spider-Man fan," said Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada. "We thought, 'Fantastic! We have a comic-book geek in the White House'." Obama, a comic book collector, had revealed during his campaign that Spider-Man and Batman were his top superheroes.
The issue, selling for $3.99 (Rs 200), is expected to be an instant sellout. "This issue will go for premium prices," said a comic bookstore owner. "I expect this will be on the collectors' market for $20
(Rs 1,000) by the first day."
Said Quesada, "We do our best to be non-partisan... This is not so much a pro-Obama statement, but a tip of the hat to having a Spider-Man fan in the White House."
Would John McCain have gotten an issue had he won? "If he was a Spidey fan, he woul-d," said Quesada.
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US Presidents who met superheroes |
| Ronald Reagan: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Bill Clinton: Superman: The Man of Steel Richard Nixon: Watchmen John F Kennedy: An issue of Superman Jimmy Carter: On the cover of Superman vs Muhammad Ali |
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| Other Spidey stars |
| Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno and John Belushi |
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