Obama and Spider-Man appear in comic together

Obama and Spider-Man appear in comic together
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spider-Man has a new sidekick: The president-elect.

Barack Obama collected Spider-Man comics as a child, so Marvel Comics wanted to give him a "shout-out back" by featuring him in a bonus story, said Joe Quesada, Marvel's editor-in-chief.

"How great is that? The commander in chief to be is actually a nerd in chief," Quesada said. "It was really, really cool to see that we had a geek in the White House. We're all thrilled with that."

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

Parker decides "the future president's gonna need Spider-Man," and springs into action, using basketball to determine the real Obama and punching out the impostor.

Obama thanks him with a fist-bump.

Marvel comics have featured most presidents, but generally in walk-on roles, Quesada said.

"I think President Nixon might have appeared on the cover, but not in a good way," he said.

Obama has said that as a child, he collected Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comic books. His Senate Web site used to have a photo of him posing in front of a Superman statue.

The Obama story is a bonus in Marvel Comic's Amazing Spider-Man ‥583, available in comic book shops nationwide on Jan. 14 for $3.99 and is expected to sell out, with half the covers devoted to Obama.

Published 1/8/09 by


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  • phooey. 'Nuff said.
    Anonymous 4/8/09 Reply
  • Having this evil man - who would be the equivalent of DR DOOM in a Masrvel comic book caused me to drop at 30+ Marvel books I usually bought. I will not support a man who promotes the evils of Socialism or a company that endorses his evil.
    Anonymous 4/8/09 Reply
  • I have to thank Marvel for showing it's support for this Socialistic dictator wannabe. I have dropped ALL 30+ Marvel books I buy each month. Captain America would not approve of this unpatriotic man.
    'Nuff said!
    Anonymous 2/20/09 Reply
  • Damn! looks like i'll be rushing to the comic book store on the 14th!
    judgedanny 1/8/09 Reply
    • Please buy up all the copies and use them to line your bird cage.
      Anonymous 4/8/09