Happy Spider-Man Day!
August 1 is here. The day marks Spidey’s first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15, cover-dated August 1, 1962.
From Tom Holland to Tobey Maguire to Andrew Garfield to Neil Patrick Harris, Spider-Man’s web has been uptown to downtown to toon town and back.
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Spider-Man has had a choke-hold on queer fans for decades. Even before the heartthrob actors started to bring the hero to the big screen, the lythe, lycra-clad lad with nothing but quippy one-liners and a cool $3 in his bank account has been a queer crowd favorite.
And it’s not just the audience that has felt the fruit apparent in the Spider-Man universe.
Andrew Garfield famously wanted to get Michael B. Jordan to be his M.J., Tom Holland said “of course” Spider-Man could be gay, and Marisa Tomei pushed for her “Aunt May” character to have a girlfriend.
Even while shooting their latest MCU installment Spider-Man: No Way Home, which featured all three major Spider-Man players, Garfield revealed that the actors had “compared bulges” in their suits. There’s just something about this hero that makes people feel the fantasy!
While we may not get a queer Spider-Man out of Sony or Marvel Studios any time soon (a leaked document stated he is, contractually, to be straight and white), comic fans will get to enjoy their gay Spidey reverie in full effect this September when Edge of Spider-Verse #5 drops with queer fasionista “Web-Weaver”.
Whether you’re in it for the powers, the responsibilities, or just the lycra, here’s how the twitter web is celebrating:
Happy #SpiderManDay! pic.twitter.com/PCc8KBZKum
— Spider-Man Perfect Shots (@Shots_SpiderMan) August 1, 2022
Happy #SpidermanDay ??https://t.co/gBNsVZscw4
— AuxGod (@AuxGod_) August 1, 2022
Spider-Man also made his first comic appearance on this day in 1962 in Amazing Fantasy No. 15! It was written by Stan Lee, who never foresaw the character becoming so popular that it would someday boast a more-than 60-year legacy.
Happy #SpiderManDay! pic.twitter.com/lXLlyan07X
— Marvel's Avengers (@PlayAvengers) August 1, 2022
Happy #SpiderManDay everyone. This character has touched us all from comics, movies, games, and tv shows. Be it Pete, Miles, Miguel, Ben, Mayday, etc. A spider person has made someone fall in love with them and their world and this will continue on for years to come. pic.twitter.com/YEjIRcmSfv
— Jp ?? (@jpmoney1999) August 1, 2022
Happy Spiderman day ?#SpiderManDay pic.twitter.com/T8uwRHGR3R
— Loki Laufeyson (@SnmzzLoki) August 1, 2022
Chilling ? #spidermangay #gayspiderman #lycra #spandexmen pic.twitter.com/4sHgKYYAp4
— V (@Dutchgear19) July 27, 2022
? Oh hey it’s #SpiderManDay! Me and the boy go way back. One of the most influential characters in my life! pic.twitter.com/pmiYy139tw
— Zac (@Zacerhy) August 1, 2022
Happy #spidermanday from Seattle! pic.twitter.com/z3i4YlumCP
— Equal Motion (@equalmotion) August 1, 2022
Happy #SpiderManDay!
I'm sharing a selection of my favorite Spidey pics taken over the years, including one of my first attempts at editing, that, until now, has never seen the light of day.
All pics taken by @bubblywaffo
Edits by Trident and @starleighcos pic.twitter.com/1CuHc5u6cd— ?Trident Productions? (@TridentCosplay1) August 1, 2022
I give you guys the best spidey ever#spidermanday #SpiderMan pic.twitter.com/13pt2g722b
— Cla!re ..:) (@_Claire_ex) August 1, 2022
Happy Spiderman day ?#SpiderManDay pic.twitter.com/T8uwRHGR3R
— Loki Laufeyson (@SnmzzLoki) August 1, 2022
Huron132
He’s not you average neighborhood spiderman you know! Look out it’s the Spiderman!
scotty
everyday is a spiderman day.