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Yesterday’s D23 MARVEL COMICS: Celebrating 60 Years of the Amazing Spider-Man panel was a surprising hit, even for those of us who aren’t fans of the audacious arachnid, per se. And for those who were, it was an especially engaging event.
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Led by Executive Spider-Editor Nick Lowe and Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski, the presentation offered an insightful and thorough look into the detailed history and development of the titular web-slinger throughout the six decades that he’s been dominating Marvel Comics and other entertainment branch-offs. They even surveyed the audience by a show of hands to learn which attendees first became familiarized with the Spider-Man character via comic books and which ones found fandom through one of the later animated television adaptations. This revealed a surprising variation among attendees in regards to ages—a true testament to just how long Spidey’s been around.
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During the presentation, the hosts really got into it, and you could tell they were truly passionate in discussing the developments of the Spider-Man storyline and its many different incarnations throughout the ages. They even ended up going over their time a little because there was just so much to say!
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Many lesser-known and interesting facts were brought up, like the one about Peter Parker’s Aunt Mae and Uncle Ben having been featured in an earlier comic (in a different manifestation) predating that of The Amazing Spider-Man. Another bit of trivia was that Spider-Man donned a black suit even before the more popular Venom storyline.
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The event ended with a special treat for those in attendance—the gift of receiving two exclusive variants of Amazing Fantasy #1000. Each cover sports one-of-a-kind artwork by Humberto Ramos with coloring by Marvel’s Edgar Delgado. And in the tradition of Disney, both contained some rather family faces!
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We didn’t expect the panel to be as successful as it was, but this was arguably one of the most enjoyable highlights from D23. In short, this Amazing Spider-Man tribute was nothing short of “amazing.”
