Warning ! spoiler for Amazing Fantasy # 1000 by Marvel Comics

Old ManSpider - Manjust nearly died while fight back law-breaking , but much likeSupermaninSuperman Returns , the web - slinger gets a hero ’s honour after he ’s taken into the infirmary . InAmazing Fantasy#1000 by Marvel Comics , an old version of Peter Parker misses his an MJ ’s anniversary , after getting dart multiple times while assay to block a burglary . How he ’s subsequently treated show that while people might not prise or understand Spider - Man in the present day , when he ’s older , much like Superman , he becomes a beloved figure of hope .

Spider - Man and Superman might be in two unlike universes and have completely unlike mogul , but both paladin represent the estimable of what a hero can be . Superman is a symbolization of promise who inhale his citywith his heroic action and his seeking for truth , justness , and tolerance . Meanwhile , Spider - Man , despite his similarly heroic action , does n’t get the same respect from the populace as Superman - with J. Jonah Jameson ’s and others seeing him as a pain in the neck . However , in Marvel ’s futurity , Spider - Man finally earned the respect of the people , leading to his ownSuperman Returns - like moment .

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In " Spider - Man vs. His Sinister 60th " by Dan Slott , Jim Cheung , Jay David Ramos , and VC ’s Joe Sabino in last week’sAmazing Fantasy#1000 from Marvel Comics , a 60 - year - onetime variation of the web - slinger can still be assure being a hero in the future tense . But , following a mugging where he ’s shot multiple times , Old Man Spider - Man is taken to the hospital , where even the paramedics resist to bump off his mask . But , much like the iconicSuperman Returnsscene , a giant crowd forms inside and outside the hospital , show that Spider - Man ’s finally earned their respect .

While it ’s unreadable whether the second was inspired by it , Old Man Spider - Man getting a huge bunch out of doors and inside the infirmary , hoping he recovers , is reminiscent of a memorable scene fromSuperman Returns . AfterSuperman is direct down by Kryptonite courtesy of Lex Luthor , a gang collectively fulfil the streets , hop-skip he will be all right . In both this comic and the DC film , the heroes in rough shape have the support of more people than they would ever know , show how they ’ve become crucial symbols of promise .

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For Old Man Spider - Man , he ’s been around long enough that the public finally put their full keep behind him , as he ’s beloved and respected in Marvel ’s hereafter . After his near - death experience , almost everyone wants to ensure he ’s okay and will rive through . LikeSuperman Returns , the musical accompaniment forSpider - Manis revealedby all those wait for him to find , which makes for a substantial moment in the World Wide Web - slinger ’s future .

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