Public Domain Super Heroes
Spider Man
Cooper spider

Real Name

Spider Man

First Appearance

Spider Man Halloween costume (1954)

Original Publisher

Ben Cooper

Created by

Unknown

Origin[]

Spider Man is a humanoid figure, seemingly some kind of superhero, clad in yellow and covered in spiderwebs.

Notes[]

  • No Ben Cooper copyrights from the 1950s were renewed.
  • The Spider Man costume has been rumored to be an inspiration for - or in some cases the plagarised origin of - Marvel's Spider-Man. Note that the costume is just that, a costume, and is not explicitly stated to possess any powers or backstory associated with Spider-Man.
    • When Marvel's Spider-Man gained popularity, Ben Cooper became the first company to make licensed Marvel merchandise.
  • A background character in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse strongly resembles Ben Cooper's Spider Man.

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