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usatoday.com - 1/8/2009

Obama, Spider-Man on the same comic-book page

— usatoday.com — On Jan. 14, Marvel Comics is releasing a special issue of Amazing Spider-Man #583 with Obama depicted... on the cover. Inside are five pages of the two teaming up and even a fist-bump between Spidey and the new president. "It was a natural after we ... (more) Obama, Spider-Man on the same comic-book page

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