‘Tis the season to feature Spider-Man. Why? Because Spider-Man is always in season.

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With three record-breaking, blockbuster films to his credit, Spider-Man seems like a world-beater to contemporary audiences. But t’was not always thus.

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Back in 1961, Spider-Man was a loser in a mask, who under his red and blue outfit was Peter Parker, a guy with “loser” written on his forehead. Just a smart kid from Forest Hills, Queens, who had no luck with girls, got picked on by bullies, and had trouble adjusting to adolescence.Meanwhile, a bunch of real-life misfits from Forest Hills were dealing with the same problems in their own way. They didn’t have super powers but they had power chords.

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Yes, I’m talking about the Ramones! Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone and Tommy Ramone (later Marky, Richie and CJ) were brudders (though unrelated) from the same borough and the same neighborhood as Peter Parker. Yes! No one seems to have pointed this out, but Peter Parker and the Ramones all hail from Forest Hills! Who better to record this powerful version of the Spider-Man cartoon show theme song?

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