It’s official: Spider-Man is superhero number-one and there is nothing Batman, Superman, the Hulk or anyone else can say about it.
On the heels of his April 29 heroics — where, alongside Electron Boy saved an entire soccer club from certain doom -– Spider-Man was able to foil another major crime half a world away.
The Sun, first on the scene of the crime, reports the latest breath-taking heroics:
SPIDERMAN foiled a would-be thief as Jedi Knights blocked his escape route.
No, it’s not a comic book plot but the scene which unravelled in a Australian book store on Saturday.
Store owner Michael Baulderstone, dressed as Spiderman, spotted the man trying to steal an X-Men book worth $160 (£97).
Although Electron Boy could not be on hand to assist the international crime-fighting Spider-Man, fellow superheroes were on hand for the assist:
The 45-year-old called for back-up and the hapless thief was surrounded by superheroes within seconds.
Mr Baulderstone said: “We had about 40 people dressed up as their favourite superheroes to celebrate International Free Comic Day, so he didn’t have much of a choice but to hand the comic back after a little bit of a scuffle.
“Everyone in the store thought it was a play, that it was street theatre of some sort. It wasn’t until I said ‘call the police’ that people started to realise.
“One of the funniest things about the incident was that I called for people to stand near the door and it just so happened we had people dressed as Jedi knights there blocking the exit, the Flash was there at some point too.
“It was a bit serious at the time, but now we’re looking back laughing at what greeted police.”
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