Spider-Man story
Peter Parker, a freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle, is bitten by a radioactive spider and discovers he has gained superpowers, such as super- strength, agility and the ability to climb sheer walls and ceilings. When a mysterious Guru places people under mind-control - including a doctor and lawyer - to rob banks and threatens to have ten New Yorkers commit suicide at his command unless the city pays him $50 million, Peter becomes the costumed hero Spider-Man to stop the crook's fiendish scheme. Things take a bad turn when the villain hypnotizes Peter Parker and his friend Judy into being some of the ten people to jump off a building on command. With some luck, Peter is able to break free and then stop the Guru in his tracks.
9 total · 6 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| mind control technology | major | The villain Byron used mind control lapel pins to get prominent New Yorkers to commit hold ups on his behalf. |
| quasi-religious cult | major | Byron was running some kind of New Age, self-improvement oriented cult as a cover for his criminal operations. |
| super strength | major | Peter acquired the strength of a man-sized spider after being bitten by a radioactive spider. This enabled him to climb walls and rip a steering wheel off a car. |
| terrorism | major | Byron threatened to mind control 10 random New Yorkers to kill themselves unless the city paid him 50 million dollars. |
| the dangers of radioactivity | major | Freelance reporter Peter Parker gained a variety of super powers of being bitten by a radioactive spider. Peter and his fellow student were playing around with radioactive waste in their lab. |
| what if I suddenly got an extraordinary ability | major | Freelance reporter Peter Parker suddenly found himself with a variety of spider-like superhuman abilities after being bitten by a genetically-altered spider. |
| aunt and nephew | minor | Peter was living in his Aunt May's attic. |
| father and daughter | minor | Judy Tyler was concerned over the safety of her father Professor Tyler who was acting under Byron's control. |
| journalism | minor | We saw a parody of life working at a tabloid newspaper office. |