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Spider-Man: How a "terrible idea" turned into a $25,000,000,000 franchise

Long-form11:39EducationPublished Oct 31, 2025, 3:30 PM · 11mo ago

Elijah Joseph

7.1K subscribers · median 32.7K views

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Description

We're exploring how Spider-Man went from being called a "terrible comic book idea" by marvel's boss in 1960 to becoming a $26 billion legend. I even got the chance to interview Paul Gambaccini aka Spider-Man's biggest hater. 📧 Interested in comics? Join my comic newsletter for free comics weekly ➤ https://www.comicsonthehouse.com/ CTC

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Published: Oct 31, 2025, 3:30 PM
Length: 11:39 (699 s)
Format: Long-form
Category: Education
Audio language: EN
Quality: HD
Captions: Yes
Made for kids: No
Licensed content: Yes
Video ID: OkUqHBo5KNc

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