Marvel's new Spider-Man Halloween special includes Daily Bugle funny pages that pay perfect homage to Peanuts and Calvin & Hobbes, with parodies called 'Cobwebs' and 'Parker and Hulk.'
01Summary
- 01The special, titled Amazing Spider-Man: Halloween Special 2027 #1, is available now from Marvel Comics.
- 02In the Peanuts parody 'Cobwebs', Spider-Man and Captain Marvel wait for the 'Ultimate Pumpkin', a nod to Linus van Pelt's Great Pumpkin and the Ultimate Marvel universe.
- 03The Calvin & Hobbes homage is called 'Parker and Hulk', with young Peter Parker replacing Calvin and the Hulk standing in for Hobbes.
- 04Other parodies include 'Rocket', which replaces Garfield with Rocket Raccoon and features Peter Quill as Jon Arbuckle and Groot as Opie.
- 05Artist Ty Templeton created the strips, which are presented as the Daily Bugle's comics page.
02Why it matters
This story matters because it shows how beloved classic comic strips like Peanuts and Calvin & Hobbes remain culturally relevant, influencing even superhero comics 75 years after Peanuts debuted.
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