The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/spider-man/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:39:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Spider-Man | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/spider-man/ 32 32 New Spider-Man film yanked from Arab theaters, apparently over transgender flag https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-spider-man-film-yanked-from-arab-theaters-apparently-over-transgender-flag/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:08:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3035120 No explicit ban announced, but Saudi Cinema group says it won't approve any film that contradicts nation’s media content regulations

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]]> Silver Surfer as Rabbi Eliezer? Stan Lee book unmasks superheroes’ Jewish roots https://www.timesofisrael.com/silver-surfer-as-rabbi-eliezer-stan-lee-book-unmasks-superheroes-jewish-roots/ Thu, 28 May 2020 17:31:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2314718 Released April 21, Liel Leibovitz's biography posits that not only are many superheroes Members of the Tribe, but their philosophies are bound up in tradition, too

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]]> Scared of arachnids? Go watch Spider-Man, Israeli study says https://www.timesofisrael.com/scared-of-arachnids-go-watch-spider-man-israeli-study-says/ Wed, 24 Apr 2019 08:22:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2063139 Researchers from Bar-Ilan and Ariel universities use short clips from superhero movies as positive stimulus in exposure therapy

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]]> Stan Lee, architect of the contemporary comic book, dies at 95 https://www.timesofisrael.com/stan-lee-architect-of-the-contemporary-comic-book-dies-at-95/ Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:59:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1960263 Top writer and publisher at Marvel created Spider Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four and others, revolutionizing entertainment industry in decades-long prolific career

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]]> Restraining order issued against caregiver of Marvel’s Stan Lee https://www.timesofisrael.com/restraining-order-issued-against-caregiver-of-marvels-stan-lee/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:52:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1871148 Former attorney says collector inserted himself into life of 95-year-old Jewish co-creator of Spider-Man amid battle over his fortune

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]]> Paul Rudd is your friendly neighborhood Jewish superhero https://www.timesofisrael.com/paul-rudd-is-your-friendly-neighborhood-jewish-superhero/ Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:28:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1213578 Quintessential nice guy comedian says he turned to humor as a way to fit in among non-Jewish classmates in Kansas

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]]> Five best Jewish moments in movies of 2014 https://www.timesofisrael.com/five-best-jewish-moments-in-movies-of-2014/ Wed, 31 Dec 2014 09:06:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1113765 From particle physics to cheerfully idiotic action pictures, this blockbuster year also includes an Oscar nod

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]]> Nu, of course Spider-Man is Jewish https://www.timesofisrael.com/nu-of-course-spider-man-is-jewish/ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:16:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=954042&preview_id=954042 So says the latest actor to play him, Andrew Garfield, while detailing his own Jewish roots

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]]> Spider-Man, Batman beat Kippa Man https://www.timesofisrael.com/spider-man-batman-beat-kippa-man/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:48:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=421072 Jerusalem yarmulke vendor to pay compensation for improper use of intellectual property on religious headgear

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]]> Jewish artist kills Spider-Man, brings him back to life https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-artist-kills-spider-man-brings-him-back-to-life/ Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:12:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=371586 Before hitting it big at Marvel Comics, cartoonist upset rabbis with his artwork, eked out a living with bar mitzvah caricatures

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]]> Batman, Spider-Man join forces in court https://www.timesofisrael.com/batman-spider-man-join-forces-in-court/ Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:11:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=227556 Claiming blatant and frequent copyright infringement in Israel , Warner Brothers teams up with Marvel in the fight against small Jerusalem vendor Kippa Man

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]]> Spider-Man takes on Kippa Man https://www.timesofisrael.com/spiderman-takes-on-kippa-man/ Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:30:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=223120 Marvel sues famous yarmulke seller over rights to superhero design

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]]> Even Picasso could be found reading them https://www.timesofisrael.com/even-picasso-could-be-found-reading-them-comics-stan-lee-art-spiegelman/ Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:13:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=162402 From box office hit Stan Lee to Pulitzer prize winner Art Spiegelman, Jews have played cutting-edge roles in the comic book industry

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]]> A bird, a plane? No, a bitter security staffer! https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-no-its-an-angry-top-secret-worker/ Sat, 19 May 2012 18:06:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=105062 Top secret defense workers hire superhero actors to protest worsening pay and conditions

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]]> A marvel in comics https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-marvel-in-comics/ Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:07:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=82446 Creator of superheroes from Spider-Man to the X-Men, nearly nonagenarian Stan Lee discusses how Judaism influenced his work and his creation of a surprise best-seller with the first 'fully ethnic platoon' in comics

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