Editing Spider-Man (section)

===Real-life comparisons===
Real-life people who have been compared to Spider-Man for their climbing feats include:

*In 1981, skyscraper-safety activist [[Dan Goodwin]], wearing a Spider-Man suit, scaled the [[Sears Tower]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], the [[Renaissance Tower (Dallas)|Renaissance Tower]] in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], and the [[John Hancock Center]] in Chicago.<ref name="Skyscraper Defense">{{Cite web |title=Skyscraper Defense |url=http://skyscraperdefense.com/building_climbs.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083034/http://www.skyscraperdefense.com/building_climbs.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=July 4, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Alain Robert]], nicknamed "Spider-Man", is a rock and urban climber who has scaled more than 70 tall buildings using his hands and feet, without using additional devices. He sometimes wears a Spider-Man suit during his climbs. In May 2003, he was paid approximately $18,000 to climb the {{convert|312|ft|adj=on|disp=flip}} [[Lloyd's building]] to promote the premiere of the movie ''Spider-Man'' on the British television channel [[Sky Movies]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Stephen |date=2003-05-14 |title=I'm Spider-Man |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/may/14/features.stephenmoss |access-date=2023-07-29 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
*"The Human Spider", alias Bill Strother, scaled the [[Lamar Building]] in [[Augusta, Georgia]], in 1921.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cobb |first=Jocelyn |date=September 19, 1999 |title=Recalls 1921 climb of 'human spider' |work=[[The Augusta Chronicle]] |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/091999/opi_032-5758.shtml |url-status=dead |access-date=June 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211141818/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/091999/opi_032-5758.shtml |archive-date=December 11, 2007}}</ref>
* In Argentina, [[Crime in Argentina|criminals]] that climb buildings and [[trespass]] into private property through the open balconies are said to use the "Spider-Man method" (in Spanish, ''el Hombre Araña'').<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 17, 2017 |title=Video: un robo con la modalidad "hombre araña"en un departamento de Belgrano |trans-title=Video: a theft with the "Spider-Man" method at a Belgrano apartment |url=https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/policiales/2017/02/17/video-un-robo-con-la-modalidad-hombre-aranaen-un-departamento-de-belgrano/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114608/https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/policiales/2017/02/17/video-un-robo-con-la-modalidad-hombre-aranaen-un-departamento-de-belgrano/ |archive-date=November 10, 2017 |access-date=November 10, 2017 |publisher=Infobae |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 17, 2008 |title=Un "hombre araña" asaltó y violó a una profesora de gimnasia |language=es |trans-title=A "Spider-man" raped and stole from a gym teacher |work=Clarín |url=https://www.clarin.com/policiales/hombre-arana-asalto-violo-profesora-gimnasia_0_H1lSvIRC6tx.html |url-status=live |access-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110061829/https://www.clarin.com/policiales/hombre-arana-asalto-violo-profesora-gimnasia_0_H1lSvIRC6tx.html |archive-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref>