Spider-Man Proved He Doesn't Need Webs to Travel Before Homecoming
One of the most memorable scenes in the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming involved Spidey improvising traversal while in the suburbs where he can't effectively swing, but he's actually proved that he doesn't need his webs to travel long before this. In the film, Spider-Man finds that his webs are relatively ineffective because of the lack of tall buildings and far spaces between trees. Rather than trying and failing constantly to make his webs work, he resorts to jumping quickly through backyards and running through houses in a direct homage to the final sequence of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. While this was an amusing scene, this actually wasn't the first time that the Spider-Man experienced difficulty with using his webs.
Spidey's first frustration with needing to improvise without web-slinging actually originated in The Amazing Spider-Man #267 by Peter David. In this issue, Spider-Man discovers that someone is robbing a store and chases after him. After a tense confrontation that appears to be a hostage situation ends with Spider-Man realizing he was tricked, he attempts to chase after the petty thief only to lose him in the subway. Before he can leave though, Spidey tosses a Spider Tracker on him and tracks him down to his true archenemy...the suburbs.
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Just like in Homecoming, Spidey quickly realizes that web slinging isn't going to be an option. He has nothing to swing off of and any attempt to jump tree to tree comes crashing down--literally--when he snags his suit in some branches and causes the tree to fall. Thus, he's left to focus on walking, running, and jumping when he can. This shows that when Spider-Man's in a pinch, he always is able to
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