Why is it Spider-Man and Batman? Why isn't it Spiderman

>>88327251
I'm pretty sure it is Spiderman and Batman.

>>88327251
The hyphen implies the two words are separate but one. Spider-Man implies a spider who is a man. Batman implies that he is neither bat nor man, instead he is something else entirely.

TL;DR. Why the fuck are you asking me? How the hell would any of us know?

>>88327336
I will hang you by your balls.

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>>88327251

>>88327251
Because Stan Lee thought the hyphen would help it stand out against other titles on the shelves, especially Superman .

Do villains pronounce the name Spider hyphen man when they attack them?

>>88328909
This.

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Wasn't it always Spiderman?


Quit being autistic. Iron-man is the only one with a hyphen

>>88327251
>Spiderman and Batman
they tried that once but everyone got upset because they're fucking stupid

>spider-man needs his hyphen it's his web

This thread reminds me of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gr75OQabg0

>>88328909
Whenever I glance at New Super-Man, I think it's Spider-Man. Stan was right.

>>88327251
It's how you know Peter isn't Jewish.