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"Marvel has confirmed that a new hero will take on the mantle of Spider-Man this summer. The comic company&amp;#039;s editor-in-chief Axel Alonso has revealed that upon the conclusion of the current &amp;#039;Death of Spider-Man&amp;#039; storyline running in both the Ultimate Comics Spider-Man and Ultimate Comics Avengers vs. Ultimates titles, Peter Parker will relinquish his mask to a new character, who will be suited with a brand new costume. While not confirming who the new Spider-Man will be, or whether Peter Parker will be killed off, Alonso promised fans that the franchise will be forever altered by the storyline&amp;#039;s climax. &amp;quot;We called this story &amp;#039;Death of Spider-Man&amp;#039; for a reason,&amp;quot; Alonso said in an official statement. &amp;quot;This is a huge story that&amp;#039;ll have fans around the world talking for a long time as we set the stage for the debut of our new Spider-Man.&amp;quot; The &amp;#039;Death of Spider-Man&amp;#039; arc will come to an end in Ultimate Spider-Man #160, to be released in June. Peter Parker made his first appearance as Spider-Man in the August 1962 edition of Amazing Fantasy.  The character has since gone on to become one of Marvel&amp;#039;s signature superheroes, featuring in several spinoff TV series, novels and feature film adaptations, including the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield. &amp;gt; Spider-Man to tutor &amp;#039;Avengers Academy&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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