In 2016, the talk show host, David Letterman, told a member of the press that he turned down an offer to appear in one of 'The Amazing Spider-Man' films as he thought it wasn't worth his time. Although, in stark contrast to David's decision, several talk show hosts were more than happy to star in a Spider-Man-related project. Or to be more specific about it, a Spider-Man-related comic book story, such as...
Cover date: August 1971 / Written by: Stan Lee / Illustrated by: Gil Kane / Name of the story: A Day in the Life Of ---
Talk show host starring in the comic book: Johnny Carson, who hosted NBC's 'The Tonight Show' from 1962 to 1992 / Summary of the story: Spider-Man is asked by Johnny Carson to be a guest on his late-night talk show because earlier in the day he broke up a hostage situation in a prison. For financial reasons, Spider-Man shrewdly accepts Johnny's offer, and the rest, as they say, is history... TV history.
Cover date: December 1971 / Written by: Roy Thomas / Illustrated by: Gil Kane / Name of the story: Walk The Savage Land!
Talk show host starring in the comic book: Dick Cavett, who hosted numerous TV talk shows from 1968 to 2007 / Summary of the story: Upon watching a TV show featuring the explorer, Richard Calkin, talk about traveling to the Savage Land so he can find a strange creature that lives over there, J. Jonah Jameson instructs Peter Parker to do the same thing. Although, in his case, Peter has to follow Richard to the Savage Land and take along with him his girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, who he vows to protect.
Cover date: July 2002 / Written by: Ron Zimmerman / Illustrated by: Greg Capullo / Name of the story: One Night Only!
Talk show host starring in the comic book: Jay Leno, who hosted NBC's 'The Tonight Show' from 1992 to 2014 / Summary of the story: While attending a taping of Jay Leno's show for the 'Daily Bugle' newspaper, out of the blue, Peter Parker is abruptly attacked by a group of ninjas. But don't worry, folks, as Jay strangely saves the day with his motorcycling skills and martial arts prowess.
Cover date: December 2008 / Written by: Mark Waid / Illustrated by: Pat Olliffe / Name of the story: Lo There Shall Come, This Man... This Candidate!
Talk show host starring in the comic book: Stephen Colbert, who's the current host of CBS's 'The Late Show', which he began hosting way back in September 2015 / Summary of the story: Following an unsuccessful attempt at becoming the president of the United States, Stephen Colbert bumps into Spider-Man and then helps him fight off... the Grizzly.
Cover date: August 2022 / Written by: Jeff Loveness / Illustrated by: Todd Nauck / Name of the story: Spidey Meets Jimmy
Talk show host starring in the comic book: Jimmy Kimmel, who's the current host of ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!', which premiered in January 2003 / Summary of the story: By accident, Jimmy Kimmel comes across a battle between Spider-Man and Mysterio and then presents them both with an alternate solution to resolve their differences. A solution, I hasten to add, that results in one of them being a guest on Jimmy's talk show while the other one plays their music on his talk show.
So, there you have it, folks, five famous talk show hosts who've starred in a comic book with Spider-Man. Out of curiosity, have you read any of the comics listed? And if you haven't, will you want to now? Either way, please feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below. Or if you prefer, let us know of any other famous people who've shared a story with a comic book character.
FIVE FAMOUS TALK SHOW HOSTS WHO'VE STARRED IN A COMIC BOOK WITH SPIDER-MAN
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January 08, 2024
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