That's not Peter Parker, but Jazwares President Jeremy Padawer, leading the charge for this multiversal meetup! Photo Credit: Jason DeCrow/AP Content Services for Jazwares

New York Comic Con (NYCC) got a serious case of spider fever this week.

Hundreds of fans suited up as Spider-Man for a Guinness World Records attempt organized by Jazwares and Disney Consumer Products, filling the Javits Center with enough web-slingers to make even the Spider-Verse look a little understaffed.

The goal was to break the record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Spider-Man, which currently stands at 685 participants.

The NYCC crowd came close — very close.

Organizers finished just 37 Spider-Men short of the mark, meaning 648 costumed fans turned out for the attempt.

No record this time, but the scene still delivered exactly what you’d want from a giant Spider-Man meetup: hundreds of masks, plenty of poses, and one seriously packed celebration of Marvel’s friendly neighborhood hero.

And really, gathering 648 Spider-Men in one place is still the kind of thing you only expect to see at NYCC.

But fear not, true believers! As a little spider may have let it slip to this intrepid Pop Insider reporter, a new web is spinning for another run at the title. Until then, 685 it is.

Now where’s Doc Ock?

About the author

James Zahn

James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book and Co-President of The International Toy Magazines Association (ITMA). He is also a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC), New York Comic Con, Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

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