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- ↑ "Marvel.com: Spidey Meets the President!". 23 January 2009.
- ↑ The Amazing Spider-Man #583
- ↑ The Amazing Spider-Man Presidents Day Special - digital comic
- ↑ Last, Jonathan V. (10 July 2009). "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's… Obama". Wall Street Journal . Dow Jones & Company.
