I’m guessing Smilin’ Stan conviently glossed-over this problem, but how would Spider-Man get around in the 'Burbs where there are no tall buildings to shoot a web to swing on? Let’s face it, a land-bound Spidey ceases to be a super hero and starts being a jogger in gaudy pajamas.
Streetlights I suppose are an option, but they are so low and far apart that poor Spidey would probably end up plowing into the asphault between them. Power-line towers could work I guess, but he’d have to avoid electrocuting himself and it would limit him to rather low-rent neighborhoods.
Granted, the only time I can recall ever seeing Spider-Man in the suburbs he was hawking Hostess cupcakes or something.
Don’t forget that he can also run and jump along very fast–that super strength helps there, too. However, it’s still not going to be very fast. I recall a short story from some anthology in which he wound up taking the bus–he even had a bus token tucked into his costume for just such an emergency, but the driver paid his way instead and switched the bus over to “express” to get Spidey where he needed to go in time. BTW, Spidey was riding on the roof of the bus at the time.
He does try to stay out of the 'burbs, though, for just this reason.
“The Commuter Cometh!”, from Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man, IIRC.
I remember it only because it was one of the few issues written by Peter David, who IMO is a genius. Though I think his previous issue with Spider-Kid, the Toad, and Frog-Man was real ROTFLMAO material. Commuter was good, but not as hilarious as…
