A long-time Spider-Man writer attended Spider-Man High School: Homecoming

Veteran Spider Man Writer Howard Mackie, who helped shape the character from 1992 to 2001, went on Facebook this week to reveal that he had attended the same high school as the one used for outdoor shots. Spider-Man: Homecoming. Mackie, who also wrote stories based on a cemetery in the same neighborhood during his stay at Marvel, joked about some anecdotes on the film's IMDb page, suggesting that even though it helped make the building relevant to the readers, it was missing the easy answer: a long-time Spider-Man writer went there and lived on the street.

By Wikipedia, "In 1992, Mackie became the regular writer of Spider-Man Web with # 85. He would stay on various Spider-Man titles through the Clone saga. In January 1999, Mackie became the writer of the two The amazing spider-man and the Peter Parker: The spider man series when these two titles were relaunched with new first numbers. Mackie left the Spider-Man franchise with The amazing spider-man flight. 2, No. 29 in May 2001. "During this same period, New York compatriots J.M. DeMatteis and Todd Dezago were also working on Spider-Man titles.

This is how Mackie described his reaction to IMDb hardware:

"One of my favorite pieces of Spider-Man: Homecoming Anecdote on the IMDb: "The exterior photo of Peter Parker High School is that of Franklin K. Lane High School, located on the border between Brooklyn and Queens. The New York Daily News, March 8, 2004, headline, FKLHS, "The worst school in the city," said Mackie on Facebook. ", DJ Spinderella (Salt-n-Pepa) and John Gotti." You know who else is a graduate of Franklin K. Lane? A guy who wrote Spider Man since about 10 years. "

But that's not all: Mackie, who has also spent years writing Ghost Rider and co-created the Danny Ketch version of the anti-hero, added: "Franklin K.Lane borders a cemetery.The Cypress Hills cemetery.The cemetery in which most of another Marvel property. ..Ghost Rider. Written by the same writer – who lived two blocks from Franklin K. Lane. "

Avengers: End of the game is in theaters now. Spider-Man: far from home will land in theaters on July 2nd.

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