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Part of what keeps me coming back to Spider-Man years after opening up my first Amazing Spider-Man comic book is his long-standing hopefulness. What makes this hopefulness so effective is the fact that it’s contrasted by a character who’s backstory is predominantly cynical. Peter Parker/Spider-Man is an orphan, who’s