Spider-Man original costume had the underams webbing.John Romita Sr used less that in the stories he illustrated.And ever since that run the consistency of artist´s illustrating the under arms webbing have been uneven.
In the Roger Stern run in Amazing Spider-Man it was officially brought back to the design of the character after many letters asking for the under arms webbing to return.
But i remember in the 90´s many stories had Spider-Man without the under arms webbing.
My question is what is the point of the under arms webbing?
Is it to help Spider-Man glide while web slinging or is merely a aesthetic reference of the Spider-Man costume?
For years i was more inclined in the former explanation,but that explanation is something that i am still not sure.
I don´t remember any story explaining this.
It makes sense that this would be something that would help Spider-Man to glide while web slinging but then again the holes the under arms webbing have would not help much Spider-Man to glide.
So anybody have a info about this?
Are the Spider-Man under arms webbing made for helping Spider-Man glide or is it just a visual reference in the costume as the Spider logo from the costume?
And Spider-Man webs dissolve after one hour.So those under arms webbing could not be made from the same web that Spider-Man uses.Are those under arms webbing just clothing that resembles webs?