Originally Posted by
Snoop Dogg
Spider-Man has been thicc since John Romita Sr. took over from Ditko. It may have been an accident, later artists may have capitalized on that by making his tush tighter and tighter. But, make no mistake, Spider-Man's been thicc since Amazing Spider-Man #39. For the record, John Romita Sr. says it was not intentional that Peter be so thicc and chonky, but a happy accident that made him so attractive. It doesn't matter what McFarlane did (and I like McFarlane) afterward, that continuity change won't stick around and cannot erase what is decades and decades since Peter's thiccness was revealed, intentionally or not.