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I picked up the new Marvel Civil War comic and the new Amazing Spiderman because I'm still having trouble believing the "My-name-is-Peter-Parker-and-I've-been-Spiderman-since-I-was-fifteen-years-old" press conference. This issue concentrated on the viewers. Every villain is pretty much Google-ing Peter's address and The Daily Bugle is suing him for millions.
Speaking of lawsuits, recently rescued people are starting to complain of neck pain since they suddenly have legal recourse.
I don't know. I guess it is just weird for me. The "Secret Identity" concept is a part of our culture - our shared mythology - as much as it is a part of everyday life in the Marvel Universe.
I was freaked out years ago when Peter Parker "came out" to Mary Jane about being Spiderman after much deliberation. Her response was, "Oh. Of course. I know that. I thought you knew I knew, because it's pretty obvious. Is there anything else?"
I think I always wanted to see the "Death Bed Confession" version, where they are elderly:

Peter Parker: Mary Jane, I want you to know . . . That I was Spiderman. So no matter that you thought you were cheating, I always considered you faithful to me.
Mary Jane: Oh, Peter! Somehow I always knew!
Peter Parker: I love you.
Mary Jane: I love you.
(insert a couple of frames of poignant hand holding in the hospital room)
Mary Jane: You were Blade, too, right?