Spider-Man appears to be giving his web shooters a break and opting for a more sensible form of transportation.
The crime-fighting comic book hero has been spotted by several citizens on the Boston subway, known as the T.
One particularly convincing video shows him hanging upside down from a pole during the evening commute.
Patch managed to track down the man seen wearing the iconic mask this week: Boston teenager Jalen Latimer.
Spider-Man was spotted on the Boston subway several times this week. A video shows the crime-fighting comic book hero later identified as Jalen Latimer, 19, dangling from a pole
On Wednesday Ashley Armstrong tweeted the video of a man clad in a red and blue spandex body suit with an arachnid on the back riding the Green Line D train with the caption: ‘Just another day on the #MTBA.’
He casually dangles several feet above the ground scrolling through his phone.
Hours later there was another Spider-Man sighting at a downtown T stop.
The web-slinger was seen in his signature crouching position while waiting on the platform, sporting bright red kicks and a black backpack.
The slick superhero clad in a shiny spandex body suit is shown crouching on the platform
Latimer, identified as the masked man on Thursday, said he owns three different Spidey suits
There’s been a string of similar superhero sightings on the T in recent weeks, which should come as no surprise given the endless supply of oddball characters that can be found using public transportation on any given day.
The subway is frequently featured in scenes from the Spider-Man franchise films, which are based in New York City.
The sightings had led Bostonians to wonder if Peter Parker has officially moved away from his home in Queens to the Massachusetts capital, which has more than 90 percent fewer people to protect.
The Spider-Man franchise is set in New York City, often featuring subway scenes. Actor Tom Holland is pictured playing the lead role in the most recent film Spider-Man Homecoming
Before Holland, Spider-Man aka Peter Parker was played by Andrew Garfield, who used his spidey skills to fend off a bad guy in the subway in The Amazing Spider-Man from 2012
Spider-Man – played by Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 in 2004 – clings to a subway car
Patch.com revealed this week’s Spider-Man on Thursday
‘Well, it was me,’ Latimer told Patch.
‘I usually spend my days after work as Spidey.’
The 19-year-old said he bought the costume for Comic Con last year, where he was introduced to the world of cosplay.
Latimer, who works at a Chipotle and movie theater, now owns three different Spidey suits and loves to travel around the city as the superhero.
‘I used to have extreme social anxiety and cosplay was just a way to get away from it all. I can interact with people and am able to have fun. I’m the character. I’m not Jalen,’ he said.