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Two men wearing Spider-Man masks on Sunday night attacked pedestrians in Sakai, Osaka, police said Monday. Four similar cases were reported and two people suffered minor facial injuries while trying to fight off the thieves, police said.
According to police investigations, the two suspects, brandishing iron bars, assaulted a 62-year-old motorcyclist, and stole 2,000 yen around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The pair assaulted three other men, aged 22, 37, and 55, later but failed to get away with any money.
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franz75
where are superman and batman to protect us?
Samuraiiki
Character difamation, assault and battery, theft,
kawabunga
Only the masks eh?.... Why not do the full body spidey suit? Not packing enuff ammo eh?
rjd_jr
Well that's pretty original, spider man masks?
serindipity
So, these idiots have attacked four people and got away with 2,000yen. Obviously professionals! How long is it gonna be before they actually kills someone for twenty bucks? But, we know the Japanese police are on the case and they will catch them promptly. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
wargalley20011
Only the masks eh?.... Why not do the full body spidey suit? Not packing enuff ammo eh?
In the movie Spiderman 2, Spidey says the suit rides up in the crotch.
WilliB
First Winnie Pooh and now Spiderman? What is it with this cartoon rage lately?
MeanRingo
Spidermen? Now even the foreign cartoons are committing crimes in Japan. Out with foreigners!
wargalley20011
Thank goodness the haven't sullied the name of Pickachu yet.
Spidey
Well so much for your "FRIENDLY neighborhood Spider-man."
Time to call in the "J" version of the Kingpin. I'm sure he would be able to help out the j-cops.
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Hughgarse
was it the black spidey masks? as he`s the badie...
timorborder
Nothing like this every happens out my way. My dog and I would love for something like this to happen in our neighborhood.
BBLeo
What sort of masks were they wearing? Would that be 'Balaclava.?' Perhaps images of Beatles? Spider-man? Superman would come handy to follow those two scumbags. They must be fast as 'Speedy Gonzales or Road Runner.'
fatloser
This incident really points out the problems with the post WW2 educational sysytem!! How-I don't know!!!! But somewhere in this metropolis there is a disgruntled man mumbling that in his home made voice room.
Dennis Bauer
I guess Spiderman manga ann movies will be banned now
spiderman
it wasn't me!!! i swear!
Stephane Dauzat
Haah, they took the risk of assaulting 4 people and only got away with 2000 yen? They could have made better doing spiderman antics at a busy train station!
WilliB
Wargallery:
Don`t give them ideas.
romulus3
I would think it easy to disarm them and trap them in their own web of destruction. Romulus is famous for his utility belt.
wargalley20011
Everyone, just carry a big napkin to scoop them up in.