Colbert to appear in ‘Spider-Man’ comic

He appears as a candidate for president in the web-slinger’s world

Reed Saxon / AP	Stephen Colbert runs for president — in the 'Spider-Man' universe.

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updated 8:05 p.m. ET Oct. 1, 2008

NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert is hoping to swing into the White House — alongside Spider-Man.

The host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” appears with the web-slinger in an issue of Marvel Comics’ “The Amazing Spider-Man,” out on Oct. 15.

As a joke, Colbert had tried but failed to get on both the Democratic and Republican presidential primary ballots in his home state of South Carolina. The consolation prize is a fictional appearance as a major candidate on a make-believe ticket in Spider-Man’s world.

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