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The "Spider-Man" DVD set contains at least six Easter eggs, and I first came upon a description of them on the Superhero Hype site. Below I've given my own set of instructions for how to find the Easter eggs, the first two of which are on Disc 1, the remaining four being on Disc 2. I found the content of the first four Easter eggs described below to be reasonably interesting, but the last two seemed to me to be strictly for the hard-core. Here's my version of the list of the six Easter eggs on the "Spider-Man" DVDs:

1. Insert Disc 1. Navigate to the "Special Features" menu. Highlight "Commentaries" and press Enter. On the "Commentaries" menu, highlight "Special Features" and press the left arrow. A spider icon will appear on the shirt of the man pictured at the left of the screen. Press Enter and you will see about two minutes and 20 seconds of CGI bloopers.

2. Insert Disc 1. Navigate to the "Special Features" menu. Highlight "Character Files" and press Enter. On the "Character Files" menu, highlight "Tobey Maguire" and press Enter. You will be at the first screen of the Tobey Maguire filmography. Press the right arrow, which takes you to the second screen of Maguire's filmography. Press the up arrow, and a red circle will appear around the name "Tobey Maguire" at the top of the screen. Press Enter and you will arrive at a screen giving information about the character Peter Parker. By pressing the right arrow or left arrow, you can access information about other characters, including Norman Osborn, Mary Jane, J. Jonah Jameson, and Aunt May.

3. Insert Disc 2. At the Main Menu, highlight "Web of Spider-Man the Comic" and press Enter. This leads to the "Web of Spider-Man" menu, where you highlight "DVD-ROM" and press Enter. The "DVD-ROM" menu comes up with "Web of Spider-Man" already highlighted. Press the up arrow and a large red icon will appear in the middle of the screen. Press Enter and you will see a two-minute featurette titled "A New Twist on the Webs."

4. Insert Disc 2. At the Main Menu, highlight "Web of Spider-Man the Comic" and press Enter. This leads to the "Web of Spider-Man" menu, where you highlight "The Evolution of Spider-Man" and press Enter. This leads to "The Evolution of Spider-Man" menu, where you highlight "Artists Gallery" and press the right arrow. The words "The Romitas" will appear at the top right of the screen. Press Enter and you will see a three-and-one-half minute featurette on the father-son team of artists who draw Spider-Man.

5. Insert Disc 2. At the Main Menu, highlight "Web of Spider-Man the Comic" and press Enter. This leads to the "Web of Spider-Man" menu, where you highlight "The Evolution of Spider-Man" and press Enter. This leads to "The Evolution of Spider-Man" menu, where you highlight "Rogue's Gallery" and press Enter. The villain known as Hobgoblin will be depicted at the upper left of the screen and will be highlighted. First press the right arrow, then press the up arrow, and the Spider-Man silhouette at the top of the screen will be highlighted. Press Enter and you will arrive at a screen with a small amount of information on half a dozen villains known as the "Sinister Six."

6. Insert Disc 2. At the Main Menu, highlight "Web of Spider-Man the Comic" and press Enter. This leads to the "Web of Spider-Man" menu, where you highlight "The Evolution of Spider-Man" and press Enter. This leads to "The Evolution of Spider-Man" menu, where you highlight "Rogue's Gallery" and press Enter. The villain known as Hobgoblin will be depicted at the upper left of the screen and will be highlighted. First press the down arrow, then press the right arrow, and the villain known as Electro will be highlighted. Press Enter and arrive at the "Electro" screen. Highlight the red and white circular icon at the bottom of the screen and press the down arrow. A blue icon will appear near the middle of the screen. Press Enter and you will see a full-screen picture of Electro revolving. (Note: The same thing that works for Electro also works for Venom and Scorpion.)

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Have fun!

~ Ivana Redwine

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