Man in a Spider-Man Costume Rides to the Rescue in Arkansas
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Christopher Hellenthal, dressed in a full Spider-Man costume, helped a man in a wheelchair cross a busy intersection in Jonesboro, Arkansas, during a hot midday.
- Despite the heat, Hellenthal chose to remain in his skintight but breathable costume for the short drive home from his trampoline park job.
- The brief act of kindness, captured by a traffic camera, was shared by the Jonesboro Police Department on social media, praising the citizen as a “true superhero.”
- The video gained widespread attention online, with residents admiring Hellenthal’s quick assistance and joking about the incident resembling a scene from an upcoming Spider-Man movie.
