Page one of Marvel News had the exclusive yesterday – 'Spidey Meets the President!'

The story revealed that one of the world's most recognisable political figures is being teamed up with a super hero.

"It's a Brand New Day for the United States of America and Spider-Man's along for the ride!" Marvel Comics said.

The story is set in Washington DC on Inauguration Day. It finds one of Spider-Man's oldest foes trying to thwart the swearing-in ceremony.

The President-elect collected Spider-Man comics as a child, and Marvels editor-in-chief, Joe Quesada, said they were giving him a "shout-out back" by featuring him in a bonus story.

"How great is that? The commander in chief-to-be is actually a nerd in chief," said Mr Quesada.

"It was really cool to see that we had a geek in the White House. We're all thrilled with that."

The comic goes on sale next week.