Back Stories: Real Life Spider-Man Climbs World Trade Center
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- In today's Back Story, a real life Spider-Man climbs the World Trade Center.
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On May 26, 1977, our chopper pilot spotted a man climbing the South Tower.
George Willig, a toy maker from Queens, constructed suction cups, which he wore on his shoes and hands for the daring stunt.
"The city had a sense of humor then. The city had a sense of fun then. This was before terrorism," WCBS reporter Irene Cornell recalls.
Willig was fined $1.10 -- one penny for every floor he climbed.
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