Political marvel: Obama elevated to superhero status

HE’S become the poster boy of hope — on the cover of every conceivable publication from Newsweek to Hello.

But even the incoming president of the United States would be chuffed at his elevated status to superhero having made it on to the cover of the Spider-Man comic.

Barak Obama will be “nerd-in-chief” when he takes office as US president this month, according to Marvel Comics, which is bringing out a collector’s edition featuring a story about the superhero saving the day when an impostor tries to take Obama’s place as president.