Spider-Man puts thief in jail for seven years... really!

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Fri May 8, 2009 — by Glenn Hauman

Spider-Man puts thief in jail for seven years... really!

I've waited years to write a headline like that and have it be true.

Scott Meherg, 28, pleaded guilty to theft yesterday for obtaining Amazing Spider-Man #2 from Graham Crackers Comics in Naperville, IL in 2007 with a $980.99 forged bank check, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The comic book has never been recovered, and the judge ordered Meherg to pay $980.99 in restitution.

Meherg fled the area after police identified him through a photo lineup and his fingerprints on the phony check but was arrested last fall on a deceptive practices charge. He faced a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

J. Jonah Jameson could not be reached for comment.

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