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Argentine influencer Uki Deane organized the gathering via
Instagram, aiming to outdo an event in June in Malaysia where
685 people dressed as Spider-Man.
Deane said he was confident of obtaining the Guinness World
Records title with the turnout in Buenos Aires at the famous
obelisk monument, where the crowd was a sea of skin-tight blue
costumes and red masks.
"I wanted to summon 700 people and from our counting, we are
many more. We have more than 1,000 signatures," he told
reporters at the event.
"It's crazy what Spider-Man causes, it gives me enormous joy,"
the 33-year-old added.
Guinness World Records did not immediately respond to a request
for comment.
The organizers asked participants to provide signatures and have
their photo taken as documentation to provide to the
record-keeping group.
The superhero look-alikes dressed as the character created by
Stan Lee and Steve Ditko clapped and sang with good cheer during
the sunny afternoon. One participant complemented the Spider-Man
costume with the blue-and-white striped Argentine soccer jersey,
while another wore a business suit with a red tie that matched
the superhero mask.
Juan Menchon, a 25-year-old soccer coach, said he felt empowered
by the Spider-Man outfit.
"I'm very shy and the mask gives me a lot of freedom to have my
say and express myself," he said.
Others agreed with the costume's transformative powers.
Matias Cones, 18, noted: "As Stan Lee says, anyone can put on
the mask."
(Reporting by Candelaria Grinberg; Writing by Lucila Sigal and
Daina Beth Solomon; Editing by Jamie Freed)
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