‘Spider Dan’ wowed Chicagoans with his scaling of skyscrapers

Dan Goodwin, clad in a custom-made Spider-Man suit, ascends Chicago’s Sears Tower on May 25, 1981, as would-be rescuers are lowered on a scaffold. But the 25-year-old daredevil just passed them by and waved on his way to the top of what was then the world’s tallest building. Gawkers watch as Dan Goodwin climbs the … Continue reading ‘Spider Dan’ wowed Chicagoans with his scaling of skyscrapers