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Which came first: Sony or Spider-Man?

Sony came first, in 1946 (founded). Spider-Man followed 16 years later, in 1962 (first appears).

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  1. First1946

    Sony

    company · founded

    Sony began in 1946 as a workshop in a Tokyo department store building, where its founder repaired and modified radios.

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  2. Second1962

    Spider-Man

    character · first appears

    Spider-Man first appeared in 1962, in the last issue of a comic that was being cancelled.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.