Em Spider-Man de 2002 , acontece a seguinte troca:
J. Jonah Jameson: [describing a headline] "Spider-Man, Hero or Menace? Exclusive Daily Bugle Photos".
Peter Parker: Menace? He was protecting that armored truck...
J. Jonah Jameson: Tell you what Atticus, you take the pictures, I'll make up the headlines! Ok? Is that ok with you?
Peter Parker: Yes sir.
J. Jonah Jameson: Goody.
Qual é o significado de "Atticus" neste contexto?
Ele está se referindo a Atticus Finch de "To Kill a Mockingbird". Naquela história, Atticus Finch era um advogado que defendia firmemente um negro que todos na cidade acreditavam ser culpado. Jameson chama Peter que por causa da pressa de Peter para defender o Homem-Aranha.
É uma referência ao Romano :
Quintus Caecilius Pomponianus (born Titus Pomponius; c. November 110 – 31 March 32 BC),1 better known by his cognomen Atticus, was a celebrated editor, banker, and patron of letters from an old but not strictly noble Roman family of the equestrian class and the gens Pomponia. He is best remembered as the closest friend of orator and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero as well as other leading contemporaries of upper class Roman society. Cicero's treatise on friendship, De Amicitia was dedicated to him. Their correspondence, often written in subtle code to disguise their political observations, is preserved in Epistulae ad Atticum compiled by Cicero's freedman and personal secretary, Marcus Tullius Tiro. Atticus was known for his elegant taste, sound judgment and financial acumen.
JJ está dizendo que Parker é um bajulador do Homem-Aranha. Um fã garoto. Um marrom-noser. Como Atticus foi para Cícero.