A Times Square Spider-Man could wind up swinging into prison thanks to one New York mom’s own powerful “Spidey” sense.
Victoria Goreaciuc, 46, used her nose to testify against a costumed creep who allegedly slugged her last year — telling a court that she could ID him solely by the nasty smell of his superhero costume.
“The smell is very distinctive?” Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Anthony Ferrara asked her after she was presented with an evidence bag containing the suspect’s costume on Monday.
“Yes,” she replied.
“You remember that smell?” the judge asked after she took a whiff during the pre-trial hearing.
“Yes,” she said again.
The Spider-Man costume belonged to Philip Williams, 36, of Williamsburg, who is accused of hitting Goreaciuc on Feb. 10, 2013, during a confrontation that started when the upstate woman declined to tip him after her kids posed for a picture.
Williams’ defense lawyer, Rachel Black, implied Goreaciuc had the wrong superhero — even if she claimed to know his smell.
Though the courtroom smell test may seem like something out of a bad “Matlock” episode, IDing a Times Square-area Spider-Man solely by smell isn’t that difficult of a task, The Post learned after running a superhero-odor survey on Tuesday. One stinky Spidey lingered in a fog of his own musk at Broadway and 42nd Street — putting forth a distinct melange of cheap deodorant, body odor and stale musk. Despite this, he was demanding that people pay for the privilege of standing next to him for photos.
A second web-slinger wannabe, standing in front of Toys “R” Us, had a slightly sweet and sweaty bouquet that also could have been as good as a DNA test if it were ever to be brought up in court. It was the type of smell that may have struck Goreaciuc’s nose during her dust-up with Williams.
The altercation began after the feisty mom claimed to have no cash to tip Williams — and he snarled, “You’re crap!,” according to prosecutors.
Goreaciuc — a Walden, NY, woman who works in information technology — went to Toys “R” Us, but soon began fuming when her children asked whether she had heard what Spidey had called her, she said.
When she finally found Williams, she asked, “Why did you call me that?” — and lobbed a snowball at him.
The fully costumed Spider-Man then smacked her in the face and fled.
“As I walked by, he turned and struck me on the right side,” Goreaciuc said, pointing to her right temple.
Williams faces 90 days in jail if convicted at a no-jury trial.