Spider-Man

For other uses, see Spider-Man (disambiguation).

Spider-Man
Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man at San Diego Comic-Con in 2014
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
Created by	Stan Lee Steve Ditko
In-story information
Alter ego	Peter Benjamin Parker
Species	Human mutate
Place of origin	Queens, New York City
Team affiliations	Avengers Fantastic Four Secret Defenders Future Foundation Daily Bugle Heroes for Hire X-Men League of Realms Mighty Avengers New Avengers S.H.I.E.L.D. Spider-Army / Web-Warriors
Partnerships	Black Cat Silk Spider-Man (Miles Morales) Spider-Woman (Gwen Stacy) Iron Man Daredevil Hulk Human Torch Wolverine Deadpool Captain America Doctor Strange
Notable aliases	Spidey, Ricochet, Dusk, Prodigy, Hornet, Ben Reilly, Scarlet Spider, and Captain Universe
Abilities	Superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, agility, coordination, and balance Ability to cling to solid surfaces Accelerated healing Genius level intellect Proficient scientist and engineer Precognitive spider-sense ability Utilizing wrist-mounted web-shooters Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant

Spider-Man is a fictional superhero appearing in the Marvel Comics. He is one of the most well-known superheroes in the Marvel Universe. The character was created by the writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August 1962. He was an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben as an ordinary teenager. He would deal with the normal struggles of being young as well as the struggles of being a costumed crime fighter. His powers were superhuman strength, speed, agility, the ability to cling to almost every surface and the ability to shoot spider-webs using a device that he invented, which he calls "web-shooters." He reacts to danger quickly with his "spider-sense," enabling him to combat many foes.

Spider-Man first appeared in the early 1960s, when teenagers in superhero comic books were usually only sidekick to the protagonist. The series featured Peter Parker, a high school student who frequently suffered rejection, inadequacy, and loneliness. Most young readers could easily relate to this. Unlike some teen heroes, such as Bucky and Robin, Spider-Man never had any adult mentors like Captain America and Iron Man to teach him to be a superhero. He had to learn for himself that "with great power comes great responsibility" – a quote that he would cherish from his late Uncle Ben.

Over the years, Marvel has used Spider-Man in a lot of different comic books. In some of them Peter Parker is a nerdy high school student. In others he’s a college student or high school teacher. He’s also been a photographer.

Spider-Man is a very popular superhero. He has appeared in cartoons and movies. He has been played by actors Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Tom Holland, among others. Live-action movies include Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

Outfit

Spider-Man wears a red and blue costume. There is a drawing of a web on the suit's red parts.

Fictional character biography

In Peter Parker's first appearance, he is introduced as an orphaned teenager who loves science and lives with his aunt and uncle in New York City. He constantly gets bullied by Eugene "Flash" Thompson, who calls him "Puny Parker" and humiliates him daily. One day, he is bitten by a radioactive spider. This gives him powers that turn him into Spider-Man.

As Spider-Man, he then becomes famous for wrestling on TV. One day at a studio, he refuses to stop a thief. He then learns that his Uncle Ben has been murdered and as Spider-Man, he tries to find the killer. When he does, he finds out that the killer is the thief that he didn’t stop. Learning that with great power comes great responsibility, Spider-Man becomes a vigilante. Peter and his aunt need money, so Peter gets a job as a photographer at the Daily Bugle selling photos to J. Jonah Jameson, who hates Spider-Man.

Peter graduates from high school and goes to college where he meets Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy. Peter also finds out that Harry has a drug problem. Harry's father turns out to be a supervillain, The Green Goblin.

Peter tries to stop being an superhero.

Spider-Man in pop culture

Spider-Man is one of the most well-known superheroes ever created. His quote With great power comes great responsibility is one of the most popular superheroes quotes ever. He has also been in television and video games and most popularly Sam Raimi's film trilogy which includes Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man 3. The Amazing Spider-Man movies are also popular.

Television

In animation, he appeared in a 1967 television series named after him. He also appeared in "Spidey Super Stories" on The Electric Company. He appeared as a guest star in a Spider-Woman animated series. There was also a 1981 animated series of him, and then an animated series called Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends. In 1994, there was another series about him, and there was a spin-off called Spider-Man Unlimited. After the Sam Raimi movies, there was an animated series of Spider-Man on MTV called Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. In 2008, there was an animated series called The Spectacular Spider-Man. He appeared in The Super Hero Squad Show. In live-action, there is Amazing Spider-Man and a tokusatsu series of Spider-Man in Japan.

Movies

See the main article: Spider-Man in movies

• Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978)
• Spider-Man The Dragon's Challenge (1979)
• Spider-Man (2002)
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)