Spider-Man

**Spider-Man** is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He 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.

Spider-Man first appeared in the early 1960s, when teenagers in superhero comic books were usually only sidekicks to the protagonist. The series featured **Peter Benjamin 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" (Later comics had him learn that quote 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 also has one of the most notable rogues galleries in comics including Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Sandman, Venom, Electro, Lizard, Vulture, Kraven the Hunter, Chameleon, Mysterio, Carnage, Shocker, Scorpion, Rhino, Hobgoblin, Hydro-Man, Black Cat, Punisher, Morbius, Molten-Man and Mister Negative to name a few.

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), _Spider-Man: No Way Home_ (2021), and _Spider-Man: Brand New Day_ (2026).

## Outfit

Spider-Man wears a red and blue costume. There is a drawing of a web on the suit's red parts. There are several other suits including the Iron Spider suit, the Scarlet Spider suit, and many more. These suits mostly follow the red and blue theme, with some exceptions including the Future Foundation suit, and the Symbiote Suit.

## 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.

## Powers, Abilities and Equipment

Spider-Man’s powers are strength, speed, healing, and agility. He can also jump very far stick to walls and sense danger and he built machines that he could use to shoot webs.

Peter Parker is a genius being considered one of the smartest men in the Marvel Universe, even Hank Pym, Reed Richards, Tony Stark and Otto Octavius are impressed by how smart he is.

## 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. H_e 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

- _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)
- _Spider-Man: Brand New Day_ (2026)
- _Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse_ (2027)

## Infobox (comics character)

- **character name**: Spider-Man
- **image**: File:Spider-Man.jpg
- **converted**: y
- **caption**: Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man at San Diego Comic-Con in 2014
- **publisher**: Marvel Comics
- **debut**: _Amazing Fantasy_ #15 (August 1962 in comics, 1962)
- **creators**: Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
- **real name**: Peter Benjamin Parker
- **species**: Mutation, Human mutate
- **homeworld**: Queens, New York City
- **aliases**: Spidey, Ricochet (comics), Ricochet, Dusk (comics), Dusk, Prodigy, Hornet (comics), Hornet, Ben Reilly,
Scarlet Spider, and Captain Universe
- **powers**: * Superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, agility, coordination, and balance
* Ability to cling to solid surfaces
* Accelerated healing
* Genius level intellect
* Proficient scientist and engineer
* Precognition, Precognitive spider-sense ability
* Utilizing wrist-mounted web-shooters or shoots organic webs
* Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
- **cat**: super
- **subcat**: Marvel Comics
- **hero**: y
- **sortkey**: Spider-Man