Spider-Man

Spider-Man (COMIC: ) or Spiderman (PROSE: ) was by some accounts a real individual, (COMIC: , , , etc.) or a fictional character (PROSE: , etc.) in television, (COMIC: ) in movies, (PROSE: , ) and in comics. (PROSE: , etc.) Spider-Man possessed an ability known as "spider-sense". (COMIC: , )
As a fictional character, Spider-Man had the ability to scale buildings by crawling along their sides, not unlike a spider. (PROSE: ) The Seventh Doctor once stated that "with great power, comes great responsibility", a quote that he thought came from Marvel Comics, (PROSE: ) although the Tenth Doctor cited it to his uncle. (PROSE: )
Another individual dressed in a similar, although inverted costume - Miles Morales - also existed. (COMIC: )
Outside of the Doctor's universe, Spider-Man also existed in Earth-33⅓ (COMIC: ) and Earth-238. (COMIC: )
==Biography==
===As a real person===
Spider-Man once attended Bonjaxx's birthday party at Maruthea. A balloon with Spider-Man's face was also present at the party. (COMIC: )
In 1977, Billy Wilkins, finding the Eighth Doctor's methods of dealing with the Morg ineffectual, claimed that Spider-Man would've finished it off by now. (COMIC: )
Keepsake passed an individual resembling Spider-Man, but with a trunk, at Huggy's in Los Angeles, 8162. (COMIC: )
Captain Britain recalled fighting alongside Spider-Man, referring to him as one of "the world's greatest heroes". (COMIC: )
A glimpse of Spider-Man fighting Doctor Octopus, demanding that he answers him rather than just lying "there", was visible when Esterath explained to the Eighth Doctor about the Omniversal Spectrum. (COMIC: )
When Franklin Richards cried out for his mother, the call was heard by, among others, Spider-Man, who remarked that his spider-sense had kicked into high gear, but wondered where the threat was. (COMIC: )
The Tenth Doctor noted that the uncle of a "friend" of his once claimed that "with great power comes great responsibility." (PROSE: )
===As a fictional character===
Completing the argument that Jason was making about the immortality of fictional characters, the Seventh Doctor said that if Spider-Man aged, he would be collecting his pension. (PROSE: ) During an attack on the Fifth Doctor's TARDIS, a Spider-Man cartoon show was playing on the scanner screen, shortly before the screen's destruction. (COMIC: )
There was at least one film about Spiderman, (PROSE: , ) simply titled Spider-Man. (PROSE: ) Das watched the film and thought the character Spiderman was real. Jack Harkness told Das that Spiderman was a fictional character in the movie and was played by an actor. (PROSE: )
In early 2005, Gustavo Lugo witnessed the Ninth Doctor trying to sell some early Spider-Man comics from the 1960s and 1970s at a local comic book store, but the owner refused as they seemed to be in too good condition to be original. (PROSE: )
Thad Steiner flicked through a Spider-Man comic while sitting in Rick Pirelli's room. (PROSE: )
Grant told the Twelfth Doctor the origin story of Spider-Man, however, the Doctor believed that getting bitten by a radioactive spider would result in radiation poisoning. He appeared on several posters in Grant's room for two issues of The Defenders, an issue of The Amazing Spider-Man, and a more general poster featuring several Marvel characters. (TV: )
===Ambiguous===
These accounts contain information about Spider-Man but do not clarify if he is real or not.
In 1972, Maxwell Collins had a shirt with Spider-Man on it. (COMIC: )
A child in Plokta's Dream Corridor played with Captain Britain and Spider-Man toys. (COMIC: )
Ace had a Spider-Man pin on her black bomber jacket. (TV: )
When Clyde Langer accidentally walked into a spider's web in one of Ashen Hill Manor's secret passages Rani Chandra laughed and said "Very spider-man!" (TV: )
George Thompson liked Spiderman. He wrote about this in his special book. (PROSE: )
==Other realities==
===Earth-33⅓===
A version of Spider-Man existed in Earth-33⅓. In this universe, once entered the Doctor's TARDIS, along with Superman, Batman, Captain America, and Jet Lagg when the Fifth Doctor landed it in New York during a crimewave. (COMIC: )
===Earth-238 ===
Another version of Spider-Man existed in Earth-238. In this universe, Spider-Man was among the superheroes taken to death camps. (COMIC: )
==Appearance==
Spider-Man was usually dressed in a full red body suit, with black webbing. Around his eyes was a black outline with a white material covering them. The image of a spider was featured on the chest of his suit, and other parts of the suit, such as the legs, forwent the red to be fully black, while his feet appeared the same as most of his body. (COMIC: , etc.)
Miles Morales, who also went by the name "Spider-Man", wore an inverted version of this suit, black with red webbing. (COMIC: )
==Behind the scenes==
===Further references===
*In Winner Takes All, the Ninth Doctor says "My spider sense was tingling". This is a reference to Spider-Man, although no connection has been made in the DWU.
*While taking interview questions from Big Finish listeners Daniel Anthony expressed the opinion that Spider-Man is "the best superhero ever created" with his favourite live-action actor in the role being , and his favourite version of the character being Miles Morales from the animated film .Big Finish YouTube interview, timestamp 12:30
===Comics===
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Spider-Man was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and debuted in , with Andy Yanchus colouring the comic. The quote about power and responsibility comes from this first story. The first story reprinted in Dr Who's Time Tales, The Man in the Mummy Case!, was originally printed in this same issue.
*Dan Slott once proposed a five issue limited series where Peter Parker would become The Doctor's travelling companion. While the BBC were enthusiastic about the idea, Slott's bosses at Marvel ultimately rejected the pitch.
===Spider-Man TV series=== 
*The can be recognised by the quoted line from its theme song. Technically, it isn't possible to tell in The Stockbridge Horror whether this is a cartoon with a song or if someone is warning him about the coming of the Spider-Man.
===References to Doctor Who within Marvel=== 
*A different Spider-Man, Miles Morales, referenced Doctor Who and used the phrase "timey-wimey stuff" to explain time travel to Thor in All-New, All-Different Avengers #6.
===Films=== 
*One idea for The Lazarus Experiment was a mad scientist working on developing invulnerable synthetic skin; it was dropped because Davies feared that this might be part of the plot of the movie Spider-Man 3, which was due for release around the same time that Greenhorn's episode would likely air. http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/2007f.html
*Andrew Garfield played Spider-Man in the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2. He reprised the role in the 2021 film Spider-Man: No Way Home.
*Alfred Molina, who played Doctor Octopus in the 2004 Spider-Man sequel, was considered for the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 TV Movie. http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/tvm.html
*Neil Patrick Harris played Spider-Man in the 2003 TV series Spider-Man: The New Animated Series and the 2010 video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions.
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==Footnotes==
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Category:Individuals who have been to Maruthea
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