Parker II, Peter (person)

As an orphaned child, Peter was raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. At a science expo, Peter was bitten by an errant (secretly experimental) spider which granted him an array of arachnid powers. He initially became Spider-Man to use his powers as an entertainer, growing so conceited he didn't bother stopping a passerby burglar. However, that same burglar wound up killed Peter's Uncle Ben, leading him to realize that he needed to use his powers responsibly. From then on, Spider-Man became a crime-fighting vigilante.

## Peter Benjamin Parker II

### Aliases

Spider-Man (code name), Masked Marvel (Joseph "Crusher" Hogan), Midtown High's Only Professional Wallflower (Liz Allan), Menace (J. Jonah Jameson), Wallcrawling Menace (J. Jonah Jameson), Wallcrawler, Webswinger, Spidey, Webslinger, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (himself),Tiger (Mary Jane Watson), Bug-Man (Hulk)

### Relatives

Ray Parker (father, dead), Mary Parker (mother, dead), Ben Parker (paternal uncle, dead), May Parker (paternal aunt), Pat Parker (relative)

### Affiliation

Neith the Spider-Goddess of Earth-001, Spider-Totems, Daily Bugle, Teen Titans

### Occupation

High School student, Freelance Photographer

## Biographical information

### Place of birth

Queens, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America, Earth, Sol system, Space Sector 2814

## Physical description

### Species

Homo sapien (formerly), Altered Human, Human Mutate, Metahuman

## History

### Early Years

Peter Benjamin Parker was born in Queens to CIA agents Richard and Mary Parker, who were killed by the Red Skull and framed for treason during a mission. Following his parents' death, a young Parker was adopted by his uncle and aunt, Ben and May Parker, moving in with them at their residence in Forest Hills, New York. After their adopting of him, they became his surrogate parents and raised him as if he were their own son. Over the years into being a teenager, Parker grew to be a prodigy in multiple scholastic subjects at Midtown High School and achieving high honors among his classmates. However, his reserved nature and enthusiasm for knowledge often made him a target for bullying, primarily football star Eugene "Flash" Thompson.

### Birth of a Totem

While attending a General Techtronics public exhibition, a teenage Peter Parker was bitten on the hand by an escaped spider that was guided by Neith, which was bathed in radiation by the demonstration's particle accelerator. Oblivious after falling from his hand died.

Making his way home afterward, Peter was almost hit by a car until he leapt out of the way onto a building site a couple of meters high. Peter discovered he had somehow gained incredible strength, agility, and surface scaling; all spider-like traits that he immediately associated with the spider bite at the demonstration.

Encountering an ad offering a cash prize for lasting three minutes in the ring with Joseph "Crusher" Hogan, Peter decided this would be a good way to test his powers. Wearing a mask to avoid humiliation in case of defeat, Peter used his powers and easily defeated his opponent. TV producer Maxwell Shiffman observed his performance and convinced him to go on television with his 'act.' Designing a full costume, then fabricating synthetic spider's silk and wrist-mounted, artificial spinnerets, Peter debuted as "Spider-Man" to become an immediate sensation.

Following his first TV appearance, Spider-Man witnessed a fleeing robber run past him, and Peter opted against stopping the thief, maintaining that it wasn't his responsibility. Later, Peter returned home one day to learn from the police that his Uncle Ben had been murdered by a burglar. Also learning that the police had the murderer holed up in a warehouse, Peter changed into his Spider-Man costume and cornered the burglar and was seconds from killing him, only to discover that he was the same thief he had allowed to escape days earlier. Filled with remorse believing that his inaction led to tragedy, Peter came to believe his uncle's words of advice was that when someone has power, they have an obligation to use it responsibly. From this realization of the gravity of events and his own emotional immaturity, he decided to become a vigilante helping whoever he could, in the hope to atone for his perceived sin.

### Obligations and Responsibilities

The first problem young Peter faced was the lack of money with the death of his uncle. Due to the fact that his Aunt May was too weak to work, and Peter was seen as fragile, he decided to get a job, even though Aunt May wanted him to become a scientist instead. Peter even thought about using his spider powers for crime out of desperation but decided against it after thinking how his aunt would react to him in jail.

However, it was seeming impossible to him to find a job in order to pay his growing debts. As Spider-Man, he was not able to continue his career as TV star, because of J. Jonah Jameson, owner of the NOW Magazine and the newspaper Daily Bugle, who started a smear campaign against Spider-Man. Jameson would make statements that he was a bad influence for children and a criminal for taking justice into his own hands, referring to the situation with the burglar. Protests started taking effect and turning the public perception against Spider-Man, eventually causing Spidey's manager to leave him, impeding his ability to earn money even in costume.

With these forced change of events, Peter searched through the wanted ads, only to be rejected by all the employers. Not being able to use his super-powers as Spider-Man infuriated Peter, and his fury only intensified after seeing his Aunt May selling her jewelry to try and earn some money. Spidey's fourth heroic action was to save Jameson's astronaut son, John Jameson, from an accident in a deviated space capsule. Spider-Man hitched a ride on a small airplane and boarded the capsule during re-entry. Spidey then attached the missing capsule piece, allowing it to land safely. Although he had saved John, Spidey was still blamed by J.J. Jameson for the accident.