Peter Parker

* Peter
* Spider-Man

Peter Parker aka Spider-Man is the webslinging hero of the series Spectacular Spider-Man.

## History

### Before Show

Born to Richard and Mary Parker, Peter Parker lost his parents at a young age. After their deaths, he was adopted by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, who raised him.

One of his earliest friends was Eddie Brock, whose parents had died in the same plane crash as Peter's. Eddie was like a brother to Peter and often protected him from bullies.

In preschool, Peter was best friends with Eugene Thompson, nicknamed "Flash" due to his habit of running around naked as a child. When they were older, Peter and Flash stopped being friends as Peter's aptitude for science labelled him a "nerd".

At some point he became friends with Gwen Stacy, who developed a crush on Peter in 7th grade, and also with Harry Osborn. During his sophomore year at Midtown High, Peter Parker went on a field trip to a science lab where Dr. Curt Connors and Dr. Martha Connors were demonstrating their work with genetics by showing 15 genetically spliced spiders.

One of them escaped and bit Peter on the hand. Peter later discovered that the bite from the spider had given him spider-powers. Peter used his chemistry abilities to also create a web-like formula and made some wrist-mounted webshooters to fire the webbing. He also made a costume fitting his newfound powers. He sought to cash in on his new gift by going to a wrestling match against Crusher Hogan, which boxing promoter Sullivan Edwards promised would win him big money.

As Ben was dropping Peter off (Peter had told him he was going to the library), he asked Ben if it would be right to cash in on something he could do better than anyone else. Ben tried to empathize with Peter's situation, but told him that "with great power comes great responsibility". Peter was introduced in the ring as "Spider-Man" and handily beat Hogan using his newfound powers and webbing.

After the match, Peter was disappointed to learn that he could not win any of the money unless he signed an exclusive contract with Sullivan Edwards, which he had to refuse. As Peter was leaving, a burglar robbed Edwards and took off with the money. Peter could have stopped him, but intentionally let him escape due to Peter feeling cheated out of what was rightfully his.

Peter found that his Uncle Ben wasn't there to pick him up as he'd promised and walked home. Upon returning home, Peter found his Aunt May sobbing and a police officer told him a burglar had killed Ben. Enraged, Peter donned his costume once more and tracked down the burglar. The burglar was quickly subdued by an angry Spider-Man. Spider-Man grabbed the burglar and stepped over to the window, he saw his face in the light and recognized that it was the same burglar that he had allowed to escape after the wrestling match. Peter was tempted to drop the burglar out the window that overlooked the streets several stories below, but knew that wasn't what Uncle Ben would want. Peter took to heart Ben's lesson that "with great power comes great responsibility" and began fighting crime as Spider-Man.

### Season 1

**Survival of the Fittest.** Just before Peter began his junior year, he went on his usual patrol as Spider-Man. He was feeling hopeful and confident about the new year and was convinced that he could fit in better this year. He arrested the thugs Flint Marko and Alex O'Hirn for the third time and tried out the new "Spider-Signal" on his belt.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

Spider Powers

* Superhuman Strength: Peter Parker has the proportionate strength of a spider.
* Superhuman Agility: Peter Parker possesses all the agility of a spider.
* Wall-Crawling: Can crawl up almost any surface due to tiny hairs on his hands and feet.
* Spider-Sense: Peter has the spider-like instinct to sense danger.

### Abilities

Genius-Level Intelligence: Peter is an expert in chemistry and is proficient in other sciences.

## Sources

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Spectacular\_Spider-Man\_(animated\_series)\_Season\_1\_1