Other related characters exist in
alternative versions of the
Marvel Universe called the
Multiverse. These characters originally appeared in their own continuity but later on crossed over with the mainstream Spider-Man family. In 2015 all the alternate comic book universes were destroyed and only a few characters joined with
Earth-616 characters in
its own universe including various Spider-Men.
DC crossovers (Earth-7642) In some
intercompany crossovers with DC Comics, Spider-Man has worked alongside a
Superman based on the
Earth One version, twice, once to defeat Doctor Octopus and
Lex Luthor and the other to stop Doctor Doom from providing
Parasite with long-term access to the powers of the Hulk and
Wonder Woman. He also worked alongside a
Batman based on the post-
Crisis version, to defeat Carnage and the
Joker, the two later collaborating to defeat the Kingpin and
Ra's al Ghul, with Fisk eventually aiding the heroes in the end.
Deadpool: Samurai (Earth-346) In the alternate universe
Deadpool: Samurai manga series, which takes place on Earth-346, Deadpool receives an offer to join Samurai Squad, the Japanese division of the Avengers. Before leaving for Japan, Deadpool announces his departures to Spider-Man, who agrees grant him a request before he leaves. Deadpool requests to go web-slinging with Spider-Man, and so Spider-Man allows Deadpool to hold onto him as he swings through New York City. In Japan, Deadpool meets
Sakura Spider (
Haruka Hida), another spider-powered hero native to the country. Later, Sakura Spider is trapped on
Earth-616 by the events of
End of the Spider-Verse, facing off against
Otto Octavius in
Spider-Man: Octo-Girl.
Earth X (Earth-9997) In the series
Earth X and its sequels, set on
Earth-9997, Peter Parker's identity as Spider-Man is revealed and he is no longer a superhero. In time, he becomes overweight and resembles his late uncle as he ages. After the death of his wife, his daughter bonds to the
Venom symbiote and fights crime, much to his dismay. During the course of the series, he becomes a police officer. Three other related characters appear. In the same universe, an African American homeless man was mutated by Terrigen Mist, gaining red patterned skin resembling Spider-Man's suit and the ability to generate illusions. He went by the alias "Spiders Man".
A.I.M. Pocket Reality (Earth-13584) On this Earth, Spider-Man underwent a further mutation that turned his skin blue, caused him to develop a spider-like language, and enabled him to make webs that have an effect on Iron Man's armors and Doctor Strange's magic, while emitting a smell that repels the monsters on the
Thing's side. Using these webs, Spider-Man surrounded a section of Hell's Kitchen to act as his territory for him and his gang (consisting of
Daredevil,
Hawkeye,
Shang-Chi,
Iron Fist,
Colleen Wing, and
Misty Knight). The Dark Avengers had to make their way through Spider-Man's territory in order to rescue
Moonstone and
Skaar from Strangetown, which resulted in them running into Spider-Man's gang. After Spider-Man's gang subdues the Dark Avengers while thinking that they are knockoffs of the originals, Ai Apaec speaks with Spider-Man in their spider language, stating that they are good guys. Spider-Man releases them from their webs. The Dark Avengers and Spider-Man's gang arrive in Strangetown, where they fought the All-Seeing Eye and the Soulsnake who are on Doctor Strange's side. After the two creatures are killed, Spider-Man is killed by Tigra as Doctor Strange stated that his two creatures were sacrificed so that Spider-Man can be brought down.
Exiles In the series
Exiles, which involves inter-dimensional travel, several alternative versions appear: •
The Spider is an alternative version of Spider-Man who merged with the
Carnage symbiote and became a psychopathic killer. Before being displaced in time, he had been on death row in his home reality. He originates from
Earth-15 and was a member of
Weapon X. • A Spider-Man who is a member of the
Fantastic Five and dies in a battle against the Spider. • A Peter Parker who is part of a
mutant superhero team, Force-X, led by
Emma Frost. His codename is "Spider". His outfit is the standard Force-X uniform, he wears goggles instead of a mask, and his webbing is organic. • A version of Peter Parker (from
Earth-218) who is a child abused by his
Uncle Ben. While locked in the cellar, he is befriended by a large spider-like creature, the Tallus, who instructs
Blink and
Nocturne to lead this universe's incarnation of
Wolverine to the rundown shack the Parkers live in. A fight ensues and the creature and Wolverine are both killed. As Blink and Nocturne depart this reality, it is shown that the creature bit the young Peter. •
Morph fought a Demon Spider-Man on an alternative world. Later, the Demon Spider-Man was viewed briefly by
Mojo and
Major Domo as it attacked a young couple in a parking complex, but the Demon Spider-Man killed itself.
Heroes Reborn (Earth-21798) In the
Heroes Reborn event, a change in the timeline results in a continuity in which the Squadron Supreme are Earth's mightiest heroes while the Avengers never came to be. In this continuity, Peter isn't bitten by the radioactive spider due to Flash Thompson pushing him out of the way right before it happens. He achieves valedictorian in high school and later attends Empire University, but drops out after Aunt May dies in the crossfire of one of
Hyperion's battles. He is hired by Robbie Robertson to take pictures of heroes and act as a friend to Hyperion (in a similar fashion to
Jimmy Olsen's relationship with Superman in DC Comics). When Hyperion fails to eliminate
Annihilus's hive, Peter successfully manages to evacuate the Bugle and destroy the remaining bug, but is bitten and transforms into a spider-like creature.
House of M (Earth-58163) In
House of M, a Marvel
crossover event, the
Scarlet Witch alters reality to make mutants the ruling class over humans. This world is ruled by
mutants and their leader,
Magneto. In the miniseries
Spider-Man: House of M, Peter Parker is believed to be a mutant, and Spider-Man's identity is widely known. He is rich, famous and married to Gwen Stacy, and they have a young son named Ritchie. Aunt May and Uncle Ben are alive and in good health, and
J. Jonah Jameson is Peter's often-abused publicist. Unfortunately, his life unravels when Jameson reveals to the world that Spider-Man is not a born mutant. After the world is restored to normal, Peter suffers terribly with the memory of the life he left behind, expressing a desire to kill Magneto, whom he mistakenly believes was behind the events of the House of M, and the Scarlet Witch, whose powers were responsible for the altered reality.
The Manga (Earth-70091) Spider-Man: The Manga is a Japanese
manga illustrated by
Ryoichi Ikegami which retold the story of Spider-Man in a Japanese setting. It was originally published in Japan from January 1970 to September 1971 in
Monthly Shōnen Magazine. The main character is named to maintain the Japanese adaptation.
Marvel Mangaverse (Earth-2301) Marvel Adventures (Earth-20051) This version of Spider-Man first appeared in
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #53–61 before appearing in the re-titled
Spider-Man: Marvel Adventures comic book series. A modern-day high school student, this Spider-Man's origin is similar to his mainstream counterpart, but his supporting cast is significantly different. Although Gwen Stacy exists in this universe, she and Peter are not dating — instead Peter is dating a brand-new character named
Sophia "Chat" Sanduval, who is a mutant with the ability to talk to animals. Peter's relationship with Gwen's father, Captain George Stacy, also differs from the original version — here, Captain Stacy discovers Peter's secret identity early on, yet rather than hide this information from Peter (as his mainstream counterpart did), he confides in Peter and becomes Spider-Man's unofficial police contact. While this Spider-Man battles supervillains, he is generally more concerned with combating street-level crime and focuses heavily on taking down the Torinos, a powerful New York City Mafia family.
MC2 (Earth-982) An alternative version of Peter Parker also exists on Earth-982 aka the
Marvel Comics 2 (
MC2) universe, appearing as a supporting character in
Spider-Girl. The title follows almost the entire 616 timeline of the character up until the first attempt at a "relaunch" by the company, 1999, where it deviates and provides an alternative ending to the
Final Chapter storyline. Peter's wayward daughter May is revealed to be alive and well, and is returned to both Parkers by Peter's first clone, the redeemed Kaine. Despite now being a father, Peter continues to fight crime as Spider-Man, and begins to cope with the new responsibilities brought by his baby daughter. Two years later, during his final battle against the Green Goblin, rather than survive unscathed, Peter loses a leg to his arch-enemy and Osborn is killed. Peter finally realizes the price he has paid for being Spider-Man, and ends his career to raise a family with Mary Jane and May. Over the years, he overcomes his physical handicap and ultimately joins the NYPD in a scientific capacity. However, after saving him from an insane
Normie Osborn, his daughter May "Mayday" Parker begins a career as Spider-Girl behind his back, a decision Peter begrudgingly is forced to accept and deal with, made difficult by his love for May. Regardless of his handicap, Peter returned to the role of Spider-Man several times. Once was to aid his daughter and
Darkdevil, the son of
Ben Reilly, against Kaine, another to convince the latest Spider-Man (the son of
Jessica Drew) to cease risking his life, and in
Spider-Girl #100 to save May from the Hobgoblin. Peter and MJ ultimately have a second child,
Benjamin "Benjy" Parker Jr., who is temporarily rendered deaf after possession by the Carnage symbiote and being blasted with high-frequency sonics. Benjy later develops powers of his own at an infant age. Peter was killed by Daemos, the brother of
Morlun, during the "
Spider-Verse" event while trying to protect Benjy and Mayday. Near the end of
Spider-Geddon,
the Other resurrects him, During a fight between several villains, a bullet intended for Spider-Man kills one of the villains when Spider-Girl shoves him out of its way. Upset that he was responsible for a death, Gerry runs into
Darkdevil, who trains him to be a more effective crime-fighter. At the request of Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man, Gerry decides to retire from superheroic adventuring, while
Reed Richards searches for a cure for his blood disease.
Spider-Monkey (Earth-8101) A
spider monkey-themed Spider-Man appears in
Marvel Apes. The character was later killed by Jennix in the "
Spider-Verse" event.
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (Earth-50701) In the
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects series, set on
Earth-50701, Spider-Man was abducted by alien scientist Niles Van Roekel. The
Thing,
Wolverine,
Elektra, the
Human Torch, and
Storm are also abducted and injected with a drug in an attempt to corrupt them. Once infected, Spider-Man's costume is brown-and-bronze with a blue spider mark in his chest. Spider-Man and the other heroes are eventually able to fight off the corrupting infection and defeat Van Roekel. In the aftermath of the invasion, Paragon and the Imperfects join to share the Earth with the heroes.
Marvel Zombies Spider-Man (Earth-2149) The
Marvel Zombies universe features a Spider-Man who has been turned into a flesh-eating zombie after being infected by Colonel America (alternative reality of Zombified Captain America). Although Spider-Man is just as ravenous as the other zombies when hungry, when he has eaten, Spider-Man is racked with guilt at what he has done, especially for having eaten Mary Jane and Aunt May, but unable to change his nature. At the conclusion of the original series, Spider-Man is one of the heroes who become
the Galacti, having consumed the original Galactus and subsequently acquiring his cosmic powers. In
Marvel Zombies 2, he notices that his hunger is starting to fade and, as a result, is the first of the Galacti to turn against his fellow zombies. Eventually with the aid of Forge, Malcom, and the Acolytes, the zombies retaining their hunger are defeated. Spider-Man is one of the zombies that remain and continues work to rebuild New Wakanda and bury the dead. In
Marvel Zombies Return, Spider-Man is teleported to a new world, where he consumes and infects the
Sinister Six (except for the
Sandman). As his cosmic abilities did not come with him, and his web-shooters have dried up, the zombified superhero is forced to make do with his own veins and arteries. Following the death of the Spider-Man of this universe (killed by the Sandman in revenge for the deaths of the other members of this universe's Sinister Six) the zombie Spider-Man works on developing a cure for the plague with the aid of the
Kitty Pryde of this universe, using
nanites and the blood of this world's Wolverine. With the zombie Giant-Man having followed Spider-Man to this new reality, Spider-Man resolves to stop Giant-Man. Spider-Man releases Sandman, now infused with nanites, who wipes out every zombie hero and villain with the exception of an infected Sentry who was teleported to Earth 2149. Zombie Spider-Man himself became exposed to the nanite-infused Sandman and dies as a result.
Mutant X (Earth-1298) The
Mutant X version of Spider-Man diverges from his mainstream counterpart in
Amazing Spider-Man #102, in that he was unable or unwilling to cure himself of having six arms. For unexplained reasons, he reverses his name to the Man-Spider. A third divergence occurs when he and his clone continue to co-exist after the end of the original
Clone Saga. The two keep this a secret by taking care to never appear in public at the same time, but the Man-Spider is forced to admit the truth after his clone is killed by
Madelyne Pryor. He himself is later killed.
Newspaper strip (Earth-77013) The Peter Parker of the daily
Spider-Man newspaper strip continues his career as a struggling photographer constantly facing down the abuse of his less-than-satisfied boss J. Jonah Jameson, whilst battling crime in his disguise as Spider-Man. In addition to opposing classic enemies, much of the strip sees Peter battle new enemies. He has also teamed up with various heroes through the strip's run, such as
Daredevil and
Wolverine. He is married to Mary Jane in this continuity, and has often been aided by her in his battles with his enemies. This universe was visited by
Morlun during the "
Spider-Verse" event, but due to time distortions constantly resetting things so that the simplest actions take weeks to progress, Morlun finds his efforts to consume this version of Peter fruitless. The
Master Weaver of the Inheritors elects to rebel against his masters for once and seals this universe in a pocket dimension, where it will remain safe from further attacks.
Powerless (Earth-40081) Marvel published a miniseries called
Powerless in 2004, which describes a Marvel Universe without superpowers. In this series, Peter Parker appears as a young man nicknamed
Spider-Man on the Internet. This version had also been bitten by a radioactive spider, but instead of gaining spider-powers, his hand became atrophic. In this continuity, Peter is in love with Gwen Stacy; Mary Jane is not featured.
Ruins Spider-Man (Earth-9591) Warren Ellis' parody of
Kurt Busiek's
Marvels,
Ruins, was a two-part miniseries set in an alternative universe where the situations that led to the heroes of the Marvel Universe gaining superpowers led to horrific deformities and deaths instead. In this world, when Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, instead of gaining spider-powers, he broke out into an infectious rash that covered his body before his painful death. He had visited the offices of the
Daily Bugle beforehand and infected fellow photographer Phil Sheldon, who set off to figure out how his world took a wrong turn, but succumbed to the disease before he could write his book.
Spectacular Spider-Man Adventures (Earth-9411) The
United Kingdom-based
Panini Comics publication
Spectacular Spider-Man Adventures was loosely based on the continuity of the
1994 animated TV series. In this series, Peter Parker deals with the day-to-day headaches of balancing a social life with his superheroics. He has a close circle of friends such as Liz Allen, Harry Osborn, and Flash Thompson, and he is involved in a relationship with Mary Jane. However, in this continuity, Mary Jane does not possess an existing knowledge of his dual identity, and thus Peter finds juggling his life with her and his crime-fighting career difficult. Despite this, Mary Jane loyally supports Peter, believing it is his dangerous job as a photographer that keeps him away from dates and other activities. A look into the future (based on
MC2) reveals Peter and MJ ultimately get married in this continuity and have a daughter, May, who is active as Spider-Girl. At some point in this future, Peter loses his leg, which forces him to retire as Spider-Man.
Spider-Bitch (Earth-807128/21923) In the
Old Man Logan universe, the granddaughter of Peter Parker and daughter of
Clint Barton and Tonya Parker, the supervillain known as
Spider-Bitch was born as simply Ashley (later referred to in overview text, though never in dialogue, as Ashley Barton), lacking spider-powers yet using her intuition and combat training to conquer a portion of the Wastelands as the new
Kingpin.
Spider-Boy (Earth-9602) In the
Amalgam Comics universe, Spider-Man was combined with DC's
Superboy to create
Spider-Boy. He is featured in
Spider-Boy #1 (April 1996) and
Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (June 1997). In this continuity, Spider-Boy is a clone of researcher
Peter Parker created at
Project Cadmus. Adopted by Cadmus director
Thunderbolt Ross, he is given the name "
Pete Ross". Spider-Boy is able to redirect his own personal gravity, giving him the ability to climb walls and increase his strength. He is able to shoot webs using a special "web gun" developed by Cadmus. Spider-Boy is an honorary member of the Legion of Galactic Guardians 2099 (an amalgamation of DC's
Legion of Super-Heroes, Marvel's
Guardians of the Galaxy, and the
Marvel 2099 timeline).
Spider-Ham (Earth-8311) Spider-Hulk (Earth-70105) In
Bullet Points, Peter Parker is the
Hulk and Bruce Banner is Spider-Man. Peter is killed by
Galactus.
1602 Spider-Man (Earth-311) Peter Parquagh is a counterpart to Peter in the miniseries
Marvel 1602, albeit without spider-powers. In the series he acts as an apprentice to the royal spymaster Sir Nicholas Fury. A running gag involves Peter repeatedly almost getting bitten by unusual spiders, something that finally occurs at the very end. In the sequel miniseries,
1602: New World, he takes the identity of the Spider. Later, Peter's dual identity is revealed, and with the death of his beloved
Virginia Dare at the hands of
Norman Osborne, he returns to Europe and falls in love with Marion Jane Watson and joins her family of theater performers. During a battle with Baron Octavius, Norman Osborn, and Curtis Connors in Venice, a bystander picks up some of Peter's webbing, which eventually served as the basis for the Super Soldier Serum and created Captain America in World War II in this universe. Spider-Man 1602 appears in
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions as an alternative costume for
Spider-Man Noir, and in
Edge of Time as a costume for Miguel O'Hara.
Spider-Man 2099 (Earth-928) '''Miguel O'Hara''' is a
geneticist who gained his spider-powers from a gene splicing incident, when the company he was about to quit injected him with a dangerous drug called Rapture. He tried to rid himself of the drug by using the gene splicer he helped to invent but, unbeknownst to him, a jealous co-worker had set it to repeat the previous experiment of a spider. The last time they had tried this experiment, it killed the test subject (the main reason Miguel O'Hara quit), but this time it worked. Instead of becoming a company-owned version of Spider-Man he became the opposite, a Spider-Man to fight Alchemax and the other large corporations ruling the world in 2099. He now fights crime as the Spider-Man of 2099. As a spider does, Miguel has fangs which give him the ability to inject poison through his enemies, paralyzing them.
Spider-Man 2211 (Earth-9500) Spider-Man (
Max Borne), also known as
Spider-Man 2211, is a superhero who appears in comics published by
Marvel Comics. Created by
Peter David and
Rick Leonardi, he first appeared in
Spider-Man 2099 Meets Spider-Man (Nov. 1995). Within the context of the stories, Dr. Max Borne is from the year 2211, the Spider-Man of that year. In his first appearance he aids two other Spider-Men,
Peter Parker and
Miguel O'Hara, in defeating the
Hobgoblin 2211, his main enemy. This version of the Hobgoblin is Robin Borne, his daughter, driven insane when she was infected by a nanovirus. Spider-Man 2211 is later shot and killed by the
Chameleon posing as
Uncle Ben.
In other media Spider-Man 2211 appears in
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, voiced by
Humberto Ramos.
Spider-Man: Chapter One (Earth-98121) The miniseries
Spider-Man: Chapter One was
John Byrne's attempt to re-imagine Spider-Man's early years (similar to the
revamp given to Superman), giving him a new but similar origin. The series is no longer considered canon within the
Earth-616 universe, but is instead set in its own. ===
Spider-Man Fairy Tales === • '
Kwuka Anansi (Earth-7082)
', a playful trickster god based on the West African mythological figure
of the same name. He is also featured in the "
Spider-Verse" event. • '
Izumi (Earth-7930)''''', a Japanese boy who is bitten by a
Tsuchigumo version of Venom and transforms into Spider-Man. • '
The Prince of Aracne (Earth-71004)''''', a knight version of Peter Parker in an altered retelling of
Cinderella. He is killed by Solus in the "Spider-Verse" event.
Spider-Man: Fake Red In
Spider-Man: Fake Red, Spider-Man's suit is found by
Yu Onomae, who begins to wear it after Peter Paker threw it away while overtaken by
Venom, unwittingly making it so that the hero's absence is unnoticed by the city, as
Cindy Moon (who is in love with Peter) looks for him. Ultimately Yu faces Venom alone, freeing Peter from the symbiote and allowing him to return as Spider-Man.
Spider-Man J (Earth-7041) This is one of many manga-related Spider-Man series. The character later crossed over into the "
Spider-Verse" event with the Marvel Mangaverse version and
The Manga version.
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Spider-Man (Earth-602636) Spider-Man: India (Earth-50101) Spider-Man Noir (Earth-90214) This version of Spider-Man appeared in a four-issue miniseries (February–May 2009) set in the Great Depression Era of New York in the 1930s. Aunt May is a speaker for equality and spends time standing on a soap box shouting out her beliefs. Uncle Ben was killed by a crime syndicate run by Norman Osborn, a.k.a. the Goblin. Shortly afterward, Peter is bitten by a strange spider and endowed with mystical spider-powers. He has a wall-crawling ability, increased agility, strength, and a form of spider-sense, and can spray nets of webbing from his hand. He dons a black mask, gloves, and a trench coat, and sets out to stop Norman and his gang. Other interpretations of this version of Spider-Man appears in the game
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and have made further appearances in the
Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, and the animated films
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Spider-Man: Last Stand (Earth-312500) In issue #500 of
The Amazing Spider-Man, Julia Carpenter, now possessing
Madame Web's powers, shows what would happen if Spider-Man were to have proceeded in killing Kraven the Hunter. In the vision, Peter is kicked out of the Avengers for his killing of the Kravinoffs. He develops a much colder and harsher personality and attacks Harry Osborn. He then appears in a new red leather costume and starts killing all of the supervillains, beginning with Doctor Octopus, and reveals his identity to his Aunt May, who is shocked and in tears.
Spider-Man: Life Story (Earth-19529) The 2019 six-issue miniseries
Spider-Man: Life Story, written by Steve Murray and
Chip Zdarsky, features a version of Peter Parker/Spider-Man that began his superhero career in his debut date of 1962 and ages in real time, witnessing key events such as the
Vietnam War (which lasted longer in this reality), the Russian War (a fictional
World War III-esque conflict between the
United States and the
Soviet Union) and
9/11, as well as marrying
Mary Jane Watson and this reality's versions of
Secret Wars, ''
Kraven's Last Hunt, The Clone Saga and Civil War''. By the final issue, Spider-Man sacrifices himself to stop
Doctor Doom.
Spider-Man: Reign (Earth-70237) Spider-Man: Reign depicts an older Spider-Man in the future who, having given up on crime-fighting, is driven back into action by the return of some of his old enemies, exposing a conspiracy by Venom to take control of the city with a mass of symbiotes. The character is later killed by Daemos with his head smashed on Mary Jane Watson's tombstone in the "
Spider-Verse" event, before being revived in
End of the Spider-Verse, leading into
Spider-Man: Reign 2.
Spider-Man Unlimited This version of Spider-Man, after being blamed by J. Jonah Jameson for his son's disappearance exploring another planet named Counter-Earth, designs a new costume with sonic weaponry and stealth capabilities using nanotechnology borrowed from Reed Richards. Traveling to Counter-Earth himself, he joins a group of human revolutionaries led by John Jameson himself in resisting the
High Evolutionary and his tyrannical rule, in which humans are brutally oppressed and the half-human, half-animal Beastials form the social elite. He also battles Venom and Carnage, who traveled with Jameson to Counter-Earth and are plotting to infect the entire planet with symbiotes. This version later appeared in
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Spidey-Man (Earth-665) This is a
satirical version of the mainstream Spider-Man in
Not Brand Echh.
Ultimate Marvel (Earth-1610) Ultimate Peter Parker Ultimate Spider-Man is a modernized
reboot of the Spider-Man story, starting from the very beginning, with a plot that is inspired by, but very different from, the original 616 continuity and thus is a parallel universe counterpart to the mainstream version of Spider-Man. The main purpose of the series is to be accessible to new and young readers, as it is free from the decades of history of the original, but it has been embraced by many longtime fans as well.
The Spider In the ongoing series
Ultimate Comics: Avengers, a second Spider-Man was shown to be one of its members, and is simply referred to as the
Spider. His costume bears an orange-and-purple color as opposed to red-and-blue. The Spider once claimed that he was a clone made from the DNA of Spider-Man and
Professor X that was sent from the future. The Spider was seen as a member of the Avengers that was established by
Nick Fury and
Gregory Stark. Where he resided was kept under surveillance indicating that he might have been a criminal in his early life. Spider was said to be crazy where he caused a technician to commit suicide, but is shown to be intelligent as he enjoyed reading books. Gregory Stark referred to Spider as an "It" due to what his true nature would be. Spider accompanied the Avengers in a manhunt for Ghost Rider where he was targeting then-Vice President of the United States Robert Blackthorn. In the "
Death of Spider-Man" story arc in
Avengers vs. New Ultimates, the Spider is revealed to be of an unidentified North Asian culture and acting under the orders of Gregory Stark who ordered him to lead a superhuman uprising in North Korea. The New Ultimates and the Hulk Drug-empowered Avengers arrived to quell the uprising. During the uprising, the Spider is killed by Hawkeye after the Avengers and the New Ultimates intervene.
Miles Morales After Peter Parker's apparent death in
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160, a new character by the name of
Miles Morales takes up the mantle of Spider-Man as a 13-year-old superhero. The character of Miles Morales has been adapted into other forms of media, including the
Spider-Verse films, where he is the main character.
Ultimate Universe (Earth-6160) The protagonist of
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) is a version of the character who exists in the
new Ultimate Universe created in the aftermath of
Ultimate Invasion. Due to interference from the
Maker, Peter is never bitten by the radioactive spider. He is married to
Mary Jane Watson, with whom he has two children, Richard Parker (named after his father) and May Parker (named after his aunt). Peter works as a reporter for the Manhattan tabloid
Daily Bugle, working under Ben and
J. Jonah Jameson. However, Peter grows up with the nagging feeling that there is something wrong with his life, and yearns for a way to change it. When
Tony Stark sets out to rectify the Maker's influence, the
Maker's Council hijacks a
Stark Industries laser and fires it at Manhattan. This causes mass destruction and kills Aunt May, with the council pinning the blame on Stark. Peter learns from Tony Stark that he was meant to be a superhero, one of many that the Maker prevented from existing in his bid to rule the world. Invigorated by this sense of purpose, Peter accepts Stark's gift and allows himself to be bitten by the radioactive spider. while Richard Parker II was created by Hickman and Marco Checchetto, first appearing in
Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (January 2024) and becoming the second Earth-6160 Spider-Man in
Ultimate Spider-Man #13 (January 2025).
The Webslinger On the
sword and sorcery alternate Earth called
Eurth,
the Webslinger is an alternate version of Spider-Man that helps
Captain Avalon rescue his son from the
Dreadlord.
What If? • Alternative versions of Spider-Man appear in several issues of
What If..?. In one major alternative universe, Spider-Man joins the
Fantastic Four; this universe is revisited in several different issues of
What If..? During the "
Spider-Verse" event, this universe's versions of Reed, Ben, Johnny, and Peter are all killed by
Karn. •
What if Spider-Man Had Kept His Six Arms? explores what would have happened if Morbius the Living Vampire had been eaten by sharks and thus never made it to Connors' laboratory with a cure. Ultimately the arm mutation is irreversible, but it proves an advantage and Spider-Man defeats most of his villains easily. Spider-Man even becomes a spokesman for the physically challenged, and inspires all to rise to their true potential. This Spider-Man appears in
Spider-Verse and is killed by Daemos. •
What if someone else besides Spider-Man had been bitten by the radioactive spider? explores what would have happened if either
Flash Thompson,
Betty Brant or
John Jameson were bitten by the radioactive spider. All three prove to be failures as the 'new' Spider-Man. Each story ends with Peter extracting the residual radioactive venom from the dead spider and using it to create a serum to give himself powers, thus becoming Spider-Man anyway. Versions of all three appear in the "Spider-Verse" event, where John is the only one that is not killed by the Inheritors. •
What if Spider-Man had never become a crimefighter? explores a world where Spider-Man stopped the burglar from robbing the TV studio and continued his TV career, becoming a public relations 'specialist' for superheroes until Jameson's angry attack on him when slacking off with his powers nearly results in Daredevil's death, inspiring Spider-Man to become a real hero. This version of Spider-Man is seen in the "
Spider-Verse" event and apparently survived. •
What if the alien costume had possessed Spider-Man? sees Spider-Man being killed when he fails to go to Reed Richards for help in time to remove the symbiote, which goes on to drain the Hulk's powers and possess Thor until it is driven away by Black Bolt. • In another issue named
What if Captain America Were Not Revived Until Today?, Spider-Man joins an underground rebellion to fight an America turned fascist, aids the real
Captain America in defeating
the instigator behind this movement, and leading the chastised nation back to its democratic roots. •
What if? The Other, set during "
The Other" storyline, features an alternative version of Peter who abandons the Spider when given the choice. Some time afterward, the
Venom symbiote leaves its current host (
Mac Gargan) and merges with Peter to become Poison. • Another "What if?" universe has a version of Spider-Man who works side by side with his Uncle Ben to fight crime after his Aunt May is killed. • Another issue portrays a Peter Parker whom the radioactive spider bite mutated into a spider-like creature, as well as making his son a mutant. • In a "What if?" Age of Apocalypse reality in which both
Charles Xavier and
Eric Lensherr were killed,
Apocalypse is served by clones of a symbiote Spider-Man, although the clones seem to be more symbiote than man. • In
What If? Spider-Man vs. Wolverine,
Spider-Man goes to Russia with
Wolverine on a rescue mission and eventually becomes a black-ops version. Through training alongside Wolverine, he enhances his spider-sense and becomes more confident. He eventually decides to join up with Wolverine permanently and leave behind his old ways. He also develops a change to his web-shooters which enables him to shoot bullets out of them, which he does, killing a man. He is shown in a sleeker black and red suit more fit for his new lifestyle. This Spider-Man appears in the "
Spider-Verse" event as the
"Assassin Spider-Man" and is killed by Daemos. • In
What If? Flash Thompson became Spider-Man, another version of Flash who became Spider-Man appears and is both a ruthless hero and still a bully to Peter who takes photos of Spider-Man, not knowing that he is Flash. When Peter finds out Flash's identity, he asks him to help save his aunt, but Flash furiously beats him to death. Flash, wanting revenge against Doctor Octopus, fights him but he gets trapped under rubble similar to the 616 Peter. While trying to lift off the rubble, he realizes that he is a murderer and, after freeing himself, willingly surrenders to the police. • In
What If? Spider-Man became the Punisher, Peter wears a black costume with a skull on it and converts his web shooters to fire bullets. Despite killing criminals, his life is similar to his 616 counterpart. When the Green Goblin kidnaps Gwen Stacy, Peter kills Norman and succeeds in saving Gwen. Peter decided to abandon the
"Spider-Punisher" costume and live a normal life, then a wounded
Frank Castle, who saw his family die to mobsters, finds the Spider-Punisher suit. After marrying Gwen, he is later bonded to the Venom symbiote, but after discovering its violent nature, he manages to discard and contain it with the help of Gwen, who is now pregnant with their child. •
What If... Set Had Come to Earth? features a version of Spider-Man who had been turned into one of
Set's
Serpent Men. He was later killed.
Secret Wars In
Secret Wars (2015), a number of alternate versions of Spider-Man appear in the domains of
Battleworld. • In the
Armor Wars reality,
Peter Urich is a nephew of
Ben Urich who became
Spyder-Man after being infected with the "spider virus". He was dating Kiri Oshiro, the daughter of
Rumiko Fujikawa. Spyder-Man was killed by Technopolis' baron Iron Man after he discovered vital information about the disease that forced everyone in Technopolis to wear armor. • In an alternate
Civil War reality where the conflict continued after the anti-registration side's attempt to escape the Negative Zone prison triggered a self-destruct sequence that destroyed most of New York, Peter continued serving on Captain America's side in the conflict and was given new upgrades such as wings that bear a resemblance to the Falcon; with Rogers noting that Peter is now his fastest operative. Since Mary–Jane and his daughter Maybelle live on Iron Man's terrain due to them not getting the chance to evacuate, he hardly gets the chance to see them. Following Steve's death in the final battle, Peter becomes the leader of Steve's side called "the Blue" and collaborates with Jennifer Walters, the new leader of "the Iron." • In an alternate version of
Spider-Island, Spider-Man was supposedly killed by the spider-infected Avengers, which inspired Agent Venom to lead the resistance. However, he is discovered to be still alive and being held captive in the Spider Queen's facility. He aids Flash in stopping the Spider Queen and becomes the Baron of Spider-Island after she is defeated; though at the cost of Flash's life. • A story titled
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows sees Spider-Man and Mary Jane married with a daughter named Annie (who is developing spider-powers of her own). After being glimpsed in the "Spider-Verse" event, While in a coma, the Amazing Spider's soul arrived in Hell, where Bruce Banner's Sorcerer Supreme counterpart died fighting the Infernal Hulk, though Bruce's astral form stayed alive and helped return the Amazing Spider to life with the souls of the repentant damned, which gave him a second chance to live. When he awoke, he found himself transformed into a new character called the
Ghost Spider. To make amends with Spider-Man, the Ghost Spider transported him, Deadpool, and the Hulk back to Earth-616. In the 2018 ''
Marvel's Spider-Man'' video game, Ghost Spider appears as an alternate costume, named
Spirit Spider to avoid confusion with Earth-65's Gwen Stacy.
Marvel vs. Capcom (Earth-30847) Not much of this version of Spider-Man is different from traditional iterations, except for the fact that the universe is shared by
Capcom characters. This universe does not have a concrete lore, but the main plot of
Marvel vs. Capcom does feature Spider-Man contributing in the battle against
Ultron Sigma, a fusion of
Ultron and
Sigma from the
Mega Man X series.
Marvel Two-in-One When traveling through the multiverse, the
Thing and the
Human Torch get stranded in a universe with an apocalyptic Earth. This Earth is ruled by an evil version of Spider-Man who is wearing
Captain America's mask.
Marvel: NOW WHAT! (Earth-231013) In this universe, Spider-Storm (an amalgamation of Spider-Man and X-Men member
Storm) appears as a member of the X-Vengers.
Infinity Warps Peter Parker (with
Moon Knight's story with elements of Spider-Man's life) was attacked by the
Goblin by Night, who killed his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Near death, he is revived from the
Master Weaver by a spider to be his avatar and is given spider-powers, but splitting his personality into four. With his newfound powers, he fights crime under the name of the
ArachKnight and is CEO of his company, along with
Harry Russell and Merly Jane. He soon learns the truth from Harry that Norman had been cursed into a Goblin and killed both Ben and May against his will. When the Goblin curse took control of Norman's body the final time and passes the curse into Harry against his will, ArachKnight forgives a now cured Norman and welcomes him to join Parker Industries to help find a cure for Harry.
Venomverse (Earth-17952) In the
Venomverse event, an alternate version of Spider-Man who reunited with the symbiote after leaving Eddie Brock is recruited with the other Venoms to fight the Poisons. He is later tricked by a Poison into thinking it was Aunt May before it consumed him and became an enemy to
Venom. He was later blown up with the other Poisons by a bomb created by a Venomized
Rocket Raccoon.
Hasbro released an action figure of
Poison in the
Marvel Legends line.
Punisher vs. the Marvel Universe (Earth-11080) After being the first to be infected by a virus that turned people into cannibals,
Spider-Man ate the
Rhino and took control of a piece of New York alongside the
Black Widow,
Deadpool, and
Scorpio. After becoming
Patient Zero, he hires
Frank Castle to rescue a pregnant Mary Jane from the Kingpin's group. While Castle rescued Mary Jane and a group of surviving humans, he shot and killed the infected Spider-Man immediately after.
Spider-Man/Deadpool (Earth-18236) In an alternate future, Spider-Man is an old man who got paralyzed from a
Life Model Decoy Deadpool and lives in a retirement home with an elderly
Wade Wilson. Unknown to Spider-Man, Oldpool was giving his blood to Peter so he would not die. In a battle between LMD Deadpools, Oldpool uses
Doctor Doom's time machine and mistakenly switches places with the mainstream Deadpool. After they get to the main timeline, they are reunited with the mainstream Spider-Man and Oldpool, then, after stopping the Master Matrix (the LMD master created from Peter's parents) and the
Chameleon, Old Man Peter and Oldpool fade away and go back to their timeline.
Squadron Supreme (Earth-31916) In the
Squadron Supreme series,
Nell Ruggles (a.k.a.
Arachnophilia) was a young troubled girl who, upon gaining her spider-powers, killed her classmates, who had bullied her in the past. However, her superhuman powers allowed her to be traced back to a device which the Icarus One astronauts brought back from the Moon. Running away from home, she was captured by the Blur and turned over to
Nick Fury's
S.H.I.E.L.D. Thanks to an electroshock collar, she has been prevented from leaving, although she appears to be making the best of the situation, having made friends and eventually falling in love with Tucker Ford, the
Biogeneral.
Spider-Man: Bloodlines (Earth-29320) In the comic book series written by filmmaker
J. J. Abrams and his son Henry, Peter Parker has retired his Spider-Man persona for twelve years following a battle with the monster Cadaverous who seemingly killed his wife
Mary Jane Watson and mauled his right arm, forcing him to use a hook there instead. As a result, he is always away at work as a war photographer for the
Daily Bugle per his own request to deal with his trauma and has a strained relationship with his son, Benjamin "Benny" Parker, who had inherited his father's powers and abilities and resents him for leaving him and
Aunt May while also feeling like a monster. After Benny gets detention again for inadvertently using his powers to help save a fellow student from a bully, Peter reprimands him by telling him that it is not always good to try and help and that he should stay away because of his powers, only for his son to rebuke him. After Benny burns his father's original costume, he is soon convinced by his classmate and fellow detention student, Faye Ito a.k.a Marker to join her for a night out, and Aunt May gives him a spare costume. After Ben saves some lives, he catches his father's attention and the latter again rebukes him for trying to be a hero, despite May's own attempts to reprimand her nephew for not being a father to his son. After Peter is captured by Cadaverous who wants his DNA to resurrect his dead wife. Benny, regretting the way he treated his father teams up with Marker,
Riri Williams and an aging
Tony Stark, who lost his teammates, the
Avengers to Cadaverous to help save his father. MJ is eventually revealed to be alive disguised as Cadaverous' minion and helps save Peter. Peter eventually sacrifices himself to save MJ and Benny and a funeral is held for him following which Tony Stark gives MJ and Benny, new Spider-Man based costumes via Aunt May.
''Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow'' This five-part series offers an alternate take on what would happen if Peter chose to keep the symbiote costume rather than reject it after Reed Richards revealed it was alive. Spider-Man starts acting more aggressive, even unmasking and threatening
Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley) during an altercation. This leads Kingsley to track him down to May's house, where he blows it up and kills May in the process. Enraged, Peter brutally murders Hobgoblin and decides to take justice into his own hands by killing any criminals that come in his way. After Spider-Man seemingly kills the Kingpin, the
Sinister Six (consisting of Kraven, Electro, Rhino, Mysterio, Eddie Brock possessing Doctor Octopus' arms and a reluctant
J. Jonah Jameson) assemble in the countryside to take him down. Though Spider-Man kills Electro, Rhino, and Mysterio, Kraven and Jameson separate Peter from the symbiote after discovering its weakness to fire. Jameson takes Peter home and to meet up with Mary Jane and Black Cat, where they find out that Kingpin had leaked Spider-Man's secret identity to the press. As Felicia takes Jameson to safety, Peter and Mary Jane discover that the symbiote has possessed Reed and taken over the Baxter Building, where it has used his scientific knowledge to make itself stronger and take control of anyone inside, including the Thing. Knowing the suit still wants him, Peter ventures into the building with Mary Jane and the Human Torch, where they find out that the symbiote used Reed to create other symbiotes to possess the other heroes present near the building. It then orders them to attack Mary Jane, as Peter's love for her is what prevented it from taking over him completely. Spider-Man and the Torch then lure the symbiote back to the Baxter Building, where Peter offers himself to the symbiote willingly. After the symbiote kills Reed, it attempts to bond to Peter again, however it's revealed that "Peter" was actually a disguised Torch using Reed's image inducer that the real Peter gave him, allowing him to annihilate the symbiote with his flames. Peter turned himself in for the murders, but was ultimately declared not guilty since the other heroes who were possessed by symbiotes testified on his behalf. He didn't know what to do since his secret identity had been ousted until Susan Storm invites Peter to join the Fantastic Four to take Reed's place. == Characters introduced in
Spider-Verse ==