List of incarnations of Spider-Man
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Characters named Spider-Man
Peter Parker
Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, is the mainstream and original Earth-616 incarnation of the character and appears in almost every piece of Spider-Man related media. All other "spider-men" are derived from him.
Ben Reilly
Ben Reilly is a clone of Peter Parker, who also briefly fought crime as the Scarlet Spider. He also took over as Spider-Man (with a new costume) when Peter retired to settle down with a new family.[1] This lasted until the original Green Goblin returned and murdered him.[2]
Spider-X
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Spider-X | |
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Publication information | |
Midnight Sons Unlimited #3 (Oct. 1993) | |
Created by | Mort Todd[3] |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Brian Kornfield |
Notable aliases | Spider-Man to the Xth Power |
Abilities |
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Spider-X (Brian Kornfield), created by
When Spider-X first obtained his powers, he could tap into mystical power to achieve virtually limitless variations/amplifications of Spider-Man's powers. He also possessed a high degree of resistance to injury, including mystical assaults. He could recover from most attacks in seconds. He could climb walls and adhere to virtually any surface. He could form durable, adhesive webs which exuded a powerful acid. He possesses four extra spider-like limbs, two of which grew from his upper back and two from his waist. He had razor-sharp fangs and could project bursts of destructive energy from his mouth. Brian Kornfield became a demonic version of Spider-Man after making a deal with the Elder God Chthon.[4]
In other media
Spider-X is featured as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.[5]
Mac Gargan
While possessing the
Mattie Franklin
The niece of J. Jonah Jameson. After being granted spider-powers by "The Gathering of Five",[9] she filled in for Peter Parker during one of his temporary retirements[10] and later became Spider-Woman when he reclaimed the role.[11][12] She was killed by the Kravinoff family during "The Gauntlet" and "Grim Hunt" storylines. During the "Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy" storyline, she was briefly resurrected, only to die again at the end of the storyline.[13]
Anansi
A member of the Vodu pantheon, he was the very First Spider-Man, according to
Ai Apaec
Ai Apaec | |
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Publication information | |
Osborn #1 (2011) | |
Created by | Kelly Sue DeConnick Jamie McKelvie |
In-story information | |
Species | God |
Team affiliations | Dark Avengers |
Notable aliases | Spider-Man, the Decapitator |
Abilities | Super-strength Enhanced senses Underwater adaptations Long, sharp teeth that contain a powerful venom Wall-crawing |
Ai Apaec is the
.Ai Apaec first appeared in the first issue of the 2011 .
Ai Apaec began appearing as a regular character in the Dark Avengers series, beginning with issue #175.
Ai Apaec is a
During the
When Osborn reclaimed ownership of
When the Thunderbolts were missing in time, Ai Apaec was present when the Dark Avengers were recruited by Luke Cage to be a replacement team. Ai Apaec and the other Dark Avengers members were implanted with nanites in order to prevent them from going rogue, and placed under the leadership of Luke Cage.[22]
Ai Apaec and the rest of the Dark Avengers team are thrown into an alternate world with
Ai Apaec has superhuman strength where it was stated that he was strong enough to rip off a man's head. His long, sharp teeth contain a powerful venom and he has enhanced senses. His spider legs can enable him to cling to solid walls and surfaces. Like the diving bell spider, Ai Apaec can wrap himself in a bell-shaped web held by the hair on his legs and abdomen and collect oxygen from the water to exchange the carbon dioxide with the oxygen.
During the "
In other media
Ai Apaec appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.[30]
Otto Octavius
Otto Octavius swapped bodies with Peter Parker during the "Dying Wish" storyline, with Peter dying in his body. Possessing his host's body and memories, Otto was determined to both prove himself better as Spider-Man than Peter and a better man as the Superior Spider-Man, but was eventually forced to sacrifice himself to restore his host when his focus on the larger picture and his own ego resulted in the Goblin King taking control of New York City in a massive attack at the Goblin Nation.
Miles Morales
Miles Morales, a half Puerto Rican and half Black teenager from the Ultimate Marvel universe (Earth-1610), has an origin almost identical to Peter Parker, but has the ability to shock people (in which he calls his "venom strikes") and the ability to turn invisible. After he was brought into the mainstream 616 universe, he keeps fighting crime as Spider-Man, learning to channel his venom strikes into an electric sword he can summon with his mind.
Kurt Wagner
Kurt Wagner, a blue Catholic
Other versions of Spider-Man
- The Scarlet Spider is an alias of four characters that are similar in powers and abilities to Spider-Man.
- Other clones of Peter Parker have also appeared, such as Spidercide, the shape-shifting third clone.[34]
- The Jagged Bow (an evil version of Hawkeye) and Death-Shield (an evil version of Captain America) were also trained by the Taskmaster.[35] The trio was next seen trying to kill Agent Venom when they were hired by Lord Ogre.[36]
- The Magus during the Infinity War.[37]
- Ezekiel Sims has powers similar to those of Spider-Man, but mystical in origin. He is a member of the Spider Society and its front organization, WebCorps.[38]
- The Tarantula: Several characters have used this identity; see the main article for details.
- The Steel Spider is Ollie Osnick,[39] originally a teenager who idolized Doctor Octopus and designed his own mechanical tentacles.[40] Later, he was so impressed by Spider-Man that he modified his tentacles into spider-legs.[41]
- Web-Man, a clone of Spider-Man made by Doctor Doom in an Electric Company comic book. He wears the inverse of Spider-Man's colors (red where blue should be and vice versa), and has criminal tendencies. He, along with his other clones, are destroyed when Spider-Man destroys the cloning machine Doctor Doom used.[42]
- Several characters have used the Charlotte Witter. There is a version of Spider-Woman in the Ultimate Universe, a female clone of Peter Parker.[43]
- Madame Web, a precognitive ally of Spider-Man and the Spider-Women.[44]
- Latino-American heroine with spider-powers, formerly an employee of WebCorps.[45]
- Korean-Americangirl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider as Peter Parker.
- Spider-Gwen, an alternate universe version of Gwen Stacy that was bitten by the radioactive spider instead of Peter Parker.
- The Venomand all of his descendants possess the powers of Spider-Man.
Other examples
- A Spider-Man robot called the Timespinner is created by Kang the Conqueror to defeat the Avengers.[46] It is deactivated, but later returns with the ability to drain temporal energy from people. It is destroyed by Ben Reilly and the Avengers.[47]
- have all masqueraded as Spider-Man.
- Deadpool briefly masqueraded as Spider-Man.[51]
- There have been also some unnamed Skrulls, who disguised themselves as Spider-Man,[52][53] including the Hulkling.[54]
- Nightcrawler was loaned a spare Spider-Man suit from Spider-Man while on the run from Orchis.[55] He originally operated as Spinnenmann[56] before taking the name Creepy Crawler.[57]
Alternative versions
Outside of the mainstream Marvel Universe of Earth-616, there exists many versions of Spider-Man.
References
- ^ The Sensational Spider-Man #1 (Feb. 1996)
- ^ Peter Parker: Spider-Man #75 (Dec. 1996)
- ^ "Spider X (Midnight Sons/Spider-Man foe)".
- ^ Midnight Sons Unlimited #3 (Oct. 1993)
- ^ "Five New Spider-Verse Characters Just Joined the Roster of 'Spider-Man Unlimited'".
- ^ Dark Avengers #1
- ^ Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man #1-4
- ^ Siege #4
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #441 (1998)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #1
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #2
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #5
- ^ The Clone Conspiracy #1-5
- ^ Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #48. Marvel Comics
- ^ Osborn #1
- ^ Osborn #2
- ^ Osborn #5
- ^ Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #2
- ^ Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #3
- ^ New Avengers (vol. 2) #18
- ^ New Avengers (vol. 2) #23
- ^ Dark Avengers #175
- ^ Dark Avengers #184
- ^ Dark Avengers #186
- ^ Dark Avengers #187
- ^ Dark Avengers #188
- ^ Dark Avengers #189
- ^ Dark Avengers #190
- ^ Superior Spider-Man #33
- ^ "Five New Spider-Verse Characters Just Joined the Roster of 'Spider-Man Unlimited'".
- ^ Uncanny Spider-Man #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Uncanny Spider-Man #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ First appeared in Web of Spider-Man #119 (December 1994)
- ^ First appeared in The Spectacular Spider-Man #222 (March 1995)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #367 (August 1992)
- ^ Venom (vol. 2) #37 (July 2013)
- ^ First appeared in The Infinity War #1 (July 1992)
- ^ First appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #30 (June 2001)
- ^ First appeared as Ollie Osnick in The Spectacular Spider-Man #72 (Nov 1982)
- ^ First appeared as Spider-Kid in Amazing Spider-Man #263
- ^ First appeared as the Steel Spider in Spider-Man Unlimited #5
- ^ Spidey Super Stories #9 (1975)
- ^ First appeared in Ultimate Spider-Man #98 (October 2006)
- ^ First appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #210 (November 1980)
- ^ First appeared in Amazing Fantasy (vol. 2) #1 (August 2004)
- ^ Avengers #11
- ^ Spider-Man Team-Up #4
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1963)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #13 (1964)
- ^ Web of Spider-Man #31-32, The Amazing Spider-Man #293-294, and The Spectacular Spider-Man #131-132. Marvel Comics
- ^ Deadpool Annual #2 (2014)
- ^ Secret Invasion #1-2. Marvel Comics
- ^ Spider-Woman (vol. 4) #1. Marvel Comics
- ^ Young Avengers (vol. 2) #1. Marvel Comics
- ^ Uncanny Spider-Man #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Uncanny Spider-Man #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Uncanny Spider-Man #3. Marvel Comics.