List Of Incarnations Of Spider-Man - Wikipedia

Not to be confused with Spider-Girl, Spider-Woman, or Scarlet Spider.

Spider-Man / Scarlet Spider / Spider-Woman / Spider-Girl / Silk
Depiction of some of the mainstream characters (along with alternate versions) as shown in Spider-Geddon.
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
Created by	Stan LeeSteve Ditko
Characters	Peter ParkerBen ReillyOtto OctaviusYu KomoriKaine ParkerPavitr PrabhakarWilliam "Billy" BraddockMiles MoralesKurt Wagner
See also	Alternative versions of Spider-Man

"Spider-Man" is the name of several superheroes in the Marvel Universe. The first titular and main protagonist is Peter Parker, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Other characters have adopted the alias over the years in the Earth 616 universe such as Ben Reilly and Otto Octavius. There also consists of alternate universe versions of the web-slinger such as May "Mayday" Parker and Miguel O'Hara.

Characters named Spider-Man

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Peter Parker

[edit] Main article: Spider-Man

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

[edit] Main article: 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
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	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	Superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability Black magic Unlimited adhesive "webbing" Accelerated healing factor Bursts of destructive energy from his mouth Wall-crawling

Spider-X (Brian Kornfield), created by Mort Todd, first appeared in Midnight Sons Unlimited #3 (Oct. 1993). As Spider-X was seen by many wearing Spider-Man's costume, he is initially believed to be Spider-Man himself, mutated by the Darkhold, until his mother learned the truth and explained this to the titular group. Kornfield grew up off Broadway in New York City raised by his mother, with his father having been killed at an unknown time period. He had a very active imagination and idolized all superheroes, even writing letters to as many as he could. After his mother is brutally assaulted and mugged, Brian becomes obsessed with being a superhero so he could find and take down the muggers.[volume & issue needed] Brian was met by the Dwarf (an agent of Chthon) offering him the power to be like his idol Spider-Man via a page of the Darkhold. Brian accepted the offer and was transformed into Spider-X. His desire for vengeance was twisted by the Darkhold's magic and Brian saw himself as the ultimate arbitrator of justice, willing to mete out punishment that no one else would.[4]

In other media

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Spider-X appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.[5]

Mac Gargan

[edit] Main article: Mac Gargan

While possessing the Venom symbiote, Mac Gargan posed as Spider-Man as a member of the Dark Avengers[6][7] until his capture at the end of the "Siege" storyline.[8]

Mattie Franklin

[edit] Main article: 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

[edit] Main article: Anansi (Marvel Comics)

A member of the Vodu pantheon, he was the very first Spider-Man, according to Ezekiel Sims and the Ashanti tribe in Ghana.[14]

Ai Apaec

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Ai Apaec
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Osborn #1 (2011)
Created by	Kelly Sue DeConnickJamie McKelvie
In-story information
Species	God
Team affiliations	Dark Avengers
Notable aliases	Spider-Man, the Decapitator
Abilities	Super-strengthEnhanced sensesUnderwater adaptationsLong, sharp teeth that contain a powerful venomWall-crawing

Ai Apaec is the Marvel Comics version of the chief deity of Moche culture, and a supervillain in the Marvel Universe.

Ai Apaec first appeared in the first issue of the 2011 Osborn miniseries, and was created by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Jamie McKelvie.

Ai Apaec began appearing as a regular character in the Dark Avengers series, beginning with issue #175.

Ai Apaec is a chimeric being that has the head, torso, and arms of a human, the lower half being a spider's body, snakes for hair, and long sharp fangs. He was worshipped by the Moche people of Peru. He was eventually captured by government officials and held in a secret government base somewhere underwater.[15] Ai Apaec ends up meeting Norman Osborn when he ends up transferred to the secret base from the Raft. He joins Osborn, June Covington, Kingmaker, and Carny Rives into staging a break-out.[16] The inmates secure an escape pod to get to the surface. Afterwards, Ai Apaec returns to the jungle.[17]

Ai Apaec has superhuman strength as well as venomous fangs, spider legs that enable him to cling to solid walls and surfaces, and the ability to generate a bell-shaped web that enables him to breathe underwater.

In other media

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Ai Apaec appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.[5]

Otto Octavius

[edit] Main article: The Superior Spider-Man

Otto Octavius swapped bodies with Peter Parker during the Dying Wish storyline, with Peter dying in his body. Possessing Peter's body and memories, Otto aims to become a superior replacement to him as the Superior Spider-Man, but is eventually forced to sacrifice himself to restore his host when he inadvertently allows the Goblin King to take control of New York City.

Miles Morales

[edit] Main article: 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 possesses the additional ability to generate electricity and become invisible. After he and his family are transported to the mainstream 616 universe during Secret Wars, Miles continues fighting crime as Spider-Man.

Kurt Wagner

[edit] Main article: Nightcrawler (character)

Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) was loaned a spare Spider-Man suit while on the run from Orchis. He later becomes the Uncanny Spider-Man ("Spinnenmann"/"Creepy Crawler") to atone for his actions under Orchis' control.[18][19][20][21]

Other versions of Spider-Man

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• The Scarlet Spider is an alias of four characters who possess similar abilities to Spider-Man.
• Other clones of Peter Parker have also appeared, such as Kaine,[22] the degenerated first clone, and Spidercide, the shape-shifting third clone.[23]
• The Blood Spider is an evil version of Spider-Man hired by the Red Skull and trained by the Taskmaster alongside Jagged Bow and Death-Shield (evil counterpart of Hawkeye and Captain America).[24] The trio attempted to kill Agent Venom under Lord Ogre's command.[25]
• The Doppelganger is a six-armed evil version of Spider-Man created by the Magus during the Infinity War.[26]
• 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.[27]
• The Tarantula: Several characters have used this identity; see the main article for details.
• The Steel Spider is Ollie Osnick,[28] originally a teenager who idolized Doctor Octopus and designed his own mechanical tentacles.[29] Later, he was so impressed by Spider-Man that he modified his tentacles into spider-legs.[30]
• Web-Man is one of several evil clones of Spider-Man created by Doctor Doom in an Electric Company comic book. They are later killed when Spider-Man destroys Doom's cloning machine.[31]
• Several characters have used the Spider-Woman identity: Jessica Drew, Julia Carpenter (also called Arachne), Mattie Franklin, and Charlotte Witter. There is a version of Spider-Woman in the Ultimate Universe, a female clone of Peter Parker.[32]
• Madame Web, a precognitive ally of Spider-Man and the Spider-Women.[33]
• Anya Corazon, a young Latina Latino-American heroine with spider-powers, formerly an employee of WebCorps.[34]
• Silk, a Korean-American girl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider as Peter Parker.
• Spider-Gwen is an alternate universe version of Gwen Stacy from Earth-65 who was bitten by the radioactive spider instead of Peter Parker, who became the Lizard.
• The Symbiotes, Venom and all of his descendants possess the powers of Spider-Man.

Other examples

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• The Timespinner is a robotic clone of Spider-Man created by Kang the Conqueror who possesses the ability to drain temporal energy.[35] It is destroyed by Ben Reilly and the Avengers.[36]
• Spider-Man villains such as the Chameleon,[37] Mysterio,[38] and Kraven the Hunter[39] have all masqueraded as Spider-Man.
• Deadpool briefly masqueraded as Spider-Man.[40]
• Several Skrulls have disguised themselves as Spider-Man,[41][42] including Hulkling.[43]

Alternative versions

[edit] Main article: Alternative versions of Spider-Man

Outside of the mainstream Marvel Universe of Earth-616, there exists many versions of Spider-Man.

References

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1. ^ The Sensational Spider-Man #1 (Feb. 1996)
2. ^ Peter Parker: Spider-Man #75 (Dec. 1996)
3. ^ "Spider X (Midnight Sons/Spider-Man foe)".
4. ^ Midnight Sons Unlimited #3 (Oct. 1993)
5. ^ a b Chabala, Ben (January 31, 2018). "Five New Spider-Verse Characters Just Joined the Roster of Spider-Man Unlimited". Marvel. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05.
6. ^ Dark Avengers #1
7. ^ Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man #1-4
8. ^ Siege #4
9. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #441 (1998)
10. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #1
11. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #2
12. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #5
13. ^ The Clone Conspiracy #1-5
14. ^ Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #48. Marvel Comics
15. ^ Osborn #1
16. ^ Osborn #2
17. ^ Osborn #5
18. ^ Uncanny Spider-Man #1 (November 2023)
19. ^ Jennings, Collier (September 20, 2023). "Uncanny Spider-Man #1 weaves a tangled web for Kurt Wagner". AIPT Comics. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
20. ^ Pope, Bethany W. (September 20, 2023). "Uncanny Spider-Man #1: We Get It, the Pizza Is Symbolic". Comic Watch. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
21. ^ Schlesinger, Alex (June 19, 2024). "Uncanny Spider-Man TPB is a brilliant, beautiful story of hope and family". AIPT Comics. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
22. ^ First appeared in Web of Spider-Man #119 (December 1994)
23. ^ First appeared in The Spectacular Spider-Man #222 (March 1995)
24. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #367 (August 1992)
25. ^ Venom (vol. 2) #37 (July 2013)
26. ^ First appeared in The Infinity War #1 (July 1992)
27. ^ First appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #30 (June 2001)
28. ^ First appeared as Ollie Osnick in The Spectacular Spider-Man #72 (Nov 1982)
29. ^ First appeared as Spider-Kid in Amazing Spider-Man #263
30. ^ First appeared as the Steel Spider in Spider-Man Unlimited #5
31. ^ Spidey Super Stories #9 (1975)
32. ^ First appeared in Ultimate Spider-Man #98 (October 2006)
33. ^ First appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #210 (November 1980)
34. ^ First appeared in Amazing Fantasy (vol. 2) #1 (August 2004)
35. ^ Avengers #11
36. ^ Spider-Man Team-Up #4
37. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1963)
38. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #13 (1964)
39. ^ Web of Spider-Man #31-32, The Amazing Spider-Man #293-294, and The Spectacular Spider-Man #131-132. Marvel Comics
40. ^ Deadpool Annual #2 (2014)
41. ^ Secret Invasion #1-2. Marvel Comics
42. ^ Spider-Woman (vol. 4) #1. Marvel Comics
43. ^ Young Avengers (vol. 2) #1. Marvel Comics

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Stan Lee Steve Ditko
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Features and locations	Daily Bugle Oscorp Life Foundation Parker Industries Ravencroft Alchemax
Comic books	The Amazing Spider-Man Storylines Collected editions
Other media	In film In television In video games Marvel's Spider-Man In novels In literature‎
Toys	The Amazing Spider-Man (pinball) Spider-Man (pinball) Spider-Man Classics Spider-Man and Friends Lego Spider-Man
See also	Bibliography of works on Spider-Man "With great power comes great responsibility"
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Archie Goodwin Marie Severin
Characters	Jessica Drew Julia Carpenter Mattie Franklin Veranke Gwen Stacy (Spider-Verse)
Supporting characters	Anya Corazon Ben Urich Carol Danvers Madame Web Roger Gocking Scotty McDowell Shroud Silk Spider-Man
Teams	Avengers New Secret Lady Liberators S.H.I.E.L.D. Strikeforce
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Alternative versions	Spider-Bitch Spider-Girl Mayday Parker Spider-Gwen Spider-MJ Spider-Woman (Ultimate Marvel character)
Comic series	Spider-Woman 2009 comic series Spider-Gwen
Publications	Secret Invasion Devil's Reign Gang War
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Supporting characters	Main support Liz Allan Aunt May Betty Brant Eddie Brock Carlie Cooper Jean DeWolff Glory Grant Hallows' Eve J. Jonah Jameson John Jameson Ned Leeds Madame Web Harry Osborn Richard and Mary Parker Teresa Parker Randy Robertson Robbie Robertson George Stacy Gwen Stacy Flash Thompson Uncle Ben Ben Urich Mary Jane Watson Other Sally Avril Martha Connors Billy Connors Ethan Edwards Ezekiel Sims Anne Weying Vanessa Fisk Vin Gonzales Ashley Kafka Jackpot Anna Maria Marconi Kenny McFarlane Max Modell Nightwatch Normie Osborn Gwenpool Solo Sarah Stacy Steel Spider Debra Whitman Wraith/Yuri Watanabe Anansi Neutral characters Anti-Venom Batwing Black Cat Cardiac Deadpool Green Goblin Harry Osborn Hybrid Leap-Frog Frog-Man Kraven the Hunter Living Brain Lizard/Curt Connors Mania Molten Man Morbius Prowler Puma Punisher Rocket Racer Sandman Silver Sable Shocker Toxin Venom Eddie Brock Flash Thompson Superheroallies Avengers Ant-Man/Giant-Man Black Panther Black Widow Captain America Captain Marvel Hawkeye Hulk Iron Man Thor Wasp Blade Captain Britain Deadpool Cloak and Dagger Fantastic Four Mister Fantastic Invisible Woman Human Torch Thing Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze Danny Ketch Heroes for Hire Frog-Man Moon Knight Namor New Avengers Daredevil Doctor Strange Iron Fist Luke Cage Nova Puma Punisher She-Hulk S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury Silver Surfer X-Men Firestar Iceman Wolverine
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In other media	Spider-Man film series Peter Parker Mary Jane Watson Harry Osborn Norman Osborn Otto Octavius J. Jonah Jameson The Amazing Spider-Man film series Peter Parker Gwen Stacy Marvel Cinematic Universe Peter Parker MJ Sony's Spider-Man Universe Eddie Brock and Venom Spider-Verse film series Gwen Stacy Other Takuya Yamashiro Firestar Gentleman Spider-Man (1994 TV series) characters Abraham Whistler The Spectacular Spider-Man characters
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