Alternate versions of Spider-Man | |
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The many versions of Spider-Man. Art by Gabriele Dell'Otto. Note:Click image for better view.
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) |
Created by |
Stan Lee Steve Ditko |
See also |
Spider-Man in other media Spider-Man video games Spider-Man television series List of incarnations of Spider-Man |
Spider-Man | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Spider-Girl #32 (May 2001) |
Created by |
Tom DeFalco Ron Frenz |
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Alter ego | Gerald "Gerry" Drew |
Abilities | Spider-like superhuman strength, speed, agility, wall crawling, can fire organic webs from wrists. |
Spider-Man 2211 | |
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Created by |
Peter David Rick Leonardi |
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Alter ego |
Dr. Max Borne Hehe |
"Spider-Man" is the name of multiple comic book characters from the Marvel Comics Multiverse. The original and most well known is Peter Parker created by Stanlee and Steve Dito originating from the Earth 616 universe. Within the mainstream Marvel Universe there have been other characters that have taken the mantle such as Ben Reilly and Doctor Octavius.
Outside of the mainstream universe, there are different incarnations of Spider-Man in alternate universes such as the Ultimate universe version. Originally, these characters were depicted as separate from each other, but they have crossed over together in Spider-Verse, where the many versions of Spider-Men are the major protagonists of the storyline. Some of these characters were later merged in the same universe in the 2015 comic book series Secret Wars as a part of the Spider-Man family.
Peter Parker, the Spider-Man of Earth-616 is the main incarnation of the character and appears in nearly every single piece of other media surrounding Spider-Man.
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 together with Earth-616 characters in its own universe including various Spider-Men.
In the intercompany crossovers with DC Comics, Spider-Man has worked alongside Superman twice, once to defeat Dr. Octopus and Lex Luthor and the other to stop Doctor Doom from providing the Parasite with long-term access to the power of the Hulk and Wonder Woman. He also worked alongside Batman 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.