Spider-Man Noir
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Spider-Man Noir #1 |
| Created by |
David Hine Fabrice Sapolsky Carmine Di Giandomenico |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Peter Parker |
| Team affiliations | Web Warriors |
| Abilities | Proportionate strength, speed and agility of a spider Spider-sense Organic webbing Use of pistol Ability to stick to walls |
Spider-Man Noir or just Spider-Man (Peter Parker) is a fictional superhero created by David Hine, Fabrice Sapolsky, and Carmine Di Giandomenico. This alternate version of Spider-Man is a darker take on Spider-Man and the mythos is set in 1933 – during the Great Depression and is a part of the Marvel Noir universe. Unlike the mainstream version of Peter Parker, this character uses a gun and does stick to walls but prefers to use parkour. Since his inception, the character has appeared in numerous media including the video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions as one of the main playable characters.
While Peter Parker still becomes the titular Spider-Man in the comic book starring his name, the initial focus of the story is upon Daily Bugle reporter Ben Urich, an experienced and respected reporter who has a network of informants under the alias of the Spider. The Goblin is a crime lord named Osborn whose henchmen consist of the Enforcers (consisting of Ox, Fancy Dan, Montana), Kraven, the Chameleon (a master of disguise) and the Vulture (a sideshow freak who had developed a taste for human flesh). Urich does not use the information he has to expose the Goblin but rather to blackmail him, in order to get enough money to feed his secret drug habit.
Urich encounters Peter Parker during an oration by Peter’s Aunt May Parker in Central Park. The socialist slant of Aunt May’s words does not sit well with the Enforcers, and Urich is forced to intervene in order to prevent serious injury to either Peter or May. Urich subsequently takes Peter under his wing, and after Peter mistakenly receives a tip-off meant for the Spider, the young man ventures to a warehouse where the Goblin’s men are unloading a shipment of stolen antiques. A particular antique — a spider statue — breaks open and releases a horde of spiders. One of the spiders bites Peter, causing him to pass out and dream of a spider god. When he awakes, he is upside-down in a black web.
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