Alternative versions of Spider-Man
"Spider-Man" is the name of multiple comic book superheroes from the Marvel Comics Multiverse. The original and most well known is Peter Parker created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko originating from the Earth-616 universe. Within the mainstream Marvel Universe there have been characters that have taken the mantle such as Ben Reilly, Mac Gargan, Otto Octavius, and Kurt Wagner.
For broader coverage of this topic, see List of incarnations of Spider-Man.Alternate versions of Spider-Man
Outside of the mainstream universe, there are different incarnations of Spider-Man in alternate universes. Popular examples include characters such as the Ultimate version of Peter Parker and his successor, Miles Morales, an alternate future version named Miguel O'Hara, a daughter of Peter Parker named Mayday Parker in the MC2 universe, a different take on Peter Parker in the Great Depression era, a universe where Peter's supporting character, Gwen Stacy, becomes Spider-Woman instead of Parker, along with talking animal parodies like Spider-Ham. Originally, these characters were depicted as separate from each other, but they have crossed over together in storylines like "Spider-Verse", "Web Warriors", and Spider-Geddon, in teams such as Spider-Army and Web-Warriors, where the many different versions of Spider-themed characters are the major protagonists of the storyline. Some of these characters appeared in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel. Some of these characters were temporarily merged in the same universe in the 2015 comic book series Secret Wars as a part of the Spider-Man family.
There have been different version characters in other media that have crossed over in comics as well.
Spider-Man
Spider-Girl #32 (May 2001)
Gerald "Gerry" Drew
Spider-like superhuman strength, speed and agility, wall-crawling, can fire organic webs from wrists
Dr. Max Borne
Minor references[edit]
Age of Apocalypse[edit]
In the "Age of Apocalypse", Peter Parker is executed by Apocalypse's regime simply because he is a potential ally for rebel Gwen Stacy.
Counter-Earth[edit]
Peter Parker's counterpart on Counter-Earth is mentioned as having "died from radioactive over-exposure".[129]
Spider-Cat[edit]
In another alternate universe, Spider-Man is a cat who is known as Spider-Cat and fights a psychopathic pigeon named Venom.
Murder victims[edit]
Spider-Man was depicted as one of many murder victims in Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe, Marvel Universe vs. the Punisher,[130] Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe,[131] Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again.[132] and Edge of Venomverse[133]
Earth-691[edit]
In the Earth-691 continuity, Spider-Man is a time traveler who aids Killraven in fighting a second invasion by the Martians from H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, during which he is killed.[134]
Contest of Champions[edit]
In Contest of Champions, a version of Spider-Man is killed by Venom, who then wears his costume as a cape. Venom is then taunted by Spider-Man's voice until he himself is killed.
Old Man Logan[edit]
In Old Man Logan, Spider-Man was killed during or sometime after the event where the villains rose to power and the heroes fell. In this timeline, he is implied to have married an unknown African-American woman and had a daughter, Tonya, who eventually married Hawkeye and had a child of their own, Ashley. Hawkeye won a poker game and customized the Spider-Mobile after his death.[135]
Pestilence[edit]
Deadpool encounters a version of Spider-Man in a universe which he refers to as "an Age of Apocalypse" (not the Age of Apocalypse). This alternative version of Spider-Man is Pestilence, a Horseman of Apocalypse. He has six arms, poisonous fangs, and engages in cannibalism.[136]
X-Men Forever[edit]
In the X-Men Forever universe after the X-Men have faked their deaths, Spider-Man runs into Rogue during a patrol, Rogue having recently unintentionally absorbed Nightcrawler's powers and appearance. Testing her new powers, Rogue spends the night fighting crime alongside Spider-Man, later suggesting that the two kiss to see how her recent transformation has affected her original abilities. After Spider-Man assists the X-Men in destroying a group of Sentinels,[137] the X-Men return to the manor, Cyclops concluding that Spider-Man can be trusted to keep the secret of their continued survival.[138]
Earth-65[edit]
When attempting to give himself superpowers in response to bullying, the Earth-65 version of Peter Parker accidentally transforms himself into the Lizard. Having not witnessed his transformation, Spider-Woman (Gwen Stacy) violently subdues him, leading to Peter reverting to human form and dying from his injuries in the arms of Gwen, who had been his best friend. Spider-Woman is blamed for his murder, causing an uproar for her arrest, led by J. Jonah Jameson, with her eventually giving herself up for the crime of manslaughter.[97]
Miles Morales
Marvel's Spider-Man (2018)
- Jon Paquette
- Benjamin Arfmann
- Kelsey Beachum
- Christos Gage
- Dan Slott
Nadji Jeter
Miles Gonzalo Morales
Spider-Man
New York's Only Spider-Man
- Student
- Homeless shelter volunteer
- Vigilante
- Brooklyn Visions Academy
- F.E.A.S.T.
Web shooters
- Jefferson Davis (father)
- Rio Morales (mother)
Aaron Davis (uncle)
American
- Superhuman strength, speed, agility, and reflexes
- Ability to cling to solid surfaces
- Camouflage (invisibility)
- Venom strike/venom blast
- Bio-electric energy threads produced from fingers
- Genius-level intellect
- Precognitive spider-sense ability
- Resistance to injury