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Spider-Man (Earth-26496)
Spider-Man
Real name: Peter Benjamin Parker
Other Aliases: Peter Parker, Spidey, "Puny Parker", "Petey", Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,"Midtown High's Only Professional Wallflower", Tiger, Spidey, Webhead, Webslinger, Wallcrawler. The Human Spider
Created by: Greg Weisman
Voiced by: Josh Keaton
Number of Appearances: 28
First Appearance: Survival of the Fittest
Appearance of Death:
Universe: Earth-26496
Alignment: Good
Status: Alive
Species: {{{species}}}
Relatives: Richard Parker (Father; Deceased)
Mary Parker (Mother; Deceased)
Parker (Aunt)
Ben Parker (Uncle; Deceased)
Place of Birth: New York City
Citizenship: American
Affiliations: Daily Bugle (Freelance photographer)
Base of Operations: New York City, New York
Abilities: Spider Powers
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Weight: 135 lbs (61 kg)
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Unique Features:

"Tell me there's something better. Go ahead, try. How I spent my summer vacation, by Peter Benjamin Parker. I can sum it up in one, glorious, hyphenated word... Spider-Man! I am, the Spectacular Spider-Man!"
— Peter Parker


Peter Benjamin Parker (of Earth-26496), also known as Spider-Man, is a freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle, an intern at E.S.U. Labs, and a student at Midtown High School.

History[]

Early Life[]

Little is known about this version of Peter Parker's early history. At some point, his parents Richard and Mary Parker died in a plane crash. Orphaned as a young boy, Peter was then brought into the household to live with Richard's older brother Ben and his wife May in Forest Hills in Queens, New York. Peter grew close to Ben and May as they raised him and that they were the only family he had. both Ben and May helped him with his studies.

As Peter grew older, his bond with Ben and May became stronger. Peter became extremely bright and became an honors student at Midtown High School. Peter's shyness and scholastic interest (especially in science) often made him a social outcast, being overshadowed by the likes of the high school bully, Flash Thompson. But on a fateful day on a field trip to E.S.U young Peter's life was changed forever. After being bitten on the hand by a spider genetically altered by radiation, Peter was endowed with spider-like abilities. When walking home from school Peter's spider-sense warned him of the danger he then realized a car running right at him he jumped out of the way and clung to a building Peter was amazed by this and looked for other ways to test his abilities.

At some point later, Peter sews and designs a red and blue costume to conceal his identity, created web fluid that could be fired out of his wrist-mounted web-shooters, and called himself Spider-Man.

Becoming The Spectacular Spider-Man[]

Peter at first decided to use his powers irresponsibly and then asked Uncle Ben for advice. Uncle Ben then said the words, "with great power there must also come great responsibility." Peter ignored his advice and looked for ways to cash in his powers, beating Crusher Hogan in less than 2 minutes. Peter was crowned the new champion. Peter then had to sign an exclusive contract with the wrestling company (which he declined). Peter didn't get a dime.

Using his spider powers to help him get home, he then opened the door to a crying Aunt May. Peter ran over to comfort her and ask her what happened. She then tells him that Uncle Ben was shot by a burglar that broke into their house and used his car to escape. Enraged, Peter was furious at this and sought revenge, so he went after the criminal as Spider-Man, and confronted the burglar in an old warehouse. Spider-Man unmasked the robber, only to find it was the same man who he let escape earlier. After knocking the criminal out and lowering him to policeman via web line. Overcome with guilt, Peter vowed to use his powers for good and never put himself before anyone else, remembering his uncle's words that, "With great power comes great responsibility" becoming a superhero.

High School Life[]

After a fun summer of keeping the streets of New York safe, it was back to school for Peter Parker. He claimed everything would change. After reuniting with his friends, Peter went over to ask Sally to be his girlfriend. Sally replied with a cold, "Are you damaged?" Flash walks over to Sally and then Kong comes along. Flash tells Kong that Peter was flirting with Sally. Peter tries to apologize to Kong, but Kong wasn't angry at Peter. Although Sally was angry, she said she would like to walk on a "Parker free planet". Peter was really offended by this but chose to let it go to pursue more important things, like finding a job. Peter found a job as an intern working for Dr. Curt Connors. To his dismay, Peter was unaware that interns don't get paid.

The Lizard[]

Peter heard that the Daily Bugle would pay for pictures of Spider-Man. Knowing they needed the money, Peter tried to set himself up for perfect photos as Spider-Man stopping crime, to raise Spider-Man's popularity.

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Spider-Man fights The Lizard in the subways.

When Dr. Connors created a serum that could regenerate lost limbs using Lizard DNA, he was transformed into a terrifying Lizard-like creature. Seeing an opportunity to take pictures, Peter leaves behind Gwen and Mrs. Connors, saying he can't be late to get home. He then heads out as Spider-Man to stop Connors at the local Reptilian Zoo. A battle ensued between Spider-Man and The Lizard, and with Eddie's help, he defeated Connors and got pictures for the Daily Bugle.

Peter was fired from his job as an intern when everyone saw that he had taken pictures and lied about going home, which stressed his relationship with Eddie and the Connors.

Aunt May was having trouble paying the bills but asked Anna Watson not to mention a thing to Peter because she didn't want him to worry. A few months later, Peter found a job, a girl, and his true life as Spider-Man. He knew that his life wasn't a fairy tale, but he knew it would have a great end. He continued fighting his foes by night as the Spectacular Spider-Man.

Natural Selection[]

J. Jonah Jameson shot down Peter's idea to sell him pictures of Spider-Man in action immediately and kicked him out of his office. However, Jameson had actually stole Peter's ideas as his own and published a contest. Peter later managed to win the contest as a result of taking pictures of Spider-Man fighting the Lizard, whom Dr. Connors' had accidentally turned himself into as a result of experimenting with lizard DNA, but--despite Peter having never shown anything that linked Connors to the Lizard--this action alienated Peter from his friends at the ESU lab--particularly Eddie.

An upset Peter decided to take a vial of the same gene cleanser that cured Dr. Connors and use it to "cure" himself of his spider powers, but he decided to keep it for later, remaining Spider-Man for the time being.[1]

September Economics: The War with Tombstone[]

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Market Forces[]

Parker then noticed that his aunt was having trouble paying the bills given to her, as he looked at them, and saw that they were all past due. His aunt then told him about Mary Jane Watson, who Peter immediately did not like just from her description. Peter then swung over to Osborn's house to help Harry study, but then he received an e-mail from the Daily Bugle saying that they liked his photos, and wanted him to come to the Daily Bugle immediately to get a paycheck for photos of Spider-Man. Peter left Harry hanging just so he could get his paycheck.

When Jonah (publisher of the Daily Bugle) first saw Parker, he just said that he was the kid who wasted his time the other day, and threw him out. Peter almost left, but Betty Brant, a secretary who works at the Bugle, helped drag him back in to get his paycheck. Jonah then gave him his money, and asked for a new set of Spider-Man pictures by deadline, which was two hours. He later tried stopping a crime that night, which was caused by Flint Marko and Alex O'Hirn again. He trounced them as usual, but a new villain called the Shocker came in, and attack Spider-Man at a dump. It looked like Spider-Man was finally beaten when he was crushed by a garbage compacter, thanks to Shocker. However Spider-Man survived, and he lost his paycheck. He got a new one, and gave Jonah the photos. Harry complained on how Peter totally left him hanging, but he promised that he would help him out later. Spider-Man then foiled another robbery from Marko and O'Hirn, and told them to tell Shocker that he wanted a rematch. However, thanks to foiling that robbery, he bailed out on Harry again, and he called Peter worthless. There were then weird tremors going off in a straight line in New York, and Parker realized that it was Shocker. He then went after Shocker, and fought him again. Spider-Man won by bringing the entire house they were in down on top of Shocker. He then gave his photos to the Daily Bugle, and got his money to help his aunt May with the bills.

Shortly afterwards, Peter had to contend with Flint Marko and Alex O'Hirn, two crooks that he constantly arrested over the summer - except now they were the villains Sandman and Rhino respectively. Peter learned from the latter, who had slipped into unconsciousness from dehydration, the identity of the Big Man - Tombstone. As Spider-Man he confronted Tombstone in his office. Tombstone said that he ran all of the organized crime in Manhattan, and was fine with occasional heroes but not mass saviors like Spider-Man. He offers to pay Spider-Man if he avoids his crime and only fights low-level crime. Peter refuses and leaves.

October Chemistry: Enter the Goblin[]

Peter got a date with Mary Jane Watson for the Fall Formal, but got a call from Jameson saying that a new villain - the Green Goblin - was attacking a party he was throwing for his son. Peter fought off the Goblin while still being able to keep the date. After a fight with Doctor Octopus, Peter contended the Goblin again on Halloween, only to discover his identity - Harry Osborn.

November Psychology: Venom War[]

When a black alien life-form came down onto Earth, Peter immediately snuck into Dr. Connors' lab to see it, but found the Black Cat trying to steal it. As they fought, the ooze bonded to Peter, giving him new powers and abilities with which he defeated the Chameleon. Doc Ock, meanwhile, got most of Peter's villains together to kill him, forming the Sinister Six. When Spider-Man defeated him, he began to wonder if the ooze was controlling him somehow. When the Sinister Six's attack gave Aunt May a heart attack, Peter became angry and cold to just about everyone, causing him to realize what the ooze, called the symbiote, was doing to him - trying to kill him and then control everything he was. Peter got rid of the symbiote and tried to freeze it to death, but Eddie caught and stopped him. As Spider-Man escaped, Eddie desired to kill Peter (who he blamed for the symbiote's disappearance, as he took photos of the event) and Spider-Man (who he thought stole the symbiote). The symbiote subsequently bonded to Eddie, creating Venom. Venom stuck Spider-Man to a fence and then tried to kill Aunt May and Gwen, but Peter stopped him. After Thanksgiving dinner, Gwen (who had been in love with Peter since they met) kissed Peter, causing him to have mutual feelings.

Season 2[]

Over time, Peter continued to learn more about the Green Goblin and other villains. He tried to get close to Gwen and to finally admit his own feelings for her, but he was unable to do so before Liz Allan began a relationship with him the very moment of the turn of the year; later, Gwen started dating Harry. Peter continued to have various random experiences, which only got worse when Venom revealed Peter's identity to the world, and he was later arrested, where he finally ran into Black Cat's father - the man who killed Uncle Ben.

After Peter got out, he and Gwen finally admitted their feelings, but decided to ditch their partners before they started dating. Peter subsequently broke up with Liz, much to her depression. In the end, the Green Goblin revealed himself to actually be Norman Osborn, having framed his son with the help of the Chameleon for his crimes. Furious, Spider-Man supposedly killed Osborn in one final fight. Harry tricks Gwen into staying his girlfriend by telling her she's the only thing keeping him from going back to the green. As such, Gwen was forced to continue dating Harry, which Peter reluctantly accepted.

Powers and Abilities[]

Powers[]

Main article: Spider Powers
  • Spider Physiology: Peter Parker/Spider-Man possesses the proportionate powers of a spider, due to being bitten by a genetically altered spider. His powers include:
    • Spider-Sense: Being his most important superpower. a tingling sensation in his skull that alerts him of impending danger, allowing him to sense any danger before it really occurs.
    • Superhuman Strength: Peter is much stronger than any normal human being, allowing him to combat foes that would otherwise be able to overwhelm him and lift incredibly heavy objects.
    • Superhuman Durability: Peter can handle injuries that would disable or kill normal humans with no injury or discomfort.
    • Superhuman Speed: Peter can run and move faster than any normal human can. His enhanced speed is the same as a spider as he is able to swing faster while web-swinging through New York.
    • Superhuman Stamina: With improved stamina, Peter is able to exert himself much longer than any normal human without tiring.
    • Superhuman Equilibrium: Peter's body is very flexible, allowing him to contort himself into any position without losing balance.
    • Superhuman Agility: Peter's agility and bodily coordination are greater than any normal human, he is able to perform all types of acrobatic and gymnastic abilities.
    • Superhuman Reflexes: Peter's reflexes are much faster than any normal human. His enhanced reflexes allow him to dodge any attack even without looking.
    • Superhuman Senses: His senses are greatly enhanced as he no longer needed his glasses after the spider bite. He is able to sense, hear, see anything like most real spiders do.
    • Superhuman Metabolism: His metabolism is also enhanced to superhuman levels, allowing him to rapidly recover from injuries faster, more extensively, and efficiently than normal humans as well as retain his athletic physique with minimal exercise.
    • Wall-Crawling: Peter is able to cling to any surface using only his hands, feet, and back just like what all spiders do.

Abilities[]

  • Indomitable Will: Spider-Man has a strong force of will, completely free of evil and temptation.
  • Genius-Level Intellect: This isn't a superpower, but Peter's large IQ (250 IQ) is how he created his web-shooters (along with the web fluid), costume, Spider-Signal and Utility Belt. He is excellent in science and technology as he usually receives straight A's in his classes.
  • Skilled Photographer: Peter is a very skilled photographer, being hired as a freelancer by Jameson to take photos of Spider-Man.
  • Master Acrobat: Thanks to his superhuman agility, Spider-Man is an excellent acrobat and gymnast. He is capable of performing various types of acrobatics and gymnastics.
  • Master Combatant: Thanks to his amazing superhuman physiology and spider-sense, Peter Parker/Spider-Man is a formidable skilled hand-to-hand combatant. despite never learning any combat skills, Spider-Man's combat skills combined with his superhuman physical attributes; make him a dangerous opponent in hand-to-hand combat.

Equipment[]

  • Web-Fluid: It was invented by Peter Parker and is meant to simulate a spider's web. The web is a pasty glue-like substance shot from any web-shooter with high pressure and speeds and upon hitting air and with the help of the web-shooter, forms into a thick, strong, tough, elastic, flexible, and adhesive web. It also dissolves after an hour.
  • Web-Shooters: After becoming Spider-Man, Peter Parker made two cuff like devices he calls his "web-shooters" that allow him to do web-based attacks and swing from building to building.
  • Spider-Signal: Most notably seen in the first episode, Spider-Man is seen using the Spider-Signal, a bright light that he created with Spider-Man's face on it to alert the criminals about his arrival.
  • Utility Belt: Spider-Man created a belt that is used to hold cartridges for his web fluid.
  • Spider-Man's Suit: Peter also created his Spidey suit himself using his sewing and handmade skills. He has used his red and blue suit to fight crime as Spider-Man. He has several spare suits in case one of them gets damaged during combat.

Trivia[]

  • This alternate version of Peter Parker has a mole on his face. This is a sign of the series' character designer, Sean Galloway, who himself a similar mole on his own cheek and puts it on the cheek of all his animated characters.

See Also[]

  1. "Natural Selection"
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