Spider-Man /Scarlet Spider /Spider-Woman /Spider-Girl /Silk
Depiction of some of the mainstream characters (along with alternate versions) as shown inSpider-Geddon.
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
Created by	Stan Lee Steve Ditko
Characters	Peter Parker Ben Reilly Otto Octavius Yu Komori Kaine Parker Pavitr Prabhakar William "Billy" Braddock Miles Morales Kurt Wagner
See also	Alternative versions of Spider-Man

"Spider-Man" is the name of severalsuperheroes in theMarvel Universe. The first titular and main protagonist isPeter Parker, created byStan Lee andSteve Ditko. Other characters have adopted the alias over the years in theEarth 616 universe such asBen Reilly andOtto Octavius. There also consists ofalternate universe versions of the web-slinger such asMay "Mayday" Parker andMiguel O'Hara.

Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, is the mainstream and originalEarth-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 is aclone of Peter Parker, who also briefly fought crime as theScarlet 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 (Brian Kornfield), created byMort Todd, first appeared inMidnight Sons Unlimited #3 (Oct. 1993). As Spider-X was seen by many wearingSpider-Man's costume, he is initially believed to be Spider-Man himself, mutated by theDarkhold, until his mother learned the truth and explained this to the titular group. Kornfield grew up offBroadway inNew 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 ofChthon) offering him the power to be like his idol Spider-Man via a page of theDarkhold. Brian accepted the offer and was transformed into Spider-X. His desire for vengeance was twisted by theDarkhold's magic and Brian saw himself as the ultimate arbitrator of justice, willing to mete out punishment that no one else would.^[4]

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

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

The niece ofJ. 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 becameSpider-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]

A member of the Vodu pantheon, he was the very first Spider-Man, according toEzekiel Sims and theAshanti tribe inGhana.^[14]

Ai Apaec is theMarvel Comics version of thechief deity ofMoche culture, and asupervillain in theMarvel Universe.

Ai Apaec first appeared in the first issue of the 2011Osbornminiseries, and was created byKelly Sue DeConnick andJamie McKelvie.

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

Ai Apaec is achimeric 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 theMoche people ofPeru. He was eventually captured by government officials and held in a secret government base somewhere underwater.^[15] Ai Apaec ends up meetingNorman 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.

Ai Apaec appears as a playable character inSpider-Man Unlimited.^[5]

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

Miles Morales, a half Puerto Rican and half Black teenager from theUltimate 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 duringSecret Wars, Miles continues fighting crime as Spider-Man.

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

• TheScarlet Spider is an alias of four characters that are similar in powers and abilities to Spider-Man.
• Other clones of Peter Parker have also appeared, such asKaine,^[22] the degenerated first clone, andSpidercide, the shape-shifting third clone.^[23]
• TheBlood Spider is an evil version of Spider-Man hired by theRed Skull and trained by theTaskmaster alongsideJagged Bow andDeath-Shield (evil counterpart ofHawkeye andCaptain America).^[24] The trio attempted to killAgent Venom under Lord Ogre's command.^[25]
• TheDoppelganger is a six-armed evil version of Spider-Man created by theMagus duringthe 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]
• TheTarantula: Several characters have used this identity; see the main article for details.
• TheSteel Spider is Ollie Osnick,^[28] originally a teenager who idolizedDoctor Octopus and designed his own mechanical tentacles.^[29] Later, he was so impressed bySpider-Man that he modified his tentacles into spider-legs.^[30]
• Web-Man is one of several evil clones of Spider-Man created byDoctor Doom in anElectric Company comic book. They are later killed when Spider-Man destroys Doom's cloning machine.^[31]
• Several characters have used theSpider-Woman identity:Jessica Drew,Julia Carpenter (also called Arachne),Mattie Franklin, andCharlotte Witter. There is a version of Spider-Woman in theUltimate 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 LatinaLatino-American heroine with spider-powers, formerly an employee of WebCorps.^[34]
• Silk, aKorean-American girl who was bitten by the same radioactive spider as Peter Parker.
• Spider-Gwen is an alternate universe version ofGwen Stacy from Earth-65 who was bitten by the radioactive spider instead of Peter Parker, who became theLizard.
• TheSymbiotes,Venom and all of his descendants possess the powers of Spider-Man.

• TheTimespinner is a robotic clone of Spider-Man created byKang 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 theChameleon,^[37]Mysterio,^[38] andKraven the Hunter^[39] have all masqueraded as Spider-Man.
• Deadpool briefly masqueraded as Spider-Man.^[40]
• SeveralSkrulls have disguised themselves as Spider-Man,^[41][42] includingHulkling.^[43]

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

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