Spider-Man
Spider-Man
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- You may be looking forSpider-Guy orMiles Morales.
Spider-Man, orSpiderman, (PROSE:Only Human[+]Loading...["Only Human (novel)"]) was asuperhero fromEarth-616. He possessed an ability known as "spider-sense".
Inthe Doctor's universe, accounts differed on whether Spider-Man was a fictional character (PROSE:To the Slaughter[+]Loading...["To the Slaughter (novel)"],TV:The Return of Doctor Mysterio[+]Loading...["The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)"], etc.) or a real person. (COMIC:The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic[+]Loading...["The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)"],PROSE:Legends of Camelot[+]Loading...["Legends of Camelot (novel)"])
Spider-Man had the ability to scale buildings by crawling along their sides, not unlike aspider. (PROSE:To the Slaughter[+]Loading...["To the Slaughter (novel)"],COMIC:Seize the Child![+]Loading...["Seize the Child! (comic story)"]) TheSeventh Doctor once stated that "with great power, comes great responsibility", a quote that he thought came fromMarvel Comics, (PROSE:Timewyrm: Genesys[+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)"]) although theTenth Doctor cited it toSpider-Man's uncle. (PROSE:Legends of Camelot[+]Loading...["Legends of Camelot (novel)"])
Another individual dressed in a similar, although inverted costume -Miles Morales - also existed. (COMIC:Clone Drive[+]Loading...["Clone Drive (comic story)"])
Outside ofthe Doctor's universe andEarth-616, Spider-Man also existed inEarth-33⅓ (COMIC:Doctor Who? 64[+]Loading...["Doctor Who? (DWM 64 comic story)","''Doctor Who?'' 64"]) andEarth-238. (COMIC:Waiting for the End of the World[+]Loading...["Waiting for the End of the World (comic story)"])
Biography[[edit] |[edit source]]
As a real person[[edit] |[edit source]]
Spider-Man once attendedBonjaxx's birthday party atMaruthea. Aballoon with Spider-Man's face was also present at the party. (COMIC:The Incomplete Death's Head[+]Loading...["The Incomplete Death's Head (comic story)"])
In1977,Billy Wilkins, finding theEighth Doctor's methods of dealing with theMorg ineffectual, claimed that Spider-Man would've finished it off by now. (COMIC:Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game[+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game (comic story)"])
Keepsake passed an individual resembling Spider-Man, but with a trunk, atHuggy's inLos Angeles,8162. (COMIC:Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling![+]Loading...["Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling! (comic story)"])
Captain Britain recalledfighting alongside Spider-Man, referring to him as one of "the world's greatestheroes". (COMIC:Camelot Lost[+]Loading...["Camelot Lost (comic story)"])
A glimpse of Spider-Man fightingDoctor Octopus, demanding that he answers him rather than justlying "there", was visible whenEsterath explained to theEighth Doctor about theOmniversal Spectrum. (COMIC:The Glorious Dead[+]Loading...["The Glorious Dead (comic story)"])
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WhenFranklin Richards cried out forhis mother, the call was heard by, among others, Spider-Man, who remarked that hisspider-sense had kicked intohigh gear, but wondered where thethreat was. (COMIC:Seize the Child![+]Loading...["Seize the Child! (comic story)"])
TheTenth Doctor noted thatthe uncle of a "friend" of his once claimed that "with great power comes great responsibility." (PROSE:Legends of Camelot[+]Loading...["Legends of Camelot (novel)"])
As a fictional character[[edit] |[edit source]]
Completing the argument thatJason was making about theimmortality of fictional characters, theSeventh Doctor said that if Spider-Man aged, he would be collecting hispension. (PROSE:Conundrum[+]Loading...["Conundrum (novel)"]) During an attack on theFifth Doctor'sTARDIS, a Spider-Man cartoon show was playing on the scanner screen, shortly before the screen's destruction. (COMIC:The Stockbridge Horror[+]Loading...["The Stockbridge Horror (comic story)"])
There was at least one film about Spiderman, (PROSE:Only Human[+]Loading...["Only Human (novel)"],The Story of Fester Cat[+]Loading...["The Story of Fester Cat (novel)"]) simply titledSpider-Man. (PROSE:The Story of Fester Cat[+]Loading...["The Story of Fester Cat (novel)"])Das watched the film and thought the character Spiderman was real.Jack Harkness told Das that Spiderman was afictional character in the movie and was played byan actor. (PROSE:Only Human[+]Loading...["Only Human (novel)"])
In early2005,Gustavo Lugo witnessed theNinth Doctor trying to sell some earlySpider-Man comics from the1960s and1970s at alocal comic book store, butthe owner refused as they seemed to be in too good condition to be original. (PROSE:Have You Seen This Man?[+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])
Thad Steiner flicked through aSpider-Man comic while sitting inRick Pirelli's room. (PROSE:Forever Autumn[+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"])
Grant told theTwelfth Doctor the origin story of Spider-Man, however, the Doctor believed that getting bitten by a radioactive spider would result inradiation poisoning. He appeared on severalposters in Grant's room fortwoissues ofThe Defenders,an issue ofThe Amazing Spider-Man, and a more general poster featuring several Marvel characters. (TV:The Return of Doctor Mysterio[+]Loading...["The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)"])
Ambiguous[[edit] |[edit source]]
These accounts contain information about Spider-Man but do not clarify if he is real or not.
In1972,Maxwell Collins had a shirt with Spider-Man on it. (COMIC:The Pestilent Heart[+]Loading...["The Pestilent Heart (comic story)"])
A child inPlokta'sDream Corridor played withCaptain Britain and Spider-Mantoys. (COMIC:Hell Comes to Birmingham[+]Loading...["Hell Comes to Birmingham (comic story)"])
Ace had a Spider-Man pin onherblackbomber jacket. (TV:Remembrance of the Daleks[+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"])
WhenClyde Langer accidentally walked into a spider's web in one ofAshen Hill Manor's secret passagesRani Chandra laughed and said "Very spider-man!" (TV:The Eternity Trap[+]Loading...["The Eternity Trap (TV story)"])
George Thompson liked Spiderman. He wrote about this inhis special book. (PROSE:My Special Book[+]Loading...["My Special Book (short story)"])
Other realities[[edit] |[edit source]]
Earth-33⅓[[edit] |[edit source]]
A version of Spider-Man existed inEarth-33⅓. In this universe, once enteredthe Doctor's TARDIS, along withSuperman,Batman,Captain America, andJet Lagg when theFifth Doctor landed it inNew York during acrimewave. (COMIC:Doctor Who? 64[+]Loading...["Doctor Who? (DWM 64 comic story)","''Doctor Who?'' 64"])
Earth-238[[edit] |[edit source]]
Another version of Spider-Man existed inEarth-238. In this universe, Spider-Man was among thesuperheroes taken todeath camps. (COMIC:Waiting for the End of the World[+]Loading...["Waiting for the End of the World (comic story)"])
Appearance[[edit] |[edit source]]
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Spider-Man was usually dressed in a fullredbodysuit, withblack webbing. Around hiseyes was a black outline with awhite material covering them. The image of aspider was featured on thechest of his suit, and other parts of the suit, such as thelegs, forwent the red to be fully black, while hisfeet appeared the same as most of his body. (COMIC:Camelot Lost[+]Loading...["Camelot Lost (comic story)"], etc.)
Miles Morales, who also went by the name "Spider-Man", wore an inverted version of this suit, black with red webbing. (COMIC:Clone Drive[+]Loading...["Clone Drive (comic story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] |[edit source]]
Further references[[edit] |[edit source]]
- InWinner Takes All, theNinth Doctor says "Myspider sense was tingling". This is a reference to Spider-Man, although no connection has been made in theDWU.
- While taking interview questions from Big Finish listenersDaniel Anthony expressed the opinion that Spider-Man is "the best superhero ever created" with his favourite live-action actor in the role beingTom Holland, and his favourite version of the character beingMiles Morales from the animated filmSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.[1]
Comics[[edit] |[edit source]]
- Spider-Man was created byStan Lee andSteve Ditko and debuted inAmazing Fantasy #15, withAndy Yanchus colouring the comic. The quote about power and responsibility comes from this first story. The first story reprinted inDr Who's Time Tales,The Man in the Mummy Case!, was originally printed in this same issue.
- Amazing Fantasy #15 is parodied in theDoctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #1 Comics To Astonish cover.
- Dan Slott once proposed a five issue limited series where Peter Parker would become The Doctor's travelling companion. While the BBC were enthusiastic about the idea, Slott's bosses at Marvel ultimately rejected the pitch.
Spider-Man TV series[[edit] |[edit source]]
- The1967 cartoon show can be recognised by the quoted line from its theme song. Technically, it isn't possible to tell inThe Stockbridge Horror whether this is a cartoon with a song or if someone is warning him about the coming of the Spider-Man.
References toDoctor Who within Marvel[[edit] |[edit source]]
- A different Spider-Man,Miles Morales, referencedDoctor Who and used the phrase "timey-wimey stuff" to explaintime travel toThor inAll-New, All-Different Avengers #6.
Films[[edit] |[edit source]]
- One idea forThe Lazarus Experiment was a mad scientist working on developing invulnerable synthetic skin; it was dropped because Davies feared that this might be part of the plot of the movieSpider-Man 3, which was due for release around the same time that Greenhorn's episode would likely air.[2]
- Andrew Garfield played Spider-Man in the 2012 filmThe Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequelThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. He reprised the role in the 2021 filmSpider-Man: No Way Home.
- Alfred Molina, who played Doctor Octopus in the 2004 Spider-Man sequel, was considered for the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 TV Movie.[3]
- Neil Patrick Harris played Spider-Man in the 2003 TV seriesSpider-Man: The New Animated Series and the 2010 video gameSpider-Man: Shattered Dimensions.
External links[[edit] |[edit source]]
- Spider-Man atMarvel Comics Database
- Spider-Man at Transformers Wiki
- Spider-Man atMarvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
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