Spider-Man (Peter Parker) is a Marvel Comics superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, first appearing in Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962). He is a teenager bitten by a radioactive spider who gains superhuman strength, the ability to cling to walls, a precognitive spider-sense, and the ability to shoot webs (from mechanical web-shooters he invents). His uncle Ben is murdered by a criminal Peter could have stopped, teaching him that with great power comes great responsibility. He is the most popular Marvel character by merchandise revenue and has appeared in multiple film franchises starring Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland.

What Are Spider-Man's Powers?

Spider-Man possesses: proportional strength of a spider (lifting approximately 10 tons), the ability to adhere to surfaces (wall-crawling), a precognitive danger sense (spider-sense), superhuman agility and reflexes, and web-shooters (mechanical devices he invents that shoot synthetic webbing). In some versions (including the Tobey Maguire films), the webbing is organic rather than mechanical.

What Does With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility Mean?

This phrase (originally narrated in Amazing Fantasy #15) encapsulates Spider-Man's moral philosophy. Peter Parker failed to stop a fleeing criminal, who later murdered his Uncle Ben. The lesson — that having the ability to help creates the obligation to help — defines every subsequent Spider-Man story. It is the most quoted line in comic book history.

How Many Spider-Man Actors Have There Been?

Three actors have played Peter Parker in major films: Tobey Maguire (Sam Raimi trilogy, 2002-2007), Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man, 2012-2014), and Tom Holland (MCU, 2016-present). All three appeared together in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), which grossed 1.9 billion dollars. Miles Morales was voiced by Shameik Moore in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Across the Spider-Verse (2023).

Can You Talk to Spider-Man?

Spider-Man is available as an AI companion on HoloDream. With great power comes great responsibility. He learned it the hard way.