History DependingOnTheArtist / SpiderMan

** Otto's costume in Peter's body as ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan is also varying, for a good while the eyes of his Spidey mask were glasses lens with a creepy circular beveled look but that soon disappeared, in other comics the lenses were extremely dark. He was also often drawn with claw-like fingers, but at other times had regular ones.

** [[Characters/MarvelComicsEddieBrock Eddie Brock]]'s appearance is extremely inconsistent. Initially when [=McFarlane=] drew him, Eddie was a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1X-G5H8DLB71L6xMYC6WrqDjwIinP5NE06Q&usqp=CAU meathead with thick eyebrows]], then later on he bounced between [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRxKboyD2EfYuG_RXxKqqbTpcWGdWiC-vUqUw&usqp=CAU thuggishly rugged]] and [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQU3E06Lf3ZhSYbbsJfNxmZxwMyDIX529j8Yg&usqp=CAU romance novel cover hero]] complete with a mullet. Once his terminal cancer became a main element of his character, Eddie retroactively became skinny in flashbacks and his originally [[InconsistentColoring brown hair went to orange to blonde]] which stuck for the rest of his appearances. In more recent comics Eddie is a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFpGjdY04B1L1kzimbRAxbt1lEZGG8CX981w&usqp=CAU dead]] [[https://static1.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/eddie-brock.jpg ringer]] for Thor, before being brought back to a design reminiscent of his 80s look.

* ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson has had numerous artists take stab at her over the years so consistency is rare. Even MJ's iconic red hair which is usually [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e2/9c/c9/e29cc91fbbb2c97db5cf5cb6d1e47ab1.png vibrant]], at other times is [[https://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/2/03/528d33d000749/standard_incredible.jpg much darker with red highlights]], her eye colour varies between blue or green. Also does MJ have freckles like most ginger haired people? Sometimes she does, sometimes she doesn't. J Scott Cambell even joked about it in ''MJ Memoirs''.

** Classic [[Characters/SpiderManLoveInterests Gwen]] likewise was drawn with a very alternating appearance throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s. Her most well-known look (the green coat, black top, and purple skirt) stuck primarily because they were the clothes she infamously died in. The only real consistent part of her ensemble is her headband, which at least helps distinguish her from other Marvel blondes, though she has also been drawn without it plenty of times. Her figure is also inconsistent as she jumps between lithe or curvaceous like MJ, to say nothing of her [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQLXZYZUuvYkE62XAkUqtAZ4KfWAynMvze3hw&usqp=CAU Mexican comics version]].
* J.Jonah Jameson has had many [[https://www.google.com.au/search?q=j.jonah+comic+faces&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwilstirx57_AhUYBrcAHVmAAUcQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=j.jonah+comic+faces&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzIFCAAQogQ6BAgjECc6BggAEAgQHjoICAAQCBAeEA06BQgAEIAEUM0SWI9BYLlDaARwAHgAgAHZAYgBrRiSAQYwLjE0LjSYAQCgAQHAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=PLd2ZKWkG5iM3LUP2YCGuAQ&bih=622&biw=360&client=safari&hl=en-au different looks]] based around his original Ditko design, he seems to jump in age from middle aged looking to a man in his late seventies or early eighties (he was a young man when classic Human Torch and Captain America were around but that seems to be ignored). Whether he’s got a bushy moustache or his more infamous and classical Hitler stache and while the latter is more rare, it’s still cropped up in modern Spidey books.

* ComicBook/BlackCat has an immensely varied appearance usually centred around how much {{fanservice}} the artist wants, her signature NavelDeepNeckline actually only came later on as she had a more modest v when she first debuted and some comics don’t have have bearing her cleavage at all. Not to mention whether she has a zip or not. Whether Felicia has a collar or not is also up in the air and while she usually has furred gloves and boots, she’s been drawn without them as well. Some artists also have her with bare shoulders while at other times the white fur around her v covers them. Her iconic white hair is also debatable as some artists suggest it is actually blonde and she dyes it white (likely inspired by ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' where that was the case) while other artists make it clear she’s always had white hair.
* ComicBook/{{Venom}} has a lot of this going on. His size can from slightly more burly than Spidey, to the Incredible Hulk with a symbiote. His ScaryTeeth can go from a fair amount to MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily (ironically in first appearance Creator/ToddMcFarlane drew his teeth as normal and square). The ridged curling angular design of Venom’s BlankWhiteEyes eyes is entirely up the artists fancy, sometimes they are no bigger than the lenses in Spidey’s mask while at other times they are so big the wrap around Venom’s head. Some artists have even given Venom [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTQ3Wznw91BgbDy4gZJ4XhUUlVJfFwnQZWttA&usqp=CAU actual]] [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS5_64Z0OSUduiTvY4QPelPW3WiWk2XYDSm4g&usqp=CAU eyes]] seperate from the white spots or just give him black beady eyes in the white. There’s also spider symbol on his chest and the other white streaks on his body which can come and go, especially the white patches on his hands.

** Eddie Brock’s appearance is extremely inconsistent. Initially when [=McFarlane=] drew him, Eddie was a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1X-G5H8DLB71L6xMYC6WrqDjwIinP5NE06Q&usqp=CAU meathead with thick eyebrows]], then later on he bounced between [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRxKboyD2EfYuG_RXxKqqbTpcWGdWiC-vUqUw&usqp=CAU thuggishly rugged]] and [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQU3E06Lf3ZhSYbbsJfNxmZxwMyDIX529j8Yg&usqp=CAU romance novel cover hero]] complete with a mullet. Once his terminal cancer became a main element of his character, Eddie retroactively became skinny in flashbacks and his originally [[InconsistentColoring brown hair went to orange to blonde]] which stuck for the rest of his appearances. In more recent comics Eddie is a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFpGjdY04B1L1kzimbRAxbt1lEZGG8CX981w&usqp=CAU dead]] [[https://static1.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/eddie-brock.jpg ringer]] for Thor, before being brought back to a design reminiscent of his 80s look.

* ComicBook/NormanOsborn aka Green Goblin has varied appearance both in and out of costume. Steve Ditko drew Goblin with pronounced eyelashes, that were dropped for later appearances. The green in his costume can have a scaled look but more often it doesn’t while in ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'' [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSoXHN9PbLT6ZzMM0b4P6WYdKMSlohBlwZgjw&usqp=CAU it’s armoured]]. His SlasherSmile face can go from merely sinister to “green-faced Joker with yellow eyes” and other times he straight up looks like a Skrull. His eyes usually have pupils, but sometimes like in ''Dark Avengers'' they are just featureless yellow, Creator/AlexRoss as seen in ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}'' curiously draws them as [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR8eEy6GKD9-Hc56E5FPvQcKLyhoPk70PdEjQ&usqp=CAU clear lenses]] so you can see Norman’s regular eyes in the mask.

* ComicBook/DoctorOctopus has had many different looks, even his iconic green jumpsuit with yellow boots and gloves came later on, originally he just had a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSx9_MKA5wKJ6Bk78Gm5K24tX0WHqlGBLrJ9A&usqp=CAU white outfit]] and casual clothes before changing to jumpsuits and long coats. Otto’s face goes from broad and brutish to fairly regular looking albeit perpetually frowning and his bowl-haircut occasionally goes away. Even Otto’s obesity sometimes goes from genuinely fat to merely potbellied while the rest of his body is surprisingly well built. Another common inconsistency is whether or the mechanic arms come out of his stomach or are behind his back. The design of the arms themselves are extremely varied, some with some being clawed and sinister while other artists have them look more in line with the 60s design with square pincers.

* Wilson Fisk aka ComicBook/TheKingpin like Hulk has had his size and shape vary from artist to artist. A few artists have him be “[[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSBkqJDw-E2OmNE5exNPopa0OcJvC0b_yxPFQ&usqp=CAU large but still human]]”, while a lot of others make him a “[[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSNopHIO6obEUyYznDd_NFe5EGsGHfoeb5lvA&usqp=CAU golem in a white suit]]”. The size of Fisk’s hands in particular jump between massively oversized to realistic, so he can crush people with them in one comic and have a regular handshake with Daredevil in another comic. Sometimes he isn’t even drawn wearing his iconic white suit and has a nondescript black one.

* ComicBook/{{Carnage}}'s host Cletus Kasady's appearance varies throughout the series; originally he was depicted looking like the Joker with a normal skin tone and curly red hair, other times he has wild wavy hair, and some of his more recent appearances depict him looking like a redneck with a receding hairline, and some artists depict him as a blonde rather than a redhead. It also varies whether he's scrawny or muscular.

* [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Peter Parker’s]] [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJtW3kfaEA3nnq7sORawbtlSNcOlsNB5CmXw&usqp=CAU appearance]] is as varying as his costume, the only consistent is that he’s got brown hair and brown eyes, although it isn’t unheard of for a few artists (even John Romita Sr) to slip up and give him blue eyes, while some others give him grey or all black pupils. Whether Peter has average facial features or is handsomely rugged/an outright PrettyBoy (to more justify him being a ChickMagnet) is up all to the artist. Although one consistent is that Peter is much better looking than he was [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatHotness before he got superpowers]] although at least a few flashbacks have Peter look the same then as he does now, only with oversized glasses and dorkier clothing.

* [[Characters/MarvelComicsMacGargan Scorpion]] gets his design changed up a lot as well, his height changes between about as tall as Spidey as he’s EvilCounterpart, to hulking as TheBrute of the Sinister Six. In the Dan Slott era his costume got a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTAJIjxFR-_oKbb-NQSE1GHM-E0xtpoLOMwRA&usqp=CAU mechanical]] [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRvNPlDmqzJ2SBGzzcAxBzqaq6YfR3R1yQ4uw&usqp=CAU look]] before being brought back to the classic green jumpsuit. Scorp’s mask also changes frequently sometimes he has [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/b/b5/MacDonald_Gargan_%28Earth-616%29_from_Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_5_17_001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20200812225914 a open mouth and no eye lenses]] while at other times his face is covered like Spidey [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSmrnvVgYGKn_GbnQ4QjLa9tJMmfHoOf665cQ&usqp=CAU but his eyes and teeth are visible]]. Even his [[BewareMyStingerTail stinger tail]] was a later addition as when Steve Ditko first drew Scorpion, his tail was blunt and he used it for crushing rather than stabbing. Not to mention Scorpion’s appearance when he was Venom which was all over the place.

* The Lizard, does he look like a upright [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTo5GKDBo5q6tL8J1oRI3AzLZUWEY9mW2-8vQ&usqp=CAU Komodo Dragon?]] An [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR6GhXIzYatb1aI54Uzapz_DWMfKeYiaTHKSg&usqp=CAU alligator?]] Or a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS1KAujZVt10AtpuwvpexSuq-Bqig-wA7aCmQ&usqp=CAU humanoid dinosaur?]] Most artists go for all the above or something else entirely, the only consistent is that he’s still wearing the tattered remains of a lab coat. Originally Lizard had a flat face, but eventually he got a big snout that’s been the norm ever since.

* The eyes on Spider-Man's mask change sizes quite frequently, even allowing for {{expressive|Mask}}ness. As do the sizes of the web nets under his arms, ranging from connecting elbow and waist to nonexistent. The spider emblem on his chest has gradually become less and less goofy. In some cases, some artist even drew the suit as red and black instead of red and blue. And don't even get started on what colour shading the symbiote suit is supposed to have...

** There's also the question of whether or not Spidey has weblike membranes under his arms. He did in his first appearances, and almost never does anymore. In between, it varied depending on whether or not a given artist remembered - or was aware in the first place - that they were supposed to be there. It has been known to appear and disappear from one issue to the next even if it's part of the same story; within the world of the story they were there five second ago but are now gone even as he continues to chase Doc Ock with no time having passed. (Also, when it's there, it can go from being quite small to connecting his wrist to his waist.

* ComicBook/{{Mysterio}} while the fishbowl, green suit with square pattern, gold gauntlets and purple cape is considered his main design, he’s had dozens of other appearances some which [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRUjsdGUs5o1xOQFj8rD1f82hJcviBdU5hJ5A&usqp=CAU remove the cape]] while others artists make him look completely different. Such as in the ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga'' which replaces the fishbowl with a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5iv0ee-KcLhoCFf3XbK-FF9wlZ1VcfM44ww&usqp=CAU head of fire]] similar to Dormammu, a similar look was also used for the Mysterio android who appeared in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan''. Even the fishbowl is often drawn inconsistently as usually it’s opaque, but it’s not uncommon for Quentin Beck’s actual face to visible inside. Not to mention whether Mysterio is wreathed in a smokey aura or not.

* ComicBook/NormanOsborn aka Green Goblin has varied appearance both in and out of costume. Steve Ditko drew Goblin with pronounced eyelashes, that were dropped for later appearances. The green in his costume can have a scaled look but more often it doesn’t while in ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'' [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSoXHN9PbLT6ZzMM0b4P6WYdKMSlohBlwZgjw&usqp=CAU it’s armoured]]. His SlasherSmile face can from merely sinister to “green-faced Joker with yellow eyes” and other times he straight up looks like a Skrull. His eyes usually have pupils, but sometimes like in ''Dark Avengers'' they are just featureless yellow, Creator/AlexRoss as seen in ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}'' curiously draws them as [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR8eEy6GKD9-Hc56E5FPvQcKLyhoPk70PdEjQ&usqp=CAU clear lenses]] so you can see Norman’s regular eyes in the mask.

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** One creepy explanation is offered for some of his variations: Cletus is more susceptible to staying "monstered up" than any other symbiote wearer. If he's been in Carnage mode for weeks or months at a time, his human form is more likely to be emaciated and pale.

* The hairstyle of ComicBook/GhostSpider (Gwen Stacy) is entirely dependent on whoever happens to be drawing her today. Sometimes her hair is chin-length and uneven, other times it's long and straight. Whether she sports her Earth-616 counterpart's iconic black headband is completely up in the air.
** Classic [[Characters/SpiderManLoveInterests Gwen]] likewise was drawn with a very alternating appearance throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s. Even her most well known look the green coat, black top and purple skirt number only stuck because they were the clothes she infamously died in. The only real consistent is her headband which at least helps distinguish her from other Marvel blondes though she has been drawn without it plenty of times. Her figure is also inconsistent as she jumps between lithe or curvaceous like MJ, to say nothing of her [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQLXZYZUuvYkE62XAkUqtAZ4KfWAynMvze3hw&usqp=CAU Mexican comics version]].

* ComicBook/{{Venom}} has a lot of this going on. His size can from slightly more burly than Spidey, to the Incredible Hulk with a symbiote. His ScaryTeeth can go from a fair amount to MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily (ironically in first appearance Creator/ToddMcFarlane drew his teeth as normal and square). The ridged curling angular design of Venom’s BlankWhiteEyes eyes is entirely up the artists fancy, sometimes they are no bigger than the lenses in Spidey’s mask while at other times they are so big the wrap around Venom’s head. Some artists have even given Venom [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTQ3Wznw91BgbDy4gZJ4XhUUlVJfFwnQZWttA&usqp=CAU actual]] [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS5_64Z0OSUduiTvY4QPelPW3WiWk2XYDSm4g&usqp=CAU eyes]] seperate from the white spots or just give him black beady eyes in the white. There’s also spider symbol on his chest and the other white streaks on his body which can come and go, especially the white patches on his hands.
** The venom symbiote itself changes from artist to artist, sometimes it’s a featureless black BlobMonster, sometimes it has a mouth and Spidey/Venom-like eyes, sometimes its [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSWhI7EwkubksBPY3Tvpbaj_rfyUMBpD0RD2g&usqp=CAU full]] on XenomorphXerox.
** Eddie Brock’s appearance is extremely inconsistent. Initially when [=McFarlane=] drew him, Eddie was a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1X-G5H8DLB71L6xMYC6WrqDjwIinP5NE06Q&usqp=CAU meathead with thick eyebrows]], then later on he bounced between [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRxKboyD2EfYuG_RXxKqqbTpcWGdWiC-vUqUw&usqp=CAU thuggishly rugged]] and [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQU3E06Lf3ZhSYbbsJfNxmZxwMyDIX529j8Yg&usqp=CAU romance novel cover hero]] complete with a mullet. Once his terminal cancer became a main element of his character, Eddie retroactively became skinny in flashbacks and his originally [[InconsistentColoring brown hair went to orange to blonde]] which stuck for the rest of his appearances. In more recent comics Eddie is a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFpGjdY04B1L1kzimbRAxbt1lEZGG8CX981w&usqp=CAU dead]] [[https://static1.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/eddie-brock.jpg ringer]] for Thor, before being brought back to a design reminiscent of his 80s look.

* ComicBook/DoctorOctopus has had many different looks, even his iconic green jumpsuit with yellow boots and gloves came later on, originally he just had a [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSx9_MKA5wKJ6Bk78Gm5K24tX0WHqlGBLrJ9A&usqp=CAU white outfit]] and casual clothes before changing to jumpsuits and long coats. Otto’s face goes from broad and brutish to fairly regular looking albeit perpetually frowning and his bowel-haircut occasionally goes away. Even Otto’s obesity sometimes goes from genuinely fat to merely potbellied while the rest of his body is surprisingly well built. Another common inconsistency is whether or the mechanic arms come out of his stomach or are behind his back. The design of the arms themselves are extremely varied, some with some being clawed and sinister while other artists have them look more in line with the 60s design with square pincers.

*** One creepy explanation is offered for some of his variations: Cletus is more susceptible to staying "monstered up" than any other symbiote wearer. If he's been in Carnage mode for weeks or months at a time, his human form is more likely to be emaciated and pale.