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* In ''ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumber15'', the introduction of Spider-Man back in 1962, the wrestler Peter defeats is called Hogan. When Creator/JohnByrne redid the origin in the late '80s, he deliberately redesigned Crusher Hogan to look like Wrestling/HulkHogan as a result of this. TheMovie later referenced this by having Macho Man Randy Savage play the wrestler, who was called Bonesaw. Macho Man and Hogan have a long past.
* With a hint of {{irony}}. During his early Spider-Man works, ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'' writer Creator/PeterDavid, working on the advice of fellow writers and editors[[note]]Stern had quit before revealing the identity of the Goblin, he told his solution to his successor Tom [=DeFalco=] who revealed that he didn't like it, and so spun wheels on other candidates and encouraged other writers to do so[[/note]] "revealed" that Ned Leeds was the original Hobgoblin--which several fans thought was questionable given how Leeds died and the original Hobgoblin mystery writer, Creator/RogerStern, came back and revealed that it wasn't the case. [[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.peter-david/msg/4e9186e3c4855006?hl=en& David had intended Father Jennifer to be the (Green) Goblin 2099]], but it was revealed that [[spoiler: Gabriel O'Hara was Goblin 2099 (though this was later retconned to be an imposter)]]. Someone had to appreciate the irony, even if (as the link shows) David himself doesn't. [[spoiler:And much like Stern with Roderick Kingsley, Peter David did ultimately reveal that Jennifer was indeed the Goblin.]]
* There's a scene in ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' where Mephisto tells Spider-Man of the infinite number of alternate paths his life could have taken, and Spidey asks if there's one where he was a little girl. Years later in ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', at least two alternate young girl versions of Spider-Man (Penelope Parker and Peni Parker) were introduced.
* ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga'' was originally going to be revealed as the work of Mephisto, but it was decided that [[ComicBook/OneMoreDay it was stupid for Mephisto to get involved with Spider-Man]].
** Turns out he's also [[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2018 not above using clones to mess with him.]]
* Creator/JoeQuesada once said the Classic and ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universes meeting would be a sign that Marvel had "officially run out of ideas." The makers of ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' didn't get this memo. Well, granted, they don't actually interact with each other, but still.
* And then in 2012 [[FlipFlopOfGod came the]] ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'' [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?disp=img&pid=1334149387 series]]. Like the above, also well-written and fun.
* As of 2015, ComicBook/MilesMorales is now officially part of the mainstream Marvel Universe alongside Peter.
* Spidey's hatred for the Spider-Mobile and (in at least one instance) his original Spider-Armor comes across as this considering that he just kept on getting new armored suits and eventually was perfectly okay with riding on a new version of the Spider-Mobile that he built as a member of Parker Industries.
* In ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' #101, Peter takes a potion that was intended to remove his powers, but instead gave him two extra pairs of arms. While lamenting his situation, Peter calls himself a "Human Centipede". Forty-seven years later, Peter turned out to actually have it a lot better than the ''other'' [[Film/TheHumanCentipede Human Centipede]].
* Long before that, ''Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #5 featured a gag page where Spider-Man's drawn in the style of various other comic and cartoon characters that Marvel notes is what he'd look like if another company owned him, including one which portrays him as a WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse style character. Keep in mind this came out in ''1968''.
* A crossover between Miles and ComicBook/SpiderGwen had a scene where, while hopping across various alternate realities, the two briefly ended up in the ComicBook/DCUniverse, complete with a LawyerFriendlyCameo from Superman himself. Creator/BrianBendis, Miles' creator and the writer of the issue in question, jumped ship to DC the following year, where he began writing the new ''ComicBook/SupermanBrianMichaelBendis'' series.
* In ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #308, when Spider-Man's up in a cemetery, he sarcastically wonders if he's going to fight Film/{{Beetlejuice}}. 29 years later and [[Creator/MichaelKeaton Beetlejuice's actor]] plays the villain of [[Film/SpiderManHomecoming his next movie]].
* In the "Changes" story arc from ''ComicBook/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' Vol. 2 #17-20[[note]]it eventually culminates with him gaining organic web-shooters a la the Sam Raimi films[[/note]], [[https://static1.cbrimages.com/wp-content/uploads/goodcomics/2015/06/webs13.jpg one particular]] WhamShot of Peter [[spoiler:in the midst of a transformation into a giant spider]] had him uttering [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar a certain phrase that's highly familiar these days]]...

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