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15[[caption-width-right:350:"''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Radioactive Spider Power!]]''"]]
16
17->''Is he strong? Listen, bud!\
18He's got radioactive blood!\
19Can he swing from a thread?\
20Take a look overhead!\
21Hey there, there goes the Spider-Man!''
22-->-- Excerpt from the TitleThemeTune to the 1967 ''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 Spider-Man]]'' animated series, and BootstrappedTheme for the entire franchise.
23
24One of Creator/MarvelComics' most iconic superheroes, ComicBook/SpiderMan is a comic book character created by Creator/StanLee and Creator/SteveDitko. He first appeared in ''[[ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumber15 Amazing Fantasy]]'' [[ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumber15 #15]] (August 1962), which contained his origin story. Geeky OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Peter Parker attends a scientific demonstration and is bitten by a spider made radioactive by the experimental device, passing on the proportionate strength, speed, agility, and senses of a spider. At first, [[PersonalGainHurts he uses his power for self-gain]]. After his Uncle Ben is shot by a robber that he could have stopped, Peter learns that [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility with great power must also come great responsibility]], and becomes the Amazing Spider-Man!
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26Like Superman and Batman, Spider-Man has proven adaptable to multiple mediums. The arachnid-powered {{Superhero}} was relatively new to the Franchise/MarvelUniverse when he made his [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 TV animation debut]] in 1967. The show's main contribution is the ThemeSong ("Spider-Man, Spider-Man/Does whatever a spider can...") which has become a popular standard, and has been covered by artists as diverse as Music/{{Aerosmith}}, Music/TheRamones and Music/MichaelBuble. In the 1970s, a silent costumed actor played Spider-Man in the "Spidey Super Stories" skits on ''Series/TheElectricCompany1971''; he only spoke in word balloons that the show's young viewers were expected to read (there was also a LighterAndSofter RecursiveAdaptation comic book series in print at the same time). Subsequent AnimatedSeries teamed Spider-Man with other heroes, such as Firestar and Iceman. This period saw the beginning of the long-running newspaper comic ''ComicStrip/SpiderMan'' that featured Creator/StanLee working on it for a longer time than the regular continuity. There was also short-lived live-action series ''Series/TheAmazingSpiderMan1978'' (which was pulled when the network noticed that they were running an awful lot of superhero shows at the same time -- ''Spider-Man'' was a contemporary of ''Series/WonderWoman'', ''Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977'' and ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan''). A live-action ''[[Series/SpiderManJapan Spider-Man]]'' was also produced as a {{toku}} series in Japan, which borrowed the costume but little else, and teamed the arachnid hero with a HumongousMecha. (This series inspired the development of the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, which in turn created the ''Franchise/PowerRangers''.) Spider-Man also appeared in video games very early and in multiple console generations holding the record for most number of video games for any superhero character, according to Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords.
27
28Spider-Man's fortunes leaped to new heights with the worldwide success of the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' directed by Creator/SamRaimi which made the character so popular that he remains in demand in movies despite reboots in limited intervals. If he was popular before, he's amazing, spectacular, ultimate, and sensational for all time at this point in as many mediums, analog or digital, as you can find. His character archetype itself is now so ubiquitous that it easily lends itself [[SpiderManSendUp to parody, satire, or deconstruction.]]
29
30Has a [[Characters/SpiderMan character sheet]] for both his regular comics continuity and the multiple iterations he has appeared in other titles.
31----
32[[index]]
33!!''General trope examples:''
34* [[AbortedArc/SpiderMan Aborted Arc]]
35* [[AbusiveParents/SpiderMan Abusive Parents]]
36* [[AdaptationDistillation/SpiderMan Adaptation Distillation]]
37* [[AdaptationDyeJob/SpiderMan Adaptation Dye Job]]
38* [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/SpiderMan And The Fandom Rejoiced]]
39* [[CharacterizationMarchesOn/SpiderMan Characterization Marches On]]
40* [[Deconstruction/SpiderMan Deconstruction]]
41* [[DependingOnTheArtist/SpiderMan Depending On The Artist]]
42* [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness/SpiderMan Early Installment Weirdness]]
43* [[EvilCounterpart/SpiderMan Evil Counterpart]]
44* [[Expy/SpiderMan Expy]]
45* [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse/SpiderMan Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse]]
46* [[ILetGwenStacyDie/SpiderMan I Let Gwen Stacy Die]]
47* [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain/SpiderMan Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]
48* [[RememberTheNewGuy/SpiderMan Remember The New Guy]]
49* [[RetCanon/SpiderMan Ret Canon]]
50* [[Retcon/SpiderMan Retcon]]
51* [[ShadowArchetype/SpiderMan Shadow Archetype]]
52* [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech/SpiderMan The Reason You Suck Speech]]
53* [[ThouShaltNotKill/SpiderMan Thou Shalt Not Kill]]
54* [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility/SpiderMan With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility]]
55* [[YouFightLikeACow/SpiderMan You Fight Like a Cow]]
56* [[YoYoPlotPoint/SpiderMan Yo-Yo Plot Point]]
57[[/index]]
58[[foldercontrol]]
59
60[[folder:Supporting Characters and Villains]]
61[[index]]
62* ComicBook/AnyaCorazon
63* ComicBook/BlackCat
64* ComicBook/{{Carnage}}
65* ComicBook/DoctorOctopus
66* ComicBook/GwenStacy
67* ComicBook/TheKingpin
68* ComicBook/KravenTheHunter
69* ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson
70* ComicBook/MilesMorales
71* ComicBook/{{Morbius}}
72* ComicBook/{{Mysterio}}
73* ComicBook/NormanOsborn
74* ComicBook/ScarletSpider
75* ComicBook/{{Scorpion}}
76* ComicBook/{{Silk}}
77* ComicBook/SilverSable
78* ComicBook/{{Slingers}}
79* ComicBook/SpiderGirl
80* ComicBook/SpiderGwen
81* ComicBook/SpiderWoman
82* ComicBook/{{Venom}}
83[[/index]]
84[[/folder]]
85
86[[AC:''Spider-Man'' comics, related comics and storylines]]
87[[folder:Ongoing Series]]
88[[index]]
89!!Current Titles
90* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2022'' (Vol. 6) (April 2022 - present)
91* ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan2022'' (December 2022 – present)
92* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2022'' (October 2022 - present)
93* ''Webcomic/SpiderManUnlimited2023'' (September 2023 - present)
94* ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan2023'' (Vol. 3) (November 2023 - present)
95* ''ComicBook/TheSpectacularSpiderMen'' (March 2024 - present)
96!!Former Titles
97!!!2020s
98* ''Webcomic/SpiderVerseUnlimited2022''
99!!!2010s
100* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott'' (2010)
101* ''ComicBook/ScarletSpider'' (2012)
102* ''ComicBook/AvengingSpiderMan'' (2012-2013)
103* ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan2013'' (Vol. 1) (2013)
104* ''ComicBook/TheSuperiorFoesOfSpiderMan'' (2013)
105* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2014'' (Vol. 3) (2014)
106* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2015'' (Vol. 4) (2015)
107* ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'' (2016)
108* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2016'' (2016)
109* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2018'' (Vol. 5) (2018-2021)
110* ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan2018'' (Vol. 2) (2018)
111* ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan2018'' (2018-2022)
112* ''ComicBook/GhostSpider2019'' (2019)
113!!!2000s
114* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski'' (2001)
115* ''ComicBook/SpiderMansTangledWeb'' (2001-2003)
116* ''ComicBook/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' (Vol. 2) (2003-2005)
117* ''ComicBook/MarvelKnightsSpiderMan'' (2004-2006)
118!!!1990s
119* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1999'' (Vol. 2) (1999)
120* ''ComicBook/PeterParkerSpiderMan'' (1999)
121* ''ComicBook/UntoldTalesOfSpiderMan'' (1995)
122* ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan1990 Spider-Man]]'' (1990)
123!!!1980s
124* ''ComicBook/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' (Vol. 1) (1986-1998)
125* ''ComicBook/WebOfSpiderMan'' (Vol. 1) (1985 - 1995)
126!!!1970s
127* ''Peter Parker, ComicBook/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' (1976-1985)
128!!!1960s
129* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' (Vol. 1) (1963-1998)
130* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko'' (1963)
131[[/index]]
132[[/folder]]
133
134[[folder:Limited Series]]
135[[index]]
136* ''ComicBook/SpiderManVersusWolverine'' (1987)
137* ''ComicBook/SpiderManTheMutantAgenda'' (1994)
138* ''ComicBook/SpiderManBlue'' (2002)
139* ''ComicBook/SpiderManBlackCatTheEvilThatMenDo'' (2002)
140* ''ComicBook/SpiderManAndTheXMen'' (2014)
141* ''ComicBook/DeadlyNeighborhoodSpiderMan'' (2022)
142* ''ComicBook/SpiderManTheLostHunt'' (2023)
143[[/index]]
144[[/folder]]
145
146[[folder:Storylines in the Main 616 Continuity]]
147[[index]]
148* ''ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumber15'' (1962)
149* ''ComicBook/IfThisBeMyDestiny'' (1965)
150* ''ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied'' (1973)
151* ''ComicBook/NothingCanStopTheJuggernaut'' (1982)
152* ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfJeanDeWolff'' (1985-1986)
153* ''ComicBook/KravensLastHunt'' (1987)
154* ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage'' (1993)
155* ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga'' (1994-1996)
156* ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis1998''
157* ''ComicBook/RevengeOfTheGreenGoblin'' (2000-2001)
158* ''ComicBook/SinsPast'' (2004)
159* ''ComicBook/TheOther''
160* ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' (2007-2008)
161* ''ComicBook/BrandNewDay'' (2008-2010)
162* ''ComicBook/GrimHunt'' (2010)
163* ''ComicBook/OneMomentInTime'' (2010)
164* ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' (2011)
165* ''ComicBook/EndsOfTheEarth'' (2012)
166* ''ComicBook/DeadNoMoreTheCloneConspiracy'' (2016)
167* ''ComicBook/GoDownSwinging'' (2018)
168* ''ComicBook/{{Hunted}}'' (2019)
169* ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'' (2019)
170* ''ComicBook/SinsRising'' (2020)
171* ''ComicBook/LastRemains'' (2020)
172* ''ComicBook/KingsRansom'' (2021)
173* ''ComicBook/TheChameleonConspiracy'' (2021)
174* ''ComicBook/SinisterWar'' (2021)
175* ''ComicBook/SpiderManBeyond'' (2021)
176* ''ComicBook/DarkWeb'' (2022)
177* ''ComicBook/GangWar2023''
178[[/index]]
179[[/folder]]
180
181[[folder:Alternate Continuity]]
182(in publication order of first appearance)
183[[index]]
184* ''Manga/SpiderManManga'' (1970)
185* ''ComicBook/SpideySuperStories'' (1974)
186* ''[[ComicStrip/SpiderMan The Spider-Man Newspaper Strip]]'' (1977)
187* ''ComicBook/SpiderHam'' (1983)
188* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'' (1992)
189* ''ComicBook/OneHundredAndOneWaysToEndTheCloneSaga'' (1997)
190* ''ComicBook/SpiderManChapterOne'' (1998)
191* ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'' (1998)
192* ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan2000''
193* ''ComicBook/TroubleMarvelComics'' (2003)
194* ''ComicBook/SpiderManIndia2004''
195* ''ComicBook/SpiderManLovesMaryJane'' (2005)
196* ''ComicBook/SpiderManReign'' (2006)
197* ''ComicBook/SpiderManNoir'' (2009)
198* ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'' (2014)
199* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManRenewYourVows'' (2015)
200* ''ComicBook/{{Spidey}}'' (2015)
201* ''Manga/SpiderManFakeRed'' (2019)
202* ''ComicBook/SpiderManLifeStory'' (2019)
203* ''ComicBook/SpiderManBloodline'' (2019-2020)
204* ''ComicBook/SpiderManSpidersShadow'' (2021)
205* ''ComicBook/SpiderPunk'' (2022)
206* ''ComicBook/SpiderManIndia2023''
207* ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan2024''
208[[/index]]
209[[/folder]]
210
211[[folder:Crossovers]]
212[[index]]
213* ''ComicBook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan'' (1976)
214* ''ComicBook/SupermanAndSpiderMan'' (1981)
215* ''ComicBook/SpiderManAndBatmanDisorderedMinds'' (1995)
216* ''ComicBook/BatmanAndSpiderManNewAgeDawning'' (1997)
217* ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'' (2012)
218* ''ComicBook/EdgeOfSpiderVerse2014''
219* ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' (2014)
220* ''ComicBook/WebWarriors'' (2016)
221* ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' (2017)
222* ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon'' (2018)
223* ''ComicBook/EdgeOfSpiderVerse2022''
224* ''ComicBook/EndOfTheSpiderVerse'' (2022)
225* ''ComicBook/EdgeOfSpiderVerse2023''
226[[/index]]
227[[/folder]]
228
229[[AC:Theatrically Released Films and Western Animation]]
230
231[[folder:Films -- Produced by Sony Pictures]]
232[[index]]
233* ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' starring Creator/TobeyMaguire, directed by Creator/SamRaimi.
234** ''Film/SpiderMan1'' (2002)
235** ''Film/SpiderMan2'' (2004)
236** ''Film/SpiderMan3'' (2007)
237* ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'' starring Creator/AndrewGarfield, directed by [[Film/FiveHundredDaysOfSummer Marc Webb]].
238** ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' (2012)
239** ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' (2014)
240* Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse, a SharedUniverse built around Spider-Man characters produced independently of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
241** ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' (2018)
242** ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'' (2021)
243** ''Film/{{Morbius|2022}}'' (2022)
244** ''Film/{{Madame Web|2024}}'' (2024)
245** ''Film/{{Kraven the Hunter|2024}}'' (2024)
246* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManSpiderVerse'', featuring ComicBook/MilesMorales' cinematic debut as well as ComicBook/SpiderGwen and multiple other versions of Spidey. Written and Produced by Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller.
247** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' (2018)
248** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderHamCaughtInAHam'' (2019): A short film released as a bonus feature to ''Into the Spider-Verse''.
249** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' (2023)
250** ''WesternAnimation/TheSpiderWithinASpiderVerseStory'' (2024): A short film that looks into the mindset of Miles.
251** ''Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse'' (TBA)
252[[/index]]
253[[/folder]]
254
255[[folder:Films -- Marvel Cinematic Universe]]
256Produced by Disney, Spider-Man appears in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse starring Creator/TomHolland. The solo ''Spider-Man'' movies are distributed by Sony Pictures.
257[[index]]
258* ''Film/SpiderManHomecomingTrilogy'' directed by Jon Watts.
259** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' (2017)
260** ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' (2019)
261** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' (2021)
262* Appearances outside the solo ''Spider-Man'' movies
263** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' (directed by [[Creator/TheRussoBrothers Joe and Anthony Russo]]) (2016)
264** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (directed by Joe and Anthony Russo) (2018)
265** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (directed by Joe and Anthony Russo) (2019)
266[[/index]]
267[[/folder]]
268
269[[folder:Western Animation]]
270[[index]]
271* ''WesternAnimation/{{Spider|Man1967}}-Man'' (1967-1970)
272* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderWoman'' (1979)
273* ''WesternAnimation/{{Spider|Man1981}}-Man'' (1981-1982)
274* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'' (1981-1983)
275* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' (1994-1998)
276* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited'' (1999-2001)
277* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries'' (2003)
278* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' (2008-2009)
279* ''WesternAnimation/{{Marvel Universe|DisneyXD}}''
280** ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider|Man2012}}-Man'' (2012-2017)
281** ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''[[note]]Not set in the same continuity as the other ''Marvel Universe'' shows listed here, but Spidey's guest spots still debuted on this block.[[/note]]
282** ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble''
283** ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH''
284* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbMissionMarvel'' (2013)
285* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' (2017-2020)
286* ''WesternAnimation/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2015}}'' (2018)
287* ''WesternAnimation/SpideyAndHisAmazingFriends'' (2021)
288* ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' (2024)
289[[/index]]
290[[/folder]]
291
292[[AC:Video Games]]
293[[folder:''Spider-Man'' Main Titles]]
294[[index]]
295* ''VideoGame/SpiderManAtari2600'' (1982)
296* ''VideoGame/SpiderManTheVideoGame'' (1991)
297* ''VideoGame/SpiderManVsTheKingpin'' (1991[Platform/SegaGenesis], 1993 [Platform/SegaCD])
298* ''VideoGame/SpiderManAndTheXMenInArcadesRevenge'' (1992)
299* ''VideoGame/SpiderManAndVenomMaximumCarnage'' (1994)
300* ''VideoGame/{{Spider|Man2000}}-Man'' (2000)
301* ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2TheSinisterSix'' (2001)
302* ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2EnterElectro'' (2001)
303* ''VideoGame/SpiderManMysteriosMenace'' (2001)
304* ''VideoGame/SpiderManTrilogy''
305** ''VideoGame/SpiderManTheMovie'' (2002)
306** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2'' (2004)
307** ''VideoGame/SpiderMan3'' (2007)
308* ''VideoGame/{{Ultimate Spider|Man2005}}-Man'' (2005)
309** ''VideoGame/SpiderManBattleForNewYork'' (2006)
310* ''VideoGame/SpiderManFriendOrFoe'' (2007)
311* ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows'' (2008)
312* ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' (2010)
313** ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime'' (2011)
314* ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' (2012)
315** ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' (2014)
316* ''VideoGame/SpiderManUnlimited'' (2014)
317* ''VideoGame/SpiderManInsomniac''
318** ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' (2018)
319** ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' (2020)
320** ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2'' (2023)
321[[/index]]
322[[/folder]]
323
324[[folder:Marvel-Wide Titles]]
325[[index]]
326* ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity''
327* ''VideoGame/LegoMarvelSuperHeroes''
328** ''VideoGame/LegoMarvelsAvengers'' (as DLC)
329** ''VideoGame/LegoMarvelSuperHeroes2''
330* ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'' ([[VersionExclusiveContent as an exclusive playable character for the]] Platform/PlayStation4 and Platform/PlayStation5 versions)
331* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance''
332* ''VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions''
333* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight''
334* ''VideoGame/MarvelNemesisRiseOfTheImperfects''
335* ''VideoGame/MarvelPuzzleQuest''
336* ''VideoGame/MarvelStrikeForce''
337* ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesWarOfTheGems''
338* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance''
339** ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2''
340** ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder''
341* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom''
342** ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroes''
343** ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter''
344** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes''
345** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''
346** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''
347** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite''
348* ''Marvel: War of Heroes''
349* ''VideoGame/MidnightSuns''
350* ''VideoGame/XMenMutantAcademy2''
351[[/index]]
352[[/folder]]
353
354[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
355
356[[folder:Unproduced Scripts]]
357[[index]]
358* ''Spider-Man (Roger Corman)''
359* ''Spider-Man: Operation Z''
360* ''Spider-Man (Tobe Hooper)''
361* ''Script/SpiderManJosephZito''
362* ''Spider-Man (Albert Pyun)''
363* ''Script/SpiderManJamesCameron''
364[[/index]]
365[[/folder]]
366
367[[folder:Literature]]
368[[index]]
369* ''Literature/CarnageInNewYork'' & ''Goblin's Revenge''
370* ''Literature/SpiderManGlobalWar''
371* ''Literature/MaryJaneANovel''
372* ''Literature/SpiderManSinisterSixTrilogy''
373* ''Literature/SpiderManTheDarkestHours''
374* ''Literature/SpiderManTheVenomTrilogy''
375* ''Spider-Man: Wanted Dead Or Alive''
376* ''X-Men[=/=]Spider-Man: Time's Arrow Trilogy''
377[[/index]]
378[[/folder]]
379
380[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
381[[index]]
382* ''Series/TheElectricCompany1971''
383* ''Series/TheAmazingSpiderMan1978''
384* ''Series/SpiderManJapan'' (1978–79)
385[[/index]]
386[[/folder]]
387
388[[folder:Pinballs]]
389[[index]]
390* ''Pinball/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' (Gottlieb, 1980)
391* ''Pinball/{{Spider|ManStern}}-Man'' (Stern, 2007)
392* ''VideoGame/{{Spider|ManZenStudios}}-Man'' (Zen Studios, 2013)
393[[/index]]
394[[/folder]]
395
396[[folder:Other]]
397[[index]]
398* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'' (Anime)
399* ''Theatre/MarvelUniverseLive'' (Live arena show that features Spidey)
400* ''Theatre/SpiderManLive'' (Live arena show circa 2002)
401* ''Music/SpiderManFromBeyondTheGrave'' (1972 rock opera concept album that featured wordless comic inserts telling the story)
402* ''Music/SpiderManRockReflectionsOfASuperhero'' (1975 rock opera about Spider-Man's life with Stan Lee narrating)
403* ''Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark'' (Broadway Musical)
404* ''Ride/TheAmazingAdventuresOfSpiderMan'' (Theme Park Ride)
405[[/index]]
406* ''Spider-Man'' (1977), a MadeForTVMovie and {{Pilot}} for ''Series/TheAmazingSpiderMan1978''.
407[[/folder]]
408Tropes for the Franchise and common features to multiple adaptations go here. Tropes specific to comics stories from the main 616 Continuity, [[ComicBook/SpiderMan go here]].
409----
410!! "Spider-Tropes, Spider-Tropes, friendly neighborhood Spider-Tropes":
411* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Future retellings, across several mediums, of Peter’s days just short of becoming Spider-Man have made him a more pure-hearted person from the get-go, while also makeing him far more willing to forgive and work with his former enemies after becoming Spider-Man. However, in the original Stan Lee and Steve Ditko run, it was quite evident that Peter was more of an irritable teenager, a good guy yes, but not an ideal pure hero, which gave weight to Peter’s immediate decision of trying to make money as soon as he got super powers instead of trying to be a hero right away; it was only after much hard-earned experiences that Peter grew to be up a fantastically heroic person.
412* TheAdjectivalSuperhero: The ''Amazing''/''Spectacular''/''Sensational'' ''Spider-Man'', although Spidey himself prefers to use "Your ''Friendly Neighborhood'' Spider-Man" (which was eventually used as a book title itself). He may well have been the TropeCodifier for this, as his first appearance was in ''Amazing Fantasy'', which was soon after [[SpotlightStealingSquad canceled, and replaced]] on the newsstands with ''Amazing Spider-Man''.
413** When improvising a costume out of a borrowed Fantastic Four costume and [[BrownBagMask a mask out of a paper bag]], he became the ''Amazing'' or the ''Bombastic'' Bag-Man.
414** He is also the ''Avenging'' Spider-Man while a member of the Avengers, and the ''Fantastic'' Spider-Man while a member of the Fantastic Four.
415** When ComicBook/{{Venom}} acted as him during Dark Reign as a member of the ''Dark Avengers'', he was called the ''Sinister'' Spider-Man. ''Sinister'' has also been applied to ComicBook/{{Silk}} as she drifts towards a FaceHeelTurn.
416** The ''Superior'' Spider-Man is ComicBook/DoctorOctopus having hijacked Peter's body.
417** When [[spoiler:ComicBook/{{Blade}}]] [[ComicBook/MightyAvengers needed to hide his identity]], with the help of a BlandNameProduct Spider-Man outfit from a costume shop, he became the ''Splendiferous'' Spider Hero. [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS With "Spider Hero" written across his chest.]] The Superior Spider-Man [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments was not amused]].
418** ComicBook/SpiderGirl also eventually inherited ''Amazing'' and later ''Spectacular'' from her dad.
419** The ''Radioactive'' ComicBook/SpiderGwen ([[ComicBook/{{Doom}} That can't]] [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall be good!]]).
420** ComicBook/MilesMorales is often referred to as the ''Ultimate'' Spider-Man, referring to his original book, to distinguish him from Parker.
421* AnimatedAdaptation: This could take a while...
422** The [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 1967 adaptation]], which introduced the famous "Does whatever a spider can" theme song.
423** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderWoman'', courtesy of Creator/DepatieFrelengEnterprises, aired from 1979-1980.
424** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1981'', which was most famous for having him meet up with Doctor Doom ''repeatedly''.
425** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'', which aired around the same time as the above series, saw the webhead team up with Iceman and Firestar, and is much better-known nowadays.
426** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' was pretty much John Semper doing the best he could with horrible animation, censorship and ExecutiveMeddling. Nonetheless, the series has remained ''the'' Spider-Man animated adaptation for many fans, with Creator/ChristopherDanielBarnes' portrayal of the character often considered one of the best.
427** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited'' was a sequel-but-not-really to the above series, which sees Spider-Man hopping aboard a spaceship to Counter-Earth, fighting alongside new allies and running into high-tech, futuristic versions of his classic rogues gallery. Notable for ending on a CliffHanger.
428** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries'' blended CGI and cel-shading to create a unique form of animation. The series itself is set immediately after the events of the first Sam Raimi film, though its sequels would later render it CanonDiscontinuity.
429** ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' is the first animated Spider-Man series to focus his time as a teenager in high school, as it was originally in the comics. The show is also widely considered an AdaptationDistillation as it stays true to the comics (through using a lot of elements from the original Spider-Man comics that were written by Creator/StanLee and Steve Ditko; the show brought in characters, storylines, and plot elements with a similar balance of action, drama and comedy as well as a high school setting) in addition to utilizing material from all eras of the comic's run and other sources such as the more recent the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan2000'' comics and the [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Sam Raimi movies]], making a Spider-Man cartoon that is very popular and recognizable to both older and younger fans.
430** ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' is very loosely adapted from the comic book with the same name while using some elements from the 616 and Marvel Cinematic Universe. Aiming for a more comedic tone than its predecessors, the series tries its best to put a different spin on all the old characters and try to bring in something new.
431** ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'', Disney's newest foray into adapting the Spider-Man mythos for younger audiences.
432** ''WesternAnimation/SpideyAndHisAmazingFriends'' Disney Junior's take on the web-slinger for the preschool crowd.
433** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', Spidey's first animated feature-length film.
434* BootstrappedTheme: The theme song for the 1967 cartoon is one for the franchise as a whole. Covers for it and variations appeared in ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' and a full orchestral symphonic opening for ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. It's also a popular standard covered by Music/TheRamones and Music/{{Aerosmith}} among others.
435* BrieferThanTheyThink: Adaptations tend to emphasize the high school element to the degree that it has arguably become LostInImitation. Brian Michael Bendis took this to the logical extreme in the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan2000'' comics, where 200+ issues were written and completed over a span of a decade without Peter or his class graduating from high school. Meanwhile, the recent Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse films feature the webhead being played by Tom Holland, the youngest actor yet to play Spider-Man, and he's still in high school as of his seventh movie appearance (three of those being solo films) and 6 years of real-time.
436* CapitalismIsBad: The earliest instances of Peter Parker as an industrialist were in an alternate timeline in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime'' and in both instances, the two wealthy Parkers were shown as jerks and bad guys
437* ComingOfAgeStory: Adaptations tend to follow similar beats even when it is restricted to selected periods (his high school period and occasionally but rarely his college). Modern versions such as Ultimate Marvel and the MCU have Spider-Man trying to go from small steps hero to a bigger kind of hero working for the Ultimates or the Avengers.
438* FriendlessBackground: In Adaptations, such as ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan2000'', this is dialed down with Peter having Ultimate MJ as his friend from childhood and confiding in her his secret early in his run, which carried over in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'' and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' where Peter's no longer entirely alone.
439* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke: Spider-Man's origins have moved from being bit by a [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers radioactive]] spider in the original to being bit by a genetically enhanced "super spider" in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan2000'', and both the [[Film/SpiderMan1 original movie]] and [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan the reboot]]. The '90s ''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Spider-Man]]'' cartoon actually goes half-way, being bit by a spider that was hit by "neogenic" radiation. The mainstream comics [[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski eventually]] decide to hint that his powers [[DoingInTheScientist might actually be magic]], which to be fair makes more sense than radiation.
440** ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'', however, goes fully this way -- Miguel O'Hara is a geneticist who's working on ways to combine man with beast for helpful purposes, but he's drugged with the FantasticDrug Rapture, which affects him on a ''genetic level''. He attempts to cleanse himself of it with a previous version of his DNA, but a jealous co-worker sabotages it, turning him into who we know now.
441* LostInImitation: On account of Spider-Man's adaptation into diverse movies, games, cartoons, and even newspaper strips, which take a CompressedAdaptation and CompositeCharacter approach, many elements get lost in the process. Not helping is when elements from these adaptations became CanonImmigrant. This tends to polarize Spider-Man's fanbase and it's partially to correct this, that recent stories like ''Spider-Verse'' were put into effect. The end result is that depending on where you start from, you end up having a different Spider-Man in your head.
442** For many people, before Creator/SamRaimi's films, especially internationally[[note]]Marvel comics in its back issues weren't always published regularly and serially in TheEighties and TheNineties around the globe and even then the decades of continuity and ongoing stories made it hard for newcomers to get into[[/note]], their main exposure to Spider-Man was Creator/StanLee's newspaper strip that was published and syndicated in many newspapers around the world. It was in this newspaper that Spider-Man first married Mary-Jane Watson. In this strip, which is LighterAndSofter than the regular continuity, Peter Parker is an ExperiencedProtagonist who is HappilyMarried and his dynamic with MJ is closer to [[Literature/TheThinMan Nick and Nora]] rather than the WetBlanketWife she was in the mainstream comics. Most of the action has Peter working for JJJ at the Daily Bugle as a photographer (when Peter had [[WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs taken a variety of jobs]] in 616 continuity). Eventually, the marriage went from the newspaper strip to the main comics continuity, and for a long time, Peter became known for being the most famous superhero who was a married man, which explains the backlash with ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay''.
443** In most adaptations which include Venom, Peter is shown going back to his classic red and blue outfit immediately after he gets rid of the Symbiote, however in the comics Peter actually continued to wear a cloth version of his black suit, given to him by Black Cat until he first encountered Venom in Amazing Spider-Man #300, two years (real time) after he got rid of the Symbiote.
444** Until very recently, most audiences who knew of Spider-Man tended to see Mary Jane as his ComicBook/LoisLane and never even knew about Gwen Stacy (or Betty Brant, or Liz Allan), except through the internet. The ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'' comics likewise established the most famous LegacyCharacter of Peter's at the time to be his daughter with MJ. The reason is that most of the cartoon adaptations and Sam Raimi's movies had established her as Peter's true love and the fact that Gwen Stacy had died was something that censorship would not allow kid's cartoons to put across. Gwen Stacy's fame as a murder victim in regular continuity is further diluted with her appearance as a supporting character in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' and the success of ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'' and the upcoming animated series where she has spider-powers from the start.
445** Likewise, for most people who come to the character from the newspaper strip or follow the regular continuity, Spider-Man hasn't been a KidHero or high-school student since his early issues. He graduated from high school to college similar to Marvel Comics EarlyInstallmentWeirdness where they averted ComicBookTime and had characters age and progress. However, cartoons and movies by focusing on his origins tend to paint him as that. Creator/BrianMichaelBendis' popular ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan2000'' wrote 200 issues with Peter still not graduating high school and the series ended without him graduating.
446* ProgressivelyPrettier: Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley explicitly modeled Ultimate Peter on Romita's version, and their Peter is a fairly good-looking teenager. In the film versions, Creator/AndrewGarfield looks the most like the handsome Peter of the comics, while both Tobey Maguire's and Tom Holland's version of Peter, resembles the original version of Peter [[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse who could pass for nearly anyone on the street]].
447* {{Sidekick}}: Spider-Man's non-sidekick status gets diluted a little in Adaptations like ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' and ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', where Peter is designated as officially in "apprentice status" to either Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. or to Tony Stark. And in the case of the latter, Spidey has his suit and equipment handed to him by Tony Stark.
448* SneakingOutAtNight: Many adaptations that use his younger iterations where he's still a teenager (e.g. ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan2000'', or cartoons like ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' and ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'') sometimes use this trope, partially to get some drama out of it. One common example is Spidey thinking that he needs to wrap up a fight quickly so he can be home before May discovers he's gone.

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