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* ArcWelding: In the short prologue in ''[[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderMan2022}} Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #31, Madame Monstrosity calls Dr. Shannon Stillwell, and they mention scientist brothers Farley Stillwell, who created the Scorpion way back in the [[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko}} 1960s]], and Harlan Stillwell, who created the Human Fly in an ''Amazing Spider-Man Annual''. [[spoiler:Monstrosity is the Stillwell siblings' ''mother''. Monstrosity also implies she had a hand in the creation of the Lizard, Morbius and the Rhino.]]
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* ArcWelding: In the short prologue in ''[[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderMan2022}} ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2022 Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #31, Madame Monstrosity calls Dr. Shannon Stillwell, and they mention scientist brothers Farley Stillwell, who created the Scorpion way back in the [[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko}} 1960s]], and Harlan Stillwell, who created the Human Fly in an ''Amazing Spider-Man Annual''. [[spoiler:Monstrosity is the Stillwell siblings' ''mother''. Monstrosity also implies she had a hand in the creation of the Lizard, Morbius and the Rhino.]]
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* LighterAndSofter: When compared to the main ''[[ComicBook/AmazingSpiderMan2023 Amazing Spider-Man]]'' book by Zeb Wells, Bailey's adventures are comparatively lighthearted. Bailey's rogues are much sillier and zanier villains like Gutterball and Balloon Man in the vein of the Silver Age of comic books. The stakes are generally lower and there's none of the blood and bruising seen in the fights of the other spider-hero books.
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* LighterAndSofter: When compared to the main ''[[ComicBook/AmazingSpiderMan2023 ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2022 The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' book by Zeb Wells, Bailey's adventures are comparatively lighthearted. Bailey's rogues are much sillier and zanier villains like Gutterball and Balloon Man in the vein of the Silver Age of comic books. The stakes are generally lower and there's none of the blood and bruising seen in the fights of the other spider-hero books.
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* OnlyTheWorthyMayWield: The Toy Soldier's replica of Mjolnir comes with the same enchantment that prevents any but the worthy from wielding the power of Thor. Bailey realizes this after he fails to pick up the tiny hammer, meaning that there's something about Toy Soldier that makes it worthy of wielding its hammer. He talks it into thinking for itself, leading Toy Soldier to conclude that it CopiedTheMoralsToo, leaving to fight crime just as the heroes it's copying would.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: [[MyLittlePanzer Toy Soldier]] is a superpowered action figure created from the hand of the Super-Adaptoid, a robot capable of obtaining the superpowers of any being it touched. Although not as powerful as the originals due to its size, Toy Soldier is still capable of flattening cars and flying the distance between planets. Bailey is unable to even hit it, much less damage it, due to it possessing the speed and strength of heroes like the Silver Surfer and Thor.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: [[MyLittlePanzer Toy Soldier]] is a superpowered action figure created from the hand of the Super-Adaptoid, a robot capable of obtaining the superpowers of any being it touched. Although not as powerful as the originals due to its size, Toy Soldier is still capable of flattening cars and flying the distance between planets. Bailey is unable to even hit it, much less damage it, due to it possessing the speed and strength of heroes like the Silver Surfer and Thor.
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* BadassSanta: Santa Claus helps Bailey to defeat the helium-powered parade baloons and spouts OneLiner after one-liner like the protagonist of an action movie.
* BadInfluencer: Killionaire posts his crimes on social media for his followers to see, streaming the mayhem Toy Soldier causes at his behest. He has Toy Soldier beat up Bailey and steal his shoes after Bailey called him the "world's most entitled influencer".
* BadInfluencer: Killionaire posts his crimes on social media for his followers to see, streaming the mayhem Toy Soldier causes at his behest. He has Toy Soldier beat up Bailey and steal his shoes after Bailey called him the "world's most entitled influencer".
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* AttentionWhore: Killionaire is a BadInfluencer who streams all of his money-enabled crimes to his followers. His actions are at least partially motivated by a desire for clout and attention, as he mutters about getting likes for his rampant property damage while asking his chat what Avenger to transform Toy Soldier into next.
* BadassSanta: Santa Claus helps Bailey to defeat the helium-powered paradebaloons balloons and spouts OneLiner after one-liner like the protagonist of an action movie.
* BadInfluencer: Killionaire posts his crimes on social media for his followers to see, streaming the mayhem Toy Soldier causes at hisbehest. behest while asking his chat what to turn his toy into next. He then has Toy Soldier beat up Bailey and steal his shoes after Bailey called him the "world's most entitled influencer".
* BadassSanta: Santa Claus helps Bailey to defeat the helium-powered parade
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* EntitledBastard: Killionaire is a SpoiledBrat who feels entitled to have everything he wants. He throws a tantrum when Taskmaster fails to secure more than the hand of the Super-Adaptoid even as it was guarded by armed soldiers and Captain America. He also feels it's in his right to destroy and take anything that displeases him, ordering Toy Soldier to take Spider-Boy's shoes just because they look nice enough. Lampshaded by Bailey, who mutters that Killionaire believes he decides who owns what things.
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* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: The soldiers accompanying Captain America in escorting a piece of highly dangerous technology are armed with laser rifles instead of traditional guns. Even then, they prove largely useless inside the confines of a helicopter due to the risk of hitting allies. The soldiers only open fire once Taskmaster is thrown out of the helicopter, though none of the lasers actually hit.
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* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: EvilIsPetty: Killionaire has the maturity of a child and the spite of a SpoiledBrat. The first thing he does with Toy Soldier is to destroy a billboard of a band who didn't want their single on one of Killionaire's streams. He then has it flatten a red Ferrari solely because it's red before having it try to drown a dog for being startled and barking at him.
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** The soldiers accompanying Captain America in escorting a piece of highly dangerous technology are armed with laser rifles instead of traditional guns. Even then, they prove largely useless inside the confines of a helicopter due to the risk of hitting allies. The soldiers only open fire once Taskmaster is thrown out of the helicopter, though none of the lasers actuallyhit.hit.
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* LighterAndSofter: When compared to the main ''Amazing Spider-Man'' book by Zeb Wells, Bailey's adventures are comparatively lighthearted. Bailey's rogues are much sillier and zanier villains like Gutterball and Balloon Man in the vein of the Silver Age of comic books. The stakes are generally lower and there's none of the blood and bruising seen in the fights of the other spider-hero books.
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* LighterAndSofter: When compared to the main ''Amazing Spider-Man'' ''[[ComicBook/AmazingSpiderMan2023 Amazing Spider-Man]]'' book by Zeb Wells, Bailey's adventures are comparatively lighthearted. Bailey's rogues are much sillier and zanier villains like Gutterball and Balloon Man in the vein of the Silver Age of comic books. The stakes are generally lower and there's none of the blood and bruising seen in the fights of the other spider-hero books.
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* MyLittlePanzer: Toy Soldier is a remote-controlled action figure intelligent enough to respond to voice commands while also having the Super-Adaptoid's ability to use the powers of any of the Avengers. This means it can flatten cars at Killionaire's behest with ease and can cross the distance between planets (albeit not as quickly as the Silver Surfer or Thor given its size).
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* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Bailey is able to talk to spiders, even those from other worlds like Asgard,, but only while manifesting his more freaky, spider-like traits. He doesn't like doing this because it means baring his ScaryTeeth and the subsequent horrified looks he gets from onlookers, but Christina convinces him to do so when Thor is locked in battle with an alien spider to defuse the situation.
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* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Bailey is able to talk to spiders, even those from other worlds like Asgard,, Asgard, but only while manifesting his more freaky, spider-like traits. He doesn't like doing this because it means baring his ScaryTeeth and the subsequent horrified looks he gets from onlookers, but Christina convinces him to do so when Thor is locked in battle with an alien spider to defuse the situation.
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* CopiedTheMoralsToo: Killionaire's engineers use the hand of the Super-Adaptor that Taskmaster stole to make an action figure called "Toy Soldier", with the powers of all of the Avengers. Even with its abilities diminished by its size, Toy Soldier is too powerful for Bailey to beat. After Bailey tries and fails to lift its copy of Mjolnir, he manages to talk it into doing some introspection given that it's considered "worthy" to wield Thor's hammer. After concluding that it does have free will, Toy Soldier refuses to continue serving Killionaire, as it has inherited the heart and soul of the Avengers along with their powers. It then flies off to fight evil as the heroes it's imitating would.
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* CopiedTheMoralsToo: Killionaire's engineers use the hand of the Super-Adaptor Super-Adaptoid that Taskmaster stole to make an action figure called "Toy Soldier", with the powers of all of the Avengers. Even with its abilities diminished by its size, Toy Soldier is too powerful for Bailey to beat. After Bailey tries and fails to lift its copy of Mjolnir, he manages to talk it into doing some introspection given that it's considered "worthy" to wield Thor's hammer. After concluding that it does have free will, Toy Soldier refuses to continue serving Killionaire, as it has inherited the heart and soul of the Avengers along with their powers. It then flies off to fight evil as the heroes it's imitating would.
* {{Foil}}: Killionaire is this to Bailey. While Bailey is a HomelessHero in PerpetualPoverty, Killionaire is a SpoiledBrat who abuses his seemingly endless cash for personal entertainment. Bailey is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who asks DudeWheresMyReward but is responsible enough to do the right thing regardless of his money woes, Killionaire uses his money to terrorize others and get out of culpability for his actions via his lawyers. They also share a love of social media, but Bailey uses his to get recognition for his accomplishments, while Killionaire livestreams the mayhem he causes for clicks.
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** Like Peter did to the Fantastic Four in the first issue of ''Amazing Spider-Man'', Bailey tries talking his way onto the Avengers in Issue #3 to solve his money woes. Unlike Peter, Bailey doesn't get into a fight because Jarvis shuts the door in his face.
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* PowerCopying: Toy Soldier is made from the Super-Adaptoid, which has the abiltiy to copy the superpowers of all the Avengers. While its abilities are diminished on account of its size, it's still more than capable of flattening cars and dragging victims into the sun. Bailey tries to stop it, but it's too fast, strong, for him to beat on his own due to it possessing the powers of Thor, Hulk, and other heavy hitters.
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* PowerCopying: Toy Soldier is made from the Super-Adaptoid, which has the abiltiy to copy the superpowers of all the Avengers.Avengers (and Silver Surfer). While its abilities are diminished on account of its size, it's still more than capable of flattening cars and dragging victims into the sun. Bailey tries to stop it, but it's too fast, strong, for him to beat on his own due to it possessing the powers of Thor, Hulk, and other heavy hitters.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Spider-Boy points out that Killionaire will probably be thrown into juvie for ordering Toy Soldier to go on a rampage and streaming it for thousands to see. Killionaire retorts that his highly-paid lawyers will get him out of anything.
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* BadInfluencer: Killionaire posts his crimes on social media for his followers to see, streaming the mayhem Toy Soldier causes at his behest. He has Toy Soldier beat up Bailey and steal his shoes after Bailey called him the "world's most entitled influencer".
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Killionaire sends his Toy Soldier to drag a dog into the sun for barking at him after the dog was spooked by Toy Soldier flattening a car next to it. After Toy Soldier points out how long that would take, Killionaire decides to throw the dog into the East River instead. This is in contrast to Bailey who rescued a cat earlier that day and saves the dog from drowning.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Killionaire sends his Toy Soldier to drag a dog into the sun for barking at him after the dog was spooked by Toy Soldier flattening a car next to it. After Toy Soldier points out how long that would take, Killionaire decides to throw the dog into the East River instead. This is in contrast to Bailey who rescued a cat earlier that day and saves the dog from drowning.
* CopiedTheMoralsToo: Killionaire's engineers use the hand of the Super-Adaptor that Taskmaster stole to make an action figure called "Toy Soldier", with the powers of all of the Avengers. Even with its abilities diminished by its size, Toy Soldier is too powerful for Bailey to beat. After Bailey tries and fails to lift its copy of Mjolnir, he manages to talk it into doing some introspection given that it's considered "worthy" to wield Thor's hammer. After concluding that it does have free will, Toy Soldier refuses to continue serving Killionaire, as it has inherited the heart and soul of the Avengers along with their powers. It then flies off to fight evil as the heroes it's imitating would.
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* DudeWheresMyReward: In Issue #3, Bailey asks for twenty bucks when a woman he saved from a dangerous fall asks what she can do to repay him. She refuses to even entertain the idea because [[HeroismWontPayTheBills of the expectation that superheroes work for free]].
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* DudeWheresMyReward: In Issue #3, Bailey asks for twenty bucks when a woman he saved from a dangerous fall asks what she can do to repay him. She refuses to even entertain the idea because [[HeroismWontPayTheBills of the expectation that superheroes work for free]]. After trying and failing to talk his way onto the Avengers, Bailey reluctantly continues to be a superhero for free.
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** Like Peter did to the Fantastic Four in the first issue of ''Amazing Spider-Man'', Bailey tries talking his way onto the Avengers in Issue #3 to solve his money woes. Unlike Peter, Bailey doesn't get into a fight because Jarvis shuts the door in his face.
** In ''ComicBook/MarvelAdventures'', Spider-Man defuses a hostage situation by bluffing a gangster into believing that he could summon spiders to do his bidding. In Issue #3, Bailey reveals that he can talk to spiders for real, helping to defuse a fight between Thor and an irate Asgardian spider who'd been transported from her home in Nornheim.
** Like Peter did to the Fantastic Four in the first issue of ''Amazing Spider-Man'', Bailey tries talking his way onto the Avengers in Issue #3 to solve his money woes. Unlike Peter, Bailey doesn't get into a fight because Jarvis shuts the door in his face.
** In ''ComicBook/MarvelAdventures'', Spider-Man defuses a hostage situation by bluffing a gangster into believing that he could summon spiders to do his bidding. In Issue #3, Bailey reveals that he can talk to spiders for real, helping to defuse a fight between Thor and an irate Asgardian spider who'd been transported from her home in Nornheim.
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* PowerCopying: Toy Soldier is made from the Super-Adaptoid, which has the abiltiy to copy the superpowers of all the Avengers. While its abilities are diminished on account of its size, it's still more than capable of flattening cars and dragging victims into the sun. Bailey tries to stop it, but it's too fast, strong, for him to beat on his own due to it possessing the powers of Thor, Hulk, and other heavy hitters.
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* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Bailey is able to talk to spiders, even those from other worlds like Asgard,, but only while manifesting his more freaky, spider-like traits. He doesn't like doing this because it means baring his ScaryTeeth and the subsequent horrified looks he gets from onlookers, but Christina convinces him to do so when Thor is locked in battle with an alien spider to defuse the situation.
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* SpoiledBrat: Killionaire is a boy around Bailey's age with too much money on his hands and is implied to be the heir to a major conglomerate. He uses his funds to hire Taskmaster to steal the Super-Adaptoid and throws a tantrum when Taskmaster fails to acquire more than a hand. Killionaire's employees then turn it into an action figure under Killionaire's control, which he happily uses to terrorize anything he dislikes.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: After realizing that it has free will and a desire to do good like the Avengers it's copying, Toy Soldier offers to fight alongside Spider-Boy as his sidekick. While Bailey is tempted to keep the "coolest toy in the world" after losing almost all of his personal possessions, he concludes that it's better for Toy Soldier to do good on its own rather than making it subservient to him. Toy Soldier thanks Spider-Boy for his example and flies off to fight crime.
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* ArtificialHybrid: Madame Monstrosity merges humans with animals, making bizarre creatures named "Humanimals". Bailey was one of her victims.
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* ArtificialHybrid: Madame Monstrosity merges is a MadScientist who developed a process to merge humans with animals, making bizarre creatures named "Humanimals". Bailey She uses them as minions and muscle in her various schemes. [[KidHero Bailey]] was one of her victims.victims, but was rescued by Spider-Man before she could bend Bailey to her will.
* DudeWheresMyReward: In Issue #3, Bailey asks for twenty bucks when a woman he saved from a dangerous fall asks what she can do to repay him. She refuses to even entertain the idea because [[HeroismWontPayTheBills of the expectation that superheroes work for free]].
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* HeliumSpeech: Supervillain Professor Emilio Helio has to breathe helium, which gives him a high-pitched and squeaky voice. He reacts very violently when people find it funny.
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* HeliumSpeech: Supervillain Professor Emilio Helio has to breathe helium, which gives him a high-pitched and squeaky voice. He [[BerserkButton reacts very violently violently]] when people find it funny.
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* HeroismWontPayTheBills: One thing being a superhero doesn't do for Bailey is help him dig his way out of poverty. He was a HomelessHero even before being erased from history and his only worldly possessions are his superhero gear, clothes, and his phone. Then his phone gets stolen by a thief just before Christmas. So when a lady asks if there's anything she can do to repay Spider-Boy for saving her and her cat, he mutters, "Twenty bucks." He tries to justify it by claiming that it's practically nothing compared to her life and health, but she's too offended to even entertain the idea because of the expectation that superheroes work for free.
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* ThanksgivingEpisode: The backup story in the first two issues has Bailey, Christina, and Squirrel Girl attend the Thanksgiving Day Parade, which ends up being crashed by Balloon Man.
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* BadassSanta: Santa Claus helps Bailey to defeat the helium-powered parade baloons and spouts {{OneLiner|s}} like the protagonist of an action movie.
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* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Taskmaster's sword cuts cleanly through a metal robot without any noticeable resistance. The only thing shown to stop it is Captain America's shield.
* AnAssKickingChristmas: The main story of the second issue takes place on Christmas Eve. After getting a vision of Taskmaster threatening people at F.E.A.S.T., Bailey rushes off in search of him and teams up with Captain America to foil the mercenary's plans to steal a top-secret piece of technology.
* AnAssKickingChristmas: The main story of the second issue takes place on Christmas Eve. After getting a vision of Taskmaster threatening people at F.E.A.S.T., Bailey rushes off in search of him and teams up with Captain America to foil the mercenary's plans to steal a top-secret piece of technology.
* BaitAndSwitch: Spider-Boy makes Taskmaster flinch by shouting "Thwip!" The mercenary expected a web blast, but Bailey taunts him by revealing that he has no web-shooters. Taskmaster's confusion and outrage distract him long enough for Captain America to open the door and kick Taskmaster out of the helicopter.
* BerserkButton: Professor Emilio Helio, the Helium Man, suffers from a condition that forces him to breathe helium instead of oxygen. This also means that he suffers from perpetual HeliumSpeech. Mocking him for it is the fastest way to set him off.
* BerserkButton: Professor Emilio Helio, the Helium Man, suffers from a condition that forces him to breathe helium instead of oxygen. This also means that he suffers from perpetual HeliumSpeech. Mocking him for it is the fastest way to set him off.
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** Downplayed regarding Bailey's CosmicRetcon predicament. There's not much about his situation of being erased from everyone's memory that Bailey isn't upset about, but the fact that Madame Monstrosity, the villain who turned him into a spider-human hybrid in the first place, can tell that he's a product of her experiments but has no memory of him and is being driven ''bonkers'' by this is definitely a small silver lining for him.
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** Downplayed regarding Bailey's CosmicRetcon predicament. There's not much about his situation of being erased from everyone's memory that Bailey isn't upset about, but the fact that about. But he finds a small silver lining in how Madame Monstrosity, the villain who turned him into a spider-human hybrid in the first place, can tell that he's a product of her experiments but has no memory of him and is being driven ''bonkers'' by this is definitely a small silver lining for him.this.
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: The soldiers accompanying Captain America in escorting a piece of highly dangerous technology are armed with laser rifles instead of traditional guns. Even then, they prove largely useless inside the confines of a helicopter due to the risk of hitting allies. The soldiers only open fire once Taskmaster is thrown out of the helicopter, though none of the lasers actually hit.
* FightingFingerprint: Taskmaster's PhotographicMemory allows him to instantly peg Bailey's moves as a mix of Daredevil's and Spider-Man's, as both heroes taught Bailey how to fight and get a hang of his powers.
* FightingFingerprint: Taskmaster's PhotographicMemory allows him to instantly peg Bailey's moves as a mix of Daredevil's and Spider-Man's, as both heroes taught Bailey how to fight and get a hang of his powers.
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* LethalHarmlessPowers: The Balloon Man has the ability to manipulate helium gas with his mind. Sounds harmless enough, right? Well, if he mixes said helium with laughing gas and other toxic chemicals, he can pop balloons filled with "attack gasses" to debiltate entire crowds. He also seizes control of the Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons after treating them with a special "Polymer X". This grants the balloons NighInvulnerability, making them indestructible giants that can smash buildings.
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* LethalHarmlessPowers: The Balloon Man has the ability to can manipulate helium gas with his mind. Sounds harmless enough, right? Well, if he mixes said helium with laughing gas and other toxic chemicals, he can pop balloons filled with "attack gasses" to debiltate debilitate entire crowds. He also seizes control of the Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons after treating them with a special "Polymer X". This grants the balloons NighInvulnerability, making them indestructible giants that can smash buildings.
* NoOntologicalInertia: Once the Helium Man is taken down, all the balloons he's controlling quickly deflate and become harmless despite not having any holes in them.
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* StillBelievesInSanta: Bailey waves to a Santa Claus at the Thanksgiving Day Parade, showing that Bailey still believes in Santa on account of his age. Given the existence of literal gods like Thor and the fact that Santa Claus is shown to exist in some Marvel comics, Bailey's belief is not unwarranted.
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* StillBelievesInSanta: Bailey waves to a Santa Claus at the Thanksgiving Day Parade, showing that Bailey still believes in Santa on account of his age. Given the existence of literal gods like Thor and the fact that Santa Claus is shown to exist in some Marvel comics, Bailey's belief is not unwarranted.unwarranted.
* SweetAndSourGrapes: At the start of the second issue, Bailey's phone is stolen when he offers it to someone to take a picture of the Christmas festivities. While Spider-Boy could catch the thief relatively easily, he's sidetracked by a vision he gets of Taskmaster plotting to do something to the F.E.A.S.T. center. Bailey reluctantly gives up the chase to follow his Spider-Sense and battle Taskmaster instead. At the end of the issue, Bailey glumly notes that his phone was his last worldly possession aside from his superhero gear and is struggling to find his Christmas cheer. But he finds a present addressed to him from Santa beneath the Christmas tree. [[spoiler:In it is a framed picture of Bailey with his mom, something that should be impossible due to Bailey's CosmicRetcon.]] He then calls it the greatest gift he could have ever gotten.
* SweetAndSourGrapes: At the start of the second issue, Bailey's phone is stolen when he offers it to someone to take a picture of the Christmas festivities. While Spider-Boy could catch the thief relatively easily, he's sidetracked by a vision he gets of Taskmaster plotting to do something to the F.E.A.S.T. center. Bailey reluctantly gives up the chase to follow his Spider-Sense and battle Taskmaster instead. At the end of the issue, Bailey glumly notes that his phone was his last worldly possession aside from his superhero gear and is struggling to find his Christmas cheer. But he finds a present addressed to him from Santa beneath the Christmas tree. [[spoiler:In it is a framed picture of Bailey with his mom, something that should be impossible due to Bailey's CosmicRetcon.]] He then calls it the greatest gift he could have ever gotten.
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* CommonalityConnection: After teaming up to fight Taskmaster, Captain America tells Bailey that he understands what it's like to be someone forgotten by time and stuck in a world that has moved on without him. He then promises to help Bailey if he ever needs it.
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* PungeonMaster: After defeating the bowling-ball headed Gutterball in the first issue, Spider-Boy and Spider-Man keep making bowling puns about their victory. [[{{Hypocrite}} Gutterball yells at them to stop]] even as he's being arrested.
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* PungeonMaster: After defeating the bowling-ball headed bowling-ball-headed Gutterball in the first issue, Spider-Boy and Spider-Man keep making bowling puns about their victory. [[{{Hypocrite}} Gutterball yells at them to stop]] even as he's being arrested.
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* SantaClaus: In the first issue's second story, Bailey and Christina Xu attend the Thanksgiving balloon parade, and the boy sights a Santa in the parade. He believes that the Santa on the parade is real, just like gods Thor and Hercules, which ''do'' exist as modern day heroes in the Marvel Universe.
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* RippleEffectProofMemory: Although Bailey doesn't realize it at the time, Santa refers to Bailey by name while teaming up to defeat the Helium Man despite Bailey being RetGone from memory and record. [[spoiler:Bailey finds a picture of himself and his mom under the Christmas tree at the end of the issue, proving that Santa knows exactly who Bailey is and somehow produced a picture that was erased by cosmic retcon.]]
* SantaClaus: In the first issue's second story, Bailey and Christina Xu attend the Thanksgiving balloon parade, and the boy sights a Santa in the parade. He believes that the Santa on the parade is real, just like gods Thor and Hercules, which ''do'' exist as modern day heroes in the Marvel Universe. The second issue reveals that the parade Santa is the real one, helping Bailey defeat the Helium Man. [[spoiler:At the end of the comic, Bailey finds a picture of himself and his mom together gift-wrapped under a Christmas tree despite all such records being cosmically removed.]]
* SantaClaus: In the first issue's second story, Bailey and Christina Xu attend the Thanksgiving balloon parade, and the boy sights a Santa in the parade. He believes that the Santa on the parade is real, just like gods Thor and Hercules, which ''do'' exist as modern day heroes in the Marvel Universe. The second issue reveals that the parade Santa is the real one, helping Bailey defeat the Helium Man. [[spoiler:At the end of the comic, Bailey finds a picture of himself and his mom together gift-wrapped under a Christmas tree despite all such records being cosmically removed.]]
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'''Spider-Boy:''' No! I'm just getting started-- Gnh-- ''gnnh--'' started! ''[tries and fails to force himself free]'' G-Gimme a sec. Um... this is kinda tight actually... Uh-oh.
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* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: After Hellifino [[NoSell proves too tough for Bailey's fangs to be of use]], Bailey tries to use his SuperStrength to free himself from Hellifino's trunk. It doesn't quite work out.
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'''Spider-Boy:''' No! I'm just getting started-- Gnh-- ''[tries to force himself free]'' Um... this is kinda tight actually... Uh-oh.
-->'''Hellifino:''' ''[after Bailey fails to inject his paralyzing venom]'' Was that it?\\
'''Spider-Boy:''' No! I'm just getting started-- Gnh-- ''[tries to force himself free]'' Um... this is kinda tight actually... Uh-oh.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: The ''Daily Bugle'' runs articles accusing Spider-Boy of being a monster thanks to his venemous fangs that have people speculating that he is a vampire. Spider-Man complains that Spider-Boy hasn't done anything to warrant this kind of treatment, but Robbie stands by his headlines.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: The ''Daily Bugle'' runs articles accusing Spider-Boy of being a monster thanks to his venemous venomous fangs that have people speculating that he is a vampire. Spider-Man complains that Spider-Boy hasn't done anything to warrant this kind of treatment, but Robbie stands by his headlines.
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* TeamUpSeries: The first two issues of the comic feature Bailey teaming up with another popular Marvel character. The backup story features Bailey working with Squirrel Girl to stop the Helium Man's attempt to terrorize the New York City Thanksgiving Day Parade. The second issue has Bailey fighting Taskmaster alongside Captain America while the backup story has Santa Claus join in Bailey's and Squirrel Girl's efforts to save Thanksgiving.
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* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Hellifino is an elephant-rhino-human hybrid who only wears pants and goes bare-chested. Given his girth, it's unlikely that conventionally-made clothes would fit him at all.
* HeinzHybrid: Hellifino is an elephant-rhino-human hybrid and Madame Monstrosity's first attempt at hybridizing people with more than one animal. He has four eyes and horns on his head as a result.
* HeinzHybrid: Hellifino is an elephant-rhino-human hybrid and Madame Monstrosity's first attempt at hybridizing people with more than one animal. He has four eyes and horns on his head as a result.
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* MuggleBestFriend: Out of desperation to have someone he can talk to, Bailey revealed his SecretIdentity to Christina Xu, a girl he saved from the Inner Demons in ''ComicBook/EdgeOfSpiderVerse2023''. They've since formed a fast friendship as she acts as his confidant while also convincing her parents to allow him to stay with them at the F.E.A.S.T. shelter. By the events of ''Spider Boy'' #1, she's willing to throw herself [[GoThroughMe between him and Hellifino to protect Bailey.]]
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* {{Touche}}: Peter is unimpressed when Bailey tells him that Christina knows Spider-Boy's SecretIdentity. He tells Bailey to do better than that. Bailey retorts that Peter once had Doctor Strange wipe everyone's memories of Spider-Man's identity in the past. Peter replies, "Fair point."
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* ContinuityNod: Peter is concerned when he learns that Christina knows Bailey's SecretIdentity, telling Bailey that he has to be more discreet about it since he's only been back a few days. Bailey retorts that Peter once had Doctor Strange remove everyone's memory of his SecretIdentity, referencing the events of ''Amazing Spider-Man #641'' (and indirectly referencing the movie inspired by the same plot point, ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'').
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* ContinuityNod: Peter is concerned when he learns that Christina knows Bailey's SecretIdentity, telling Bailey that he has to be more discreet about it since he's only been back a few days. Bailey retorts that Peter once had Doctor Strange remove everyone's memory of his SecretIdentity, referencing the events of ''Amazing Spider-Man #641'' (and indirectly referencing the movie inspired by the same plot point, ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'').Spider-Man'' #641.
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* ArcWelding: In the short preview in ''[[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderMan2022}} Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #31, Madame Monstrosity calls Dr. Shannon Stillwell, and they mention scientist brothers Farley Stillwell, who created the Scorpion way back in the [[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko}} 1960s]], and Harlan Stillwell, who created the Human Fly in an ''Amazing Spider-Man Annual''. [[spoiler:Monstrosity is the Stillwell siblings' ''mother''. Monstrosity also implies she had a hand in the creation of the Lizard, Morbius and the Rhino.]]
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* ArcWelding: In the short preview prologue in ''[[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderMan2022}} Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #31, Madame Monstrosity calls Dr. Shannon Stillwell, and they mention scientist brothers Farley Stillwell, who created the Scorpion way back in the [[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko}} 1960s]], and Harlan Stillwell, who created the Human Fly in an ''Amazing Spider-Man Annual''. [[spoiler:Monstrosity is the Stillwell siblings' ''mother''. Monstrosity also implies she had a hand in the creation of the Lizard, Morbius and the Rhino.]]
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** Bailey's powers were forced upon him by Madame Monstrosity, turning him into a spider-human hybrid. However, after being rescued by Spider-Man and tutored by Daredevil, Bailey has learned to control his suite of spider powers and learn to retract his spider features to live a normal life. This is in contrast to Hellifino, who is a fusion of an elephant, a rhino, [[spoiler:and a kid Bailey's age]] with no apparent ability to return to human form.
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** Bailey's powers were forced upon him by Madame Monstrosity, turning him into a spider-human hybrid. However, after being rescued by Spider-Man and tutored by Daredevil, Bailey has learned to control his suite of spider powers and learn to can retract his spider features to live a normal life. This is in contrast to Hellifino, who is a fusion of an elephant, a rhino, [[spoiler:and a kid Bailey's age]] with no apparent ability to return to human form.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: The ''Daily Bugle'' runs article accusing Spider-Boy of being a monster thanks to his venemous fangs that have people speculating that he is a vampire. Peter complains that Spider-Boy hasn't done anything to warrant this kind of treatment.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: The ''Daily Bugle'' runs article articles accusing Spider-Boy of being a monster thanks to his venemous fangs that have people speculating that he is a vampire. Peter Spider-Man complains that Spider-Boy hasn't done anything to warrant this kind of treatment.treatment, but Robbie stands by his headlines.
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** Downplayed. There's not much about his situation of being erased from everyone's memory that Bailey isn't upset about, but the fact that Madame Monstrosity, the villain who turned him into a spider-human hybrid in the first place, can tell that he's a product of her experiments but has no memory of him and is being driven ''bonkers'' by this is definitely a small silver lining for him.
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** Downplayed.Downplayed regarding Bailey's CosmicRetcon predicament. There's not much about his situation of being erased from everyone's memory that Bailey isn't upset about, but the fact that Madame Monstrosity, the villain who turned him into a spider-human hybrid in the first place, can tell that he's a product of her experiments but has no memory of him and is being driven ''bonkers'' by this is definitely a small silver lining for him.
* GoThroughMe: When Spider-Boy is on the backfoot against Hellifino, Christina throws herself between them in an attempt to buy time for Bailey to get free of a wall. He scolds her for putting herself in danger like this.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: The ''Daily Bugle'' runs article accusing Spider-Boy of being a monster thanks to his venemous fangs that have people speculating that he is a vampire. Peter complains that Spider-Boy hasn't done anything to warrant this kind of treatment.
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* LighterAndSofter: When compared to the main ''Amazing Spider-Man'' book by Zeb Wells, Bailey's adventures are comparatively lighthearted. Bailey's rogues are much sillier and zanier villains like Gutterball and Balloon Man in the vein of the Silver Age of comic books. The stakes are generally lower and there's none of the blood and bruising seen in the fights of the other spider-hero books.
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* {{Psychometry}}: Bailey's Spider-Sense works differently from most other spider heroes. Instead of alerting him to danger, touching a person or a related object can trigger prophetic visions of ''other'' people who will be in danger in the near future. This is accompanied by a buzzing sensation that won't subside until Bailey intervenes himself.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Hellifino is a human-rhino-elephant hybrid thrice Bailey's size and can crush stone with ease. From appearances alone, you'd never guess that he's [[spoiler:a ten-year-old boy named Eli being forced to work for Madame Monstrosity.]]
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** Bailey's powers were forced upon him by Madame Monstrosity, turning him into a spider-human hybrid. However, after being rescued by Spider-Man and tutored by Daredevil, Bailey has learned to control his suite of spider powers and learn to retract his spider features to live a normal life. This is in contrast to Hellifino, who is a four-armed fusion of a person, an elephant, and a rhino [[spoiler:and a kid Bailey's age]] with no apparent ability to return to human form.
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** Bailey's powers were forced upon him by Madame Monstrosity, turning him into a spider-human hybrid. However, after being rescued by Spider-Man and tutored by Daredevil, Bailey has learned to control his suite of spider powers and learn to retract his spider features to live a normal life. This is in contrast to Hellifino, who is a four-armed fusion of a person, an elephant, and a rhino rhino, [[spoiler:and a kid Bailey's age]] with no apparent ability to return to human form.
* InsufferableGenius: Madame Monstrosity is a brilliant MadScientist who specializes in splicing people with animal DNA to turn them into super-strong hybrids. But she's also so arrogant that she readily believes Hellifino's lie that Spider-Boy turned into a bunch of spiders and got away, believing it to be something that she could have done.
-->'''Madame Monstrosity:''' He can do that?\\
'''Hellifino:''' Don't ask me. You gave him his powers.\\
'''Madame Monstrosity:''' I did, didn't I? I must be better than I thought!
-->'''Madame Monstrosity:''' He can do that?\\
'''Hellifino:''' Don't ask me. You gave him his powers.\\
'''Madame Monstrosity:''' I did, didn't I? I must be better than I thought!
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* LethalHarmlessPowers: The Balloon Man has the ability to manipulate helium gas with his mind. Sounds harmless enough, right? Well, if he mixes said helium with laughing gas and other toxic chemicals, he can pop balloons filled with "attack gasses" to debiltate entire crowds. He also seizes control of the Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. After he treats them with a special "Polymer X", the balloons gain NighInvulnerability, granting him control of several hundred-foot-tall giants that can repel attacks and smash buildings.
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* LethalHarmlessPowers: The Balloon Man has the ability to manipulate helium gas with his mind. Sounds harmless enough, right? Well, if he mixes said helium with laughing gas and other toxic chemicals, he can pop balloons filled with "attack gasses" to debiltate entire crowds. He also seizes control of the Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. After he treats balloons after treating them with a special "Polymer X", X". This grants the balloons gain NighInvulnerability, granting him control of several hundred-foot-tall making them indestructible giants that can repel attacks and smash buildings.
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* CursedWithAwesome: Downplayed. There's not much about his situation of being erased from everyone's memory that Bailey isn't upset about, but the fact that Madame Monstrosity, the villain who turned him into a spider-human hybrid in the first place, can tell that he's a product of her experiments but has no memory of him and is being driven ''bonkers'' by this is definitely a small silver lining for him.
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** Bailey's powers were forced upon him by Madame Monstrosity, turning him into a spider-human hybrid. However, after being rescued by Spider-Man and tutored by Daredevil, Bailey has learned to control his suite of spider powers and learn to retract his spider features to live a normal life. This is in contrast to Hellifino, who is a four-armed fusion of a person, an elephant, and a rhino [[spoiler:and a kid Bailey's age]] with no apparent ability to return to human form.
** Downplayed. There's not much about his situation of being erased from everyone's memory that Bailey isn't upset about, but the fact that Madame Monstrosity, the villain who turned him into a spider-human hybrid in the first place, can tell that he's a product of her experiments but has no memory of him and is being driven ''bonkers'' by this is definitely a small silver lining for him.
** Bailey's powers were forced upon him by Madame Monstrosity, turning him into a spider-human hybrid. However, after being rescued by Spider-Man and tutored by Daredevil, Bailey has learned to control his suite of spider powers and learn to retract his spider features to live a normal life. This is in contrast to Hellifino, who is a four-armed fusion of a person, an elephant, and a rhino [[spoiler:and a kid Bailey's age]] with no apparent ability to return to human form.
** Downplayed. There's not much about his situation of being erased from everyone's memory that Bailey isn't upset about, but the fact that Madame Monstrosity, the villain who turned him into a spider-human hybrid in the first place, can tell that he's a product of her experiments but has no memory of him and is being driven ''bonkers'' by this is definitely a small silver lining for him.
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* MrExposition: Because Spider-Man has no knowledge of Bailey or his rogues, Bailey often has to be the one explaining who these "new" rogues are and what they can do.
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* StillBelievesInSanta: Bailey waves to a Santa Claus at the Thanksgiving Day Parade, showing that Bailey still believes in Santa on account of his age. Given the existence of literal gods like Thor and the fact that Santa Claus is shown to exist in some Marvel comics, Bailey's belief is not unwarranted.
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* ContinuityNod: Peter is concerned when he learns that Christina knows Bailey's SecretIdentity, telling Bailey that he has to be more discreet about it since he's only been back a few days. Bailey retorts that Peter once had Doctor Strange remove everyone's memory of his SecretIdentity, referencing the events of ''Amazing Spider-Man #641'' (and indirectly referencing the movie inspired by the same plot point, ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'').
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* NoSell: Spider-Man punches Gutterball in the head in the first issue, discovering the hard way that not only is his head indestructible, but he doesn't even react to the punch.
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** Spider-Man punches Gutterball in the head in the first issue, discovering the hard way that not only is his head indestructible, but he doesn't even react to thepunch.punch.
** In the same issue, Bailey tries to use his paralyzing venom to incapacitate Hellifino. But the elephant-rhino hybrid's skin is too tough for Bailey's fangs to penetrate.
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'''Bailey:''' Better? [[TakeThat You mean like asking Doctor Strange]] [[CallBack to do a spell to make everyone forget?]]\\
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:In a flashback, Bailey remembers one of his friends who was also a prisoner of Madame Monstrosity. They joke about Bailey's situation to lighten up the mood and accidentally give the woman an idea to merge Bailey's friend with a rhino ''and'' an elephant, when M. Monstrosity has only merged ''one'' animal per person before.]]
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* MistakenForRelated: The ''Daily Bugle'' publishes an article on Spider-Boy's "first" public appearance which speculates on his connection to Spider-Man, one theory being that he's Spider-Man's son.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:In a flashback, Bailey remembersone of his friends friend Eli who was also a prisoner of Madame Monstrosity. They joke about Bailey's situation to lighten up the mood and accidentally give the woman an idea to merge Bailey's friend Eli with a rhino ''and'' an elephant, when M. Monstrosity has only merged ''one'' animal per person before.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:In a flashback, Bailey remembers
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* ArcWelding: In the short preview in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #31, Madame Monstrosity calls Dr. Shannon Stillwell, and they mention scientist brothers Farley Stillwell, who created the Scorpion way back in the [[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko}} 1960s]], and Harlan Stillwell, who created the Human Fly in an ''Amazing Spider-Man Annual''. [[spoiler:Monstrosity is the Stillwell siblings' ''mother''. Monstrosity also implies she had a hand in the creation of the Lizard, Morbius and the Rhino.]]
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* ArcWelding: In the short preview in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' ''[[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderMan2022}} Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #31, Madame Monstrosity calls Dr. Shannon Stillwell, and they mention scientist brothers Farley Stillwell, who created the Scorpion way back in the [[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko}} 1960s]], and Harlan Stillwell, who created the Human Fly in an ''Amazing Spider-Man Annual''. [[spoiler:Monstrosity is the Stillwell siblings' ''mother''. Monstrosity also implies she had a hand in the creation of the Lizard, Morbius and the Rhino.]]
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* CursedWithAwesome: Downplayed. There's not much about his situation of being erased from everyone's memory that Bailey isn't upset about, but the fact that Madame Monstrosity, the villain who turned him into a spider-human hybrid in the first place, can tell that he's a product of her experiments but has no memory of him and is being driven ''bonkers'' by this is definitely a small silver lining for him.
* EverybodyHasStandards: Spider-Boy scolds Squirrel Girl for laughing at Professor Helio's squeaky voice, pointing out that he can't help it due to the accident that gave him his powers. Though he also is aware of [[BerserkButton how the villain reacts to such mockery]], so it could have just been a practical attempt to keep the situation from escalating.
* EverybodyHasStandards: Spider-Boy scolds Squirrel Girl for laughing at Professor Helio's squeaky voice, pointing out that he can't help it due to the accident that gave him his powers. Though he also is aware of [[BerserkButton how the villain reacts to such mockery]], so it could have just been a practical attempt to keep the situation from escalating.
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* PungeonMaster: After defeating the bowling-ball headed Gutterball in the first issue, Spider-Boy and Spider-Man keep making bowling puns about their victory.
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* PungeonMaster: After defeating the bowling-ball headed Gutterball in the first issue, Spider-Boy and Spider-Man keep making bowling puns about their victory. [[{{Hypocrite}} Gutterball yells at them to stop]] even as he's being arrested.
* RedheadsAreUncool: While most people don't know he's a redhead under the mask, once the photo of Spider-Boy with his fangs bared during the fight with Electro is published in the ''Bugle'', civilians start reacting with fear toward him. Joked about by Christina when Bailey is venting to her about people thinking he's "some weird bloodsucking vampire kid."
-->'''Bailey:''' C'mon. Would you and your family have taken me in if the first time you saw me I had all my fangs and extra eyes out?\\
'''Christina:''' Please. You unmasked in front of me... and showed me you were a ''ginger''. That's ''way'' worse than a vampire!
* RedheadsAreUncool: While most people don't know he's a redhead under the mask, once the photo of Spider-Boy with his fangs bared during the fight with Electro is published in the ''Bugle'', civilians start reacting with fear toward him. Joked about by Christina when Bailey is venting to her about people thinking he's "some weird bloodsucking vampire kid."
-->'''Bailey:''' C'mon. Would you and your family have taken me in if the first time you saw me I had all my fangs and extra eyes out?\\
'''Christina:''' Please. You unmasked in front of me... and showed me you were a ''ginger''. That's ''way'' worse than a vampire!
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'''Bailey:''' Better? [[TakeThat You mean like asking Doctor Strange]] [[CallBack to do a spell to make everyone forget?]]\\
'''Peter:''' [[{{Touche}} Fair point.]]
* ShoutOut: When Peter visits Bailey at the FEAST center, he greats him and Christina with, [[Series/ThirtyRock "How do you do, fellow kids?"]]
'''Bailey:''' Better? [[TakeThat You mean like asking Doctor Strange]] [[CallBack to do a spell to make everyone forget?]]\\
'''Peter:''' [[{{Touche}} Fair point.]]
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''Spider-Boy'' is a 2023 comic book from Creator/MarvelComics. It's initially written by Creator/DanSlott, with art by Paco Medina and Ty Templeton and color art by Erick Arciniega and Dee Cunniffe.
Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, the story is part of the wider ComicBook/SpiderMan franchise and stars Bailey Briggs, the kid sidekick known as Spider-Boy. However, Spider-Man doesn't actually remember having a sidekick. A CosmicRetcon erased Bailey and his Spider-Boy identity from the world and now, even though he's been restored, all records of him are gone.
Trying to rebuild his life in a world that no longer has space for him, and trying to reclaim his identity as a hero, Spider-Boy immediately tumbles into a series of adventures.
The first issue was released November 1, 2023.
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!!''Spider-Boy'' contains examples of the following tropes:
* ArcWelding: In the short preview in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #31, Madame Monstrosity calls Dr. Shannon Stillwell, and they mention scientist brothers Farley Stillwell, who created the Scorpion way back in the [[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko}} 1960s]], and Harlan Stillwell, who created the Human Fly in an ''Amazing Spider-Man Annual''. [[spoiler:Monstrosity is the Stillwell siblings' ''mother''. Monstrosity also implies she had a hand in the creation of the Lizard, Morbius and the Rhino.]]
* ArtificialHybrid: Madame Monstrosity merges humans with animals, making bizarre creatures named "Humanimals". Bailey was one of her victims.
* HeliumSpeech: Supervillain Professor Emilio Helio has to breathe helium, which gives him a high-pitched and squeaky voice. He reacts very violently when people find it funny.
* KidHero: Bailey's already been a hero for three years (even if nobody remembers him) and he's still a child.
* MadScientist: Madame Monstrosity is obsessed with changing people into animal hybrids named Humanimals.
* MissingMom: Bailey believes that his mother is not dead, but does not expand on the subject.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:In a flashback, Bailey remembers one of his friends who was also a prisoner of Madame Monstrosity. They joke about Bailey's situation to lighten up the mood and accidentally give the woman an idea to merge Bailey's friend with a rhino ''and'' an elephant, when M. Monstrosity has only merged ''one'' animal per person before.]]
* NoSell: Spider-Man punches Gutterball in the head in the first issue, discovering the hard way that not only is his head indestructible, but he doesn't even react to the punch.
* PungeonMaster: After defeating the bowling-ball headed Gutterball in the first issue, Spider-Boy and Spider-Man keep making bowling puns about their victory.
* SantaClaus: In the first issue's second story, Bailey and Christina Xu attend the Thanksgiving balloon parade, and the boy sights a Santa in the parade. He believes that the Santa on the parade is real, just like gods Thor and Hercules, which ''do'' exist as modern day heroes in the Marvel Universe.
* SecretKeeper: The first issue re-establishes that, apart from Peter Parker, Christina Xu is another person who knows Spider-Boy's identity. Peter is unimpressed that Bailey's already told someone else.
* SpinOff: Spider-Boy was introduced in ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2022'' and the ''ComicBook/EndOfTheSpiderVerse'' crossover event before spinning off into his own comic book when that ''Spider-Man'' series ended.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Does... ''some of the things'' a spider can]]
''Spider-Boy'' is a 2023 comic book from Creator/MarvelComics. It's initially written by Creator/DanSlott, with art by Paco Medina and Ty Templeton and color art by Erick Arciniega and Dee Cunniffe.
Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, the story is part of the wider ComicBook/SpiderMan franchise and stars Bailey Briggs, the kid sidekick known as Spider-Boy. However, Spider-Man doesn't actually remember having a sidekick. A CosmicRetcon erased Bailey and his Spider-Boy identity from the world and now, even though he's been restored, all records of him are gone.
Trying to rebuild his life in a world that no longer has space for him, and trying to reclaim his identity as a hero, Spider-Boy immediately tumbles into a series of adventures.
The first issue was released November 1, 2023.
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!!''Spider-Boy'' contains examples of the following tropes:
* ArcWelding: In the short preview in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #31, Madame Monstrosity calls Dr. Shannon Stillwell, and they mention scientist brothers Farley Stillwell, who created the Scorpion way back in the [[ComicBook/{{TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko}} 1960s]], and Harlan Stillwell, who created the Human Fly in an ''Amazing Spider-Man Annual''. [[spoiler:Monstrosity is the Stillwell siblings' ''mother''. Monstrosity also implies she had a hand in the creation of the Lizard, Morbius and the Rhino.]]
* ArtificialHybrid: Madame Monstrosity merges humans with animals, making bizarre creatures named "Humanimals". Bailey was one of her victims.
* HeliumSpeech: Supervillain Professor Emilio Helio has to breathe helium, which gives him a high-pitched and squeaky voice. He reacts very violently when people find it funny.
* KidHero: Bailey's already been a hero for three years (even if nobody remembers him) and he's still a child.
* MadScientist: Madame Monstrosity is obsessed with changing people into animal hybrids named Humanimals.
* MissingMom: Bailey believes that his mother is not dead, but does not expand on the subject.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:In a flashback, Bailey remembers one of his friends who was also a prisoner of Madame Monstrosity. They joke about Bailey's situation to lighten up the mood and accidentally give the woman an idea to merge Bailey's friend with a rhino ''and'' an elephant, when M. Monstrosity has only merged ''one'' animal per person before.]]
* NoSell: Spider-Man punches Gutterball in the head in the first issue, discovering the hard way that not only is his head indestructible, but he doesn't even react to the punch.
* PungeonMaster: After defeating the bowling-ball headed Gutterball in the first issue, Spider-Boy and Spider-Man keep making bowling puns about their victory.
* SantaClaus: In the first issue's second story, Bailey and Christina Xu attend the Thanksgiving balloon parade, and the boy sights a Santa in the parade. He believes that the Santa on the parade is real, just like gods Thor and Hercules, which ''do'' exist as modern day heroes in the Marvel Universe.
* SecretKeeper: The first issue re-establishes that, apart from Peter Parker, Christina Xu is another person who knows Spider-Boy's identity. Peter is unimpressed that Bailey's already told someone else.
* SpinOff: Spider-Boy was introduced in ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2022'' and the ''ComicBook/EndOfTheSpiderVerse'' crossover event before spinning off into his own comic book when that ''Spider-Man'' series ended.
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