History ComicBook / SpiderManLifeStory

** [[spoiler: The [[Characters/VenomTheSymbiote Venom Symbiote]] and [[Characters/MarvelComicsKravenTheHunter Kraven the Hunter]]. While both of them are far from heroic in the mainline comics, they combine to become a major villain for the finale of the comic as the Symboite bonds with Kraven for murderous revenge against Spidey; in the 616 universe the Symboite doesn’t actually want to kill Peter since it genuinely loves him]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: A major element of the mini-series, as it deals with decades-long fallout of actions while not needing to maintain status quos.
** In the comics, Jonah Jameson’s involvement with the creation of the Scorpion and Spider-Slayers is ignored and his comeuppance of his involvement with the creation of Scorpion comes up years later in a Hobgoblin story. In the 2021 Annual, [[spoiler: Scorpion reveals Jonah's role in his creation, leading to Jonah being arrested and spending several decades in prison]].
** Despite his amnesia, Norman is still a threat to Peter’s personal life. [[spoiler:Because of that, Peter calls the police as an anonymous tipper so that Norman can go to jail.]]
** Due to the Vietnam War being underway, the topic of whether or not the superhero population should go overseas to fight is brought up rather than ignored like many comics did at the time. By the events of issue #2 we see that [[spoiler:Captain America has TakenAThirdOption and is trying to save both sides while Tony Stark is fielding a camo'ed up version of his Mk-III Armor to hunt Steve.]]
** When people with extraordinary abilities get involved in war, it tends to make things worse due to escalation. [[spoiler: The Vietnam War is still going strong in 1977 due to Cap, Iron Man, and Giant Man’s involvement. Reed also points out the very real and frightening possibility that Hank Pym could get captured and the Viet Công could reverse engineer the Pym Particles for their soldiers.]]
** In the comics, May’s advanced age makes her prone to fainting, but is otherwise not commented on in the comics due to the sliding timescale making her not “too” old. [[spoiler: Come issue #3, which is set in the 1980’s, May is still alive and in her 90’s, but has developed a severe case of dementia; after she puts the twins in their stroller and wanders off one day, she has to remain housebound for her own safety. MJ even points out the strain that taking care of a senile adult is putting on their home and family life, and reluctantly brings up to Peter that May should be in an assisted living facility instead.]]
** In ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'' and ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManRenewYourVows'', Mary Jane and Peter have a healthy relationship despite Peter’s commitment to being Spider-Man and raised Mayday and Annie Parker well thanks to Peter giving up the mask due to his injuries in the early part of their childhood. [[spoiler: Without a life-changing disability and a direct commitment to retire to raise his child, Peter’s continued commitment to being Spider-Man leaves Mary Jane alone to raise two babies. This coupled with an aging Aunt May who suffers from a severe case of dementia proves it hard for her to manage, not helped by Peter being openly neglectful. The stress causes MJ and Peter to separate, which they did briefly in 616 when she suffered from PTSD after a stalker kidnapped her, a far cry from comics who ignore the strains of marriage coupled with superheroics.]]
** By 1984, a 37-year-old Peter has begun feeling his age and slowing down. [[spoiler: He cites this as the primary reason he decided to keep using the Symbiote after discovering it was a living creature.]]
** [[spoiler: How does the final confrontation between Norman Osborn, who’s well into his seventies or eighties in the 1990s, and Peter Parker end? With a climatic showdown and battle to the death? Nope! It ends when Norman suffers a heart attack from all the strain he puts onto his body with his anger and excitement. Norman isn’t in his prime and can’t be as physical as he was years ago. The most he can do is try and kill Peter with a remote-controlled Goblin Glider which Peter easily dispatches. In the end, Norman Osborn dies from a completely mundane heart attack rather than a dramatic fight with Peter.]]
** In a world full of superheroes, what happens when the 9/11 terrorist attacks still succeed? [[spoiler: Superhumans are immediately drafted by the government for UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror.]]
** When [[LetsYouAndHimFight heroes fight against other heroes]], the villains tend to take advantage of the opportunity. Issue #6 reveals Doctor Doom did so, managing to take over the world and eliminate many of the divided heroes.
** [[spoiler: If given a choice to [[ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan steal a superhero's body]], a genius supervillain would obviously choose that of a younger and freshly-on-his-prime over that of his aged and worn-up ArchEnemy.]]

* MercyKill: In a twisted sense, Kraven’s attempt to kill Peter. He had [[VillainousRespect respected) Spider-Man as a WorthyOpponent, but now Spidey is aging past his best, so Kraven has decided to grant him a warrior’s death.

* OneSteveLimit: The comic series has three Bens (Parker, Reilly and Benji) and two Mileses (Warren and Morales).

* CloningBlues: [[spoiler:Issue #2 uses the Clone Saga in a heartbreaking way. As it turns out, Norman Osborn had contacted Miles Warren to create two clones - one of Norman to pin the Green Goblin's crimes on and one of Peter to have a true heir that wasn't Harry. Peter initially blows off the third clone, which is of Gwen, only to learn that it's actually ''the real Gwen Stacy'']].