Spider-Man
Origin:
When Peter Parker is 15 years old, he attends a science exhibition where he is bitten by a radioactive spider. The spider's bite gives Peter an array of spider-like powers, including wall-crawling, superhuman strength and agility, and an extra-sensory "spider-sense".
Peter sets out to find fame and fortune at first, winning a match against professional wrestler Crusher Hogan. Quickly becoming a minor celebrity, Peter appears on a television special. However, afterward, he allows a thief to escape the TV station, and tells a security guard that it isn't his problem. He later regrets this decision when he finds out the same Burglar has killed his Uncle Ben. Realizing that he could have prevented his uncle's death and blaming himself, Peter devotes himself to fighting crime and saving lives, driven by his uncle's words, "with great power there must also come great responsibility." This phrase (usually in the modified form "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility") subsequently achieved widespread fame.
Character history
Early life
Peter Benjamin Parker's parents Richard and Mary Parker, CIA and later S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, are killed on a mission. The infant Peter Parker is left in the care of his Uncle Ben and Aunt May Parker, who live in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, New York. The aging couple love Peter, but he is unpopular among those his own age. Over time, he grows to be a lonely, timid teenager. The exceptionally bright Peter shows more interest in his studies, especially science, than in any kind of social life. He is often the target of jokes by more popular students like Flash Thompson, the high school's star athlete.
Problems as Spider-Man
Spider-Man tries to do the right thing, but the authorities and the public view him with suspicion. Thanks to a continuous smear campaign by J. Jonah Jameson, publisher of The Daily Bugle, many people consider Spider-Man a menace to society. Ironically, Peter spends much of his life working as a freelance photographer for Jameson, primarily selling photographs of himself as Spider-Man to be used in negative articles and editorials.
Spider-Man amasses many enemies, as any superhero does when fighting crime and villainy. Some targeted him as Peter Parker or attacked his loved ones: the Green Goblin killed Peter's girlfriend Gwen Stacy. The stresses of Peter's dual identity often led to tension between himself and his wife Mary Jane Watson, or his friends.
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