The bite of an irradiated spider granted high school student Peter Parker incredible, arachnid-like powers - and New York hasn't been the same since. When a burglar killed his beloved Uncle Ben due to the bookish teenager's own thoughtless inaction, a guilt-ridden Peter vowed to use his amazing abilities to protect his fellow man. Today, Spider-Man casts an imposing shadow over his not-so-friendly neighborhood.
Force-fed a ceaseless string of bitter diatribes and baseless accusations by Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson, many New Yorkers believe Spider-Man to be a menace. Others see the wall-crawler as a man of the people, a working-class hero giving his all to protect the city and its residents. To the hoodlums he hunts, Spider-Man is a wise-cracking, wall-crawling force of good. When common criminals see him coming, they know full well there's a beat-down in their immediate future.
Those whose lives Spider-Man touches are forever changed. Citizens he saves are eternally grateful, while the psycopaths and super-villains caught in the hero's tangled web inevitably rise up to seek vengeance against their arachnid-inspired adversary. But those most affected must suffer in silence: Peter Parker'ss family and friends deal dail with the turbulence that arises from the wall-crawler's chosen profession.
Hero:
Spider-Man
Supporting Cast:
Mary Jane Watson-Parker
May Parker
Harry Osborn
Flash Thompson
Liz Allen
Randy Robertson
Jill Stacy
Arthur Stacy
Paul Stacy
Anna Watson
J. Jonah Jameson
Marla Jameson
John Jameson
Debra Whitman
Detective Neil Garrett
John "Kiwi Kid" Anderson
Carlie Cooper
Lily Hollister
Bill Hollister
Mia Flores
Officer Vincent "Vin" Gonzales
Bobby Carr
The Daily Bugle:
Dexter Bennett
Joe "Robbie" Robertson
Betty Brant
Ben Urich
Kat Farrell
Ken Ellis
Glory Grant
Other Heroes:
Jackpot
Daredevil
Human Torch
Scarlet Spider
The Black Cat
The Prowler
Cloak and Dagger
Rocket Racer
Spider-Woman III
Madame Web
Solo
Steel Spider
Frog-Man II
Toxin
Hybrid
Villians:
The Green Goblin
Venom
Doctor Octopus
Electro
Mysterio
The Vulture
The Sandman
Kraven the Hunter
The Scorpion
The Rhino
The Hobgoblin
The Lizard
The Chameleon
The Shocker
Carnage
The Puma
Hydro-Man
The Beetle I
Morbius the Living Vampire
Jack O' Lantern
Mad Jack
Black Tarantula
Hammerhead
Tombstone
Calypso
Vermin
Chance
Swarm
Silvermane
Boomerang
Doppelganger
Shriek
Carrion
The Rose
Delilah
Stegron the Dinosaur Man
Armada
The Grim Hunter
Will O' the Wisp
Killer Shrike
Equinox
Corona
Goldbug
Slyde
Morlun
Fusion
The Shade
Shathra
Digger
Queen
Charlie Weiderman
The White Rabbit
The Walrus
Conundrum
Dr. Jonas Harrow
Jimmy-6
Ero
Mister Negative
Menace
Screwball
Paper Doll
Overdrive
Fracture
Anti-Venom
The Clone Saga:
The Jackal
Kaine
Spidercide
Villainous Teams:
The Sinister Six
The Sinister Syndicate
The Enforcers
The Spider-Slayers
Femme Fatales
Knight and Fogg
Styx and Stone
The Symbiotes
The Spider-Man Revenge Squad
The Circus of Crime
The Seekers