Spider-Man

Raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, Peter Parker is a kind-hearted 15-year-old who tries to make it through every day of his high-school career without getting picked on too badly. But Peter has a secret: At night, he sheds his studious trappings and dons the garb of the city's mysterious new protector: the amazing Spider-Man!

Real name: Peter Parker
Occupation: Student, web-site designer
Identity: Secret
Legal status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record, still a minor
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: General New York area
First appearance: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1

Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown

Known superhuman powers: Spider-Man possesses superhuman strength, reflexes and equilibrium; the ability to cause parts of his body to stick with great tenacity to most surfaces; and a subconscious, premonitional "danger" sense.

History: On a class field trip to Osborn Industries, Peter Parker was bitten by one of the test animals: a spider. He soon found he had strength and speed he didn't know he possessed, and developed a sixth sense that would warn him of danger. Most shocking of all, he woke up in the middle of the night and discovered he could crawl on walls.

At first, Peter felt like a freak and didn't know where to turn. He found his new powers hard to cope with and control. He fought Flash Thompson, the school bully, and accidentally broke the boy's hand. He began experiencing mood swings, lashing out at his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. And he used his fledgling abilities to join the basketball team and become a pro wrestler.

His ego inflated by the heady feeling of wrestling stardom, Peter chose to mind his own business when he encountered a criminal fleeing the scene of a robbery -- though he could have captured the thief easily with his newfound spider-powers. A few nights later, a burglar entered the Parker home and demanded the family's money. When Ben quipped that the thief probably had more than they did, the man shot him at point-blank range.

Meanwhile, Peter had vowed to share his secret with the people who had raised him like a son. Returning home, he found police cars surrounding the house. Aunt May was hysterical.

When he overheard a police bulletin saying Ben's murderer had been cornered in a nearby warehouse, Peter donned his wresting costume and dashed off to avenge his uncle's death. Upon seeing the hoodlum's face, he recognized him as the crook he had allowed to escape days earlier. The moment Peter realized he could have saved his uncle, he understood the words Ben had spoken to him that night: "With great power, there must come great responsibility."

Peter would never forget those words, and he set forth to use his powers to help others. So was born the sensational Spider-Man!

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