Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
is a
fiction
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al
superhero
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from
Marvel
Marvel may refer to:
Business
* Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company
** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ...
who has been adapted and appeared in various media including television shows, films, toys, stage shows, books, and video games.
Television
Spider-Man has been adapted to
television
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many times, as a short-lived live-action
television series
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, a
Japanese tokusatsu series, and several animated cartoon series. There were also the "
Spidey Super Stories" segments on the
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...
educational series ''
The Electric Company
''The Electric Company'' is an American educational children's television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It was co-created by Paul Dooley, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Lloyd Morrisett. ...
'', which featured a Spider-Man (played by Danny Seagren) who did not speak out loud but instead used only
word balloons.
Animated series
* Spider-Man appears in a
self-titled series (1967), voiced by
Paul Soles.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Spider-Woman'', voiced again by Paul Soles.
* Spider-Man appears in a
self-titled series (1981), voiced by Ted Schwartz.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'', voiced by
Dan Gilvezan
Daniel John Gilvezan (born October 26, 1950) is an American actor, known for playing Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the 1981 animated series '' Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' and Bumblebee in the original 1984-1987 '' The Transformers'' seri ...
. This version is a member of the titular group, alongside
Iceman and
Firestar.
* Spider-Man appears in a
self-titled series (1994), voiced by
Christopher Daniel Barnes
Christopher Daniel Barnes (born November 7, 1972) is an American actor, writer, and former child model. He is best known for his voice role as the Spider-Man, titular character in the 1990s animated series ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (199 ...
.
[ A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.]
* Spider-Man makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''
X-Men: The Animated Series'' episode "Child of Light".
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Spider-Man Unlimited'' (1999), voiced by
Rino Romano. This version's suit was made using
nanotechnology
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and possesses
stealth technology
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and anti-
symbiote sonic weaponry.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series'', voiced by
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received List of awards and nominations ...
.
* Peter Parker appears in the ''
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' episode "Frightful", voiced by
Sam Vincent. This version is a freelance photographer.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
The Spectacular Spider-Man'', voiced by
Josh Keaton.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', voiced by
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor and musician. Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as a child actor in the 1990s, appearing on ''Home Improvement (TV series), Home Improvement'' (1994) and in severa ...
.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Ultimate Spider-Man
''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate Ma ...
'', voiced again by Drake Bell.
This version is a member of
S.H.I.E.L.D. and the leader of a group of trainees consisting of
Iron Fist,
Nova,
Luke Cage
Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr. in 1972, he was the first Af ...
and
White Tiger.
* Spider-Man appears in ''Marvel Mash-Up: Spidey and His Amazing Friends'', voiced by
Dave Boat.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Avengers Assemble'', voiced again by Drake Bell in the first and second seasons and by
Robbie Daymond
Robert Daymond Howard (born March 11, 1982) is an American voice actor who is mostly known for his roles in video games, animation, anime and audiobooks. Some of his best known roles include Tuxedo Mask in the Viz Media redub of ''Sailor Moon'', ...
in the fifth.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel'', voiced again by Drake Bell.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'' voiced again by Drake Bell.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers'', voiced by
Shinji Kawada in Japanese and Robbie Daymond in English.
* Spider-Man appears in a
self-titled series (2017), voiced by Robbie Daymond.
This version is a student of Horizon High.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
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Comic book teams 1969 team
The 1969 version of the Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), Guardians of the Galaxy were the origi ...
'', voiced again by Robbie Daymond.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Marvel Super Hero Adventures'', voiced by
Cole Howard.
* Spider-Man appears in ''
Marvel Future Avengers'', reprised by Shinji Kawada in Japanese and Robbie Daymond in English.
* Spider-Man (known as Spidey) appears in ''
Spidey and His Amazing Friends
''Spidey and His Amazing Friends'' (also known as ''Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends'') is an American animated television series produced by Marvel Studios Animation (formerly Marvel Animation) and animated by Atomic Cartoons (who als ...
'', voiced initially by Benjamin Valic and by Alkaio Thiele from the third season onward.
*
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
appears in two
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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(MCU)
Disney+
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animated series.
** ''
What If...?'' (2021) features an alternate version marketed "
Zombie Hunter Spidey", voiced by Hudson Thames instead of
Tom Holland due to contractual conflicts.
** The character appears in ''
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'', an animated series set in an alternate timeline of the MCU.
*Spider-Man makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''
X-Men '97
''X-Men '97'' is an American animated television series created by Beau DeMayo for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. It is a revival of '' X-Men: The Animated Series'' (1992–1997) produced b ...
'' episode "Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 1".
*A stand-in for Spider-Man known as Agent Spider appears in the Season 2 of Amazon's ''
Invincible''.
Live-action series
* Spider-Man appears in ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'' (1977), portrayed by
Nicholas Hammond
Nicholas Hammond (born 15 May 1950) is an American and Australian actor and writer who is best known for his roles as Friedrich von Trapp in the film '' The Sound of Music'' and as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the 1970s television series ''The Am ...
. The short-lived series, which had started out as a TV film in 1977, was created before the popular ''
The Incredible Hulk'' television series of the same decade, and ran for two seasons consisting of 13 episodes during the 1977/1978 and 1978/1979 seasons. The series concluded with a two-hour episode on July 6, 1979.
* is Spider-Man in the
Japanese ''Spider-Man'' television series, produced by
Toei Company
, simply known as Toei Company or Toei, is a Japanese entertainment company. Headquartered in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, it is involved in film and television production, distribution, video game development, publishing, and ownership of 34 movi ...
.
* ''
Spider-Noir'', a live action Spider-Man Noir series, is in development.
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Nicolas Cage, various accolades, including an Academy A ...
will star as Spider-Man in the series.
Film
Live-action
Early films
* Nicholas Hammond portrayed the character in the 1970s ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' TV series, with three films being theatrically released in Europe from 1977 to 1981.
** ''
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
'' (1977)
** ''
Spider-Man Strikes Back
''Spider-Man Strikes Back'' is a 1978 American superhero film that had a theatrical release abroad, a composite of the two-parter episode "Deadly Dust" of the contemporary television show ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', released on 8 May 1978. It was ...
'' (1978)
** ''
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge'' (1981)
* ''
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
'' (1978) is a Japanese film based on the 1978 TV series of
the same name, starring the alternate Spider-Man Takuya Yamishiro.
Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' series
* In 2002,
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Columbia Pictures, is an American film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution company that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ...
released the
origin feature film ''
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
'', beginning a trilogy directed solely by Raimi. The film stars
Tobey Maguire
Tobias Vincent Maguire (born 27 June 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for starring as Peter Parker (2002 film series character), Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man in film#Sam Raimi's trilogy, ''Spider-Man'' tr ...
as the
titular character, with
Willem Dafoe
William James "Willem" Dafoe ( ; born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades including a Volpi Cup Award for ...
co starring as
Norman Osborn / Green Goblin.
* Maguire reprised his role in the 2004 sequel ''
Spider-Man 2
''Spider-Man 2'' is a 2004 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of Spider-Man. Directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story conceived by Michael Chabon and the writing team of Alfred Gough and Miles ...
'', adapting elements from the comic book storyline "Spider-Man No More".
Alfred Molina co-stars as
Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus.
* Maguire further reprised his role as Spider-Man in ''
Spider-Man 3
''Spider-Man 3'' is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, and Laura Ziskin Productions, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it was directe ...
'' (2007), which ultimately ended the trilogy.
Thomas Haden Church,
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), ''Milk (2008 American film), Milk'' (200 ...
, and
Topher Grace
Christopher John Grace ( ; born July 12, 1978), known professionally as Topher Grace, is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Eric Forman in the teen sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2005) and Eddie Brock / Venom in Sam Raimi's s ...
co-star as
Flint Marko / Sandman,
Harry Osborn / New Goblin, and
Eddie Brock / Venom, respectively.
* From 2008 to 2010,
Sony
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...
and Raimi were developing further sequels to ''Spider-Man 3''. However, many issues surfaced over ''
Spider-Man 4'', leading Sony to cancel it in 2010. ''4'' was originally scheduled to release in 2011.
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' film series
* Following the cancellation of ''Spider-Man 4'', Sony rebooted the series with ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'' (2012), directed by
Marc Webb. In July 2010,
Andrew Garfield
Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor. After his breakout role in '' Boy A'' (2007), he came to international attention with the supporting role of Eduardo Saverin in the drama ''The Social Network'' ...
was cast as the
titular character,
co-starring with
Rhys Ifans as Dr.
Curt Connors / Lizard, and
Emma Stone as love interest
Gwen Stacy
Gwendolyne Maxine "Gwen" Stacy is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character in those featuring Spider-Man (Peter Parker). A college student and the daughter of George Stacy, Georg ...
.
**
Max Charles portrayed a young Peter Parker in the opening scene of the film.
* Sony planned ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' to start a
shared universe
A shared universe or shared world is a fictional universe from a set of creative works where one or more writers (or other artists) independently contribute works that can stand alone but fits into the joint development of the storyline, charact ...
, competing with other studios' universes (such as the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appe ...
(MCU) franchise), with ''
The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014). Garfield and Stone reprise their roles while co-starring with
Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Grammy Award ...
,
Dane DeHaan, and
Paul Giamatti
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti ( ; born June6, 1967) is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globes, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award.
After studying a ...
as
Max Dillon / Electro,
Harry Osborn / Green Goblin, and
Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino, respectively.
** Charles also reprised the role of young Parker.
* Following the underwhelming box office performance and critical reception of ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', Sony cancelled their shared universe and the proposed ''
Sinister Six'' spinoff, originally scheduled for 2016 and 2018, respectively.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Sony,
Marvel Studios
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and
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16 ...
announced in February 2015 a deal for Spider-Man to appear in the MCU, with
Tom Holland portraying
the character.
* Before his official debut in ''
Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), Parker previously appears and is referenced.
** In ''
Iron Man 2'' (2010), Max Favreau, son of director
Jon Favreau
Jonathan Kolia Favreau ( ; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as ''Rudy (film), Rudy'' (1993), ''PCU (film), PCU'' (1994), ''Swingers (1996 film), Swingers'' (1996), ''Very ...
, portrays a young boy in a child's Iron Man mask standing bravely in front of
Justin Hammer's
drones.
Holland confirmed in 2017 that it was
retroactively decided the boy was a young Parker.
** The first reference to Spider-Man within the Marvel Cinematic Universe following the deal with Sony is at the end of ''
Ant-Man'' (2015). According to director
Peyton Reed
Peyton Tucker Reed (born July 3, 1964) is an American television and film director. He directed the comedy films ''Bring It On (film), Bring It On'' (2000), ''Down with Love'' (2003), ''The Break-Up'' (2006), and ''Yes Man (film), Yes Man'' (200 ...
, the reference is made by a reporter who says to
Sam Wilson (who is looking for
Ant-Man), "Well, we got everything nowadays. We got a guy who jumps, we got a guy who swings, we got a guy who crawls up the walls, you gotta be more specific".
* Peter Parker's first on-screen MCU appearance is in ''
Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), when Tony Stark recruits him to fight alongside his faction of the
Avengers during the
Avengers Civil War. In the
post-credits scene
A post-credits scene (also known as a stinger, end tag, or credit cookie) is a short teaser clip that appears after the closing credits have rolled and sometimes after a production logo of a film, TV show, or video game has run. It is usually ...
, he fiddles with a device that projects the Spider Signal on the ceiling of his bedroom.
* In ''
Spider-Man: Homecoming'', directed by
Jon Watts
Jonathan Watts (born June 28, 1981) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Spider-Man in film, ''Spider-Man'' films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): ''Spider-Man: Homecoming, Homec ...
, Parker balances his high school life with his duties as Spider-Man, while being mentored by Tony Stark and battling
Adrian Toomes / Vulture.
The
Spider-Man suit that he gained from Stark has its own AI, which he names
Karen (voiced by
Jennifer Connelly).
* Holland reprises his role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the two-part conclusion to
Phase Three, the two ''
Avengers'' films ''
Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) and ''
Avengers: Endgame'' (2019).
** In ''Infinity War'', Parker joins Stark,
Stephen Strange,
Peter Quill,
Drax,
Mantis
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and
Nebula
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in combating
Thanos
Thanos () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 (cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Devia ...
on the planet
Titan
Titan most often refers to:
* Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn
* Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology
Titan or Titans may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Fictional entities
Fictional locations
* Titan in fiction, fictiona ...
while wearing the
Iron Spider armor and later becomes a victim of
the Blip.
** In ''Endgame'', Spider-Man restored to life right before the
Battle of Earth, to which he fights in the battle, which results in Stark sacrificing himself to kill Thanos and his army. Peter later mourns his mentor's loss alongside
James Rhodes and
Pepper Potts
Virginia "Pepper" Potts is a Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee and Robert Bernstein (comics), Robert Bernstein, and designed by artist Don Heck, the character Firs ...
, attending his funeral with his aunt
May
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May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the ...
.
* Holland reprises his role in ''
Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019), following him on a school trip to Europe where
Nick Fury
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and
Quentin Beck enlist his help in battling the
Elementals, before discovering this lie. In a
mid-credits scene
A post-credits scene (also known as a stinger, end tag, or credit cookie) is a short teaser clip that appears after the closing credits have rolled and sometimes after a production logo of a film, TV show, or video game has run. It is usually i ...
, he is framed for Mysterio's drone attack in London and his identity is exposed to the world by
J. Jonah Jameson of ''
TheDailyBugle.net''.
** The home media release of ''Far From Home'' features a short film titled ''
Peter's To-Do List'', which were scenes cut from the theatrical release.
* Holland reprises his role in ''
Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), following Parker after his identity being exposed in ''Far From Home''. The film deals with the concept of the
Multiverse
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, allowing previous ''Spider-Man'' actors to reprise their roles such as Maguire and Garfield to their versions of the character, named "Peter-Two" and "Peter-Three" respectively to differentiate from Holland's Parker ("Peter-One"), ultimately appearing with Dafoe, Molina, Church, Ifans, and Foxx also reprising their roles of Osborn, Octavius, Marko, Connors, and Dillon from the Raimi and ''Amazing Spider-Man'' films.
* Holland will reprise the role in ''
Avengers: Doomsday'' (2026), following Parker after everyone's memories of his civilian life were erased in ''No Way Home''.
* Holland will reprise the role in a 2026 sequel to ''No Way Home'', set after the events of ''Avengers: Doomsday''.
Sony's Spider-Man Universe
* The MCU incarnation of Spider-Man makes an uncredited
cameo appearance
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in the
mid-credits scene
A post-credits scene (also known as a stinger, end tag, or credit cookie) is a short teaser clip that appears after the closing credits have rolled and sometimes after a production logo of a film, TV show, or video game has run. It is usually i ...
of the
Sony's Spider-Man Universe film ''
Venom: Let There Be Carnage'', portrayed again by Tom Holland.
* An infant Peter Parker makes a cameo appearance in ''
Madame Web
Madame Web (Cassandra Webb) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' No. 210, published November 1980, and was created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist John ...
''.
Animation
* Spider-Man appears in the ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes'' films.
** The character debuts in ''
Maximum Overload'', voiced by
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor and musician. Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as a child actor in the 1990s, appearing on ''Home Improvement (TV series), Home Improvement'' (1994) and in severa ...
.
** In ''
Avengers Reassembled'', Spider-Man is voiced by
Benjamin Diskin.
** In ''Lego Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom'', Spider-Man is voiced by Robbie Daymond.
** In ''Lego Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum'', Spider-Man is voiced by
Cole Howard.
* A main and Noir versions of Peter Parker / Spider-Man appear in ''
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' (2018), produced by Sony Pictures Animation and directed by Bob Persichetti; respectively voiced by
Jake Johnson
Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger (born May 28, 1978) is an American actor. He has starred as Nick Miller in the Fox sitcom '' New Girl'' (2011–2018), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Come ...
and
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Nicolas Cage, various accolades, including an Academy A ...
.
Chris Pine also voices a version of Peter Parker in the film that is similar to his Earth-1610 counterpart. Johnson voices the main version in the sequel ''
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'' (2023). Several alternate universe variations of the character appear, including the ''Spider-Man'' (1967) version (voiced by
Jorma Taccone), Lego Spider-Man (voiced by Nic Noviki), ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' version (voiced again by Josh Keaton), the
Insomniac series' version (voiced again by Yuri Lowenthal), and the Earth-65 version (voiced by
Jack Quaid
Jack Henry Quaid (born April 24, 1992) is an American actor. The son of actors Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, he made his acting debut with a minor role in the dystopian film ''The Hunger Games (film), The Hunger Games'' (2012). Quaid was part of th ...
), who became his universe's
Lizard
Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic isla ...
.
Novels and books
Spider-Man features in three original
Marvel
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Business
* Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company
** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ...
novels published in the 1970s by
Pocket Books
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History
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-- ''Mayhem in Manhattan'' by
Len Wein
Leonard Norman Wein (; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine (character), Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel sup ...
and
Marv Wolfman
Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's ''The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...
, and ''Crime Campaign'' and ''Murder Moon'', both by
Paul Kupperberg.
In the 1990s,
Byron Preiss published a
series of novels based on Marvel Comics, edited by
Keith R. A. DeCandido, and written by various authors including
Adam-Troy Castro,
Tom DeFalco
Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor well known for his association with Marvel Comics, with long runs on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thor (comic book), Thor'', ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' ...
, and
Diane Duane
Diane Duane (born May 18, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, long based in Ireland. Her works include the ''Young Wizards'' young adult fantasy series and the ''Rihannsu'' Star Trek novels.
Biography
Born in New York C ...
; Preiss also published two Spider-Man short-story anthologies. Byron Preiss' license eventually lapsed, and the new licensee, Pocket Star (an imprint of Pocket Books), released ''Down These Mean Streets,'' by DeCandido, in 2005. In 2006, they released ''The Darkest Hours'' by
Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971) is an American author., He has written the contemporary Fantasy literature, fantasy ''The Dresden Files'', ''Codex Alera'', and ''Cinder Spires'' book series.
Personal life
Butcher was born in Independence, M ...
, and in 2007, ''Drowned in Thunder'' by
Christopher L. Bennett. Some of the Preiss novels were team-ups with other Marvel characters (including the X-Men, Iron Man, and the Hulk), while others were solo adventures. The Byron Preiss novels shared a common continuity and occasionally referenced events in earlier novels, while later novels included a time-line.
A number of Spider-Man children's books have also been published, from early readers and picture books to novels. Guide books include
DK Publishing
Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages.
It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media cong ...
's ''Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide'', by Tom DeFalco and ''Spider-Man: Inside the World of Your Friendly Neighborhood Hero'' by Matthew K. Manning.
Motion comics
Spider-Man appears in the
Spider-Woman motion comics. In this series, he is voiced by Geoff Boothby.
Comic strips
* The daily newspaper
comic strip
A comic strip is a Comics, sequence of cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often Serial (literature), serialized, with text in Speech balloon, balloons and Glossary of comics terminology#Captio ...
''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'' debuted on January 3, 1977.
* ''
Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man'' was published in 2008.
* Spider-Man met the ''
Peanuts
''Peanuts'' (briefly subtitled ''featuring Good ol' Charlie Brown'') is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run ext ...
'' characters in two strips published in ''The Romita Legacy''. In one, Spider-Man webs up Lucy so
Charlie Brown
Charles "Charlie" Brown is the Protagonist, principal character of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', syndicated in daily newspaper, daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser", Charlie Brown ...
can kick the football while in the other he webs up
Snoopy
Snoopy is an anthropomorphic beagle in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz. He also appears in all of the ''Peanuts'' films and television specials. Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of ...
and spins him around as a prank.
Radio
In 1995,
BBC Radio
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commissioned a Spider-Man radio play which aired on BBC Radio 1 over 50 episodes on week days between January 15, 1996, and March 24, 1996. The performance was co-produced by
Brian May
Sir Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, animal welfare activist and astrophysics, astrophysicist. He achieved global fame as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Queen ...
, who also contributed to the musical arrangement and wrote and performed the theme tune.
The scope of the story included a number of familiar characters from the Spider-Man comic books as well as key figures from the Marvel Universe such as the
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism i ...
,
Namor the Submariner, and
Doctor Doom
Doctor Doom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in '' The Fantastic Four'' #5 in April 1962, and has since endured as the arch ...
. The role of Spider-Man was performed by
William Dufris. The cast list included ''
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...
'' star
Anita Dobson
Anita, Lady May (born 29 April 1949), known as Anita Dobson, is an English actress and singer. She is best known for playing Landlord, landlady Angie Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from the show's inception in 1985 until 1988. She ac ...
.
Live performances
In 1987 Marvel staged a
mock wedding at Shea Stadium as publicity stunt to promote the wedding issue of ''The Amazing Spider-Man''.
A Spider-Man balloon appeared in the
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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from 1987 to 1998. A newer version also appeared from 2009 to 2014. Spider-Man also appears as a costume character on the
Disney Cruise Line
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float starting in 2022.
At the
Butlins
Butlin's is a chain of large Seaside resort, seaside resorts in the United Kingdom, incorporated as Butlins Skyline Limited. Butlin's was founded by Billy Butlin to provide affordable holidays for ordinary British families.
Between 1936 and 1 ...
family entertainment resorts in the United Kingdom, a
musical
Musical is the adjective of music.
Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), charac ...
titled ''
Spider-Man On Stage'' played in 1999. The show contained music by
Henry Marsh and Phil Pickett and a book and lyrics by David H. Bell. The original cast album by Varios Records runs 44 minutes.
In 2002, the company 2MA produced the first live-action Spider-Man Stunt Show,
Spider-Man Stunt Show: A Stunt Spectacular staged in
Jeddah
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, Saudi Arabia. The same show played at
Thorpe Park in Surrey, England in 2003 and 2004. Spider-Man has also made stage appearances in Pantomime at the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre and the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, United Kingdom. In 2003 a similar stage show called ''
Spider-Man Live!'' toured North America.
At
Universal Studios Hollywood
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in Los Angeles, a musical stage version (loosely based on the 2002 live-action film and based on the comics) titled ''
Spider-Man Rocks!'' was produced, combined singing and action stunt sequences similar to a Broadway musical. The attraction ran from May 2002 to August 2004, when it was replaced by
Fear Factor Live! Because it is loosely based on the 2002 film, Green Goblin is in a costume reminiscent of his comic book appearances rather than the film costume.
A
Broadway musical titled ''
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'' opened at the
Foxwoods Theatre in New York on June 14, 2011. The show is directed by
Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of ''The Lion King (musical), The Lion King'' debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Awards, Tony Award nominations, with ...
and features music by
Bono
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono ( ), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. He is a founding member, the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Bono is known for his impassioned voca ...
and
The Edge
David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge,McCormick (2006), pp. 21, 23–24 is a British-Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing vocalist o ...
. The production stars
Reeve Carney,
Jennifer Damiano,
T.V. Carpio and
Patrick Page. The musical is the most expensive piece of live theatre to date,
and features high-flying action sequences and stunts. It holds the record for the most preview performances, with 182 before its opening.
In March of 2011, an
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...
parody production entitled "Spidermusical" was performed for a week; it garnered favorable attention for being written and staged, all during Turn Off the Dark's troubled and highly publicized preview process.
Spider-Man is featured in ''
Marvel Universe Live!'', a 2014 arena show.
Spider-Man, and other Marvel characters, currently make live appearances in
Avengers Campus at
Disney California Adventure
Disney California Adventure is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division. The park is themed after Disney's interpretation of California ...
,
Walt Disney Studios Park
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, and
Hong Kong Disneyland. He also makes appearances in
Marvel Super Hero Island at
Universal Islands of Adventure
Universal Islands of Adventure, often shortened to Islands of Adventure, is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida, United States. It originally opened as Universal Studios Islands of Adventure on May 28, 1999, along with Universal CityWalk, ...
Video games
Dozens of computer and video games starring Spider-Man have been released for over 15 different gaming platforms.
''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'', a puzzle-oriented action game developed by Oxford Digital Enterprises and released in 1990 for the Amiga, then later ported to
MS-DOS
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few op ...
,
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in ...
, and
Atari ST
Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the company's Atari 8-bit computers, 8-bit computers. The initial model, the Atari 520ST, had limited release in April–June 1985, and was widely available i ...
. The title was published by
Paragon Software Corporation and features over 250 screens.
In 1990, ''
The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin'', developed and published by
Sega
is a Japanese video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Tokyo. It produces several List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises for arcade game, arcades and video game cons ...
, premiered on the
Master System
The is an 8-bit Third generation of video game consoles, third-generation home video game console manufactured and developed by Sega. It was originally a remodeled export version of the Sega Mark III, the third iteration of the SG-1000 series ...
and was later ported to the
Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991, the
Game Gear
The is an 8-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth-generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990 in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and in 1992 in Australia. The Game Gear primarily ...
in 1992, and the
Mega-CD in 1993. Fundamentally, the game is the same on each platform with each iteration including new levels, enhanced graphics and a few incremental improvements to the game play. The story involves Spider-Man trying to collect six keys from six villains to defuse a bomb in New York planted by the
Kingpin. Spider-Man has a finite supply of webfluid and the only way to replenish is to take photos, most profitably of the supervillains, to sell to the ''
Daily Bugle
The ''Daily Bugle'' (at one time ''The DB!'') is a fictional New York City tabloid newspaper appearing as a plot element in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The ''Daily Bugle'' is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most ...
''.
''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'' was developed by
Rare and released for the
Game Boy
The is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America later that year and other territories from 1990 onwards. Following the success of the Game & Watch single-ga ...
in 1990 by
LJN
LJN Toys Ltd. was an American toy company and video game publisher founded by Jack Friedman in 1967. MCA Inc. acquired the company in 1985, and sold to Acclaim Entertainment in 1990. The toy division of the company was closed by Acclaim and a m ...
. It is a scrolling
platform game
A platformer (also called a platform game, and sometimes a jump 'n' run game) is a subgenre of action game in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform games are characterized by levels wi ...
where Spider-Main chases supervillains across
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
New York may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* ...
to locate
Mary Jane Watson
Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, making her first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #25 (June 1965), and subsequent ...
.
''
The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' was released the following year and was developed by B.I.T.S. The game is a side-scrolling
beat-'em up. Spider-Man attempts to clear his name after he is accused of a crime committed by the
Hobgoblin
A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. Shakespeare identifies the character of Puck in his '' A Midsummer Nigh ...
. In 1993, B.I.T.S. released the third in the series titled, ''
The Amazing Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers''.
As well as various games based on the ''Spider-Man'' license, Spider-Man has also appeared in a few cross-over titles. He appears as a guest character in ''
X-Men: Mutant Academy 2'' and ''
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2''.
Spider-Man appears in ''
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'' voiced by
Quinton Flynn
Quinton Flynn (born October 10, 1964) is an American voice actor and comedian, who has provided the English voices of video game characters such as Raiden in the ''Metal Gear'' series, Marcus Damon in ''Digimon Data Squad'', and Axel and his o ...
. He is one of the main heroes that help Nick Fury fight Doctor Doom's Masters of Evil. Spider-Man appears in its sequel ''
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2'' voiced by
Benjamin Diskin.
He is also a playable character in
Capcom
is a Japanese video game company. It has created a number of critically acclaimed and List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil'', ''Monster ...
's series of Marvel-based fighting games, first appearing in ''
Marvel Super Heroes'' as well as every game in the ''
Marvel vs. Capcom
is a series of Crossover (fiction), crossover fighting games developed and published by Capcom, featuring characters from their video game franchises and comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series originated as coin-operated arca ...
'' series of games starting from ''
Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter''. For ''
Marvel Super Heroes'' and the first two games, he was voiced by
Patrick Chilvers. But for the next one which was entitled ''
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', it was voiced by
Josh Keaton and for the 2017 game ''
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite'', it was voiced by
Robbie Daymond
Robert Daymond Howard (born March 11, 1982) is an American voice actor who is mostly known for his roles in video games, animation, anime and audiobooks. Some of his best known roles include Tuxedo Mask in the Viz Media redub of ''Sailor Moon'', ...
.
While not appearing in the main series due to licensing issues from Sony, Spider-Man appears in ''
Marvel Super Hero Squad'', ''
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet'', and ''
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online'' as a playable character. For ''
Marvel Super Hero Squad'' and ''
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet'', he is voiced by
Josh Keaton and for ''
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online'', all male Spider-Man characters are voiced by
Mikey Kelley and
Yuri Lowenthal. He appears as a playable character in the
Facebook
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game ''
Marvel Avengers Alliance'' and its companion games ''Marvel: Avengers Alliance Tactics'' and ''Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2''.
Spider-Man appears as a non-playable character in the 2003 game, ''
X2: Wolverine's Revenge'' voiced again by an uncredited
Rino Romano. In a deleted scene, Wolverine encounters Spider-Man off of his home turf. Spider-Man states that he heard about the big breakout at the Void and rode out to the town on the charter bus with the other superheroes who can't fly or teleport. When Spider-Man asks if Wolverine needs help fighting Magneto, Wolverine has him deal with the chaos in town until Damage Control arrives.
Spider-Man is a playable character in the 2014 and 2015 games ''
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes'' and ''
Disney Infinity 3.0'', with
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor and musician. Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as a child actor in the 1990s, appearing on ''Home Improvement (TV series), Home Improvement'' (1994) and in severa ...
reprising his role from the 2012
Ultimate Spider-Man
''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate Ma ...
series.
''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'' is a game based on the 2012 film of the same name for the
PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). It is the successor to the PlayStation 2, and both are part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. The PS3 was first released on ...
and the
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the Xbox (console), original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox#Consoles, Xbox series. It was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detail ...
. A sequel, ''
The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', was released in 2014 along with the film of the same name. Spider-Man is voiced by
Sam Riegel
Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel (born October 9, 1976) is an American voice actor. He is best known for his voice roles as Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Donatello in the 2003 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series), Teenage Mutant ...
for both of these games.
A new Spider-Man video game was announced during the
Sony
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...
Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016 Press Conference under the working title "Spider-Man PS4" with the hashtag #spidermanPS4.
Yuri Lowenthal reprises his role as
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
from ''
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online'' and ''
Spider-Man Unlimited''. It was developed by
Insomniac Games
Insomniac Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Burbank, California, and part of PlayStation Studios. It was founded in 1994 by Ted Price as Xtreme Software, and was renamed Insomniac Games a year later. The company is most ...
and released on September 7, 2018 for
PlayStation 4
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to critical and commercial success, becoming
the best-selling PlayStation 4 game of all time. The game was followed by a three-episode
DLC titled ''
Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps'', and two sequels, ''
Spider-Man: Miles Morales'', released in 2020, and ''
Spider-Man 2
''Spider-Man 2'' is a 2004 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of Spider-Man. Directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story conceived by Michael Chabon and the writing team of Alfred Gough and Miles ...
'', released in 2023.
Spider-Man appears as a playable character in various mobile games including ''
Marvel Future Fight'', ''
Marvel Contest of Champions'', ''
Marvel Puzzle Quest'', and ''
Marvel Strike Force''.
Attractions
*Spider-Man headlines as the main protagonist in 1999's ''
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man'' attraction located at
Universal Orlando's
Islands of Adventure in
Orlando, Florida
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and
Universal Studios Japan
is a theme park located in Osaka, Japan. Opened on March 31, 2001, it is one of six Universal Destinations & Experiences, Universal Studios theme parks worldwide and was the first to open outside the United States. The park is owned and operat ...
in
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
, Japan. The ride is considered to be one of the most groundbreaking in theme park history as it combines
3-D film
3D films are motion pictures made to give an illusion of Three-dimensional space, three-dimensional solidity, usually with the help of Stereoscopy#3D viewers, special glasses worn by viewers. 3D films were prominently featured in the 1950s in Amer ...
, ride movement, and
special effect
Special effects (often abbreviated as F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the fictional events in a story or virtual world. ...
s for the very first time. The plot centers around Spider-Man battling the evil
Sinister Syndicate, who has stolen the
Statue of Liberty
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using an
anti-gravity gun and threatens to destroy it unless the city surrenders to them.
*
Walt Disney Imagineering
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, in collaboration with Disney's
Marvel Studios
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and Disney's Marvel Themed Entertainment divisions, is developing a Spider-Man ride. It will be part of the
Avengers Campus area of
Disney's California Adventure, and
Walt Disney Studios Park
Walt Disney Studios Park ( French: ''Parc Walt Disney Studios'') is the second of two theme parks built at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. The park opened on 16 March 2002, and it is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company t ...
in Paris that are slated to open around 2020.
Web series
* Spider-Man appears in several episodes of the
stop-motion
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animated
web series
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''
Marvel Superheroes: What the--?!''.
Unofficial media
Series
* ''
Italian Spiderman'', an Australian film
parody
A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satire, satirical or irony, ironic imitation. Often its subject is an Originality, original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, e ...
of Italian action–adventure films of the 1960s and 1970s, first released on
YouTube
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in 2007.
Fan films
* ''
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
'': an unauthorized short film directed by
Donald F. Glut and released in 1969.
* ''
3 Dev Adam'': a 1974 Turkish cult film, in which Spider-Man is featured as a villainous crime boss.
* ''
Spider-Man Versus Kraven the Hunter'': a 1974 short film written and directed by Bruce Cardozo, endorsed by Marvel Comics and authorized by Stan Lee.
* ''
Viva Spider-Man'': a 1989 student film. Its creator, Jim Krieg, would later write for ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series.''
* ''
The Green Goblin's Last Stand'': a 1992 fan film, based on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' comic book story "
The Night Gwen Stacy Died
"The Night Gwen Stacy Died", alternatively known as "The Green Goblin's Last Stand", is a story arc of the Marvel Comics comic book series ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #121–122 (June–July 1973 in comics, 1973). The two-issue story was written by ...
", directed, written, and starring actor-stuntman Dan Poole. It was acclaimed for its high-risk stunts and
guerrilla marketing
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.
* ''
Spider-Man Lives: A Miles Morales Story'' is a 2015 Spider-Man fan film based on Miles Morales.
* ''
Spider-Man: Lotus'' is a 2023 Spider-Man fan film also based on "
The Night Gwen Stacy Died
"The Night Gwen Stacy Died", alternatively known as "The Green Goblin's Last Stand", is a story arc of the Marvel Comics comic book series ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #121–122 (June–July 1973 in comics, 1973). The two-issue story was written by ...
" comic as well as "
The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man" comic and "
Spider-Man: Blue".
* ''
The Spider'' is a 2024 Spider-Man horror short fan-film starring
Chandler Riggs in the title role, who also produced.
* What Would Spider-Man Do? is a 2024 fan film, based on ''The Amazing Spider-Man #700.5''. It was directed/produced by Dusty Dale Barker and written by Zachery Gosse, who also stars as Peter Parker/Spider-Man.
See also
*
List of Spider-Man enemies in other media
The comic book character Spider-Man has had much media attention due to his popularity as a superhero, as have his villains. Here is a list of his primary villains that have undergone media attention such as in films, televisions, and video games a ...
*
Green Goblin in other media
Notes
References
External links
King Features: ''The Amazing Spider-Man''(comic strip official site)
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Mass media franchises introduced in 1962