The Spider-Man Legacy

One of comics' most enduring identities. Born when a radioactive spider bit Peter Parker in 1962, the Spider-Man mantle has since been worn by a whole web of heroes across timelines and universes — each living up to the same hard lesson about power and responsibility.

4 heroes have worn the Spider-Man mantle.

The originalheld the mantle from 1962

Peter Benjamin Parker

Earth-616 · Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962) · 5,072 appearances

Powers. Wall-crawling, superhuman strength and agility, precognitive "spider-sense," and his self-made web-shooters.

Origin

Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Peter Benjamin Parker debuted in Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962) as Marvel's wall-crawling hero Spider-Man — a Silver Age icon who went on to become one of comics' most beloved and enduring characters.

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Legacyheld the mantle from 2011

Miles Morales

Earth-1610 / Earth-616 · Ultimate Fallout #4 (2011) · 554 appearances

Powers. Spider-powers plus a paralyzing "venom blast" and near-total camouflage.

Origin

Created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli with input from editor-in-chief Axel Alonso, Miles Morales is Marvel's reimagining of Spider-Man, debuting in 2011 as a fresh take on the beloved wall-crawling hero.

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Alternate universeheld the mantle from 1992

Miguel O'Hara

Earth-928 (2099) · Spider-Man 2099 #1 (1992) · 160 appearances

Powers. Genetically rewritten with spider DNA: talons, fangs, accelerated vision, and organic web-spinners.

Origin

Miguel O'Hara is an Irish-Mexican geneticist living in futuristic Nueva York in 2099 who, after attempting to replicate Spider-Man's powers in others, suffers a lab accident that rewrites half his DNA with spider genetic code, granting him remarkable arachnid abilities.

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More who've worn the Spider-Man mantle

Successorfrom 1975

Ben Reilly

Earth-616 · The Amazing Spider-Man #149 (1975)

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