Spider-Man is one of Marvel’s most recognizable characters ever. Created in the 60s, Spidey has managed to remain relevant in the ever-changing landscape of pop culture. Many video games, tv shows, and movies about the character have been released throughout his existence.
Most recently, he had a movie trilogy within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). With a character with such a long and storied career, there are probably endless questions about Spider-Man. To help with that, here are the answers to all of your burning questions.
Brittanica.com states that Stan Lee and Steve Ditko are two men credited with the creation of the character in 1962.
There is a total of 3 Tom Holland-led Spider-Man movies: Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Although there are 3 Spidey movies in the MCU, there are 8 live-action films in total. The first three are a part of their own universe, the next two are part of a different universe, and the last three are the MCU ones.
There is also the animated feature film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse that came out in 2018.
Since too many people to count have voiced the character, let’s only go over the live-action portrayals. In the first three films, Spider-Man is portrayed by actor Tobey Maguire. The next two films have Andrew Garfield taking up the mantle. Finally, the latest actor to portray Spider-Man is Tom Holland.
The first bad guy that Spider-Man came across that wasn’t just a regular schmuck off the street was the Chameleon. This is an interesting tidbit considering that the Chameleon isn’t too prominent in Spider-Man media.
Let’s assume that this question is regarding Peter Parker's Spider-Man.
In the comics, Spider-Man has always been portrayed as someone who is deceptively strong. Sure, he will lose a boxing match against the Hulk, but Spider-Man routinely has to pull his punches to not seriously injure his adversaries.
The official Marvel website gives Spidey a 4 out of 7 on the strength scale. For reference, Captain America is a 3, The Thing is a 6, and the Hulk is a 7.
In the MCU, Spider-Man is also shown to be exceptionally strong. In his first appearance, Spider-Man completely catches and halts a punch from the Winter Soldier.
What makes this very impressive is the fact that the Winter Soldier is a Super Soldier; he’s stronger than an average human.
The second thing that makes this impressive was that the punch was from the Winter Soldier’s vibranium arm; vibranium is one of the strongest metals in the MCU.
Apart from that, we see Spidey’s true strength in his film Spider-Man: Homecoming when we see him hold a ship that is breaking in half.
Throughout the entirety of the MCU trilogy, Spider-Man is in high school. However, in Spider-Man: No Way Home, he’s worried about college applications. Which indicates he’s somewhere around 18 years old.
Spider-Man has been around for over 60 years, and there’s a very good chance he’ll remain popular for the next 60 years. Although the character’s story evolves throughout the years, the web crawler will always have a special place in our hearts.
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