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[[File:AmazingFantasy15.jpg|frame|Spidey's first appearance, August 1962.]]
{{quote|''"With great power... [[Comes Great Responsibility]]."''}}
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In the 1970s, a silent costumed actor played Spider-Man on ''[[The Electric Company]]'', who only spoke in word balloons viewers were expected to read. Subsequent [[Animated Series]] teamed Spider-Man with other heroes, such as Firestar and Iceman. This period saw the beginning of the long-running newspaper comic ''[[Spider-Man (comic strip)|Spider Man]]''.
''Spider-Man'' was also featured in a short-lived
A [[Japanese Spider-Man|live-action]] ''Spider-Man'' was also produced as a [[Toku]] series in Japan, which borrowed the costume [[In Name Only|but little else,]] and teamed the arachnid hero with a [[Humongous Mecha]]. (This series inspired the development of the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' franchise.)
In 2002, Sony Pictures released the first in a series of ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]'' feature films starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst and directed by Sam ''"[[Evil Dead]]"'' Raimi. The success of this film helped spark the Marvel superhero movie boom of the
A [[The Musical|Broadway Musical]] based on the characters started production in 2010, called ''[[Spider Man Turn Off the Dark]]''. It was originally directed by [[The Lion King|Julie Taymor]] and features music written by [[U2|Bono and the Edge]]. [[Troubled Production|The production has been plagued with injuries]] stemming from the stage machinery used to make its titular character swing through the air. After a disastrous series of previews in which critics savaged the show and Julie Taymor's departure from the show, the book was completely rewritten before it's much-delayed official debut in June 2011. Despite the fact that reviews were only marginally better, the show continued to sell well in spite of (or possibly because of) the reputation it gained on Broadway.
See also ''[[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]]'' for the comics character, ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' for the retooled comic, ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'' for the
== [[Comics]] (Marvel Universe) ==
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* ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' - A side series published from ''[[Bat Family Crossover|The Other]]'' to the events of ''[[One More Day]]''. Written by [[Peter David]], the series focused on Peter's life as a school teacher.
* ''Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' - A more mature book than the other Spider-Man titles. Was renamed to ''The Sensational Spider-Man'' during ''The Other'' and canceled following ''[[One More Day]]''.
* ''Marvel Team-Up'' - [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. Whilst not the title character, Spider-Man featured in all but nine issues of the initial 150 issues and seven of the eleven issues published within the
* ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man''
* ''The Sensational Spider-Man'' - Replaced ''Amazing Spider-Man'' as the main title when Ben Reily took over as Spider-Man during the [[Clone Saga]].
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* ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]'' - Spidey has been an Avenger since the ''Avengers Disassembled'' event.
* ''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|FF]]'' - When the Fantastic Four reinvented themselves as the Future Foundation, Spider-Man was asked to fill the spot left by the fallen Human Torch.
* ''Spidey Super Stories'' - Aimed at younger audiences, often including adaptations of the shorts from ''[[The Electric Company]]'', it ran 57 issues.
=== Storylines ===
* ''Who is The Green Goblin'': The new super-villain, Green Goblin, is rounding up all of the various mob families in New York City into one massive criminal army. After battling with him, {{spoiler|Spider-Man learns the Green Goblin is Norman Osborn, head of Oscorp and his best friend's father. Although Norman claims amnesia after the fight, he would reclaim the mantle Green Goblin again and again, creating one of Spider-Man's greatest archfoes}}.
* ''The Master Planner'' - Spider-Man does constant battle with "The Master Planner" a villain who commits thefts across the city, stealing weapons of atomic power. As Spider-Man must find this master criminal, things get worse as Peter Parker learns Aunt May is fatally ill. He offers a blood transfusion to help heal her, but his radioactive blood just makes things worse. He must now find the Master Planner who has stolen the only thing that can help cure Aunt May. It was eventually revealed that {{spoiler|The Master Planner was Doctor Octopus all along, leaving Spider-Man in one of his greatest death-traps. Spider-Man uses his willpower to boost his super-strength and escape in one of the most famous moments in his history}}.
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* ''Spider-Men'': A [[Crossover]] event with the Ultimate universe, where the original Peter Parker meets his successor, Miles Morales. This will also mark the first time ([[Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions|in the comics]]) where the 616 and Ultimate universes will cross over with each other.
=== Alternate Continuity ===
* ''[[Spider-Girl]]'' - A series set in the [[Marvel Comics 2|MC2]] continuity, which focused on Peter's daughter following in her father's update. Span-off from a "What if" issue which looked at what would have happened if Peter and Mary Jane had raised their child from the ''[[Clone Saga]]''.
* ''[[Spider-Man: Noir]]'' - A [[Darker and Edgier]] take on the character, set in the Depression.
* ''Spider-Man 2099'' - Set in the [[Marvel 2099]] continuity, which featured a radical new take on Spider-Man and several of his [[Rogues Gallery]].
* ''[[Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane]]'' - A series following [[Love Interests]] Mary Jane Watson as a teenager. More of a Teen Drama with some superhero stuff.
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man Trilogy]]'' - Directed by [[Sam Raimi]] and starring Toby Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, James Franco as Harry Osborn, and J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson.
* ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' - The
* Unofficial Turkish movie ''[[Three Big Men]]'' (1973) which gained [[Cult Classic|notoriety status]] since it features [[Captain America (comics)]] and [[El Santo]] fighting an [[In Name Only|evil]] Spider-Man.
* Yet another reboot occurred with the inclusion of Spider-Man in ''[[Captain America: Civil War (film)| Civil War]]'' in 2016, followed by a new trilogy directed by Jon Watts with Tom Holland as Peter: 2017's ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', 2019's ''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]]'', and 2021's ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]''. This version of Peter also appeared in 2018's ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' and 2019's ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''.
* ''[[Venom (2018 film)|Venom]]'' - 2018 film starring rogues' gallery member [[Venom (comic book)|Venom]] directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Tom Hardy that ironically doesn't mention Spidey at all, with a 2021 sequel.
* ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' - animated trilogy started in 2018 starring Shameik Moore as Miles Morales.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[The Electric Company]]''. Ironically, the [[Affectionate Parody]] shorts here were Spidey's first live-action incarnation.
* ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' - A short-lived
* ''[[Japanese Spider-Man]]'' - Japan had an officially licensed series that was [[In Name Only|In Name and Costume Only]].
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* ''Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro'' - Developed by Trearch and a sequel to the above game, released in 2001.
* A trilogy of tie-in games for the [[Sam Raimi]] [[Spider-Man (film)|trilogy]], all developed by Treyarch.
* ''[[Spider-Man: Edge of Time]]'' - A
* ''[[Spider-Man: Friend or Foe]]'' - A 2007 game that used the same character designs as the Raimi [[Spider-Man (film)|films]], but told an original story and was somewhat cartoony in its designs.
* ''[[Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions]]'' - A 2010 game developed by Beenox, and featuring the Spider-Men of the [[Marvel Universe|mainstream Marvel]], Marvel Noir, [[Marvel 2099]] and [[Ultimate Marvel]] universes teaming up to [[Applied Phlebotinum|reunite the pieces of a strange artifact called the Tablet of Order and Chaos]] in order to save reality.
* ''[[Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]]'' - A 2008 game, once again developed by Treyarch, which featured Spider-Man trying to stop Venom and a symbiote army from taking over New York. However, Spider-Man has also been infected with a symbiote, and can either stop Venom or take over the symbiote army himself.
* ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (video game)|Ultimate Spider Man]]'' - A 2005 game developed by Treyarch that used the [[Ultimate Marvel|characters of the Ultimate universe]] and featured both Spider-Man and Venom as playable characters.
* ''[[Spider-Man (2018 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]'' - A 2018 game developed by Insomniac Games that tells an original story focused on a plot by Mister Negative to seize control of the criminal underworld using a deadly virus, using an original composite version of Peter. Also has a 2020 spinoff, ''[[Spider-Man: Miles Morales|Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales]]'', and upcoming sequel scheduled for 2023.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* [[Action Series]]
* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: In the [[Sam Raimi]] films, Spider-Man's webbing is organic, Gwen Stacy showed up ''after'' he started dating Mary Jane (both of whom have personalities that are closer to each other's comic book interpretations) and there have been a few costume changes (most obviously is the Green Goblin who went from torn purple robes and a rubber mask to a full body green battle suit). However, fans love the movies (''1'' and ''2'', anyway; ''3'' definitely flies into [[Love It or Hate It]] territory) despite the changes.
* [[Adaptational Personality Adjustment]]: The original version of Peter Parker was a well-meaning teenager, but dealing with puberty, being raised by an elderly aunt and uncle, and being bullied for being the school outcast. As a result, he's a bit more irritable and immediately jumps on the idea of using his new spider powers to make money as a wrestler while letting a robber go because the police are supposed to handle dangerous criminals. As a result, he suffers a massive [[Break the Haughty]] after that same robber kills Uncle Ben. More modern incarnations of Peter Parker tend to lean towards [[Adorkable]] and being nicer; Uncle Ben's death is played up as his [[Moment of Weakness]] the ''one'' time he tries to be selfish.
* [[Alertness Blink]]: Most times the spider-sense activates.
* [[Alliterative Name]]: [[Stan Lee]], Spidey's creator, was the [[Trope Codifier]] for the trend, because he found names easier to keep track of if he used alliteration as a mnemonic. Examples include: Betty Brant, Curt Connors, Spencer Smythe, Glory Grant, J. Jonah Jameson, John Jameson, Kenny "King" Kong, Otto Octavius, Peter Parker, Randy Robertson. Randy's father Joe might also count, since his nickname is "Robbie".
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* [[Animal-Themed Superbeing]]: See above.
* [[Animated Adaptation]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Subverted, in that whenever Peter
** When he was originally introduced, however, he fit the [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type]] [[This Loser Is You|I]] characterization fairly well. He hasn't changed all that much, but the world has; [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny|flaws and problems in a hero were big news when Spider-Man first put on his suit, but now they're expected of every character.]]
** Venom is more this trope played straight. He was initially introduced as a villain, but was shown to only harbor violent emotions towards Spider-Man, and actually fought crime on occasions when he wasn't hunting Spider-Man. He even got a spin-off comic that was all about his actions of taking down bad guys.
* [[Arachnid Appearance and Attire]]
* [[Arch Enemy]]: Several over the years: [[The Sixties|Doctor Octopus]], [[Norman Osborn|Green Goblin]] (most famously, for [[Complete Monster|horrible, horrible]] reasons), [[The Eighties|Hobgoblin]], [[The Nineties|Venom]], Carnage, Kingpin.
** The four that ''really'' stand out are Doc Ock (his original archenemy, who reclaims the title occasionally based on what the status of the other three are), the Kingpin (who ceased to be archenemy material when he started to focus on [[Daredevil]] more), the [[Norman Osborn|Green Goblin]] (''killing the love interest'' does that) and Venom (as his appearance and powers make him a bigger, badder [[Evil Counterpart]] to Spidey). Since coming [[Back
* [[Art Evolution]]: Spidey is almost never depicted as the original "boy in a Lucha costume" after [[Spawn|Todd McFarlane's]] run.
* [[Artistic License Physics]]: During the first Sinister Six fight, Spidey grounds himself to make himself immune to Electro's electricity blasts. This actually would make him much ''more vulnerable'' to them.
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* [[Author Avatar]]: [[Stan Lee]] has said that Spider-Man was something of this for him. He also created J. Jonah Jameson based on other peoples' view of him.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Carnage, Venom to an extent.
* [[Back
* [[Backstab Backfire]]: After the Green Goblin killed Gwen Stacy, Spidey tracked him down and beat him nearly to death. Spidey was so angry that he wanted to kill the Goblin, but at the last minute stopped himself. He thought that Osborn was no longer a threat and Osborn, who was still able to remotely control his goblin glider, positioned it behind Spider-Man and hit the gas hoping to impale him. Spidey dodged the glider and it hit Osborn instead, killing him. [[Retcon|At least, that's how the story originally went]].
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Spider-Man is a superhumanly skilled acrobat with danger-based precognition and superhuman strength and resiliency (including an ability to block out pain better than humans). He's also got a high I.Q. and a natural affinity for science.
* [[Badass Damsel]]: Go ahead and try to kidnap Mary Jane...call us when you stop hurting from the smackdown she'll give you.
* [[Badbutt]]: Venom and Carnage in the '90s cartoon, so so much... ([[Narm Charm|... but they]] ''[[Narm Charm|still]]'' [[Narm Charm|manage to be]] [[Nightmare Fuel]].)
{{quote|'''Cletus Kassidy:''' [[Never Say "Die"|I'd eat you for breakfast.]]
'''Eddie Brock:''' [[Threat Backfire|Oh yeah,]] [[Regret Eating Me|well, I'd give you indigestion...]] [[Lame Comeback|man.]] }}
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: The infamous "With great power comes great responsibility" quote from one of the early issues is usually attributed to Uncle Ben. While it wasn't long before it was [[retcon]]ned to be from him, the actual first appearance of the quote was in a narration box.
** Not only that, the exact quote is "with great power, there must also come great responsibility". Like ''[[The Lion King|matata hakuna]]'', this was likely changed so that it was more marketable as a motto.
** Not to mention it wasn't even a motto in the original comics until somewhere in the
*** The
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: See the Alternate Name, "Gwen And Mary Jane".
** Later, "Mary Jane and Felicia."
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* [[Catgirl]]: Western costumed variant in the Black Cat.
* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]: Justified in that he blames himself for his inaction with Uncle Ben when he could have saved him just by stopping the robber earlier, he takes this to the logical extreme and even other superheroes think he needs a vacation at times.
* [[Climb, Slip, Hang, Climb]]: Ordinarily this never happens to Spider-Man for obvious reasons, but it does turn up in stories where he loses one or more of his powers and has to fake it.
* [[Cloning Blues]]: Dear lord, where do we start...
** [[Shaped Like Itself|With the]] [[Clone Saga]]?
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** Spidey himself gets a [[Iron Man]]-esque suit of armor, greatly enhancing his powers. In this suit, he's called "Iron Spider".
*** More than once. The first was a silver and blue one that evaporated in water. Then there was the one from Stark that could shapeshift, and we have a new one coming.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Mary Jane, in her earliest appearances, and her ridiculous lingo. I mean, I know it was the
** White Rabbit is another example of this trope.
* [[Comes Great Responsibility]]: [[Trope Namer]], of course.
* [[Cool Loser]]: Peter Parker after high school.
* [[Cover Identity Anomaly]]: In the early
* [[Crapsack World]]: This has been a hallmark of Peter Parker's life for a very long time, although it's perhaps a little more realistic than most depictions when Peter occasionally catches a break every now and again. [[Character Development]] would later show that life was no picnic for many of Peter's supporting cast members and even some of his villains.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: While Spider-Man's actually on the low end of superhuman physical power in the Marvel universe (he can lift about ten tons, while a lot of other 'strong guys' are in the 50-100 ton range), he rarely uses his full strength, due to most of his [[Rogues Gallery]] not being in the same ballpark as him, powers-wise. In particular, the Kingpin was able to hold his own with Peter on multiple occasions due to his mastery of fighting skills and Peter's being unwilling to cut loose. But in the ''Back In Black'' storyline, when Aunt May is shot and nearly killed, Peter [[Berserk Button|loses it big time]] and tracks down the responsible party. When it turns out to be the Kingpin, Peter effortlessly and quite savagely ''beats the living shit'' out of him, then informs the battered, broken Kingpin that if May dies, so will he.
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** It was only a few years in real time, as Mary Jane was only out of Peter's life for a few months in Marvel continuity.
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Different characters related to Spider-Man, such as supporting cast members, villains and second-tier heroes who first appeared in spider-books have all been developed over the years via subplots and main story-lines or even spin-off mini-series.
** Gerry Conway's late
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Our dashing hero.
* [[Death by Origin Story]]: Uncle Ben.
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* [[Doom Magnet]]
* [[Dramatic Dislocation]]: He once did this in order to put a ''dislocated jaw'' back into place after battling Hammerhead. Proportionate strength of a spider + metal garbage bin = ''ow''.
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: From her more recent depictions, you'd never guess that Gwen Stacy started out as [https://web.archive.org/web/20130508105732/http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=32&Itemid=50&limitstart=113 this] kind of character.
** Peter was often quite the egotistical jerk back in those days. Fans are often surprised to read the story where he crashed the Human Torch's frat party simply out of spite.
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: [[wikipedia:The Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2)#.22The Last Temptation of Eddie Brock.22 .28Issues 38-39.29|Eddie Brock is dying of cancer.]] [[Byronic Hero|Alone, and forgotten except as a remorseless monster to the public at large,]] [[Oh Crap|and the remnants of his old]] [[The Symbiote|"pal"]] [[Byronic Hero|are floating around in his head telling him]] [[Complete Monster|that he still has one chance at revenge]] [[Oh Crap|by killing a comatose May Parker or just disappearing off the world with nothing to show for it.]] Or he can just sit in his bed waiting to die [[Complete Monster|with Venom tormenting him until the end of his wasted life.]] [http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/3/31005/1080771-last_temptation_9_super.jpg Instead,]{{Dead link}} [[Take a Third Option|he]] [[Better to Die Than Be Killed|cuts himself trying to remove the remnants of Venom from his blood]] [[Crazy Awesome|and it works.]]
** Not quite. After Spider-Man saves him, he tells the remnants of the symbiote to shut up. After being exonerated for the crimes he committed as Venom, he met Mr. Li, who offered him a job. Eddie accepted, and when Mr. Li touched him, the remnants of [[The Symbiote]] were fused to his immune system, turning him into Anti-Venom.
* [[Egomaniac Hunter]]: Kraven the Hunter.
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* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: To the Shocker, "I didn't know your name was Herman!"
* [[Entitled Bastard]]: J. Jonah Jameson.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Back in the original
** Doesn't quite count; from the beginning, Jameson was never portrayed as evil, [[Jerkass|just an asshole]]. In fact, he was a relatively ''[[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|nice]]'' guy when he wasn't angry, often giving Peter bonuses and helping him out of trouble, and is seen to be fair-minded in terms of everything except Spider-Man. He is also seen to support homosexuality and all sorts of minority groups, including [[X-Men|mutants]].
*** Except of course [[Depending on the Writer|in the hands of lazy writers]], as far as some ignoring this key element of the character for cheap jokes about J.J.J. being racist (and evoking his friendship with Joe Robertson to refute the claim when he's caught saying it).
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** Oh so brutally subverted in Reign. The consequences of Spidey's radioactive body fluids taken to its logical conclusion.
** It was also kind of handy when it came to taking out Morlun that time.
*** {{spoiler|Except Morlun returned in a case of ''[[Back
** Both played straight and subverted in the [[Crossover]] with the [[Transformers]]. Straight with Megatron, who captures Spidey and uses his radioactive blood to form a special isotope that can supercharge transformers. Subverted with Spidey, who was the one [[Strapped to An Operating Table]] as the Decepticons stole his blood. [[Bloody Hilarious|Spidey still manages to crack a few jokes.]]
* [[Informed Ability]]: Some [[All There in the Manual|Marvel Databooks]] states that Spidey can lift and support the weight of around 10 tons, and yet [[Depending on the Writer|many writers]] had Spidey struggle with situations that his [[Super Strength]] could easily do the work; common examples are when he is saving people from some catastrophe that wrecked the city, so there are civilians stuck in cars (inside or under them) and debris, much of the time he is struggling to lift some car or piece of concrete that can't weight over than a ton and half. It seems Peter can only do justice to his informed strength when he is in [[Determinator]] mode, he has supported the weight of collapsing buildings more than once, which in itself is much more than he could possibily endure.
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* [[Kayfabe]]: The comics treated the fight between Peter and the wrestler as real; [[Grandfather Clause]] meant that the first movie followed this as well, though it was explained in issue #14 of ''Spider-Man's Tangled Web'' that Crusher Hogan was actually a "shoot" wrestler—in which the outcome of the match is not scripted.
* [[Keeping Secrets Sucks]]
* [[Keep the Home Fires Burning]]: Mary Jane gets this plot a lot, notably in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130827212605/http://spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spiderman_web/031.html Kraven's Last Hunt] storyline.
* [[Knockout Gas]]: Enemies of Spider-Man have used it from time to time. Mysterio, Kraven, the Chameleon, the Hobgoblins, and [[Norman Osborn|Green Goblins]] are all culprits.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: J. Jonah Jameson's poor treatment of Peter Parker and his financing attempts to capture/kill Spider-Man have repeatedly come back to haunt him.
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* [[Run the Gauntlet]]: Spidey's first battle with the Sinister Six was one of these, where he was forced to battle the Vulture, Electro, Kraven, Sandman, Mysterio and Doctor Octopus one after another to save Aunt May and Betty Brant.
* [[Samaritan Syndrome]]: ''Big time.'' After [[Death by Origin Story|Uncle Ben]], Pete has taken much more responsibility for the safety of New York than a hero of his modest power set should have. Other heroes respect the hell out of him for it, but consider it unhealthy.
* [[Sanctuary of Solitude]]: Venom's origin story: Eddie Brock, down-on-his-luck reporter, [[
* [[Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up]]: Subverted in that Flash Thompson matured and became a much nicer guy after he graduated from high school and enlisted in the army. His tour of duty made him a much more intelligent and introspective character.
* [[Science Marches On]]: Now that we know more about the dangers of radiation, modern versions of the story typically have the spider be genetically engineered rather than radioactive. The radiation, [[Grandfather Clause|still the source of his powers in the main continuity]] (well, that [[JMS Spider-Man|that or magic]]), has caused some complications as well. For example, it caused some complications for Mary Jane when she became pregnant with his kid.
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* [[Spider Limbs]]
* [[Statuesque Stunner]]: [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Stunner, of course.]]
** [http://www.comicvine.com/36036-stunner/105-339003/ She] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130112173408/http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/90634-44091-stunner_super.jpg also] [http://www.comicvine.com/120990-stunner/105-90632/ crosses] [http://www.comicvine.com/stunner_2/105-1500086/ it] [http://www.comicvine.com/stunnerspidey3/105-825758/ with] [[Amazonian Beauty]]. Unfortunately, this is not Angelina Brancale's real form; it's a [[Inside a Computer System|virtual reality construct]] that assumes an ideal, more beautiful version of herself. She [http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/3/35698/825755-stunnerspidey5_super.jpg actually appears]{{Dead link}} as an [[Fat Girl|overweight woman]].
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: Ever since Peter and Mary Jane wed, writers have been trying to backpedal and make Peter single again.
** [[One More Day|They succeeded after]] ''Civil War''.
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* [[Three-Point Landing]]: Spider Man likes this pose.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Journalist Ben Urich and editor Robbie Robertson normally serve this role.
* [[Took a Level
** Since he came back, you could say that Harry is an example of this WITHOUT being [[Ax Crazy]].
** The entire point of "The Gauntlet" story arc was this, giving each of Spidey's classic villains a revisit and making them more dangerous then they had been before.
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* [[The Worf Effect]]: Seems to get knocked around by his enemies more often than other heroes. Then again, he usually comes back to win, so the Effect isn't as bad as it otherwise would be.
** If anything, you could argue it's an inversion: Spidey gets knocked around all the time (and often fights enemies who are much stronger and/or larger than he is) to show that he's weak and spindly. But wins anyway.
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: When he first met Princess Python, Spidey lamented that he couldn't hit her. In his defense, it ''was'' the
* [[Wring Every Last Drop Out of Him|Wring Every Last Drop Out Of Her]]: Aunt May has been on the verge of death for ''four decades''.
* [[
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: Spider-Man's an undisputed master of this trope.
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