Spider-Man

Spider-Man is a human character in the Generation 1 continuity family.

Someday we may learn more about this mysterious Spider-Man.

Peter Benjamin Parker is a photographer for a newspaper named The New York Daily Bugle under Editor-in-Chief Joe Robertson. Parker is also the friendly costumed hero Spider-Man. Spider-Man possesses the abilities of Earth arachnids, allowing him to fire thread-like projectiles from his wrists. These threads may be used to spin webs of near-limitless size, as well as to capture thieves and other assorted rogues in the selfsame manner as a spider entraps traditional insects. Those who wonder about his boundless strength would be advised to listen closely, as his spectacular might is the result of radioactive energy flowing through his very veins. The aforementioned web-like materials fired from his wrists can also be used as a means of swinging to and fro, meaning that those who wish to observe the Spider-Man in action can best do so by simply looking overhead. In addition, he is known to be primarily a nocturnal adventurer, appearing in the deep of night wherever evil is afoot. His alacrity is so great, his timing so amazing, he has been compared to a flash of light. Despite his best efforts and good intentions, it seems that his attempts at justice are often overlooked, and while other heroes may find celebrity and fortune, poor Parker is constantly in one hang-up or another. Regardless, the Spider-Man soldiers on; wherever there is a fight or ruckus or tussle, the Spider-Man can be found!

Sometimes he has a black costume, which he can control with his mind, and can shapeshift into normal clothes.

He's kind of a smartass.

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Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

In 1984, while covering the news of the new Decepticon fortress in Oregon, Peter Parker/Spider-Man intercepted Gears, who had been sent on a scouting mission, and attacked, thinking Gears was one of the invaders. When Skywarp threw a tank at a gaggle of unwary reporters, Gears saved them, convincing Spider-Man he was good.

Spider-Man teamed up with the Autobots to help rescue Sparkplug Witwicky from the Decepticons. Spider-Man noted that he has had many adventures in his long history as a superhero. Optimus Prime replied that he is sure tales of his exploits would be interesting... they could possibly even be described as amazing.

Spidey managed to get the Autobots past the army with a little subterfuge, which lasted about ten seconds. While the Autobots dealt with both the human army and some invading Decepticons, he and Gears made their way into the base. After dispatching the cassettes and Soundwave, the pair found Sparkplug, and Megatron! He used his webbing to completely mummify Megatron, but it didn't hold for very long. Megatron blasted a hole in the floor of their base, so Gears, and Sparkplug would plummet to their deaths. Webbing saved Spider and Spark, but couldn't hold Gears' weight.

Spider-Man was aghast that the Autobots would treat their comrade's apparent death so nonchalantly. He followed the Autobots back to the Ark, and Prime failed to explain in any adequate sense how Gears was neither dead nor alive right then. But Spider-Man couldn't stick around, so he left. Prisoner of War!

Jameson was right, he's a bad influence.

Megatron referenced Spider-Man's involvement just before reprimanding Starscream for challenging his authority. The Enemy Within!

Later, Spider-Man had become an iconic figure wearing a different costume, featuring a red mask with a black spiderweb pattern. Noah Acton wears a t-shirt bearing his likeness, indicating either kid appeal or counterculture status. Decepticon Graffiti!

Generation 1 cartoon

Kid, move your damn hand. We're more interested in Spider-Man, not you.

In 1985, Spider-Man had become an iconic figure wearing a different costume, featuring a red mask with a black spiderweb pattern. T-shirts were made of his likeness!
...wait, is that Noah? The Autobot Run

New Avengers/Transformers

He's still wearing that costume, but the eyes are white!

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Crossovers

Unseen scientist Mister Fantastic constructed large, transforming battle armour for various superhumans; Spider-Man received two, one based on each of his costumes, both of which could transform into a high-speed motorcycle. It is likely Richards gained the idea from Spider-Man, as it is inconceivable the encounter with the Transformers wouldn't have a lasting impact on the vigilante.<ref>Crossovers Spider-Man packaging bio</ref>

One sign of such an impact is that Spider-Man's activities seem to be focused solely on fighting hostile aliens. One of those aliens has somehow stolen and altered Spider-Man's loyal living costume; how he'll reclaim it is unknown. He clearly misses it, based on his second, black-painted armour!

Spider-Man later teamed up with fellow superhero Iron Man, who built him a third battle suit—one that transformed into a helicopter and could combine with Iron Man's own bomber mech to form a "super jet".<ref>Crossovers Spider-Man/Iron Man packaging bio</ref>

Toys

Crossovers

Is it perverted to think that this is actually a good likeness?

• Spider-Man (Marvel, 2008)
  • Accessories: 2 missiles

Crossovers Spider-Man transforms into a red and blue motorcycle. He has a "webbing missile" launcher on each arm, and the missiles become twin exhaust pipes in vehicle mode. Also , much of his transformation mirrors that of the 2007 movie Arcee.

Venom is not a black repaint of him. (Yay!)

Alternate scene from Spider-Man 3: What would have happened if the symbiote possessed Peter's scooter, not his shoe.

• Black Costume Spider-Man (Marvel, 2008)
  • Accessories: 2 missiles

A solid black redeco of the above toy, including the formerly transparent parts. Er, yeah.

up up and awwayyyyyy

• Spider-Man (Marvel, 2009)
  • Accessories: 2 missiles

Another redeco of the original toy, the 2009 edition of Spider-Man replaces the light blue parts with dark blue, akin to his film and some of his comic appearances. This release featured new box art of Spider-Man.

Great, so now he really is Iron Man's bitch.

• Spider-Man / Iron-Man (Marvel two-pack, 2009)
  • Accessories:

This Spider-Man toy transforms into a slim, high-speed helicopter with big underslung engine pods. He comes packaged with Iron Man (who transforms into a stealth bomber), and can combine with him in either mode to form a "giant super bomber" or... well, Spider-Man with a stealth bomber on his head.

Oh god no! Does this mean he'll end up like that other Spider-Mobile?

• Spider-Man (Marvel, 2009?)

This Spider-Man toy will transform into a streamlined futuristic "Spider-Car". It is fairly compact and unfolds in to a roughly 7" tall robot with much more angular features than the original motorcycle version. Unlike nearly ever other Crossovers figure, this one lacks a gimmick of any kind other than being a transforming Spider-Man.

It should be noted that the instructions are somewhat crazy, as they go through the entire transformation sequence, then it ends with a picture of Spider-Man transformed a totally different way from the waist down (resembling the picture on the back of the card). This was likely done because transforming him the correct way makes it impossible for him to stand without splaying his legs far out to the sides.

Notes

• Reprints of Spider-Man's encounter with the Iron Man of 2020 were used as a back-up strip in Transformers UK.
• It's occasionally claimed that a Spider-Man story published as part of the "Clone Saga" during the 1990s features a line where Peter claims that he had never been to Oregon, thereby "clearly" establishing Spidey's guest appearance in issue 3 of the Marvel US Transformers comic as being not part of the mainstream ("616") Marvel universe. In fact, however, Peter claims (in a monologue) having never been to Utah in Spider-Man #57 (1995), since " Kaine's murder of Louise Kennedy had happened there (in Spider-Man: The Lost Years #3).
• Spider-Man and other Marvel characters who have interacted with Transformers are now considered to be from the Earth-120185 universe and not the 616 universe.
• "Weird Al" Yankovic wrote a song about Spider-Man, called "Ode to a Superhero."

External links

• Spider-Man at Marvel Database
• Spider-Man at Wikipedia

References

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