Spiderman is basically a normal guy, with genetically modified DNA. Simple really. And when this genetically modified superhero isn’t fighting bad guys, and stopping supervillains, he’s known as Peter Parker. A teenage, high school kid, with a passion for photography. This is odd, because normally the teenage superhero has an older father figure superhero to show the teenage protégé the ropes of the crime fighting scene. In other words, the teenage superhero always became the sidekick to some older guy with a cape. Spiderman, was the first of his kind that didn’t have this older superhero father figure.
Peter Parker only started wearing latex and fighting bad guys after his Uncle Ben was shot, in an attempted mugging. Sound familiar? All superheroes seem to have gone into fighting crime because of some kind of event relating to death. I wonder if supervillains become bad because they thought there were too many unicorns in the sky. Or maybe it’s just one big family business.
Parker vowed to seek vengeance upon his Uncles murderer, and thus began his web slinging days of justice.
Supervillains
Dr. Otto Octavius, more commonly known as Doctor Octopus or Doc Ock, has become one of Spidermans greatest foes. His alias comes from his four mechanical arms, that were attached to his torso, and were controlled by a brain-computer interface. They were originally created to assist him in his atomic physics research. The arms were supposed to be resistant to radiation, and capable of highly precise movements.
But incidently, during an explosive radiation leak, the arms became fused to his body; while also mutating his brain. He was thus able to operate the arms, by thoughts alone, without the need for a computer. This is what would push Octavius over the edge, and into the start of his criminal career.
Doc Ocks first appearance was in the comic book, The Amazing Spiderman #3, in July 1963.
Flaws and Attributes
Unlike Bruce Wayne as Batman, Peter Parker doesn't have a billion dollar company to support his crime fighting ways. He has to have a job, which is coincidentally, taking photos of himself, as Spiderman, and selling them to the Daily Bugle. Yet, not difficult, it still has to be done, which adds to his busy lifestyle. And like every hero, he also struggles to keep the people he loves, in his life. His on-off girlfriend, Mary Jane, his Aunt May, and his best friend Harry Osbourne. Harry is another one of Spidermans foes, known as the Green Goblin. An intense friendship right there.
As for his attributes, Spiderman has most of the abilities of a spider. Being able to cling to most surfaces, superhuman balance, and the ability to shoot webs. He also has superhuman strength and reflexes, and a subconcious sense of danger which is also known as his "spider-sense".
His webslinging depends on each comic book series and the different movie franchises. For example, in the first Spiderman movie trilogy he is able to shoot webs from his wrists, whereas in The Amazing Spider-Man comics, he needs a web shooting apparatus.
Fun Facts
- Spiderman’s webbing only lasts for about an hour.
- Peter Parker is a New York Mets fan.
- Peter Parker’s middle name is Ben
- On one occasion, Spiderman stopped an alien from tricking an entire generation into having unprotected sex.
Possibility of Spiderman Existing
You would think that being bit by a radioactive spider, and having your DNA becoming genetically combined with that of the spiders would be completely insane. But maybe not. If the attributes of the spider had been genetically enhanced by radiation, and the spider had enough venom to effect the entire human body, or a spider that's half the size of a human; but then the bite could just as easily kill you, as it could give you superpowers. How long the effects would last is also a factor.They would likely only last a day or two. The same amount of time as a normal spider bite.
Spiders share a significant portion of DNA with humans. So it would be a lot easier if you managed to breed 'spider-men', through a process of combining spider and human DNA in a lab. It seems in-plausible that a single spider-bite could have that much of an effect on a human being.
The possibility of Spiderman existing? Maybe. If you had a giant, radioactive spider. Or an expensive lab, with lots of people in white coats, and spectacles. But from a spider-bite? Very unlikely.
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