10 Wild Versions Of Spider-Man That Could Actually Work On Film

Uncle Ben's sage advice on responsibility has become such a deeply rooted part of Spidey canon that numerous comics have made a running joke out of having the line cut off halfway through (this also happens in Into the Spider-Verse). But what if Uncle Ben had been less supportive? What if he'd said the words, but failed to live them?

That's the version of reality that poor Charlie Parker was born into, suffering so much abuse at the hands of Uncle Ben that it drove him to leave home as a mere child and abandon his birth name, Peter.

The comics introduce us to Charlie not long before he's recruited for a Spidey crossover by Ashley Barton, also known as Spider-Bitch in the Old Man Logan timeline. Despite living alone at 13, she finds him in an apartment that not many working Manhattanites could afford. That's because he gets his money robbing drug dealers, specifically those who try to pass themselves off as high schoolers to hook younger prey. He's a compelling character, essentially doing the right things for the wrong reasons.

Charlie's abuse history and degenerate lifestyle might be a bit serious for the Spider-Verse, and the MCU has yet to really deal with Uncle Ben at all, but Disney+ could still deliver a version of this Spider-Kid by simply asking: What if Peter Parker didn't have Aunt May?