What Happened To Everyone Who Became Spider-Man?

There are many alternate Spider-Man, but what about those from Marvel's main universe?

by Ewan Paterson
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Marvel doesn't exactly have a shortage of alternate versions of its main characters. Of all of their heroes, none surpass Spider-Man as being more synonymous with the multiverse, apart from maybe Captain Britain, whose popularity pales in comparison to Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's web-slinger.

Those weird and wonderful alternate Spider-Men are always fun to discuss, but what about those characters who've taken up the mantle of Spider-Man in the main Marvel Universe? Better known as Earth-616, it's the definitive incarnation of Marvel's world where Peter Parker is the one true wall-crawler... or is he?

Over the years, various figures have - for better or for worse - adopted the identity of everyone's friendly neighbourhood hero while Pete himself has otherwise been disposed. Some originate from other universes, while others are 616 born and bred.

Whatever their origin however, they've all become Spider-Man in the main Marvel Universe. And seeing as how with great power must also come great responsibility, it should go without saying that each figure's time as Spidey has had a drastic impact on their life - again, for better or for worse.

From close allies to fierce villains, here's what happened to everyone who became Spider-Man in the main Marvel Universe...

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.