What Happened To Everyone Who Became Spider-Man?

3. Deadpool

Deadpool Spider-Man
Marvel Comics/David Nakayama

First Appearance As Spider-Man: Deadpool Annual #2

The relationship between Spider-Man and Deadpool is a slightly curious one. The two have only really stricken up a partnership over the last few years, but their time together has proven so successful that Marvel keep finding ways to have the two interact with each other whenever the situation arises.

One such situation came in 2014's Deadpool Annual #2, which saw the Merc' with a Mouth impersonate Spider-Man while Peter is suffering from a series of attacks by the Chameleon. So, Wade Wilson - being the good friend that he is - devises a solution to put an end to the Chameleon's torment, by suiting up as Spider-Man and catching him before he can cause more harm to Pete.

The tale itself is well written, and sees Wade doing his best to honour Peter's mantra without overstepping any boundaries. Of course, Deadpool being Deadpool, that's a lot easier said than done, but he still manages to do the role justice (for the most part).

As for what Wade's up to these days, he's definitely no longer Spider-Man. Wade had a really rough go of things during Secret Empire, having been manipulated by Hydra out of blind loyalty for Captain America to kill Agent Coulson, and effectively lay the groundwork for Hydra's takeover. He turns against the group in the end, but the experience takes a heavy toll, and eventually led to Wade wiping his own memory to escape the guilt.

Advertisement
Content Producer/Presenter

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.