10 Ways To Introduce Spider-Man To The Marvel Cinematic Universe

5. Say S.H.I.E.L.D. Have Been Monitoring Him

Even if Andrew Garfield's version was to be used - the version that would cause the resulting plot holes to be picked apart by fans like a vulture on a carcass - S.H.I.E.L.D. could simply say they'd been monitoring the activities of Spider-Man since he first emerged in the Amazing Spider-Man movie. It's not as though S.H.I.E.L.D. are immediately on top of every single superhuman event and Spider-Man - unlike most of the heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - wears a mask and his identity is unknown. It could simply be the case, therefore, that they hadn't figured out who Spider-Man really was in order to make contact with him until his first potential appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. S.H.I.E.L.D. turning up during a Spider-Man scene and saying "we've been monitoring you for some time" or turning up at Peter Parker's house and saying "we'd like to ask you some questions" would be all it took to suggest they'd been on his case prior to the events of the movie.