Editing Spider-Man (section)

==Fictional character biography==
===Early years===
In [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]], [[Queens]], New York City,<ref name=kempton/> [[Midtown High School (comics)|Midtown High School]] student Peter Benjamin Parker is a science-whiz orphan living with his [[Uncle Ben]] and [[Aunt May]]. As depicted in ''[[Amazing Fantasy]]'' #15 (Aug. 1962), he is bitten by a [[radioactive]] spider (erroneously classified as an insect in the panel) at a science exhibit and "acquires the agility and proportionate strength of an [[arachnid]]".<ref name="Debut">{{Cite comic|date=August 1962|title=[[Amazing Fantasy]]|writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]|artist=[[Steve Ditko|Ditko, Steve]]|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]|issue=15|location=New York City, NY}}</ref> Along with heightened athletic abilities, Parker gains the ability to adhere to walls and ceilings. Through his knack for science, he develops a gadget that lets him fire adhesive webbing of his own design through small, wrist-mounted barrels. Initially seeking to capitalize on his new abilities, Parker dons a costume and, as "Spider-Man", becomes a novelty television star. However, "[h]e blithely ignores the chance to stop a fleeing [[Burglar (comics)|thief]], [and] his indifference ironically catches up with him when the same criminal later robs and kills his Uncle Ben." Spider-Man tracks and subdues the killer and learns, in the story's next-to-last caption, "With great power there must also come—great responsibility!"<ref name="daniels95">[[Les Daniels|Daniels, Les]]. ''Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics'' (Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1991) {{ISBN|0-8109-3821-9}}, p. 95.</ref>

In the first issue of ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' (March 1963), despite his superpowers, Peter struggles to help his widowed Aunt May pay the rent, is taunted by Flash, and continues fighting crime and saving the city as Spider-Man, but his heroic deeds engender the editorial wrath of newspaper publisher of the ''[[Daily Bugle]]'', [[J. Jonah Jameson]], holds a grudge against Spider-Man, and continues making false statements about Spider-Man despite his heroism. Peter gets hired as a [[Freelancer|freelance]] photographer by Mr. Jameson to take pictures of Spider-Man, with him being unaware that Spider-Man is Peter Parker.<ref name="saffel21">Saffel, Steve. ''Spider-Man the Icon: The Life and Times of a Pop Culture Phenomenon'' ([[Titan Books]], 2007) {{ISBN|978-1-84576-324-4}}, p. 21.</ref><ref>{{Cite comic |writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]] |artist=[[Steve Ditko|Ditko, Steve]] |story=Spider-Man"; "Spider-Man vs. the Chameleon"; "Duel to the Death with the Vulture; "The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer! |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=1 |issue=1–2 |date=March, May 1963 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |location=[[New York, NY]]}}</ref> Spider-Man fights his [[List of Spider-Man enemies|enemies]], including superpowered and non-superpowered [[supervillains]]—his [[archenemy|archenemy and nemesis]] [[Green Goblin]] and then [[Doctor Octopus]], [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]], [[Chameleon (Marvel Comics)|Chameleon]], [[Lizard (Marvel Comics)|Lizard]], [[Vulture (Marvel Comics)|Vulture]], [[Kraven the Hunter]], [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]], and [[Mysterio]], defeating them one by one<ref name="gcd">[http://www.comics.org/series/1570/ ''Amazing Spider-Man, The'' (Marvel, 1963 Series)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722100707/http://www.comics.org/series/1570/ |date=July 22, 2010 }} at the [[Grand Comics Database]]</ref>—but Peter finds juggling his personal and superhero life difficult. In time, Peter graduates from high school<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]] |artist=[[Steve Ditko|Ditko, Steve]] |story=The Menace of the Molten Man! |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=1 |issue=28 |date=September 1965 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |location=[[New York, NY]]}}</ref> and enrolls at Empire State University (a fictional institution evoking the real-life [[Columbia University]] and [[New York University]]),<ref name="saffel51">Saffel, p. 51</ref> where he meets roommate and best friend [[Harry Osborn]] and girlfriend [[Gwen Stacy]],<ref name="mnyc">{{Cite book |last=Sanderson |first=Peter |title=The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City |publisher=[[Pocket Books]] |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4165-3141-8 |location=New York City |pages=30–33}}</ref> and Aunt May introduces him to [[Mary Jane Watson]].<ref name=gcd/><ref>{{Cite comic |writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]] |artist=[[John Romita Sr.|Romita, John]] |story=The Birth of a Super-Hero! |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=1 |issue=42 |date=November 1966 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |location=[[New York, NY]]}}</ref><ref name="saffel27">Saffel, p. 27</ref> As Peter deals with Harry's drug problems, and Harry's father, [[Norman Osborn]], is revealed to be the Green Goblin, Peter attempts to give up his costumed identity for a while.<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]] |penciller=[[John Romita Sr.|Romita, John]] |inker=[[Mike Esposito (comics)|Mickey Demeo]] |story=Spider-Man No More! |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=1 |issue=50 |date=July 1967 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |location=[[New York, NY]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic |writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]] |penciller=[[Gil Kane|Kane, Gil]] |inker=[[Frank Giacoia|Giacoia, Frank]] |story=The Spider or the Man? |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=1 |issue=100 |date=September 1971 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |location=[[New York, NY]]}}</ref> Gwen Stacy's father, [[New York City Police]] detective Captain [[George Stacy]], is accidentally killed during a battle between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus (issue #90, November 1970).<ref name="saffel60">Saffel, p. 60</ref>

===1970s===
In [[The Night Gwen Stacy Died|issue #121]] (June 1973),<ref name = gcd/> the Green Goblin throws [[Gwen Stacy]] from a tower of either the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] (as depicted in the art) or the [[George Washington Bridge]] (as given in the text).<ref>"To address the contradiction in future reprints of the tale, though, Spider-Man's dialogue was altered so that he's referring to the Brooklyn Bridge. But the original snafu remains as one of the more visible errors in the history of comics." Saffel, p. 65</ref><ref>Sanderson, ''Marvel Universe'', p. 84, notes, "[W]hile the script described the site of Gwen's demise as the George Washington Bridge, the art depicted the Brooklyn Bridge, and there is still no agreement as to where it actually took place."</ref> She dies during Spider-Man's rescue attempt, and Spider-Man swears revenge against his nemesis; a note on the letters page of issue #125 states: "It saddens us to say that the [[Whiplash (medicine)|whiplash effect]] she underwent when Spidey's webbing stopped her so suddenly was, in fact, what killed her."<ref name="saffel65">Saffel, p. 65</ref> The following issue, Spider-Man vengefully attacks and overpowers the Green Goblin, who kills himself accidentally in the ensuing battle with Spider-Man.<ref name="GwenDeath">{{Cite comic |writer=[[Gerry Conway|Conway, Gerry]] |penciller=[[Gil Kane|Kane, Gil]] |inker=[[John Romita Sr.|Romita, John]] |story=The Night Gwen Stacy Died |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |volume=1 |issue=121 |date=June 1973 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |location=[[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

Working through his grief, Peter eventually develops tentative feelings toward Mary Jane, and the two "become confidants rather than lovers".<ref name="Sanderson85">Sanderson, ''Marvel Universe'', p. 85</ref> A romantic relationship eventually develops, with Parker proposing to her in issue #182 (July 1978), and being turned down an issue later.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Blumberg |first=Arnold T. |date=Spring 2006 |title='The Night Gwen Stacy Died': The End of Innocence and the 'Last Gasp of the Silver Age' |journal=[[International Journal of Comic Art]] |volume=8 |issue=1 |page=208}}</ref> Peter went on to graduate from college in issue #185,<ref name=gcd/> and becomes involved with the shy Debra Whitman and the extroverted, flirtatious costumed thief Felicia Hardy, {{A.k.a.}} the [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]],<ref name="sanderson83">Sanderson, ''Marvel Universe'', p. 83</ref> whom he meets in issue #194 (July 1979).<ref name=gcd/>

===1980s===
[[File:Issue252.jpg|thumb|''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #252 (May 1984): The black costume debut was controversial among fans. The suit was later revealed as an alien [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]] and was used in the creation of the villain [[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]]. – Cover art by [[Ron Frenz]] and [[Klaus Janson]]|alt=The black costume of Spider-Man.]]
From 1984 to 1988, Spider-Man wore a black costume with a white spider design on his chest. The new costume originated in the ''[[Secret Wars]]'' [[Limited series (comics)|miniseries]] on an alien planet where Spider-Man participates in a battle between Earth's major superheroes and supervillains.<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=[[Jim Shooter|Shooter, Jim]] |penciller=[[Mike Zeck|Zeck, Michael]] |inker=[[John Beatty (illustrator)|Beatty, John]], [[Jack Abel]] |story=Invasion |title=[[Secret Wars|Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars]] |volume=1 |issue=8 |date=December 1984 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |location=[[New York, NY]]}}</ref> He continues wearing the costume when he returns, starting in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #252. The change to a longstanding character's design met with controversy, "with many hardcore comics fans decrying it as tantamount to sacrilege. Spider-Man's traditional red and blue costume was iconic, they argued, on par with those of his D.C. rivals [[Superman]] and [[Batman]]."<ref name="cc">Leupp, Thomas. [http://www.reelzchannel.com/article.aspx?articleId=292 "Behind the Mask: The Story of Spider-Man's Black Costume"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515000806/http://www.reelzchannel.com/article.aspx?articleId=292 |date=May 15, 2007 }}, ReelzChannel.com, 2007, n.d. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070515000806/http://www.reelzchannel.com/article.aspx?articleId=292 WebCitation archive].</ref> The creators then revealed the costume was an alien [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]], which Spider-Man rejects after a difficult struggle,<ref>{{Cite comic |writer=[[Louise Simonson|Simonson, Louise]] |penciller=[[Greg LaRocque|LaRocque, Greg]] |inker=[[Jim Mooney|Mooney, Jim]] and [[Vince Colletta]] |story='Til Death Do Us Part! |title=[[Web of Spider-Man]] |volume=1 |issue=1 |date=April 1985 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |location=[[New York, NY]]}}</ref> though the symbiote returns several times as [[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]] for revenge.<ref name=gcd/> Peter proposes to Mary Jane in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #290 (July 1987), and she accepts two issues later, with [[The Wedding! (comics)|the wedding]] taking place in ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #21 (1987)—promoted with a real-life mock wedding using actors at [[Shea Stadium]], with Stan Lee officiating, on June 5, 1987.<ref name="saffel124">Saffel, p. 124</ref> [[David Michelinie]], who scripted based on a plot by editor-in-chief [[Jim Shooter]], said in 2007, "I didn't think they actually should [have gotten] married. ... I had actually planned another version, one that wasn't used."<ref name=saffel124/> Peter publishes a book of Spider-Man photographs called ''Webs'',<ref>Ferraro, Ron. [http://www.spidermanreviews.com/2010/02/spidey-classics-amazing-spider-man-304.html "Spidey Classics: ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #304"] (review), SpiderManReviews.com, February 2010. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110414122701/http://www.spidermanreviews.com/2010/02/spidey-classics-amazing-spider-man-304.html WebCitation archive].</ref> and returns to his Empire State University [[graduate school|graduate studies]] in [[biochemistry]] in #310 (Dec. 1988).<ref name=gcd/>

===1990s===
In the controversial<ref>Goletz, Andrew, and [[Glenn Greenberg]].{{Cite web |title="Life of Reilly", 35-part series, ''GreyHaven Magazine'', 2003, n.d. |url=http://www.newcomicreviews.com/GHM/specials/LifeOfReilly/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060327230751/http://www.newcomicreviews.com/GHM/specials/LifeOfReilly/ |archive-date=March 27, 2006 |access-date=January 17, 2019 |publisher=NewComicsReviews.com}}</ref> 1990s storyline the "[[Clone Saga]]", a clone of Parker, created in 1970s comics by insane scientist [[Jackal (Marvel Comics)|Miles Warren]], a.k.a. the Jackal, returns to New York City upon hearing of [[Aunt May]]'s health worsening. The clone had lived incognito as [[Ben Reilly]], but now assumes the superhero guise the [[Scarlet Spider]] and allies with Parker. To the surprise of both, new tests indicate Ben is the original and Peter is the clone.<ref>Saunders, et al., ''Marvel Chronicle'', p. 271</ref> Complicating matters, Mary Jane announces in ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #220 (Jan. 1995) that she is pregnant with Peter's baby.<ref name= gcd/> Later, however, a resurrected [[Green Goblin]] (Norman Osborn) has Mary Jane poisoned, causing [[Preterm birth|premature labor]] and the death of her and Peter's unborn daughter.<ref name="chronicle281">Saunders, et al., ''Chronicle'', p. 281</ref> It is later revealed that The Green Goblin switched the results of the clone test in an attempt to destroy Peter's life by making him believe himself to be the clone. Ben is killed while saving Peter, in ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' #75 (Dec. 1996), and his body immediately crumbles into dust, confirming Ben was the clone.<ref name=chronicle281/>

In issue #97 (Nov. 1998) of the second series titled ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'',<ref>[http://www.comics.org/series/4049/ ''Spider-Man'' (Marvel, 1990 Series)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718105533/http://www.comics.org/series/4049/ |date=July 18, 2010 }} at the Grand Comics Database: "Cover title beginning with issue #75 is ''Peter Parker, Spider-Man''".</ref> Parker learns his Norman Osborn kidnapped Aunt May and her apparent death in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #400 (April 1995) had been a hoax.<ref>Saunders, et al. ''Chronicle'', p. 273</ref><ref name="gcd2">[http://www.comics.org/series/7794/ ''Amazing Spider-Man, The'', Marvel, 1999 Series] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729201619/http://www.comics.org/series/7794/ |date=July 29, 2010 }} (''The Amazing Spider-Man'' vol. 2) at the Grand Comics Database</ref> Shortly afterward, in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #13 (#454, Jan. 2000), Mary Jane is killed in an airplane explosion.<ref name="ruby">Ruby, Sam. [http://www.samruby.com/Spiderverse/MaryJane/maryjane.htm "Mary Jane Watson"], SamRuby.com (fan site). [https://web.archive.org/web/20101127060614/http://samruby.com/Spiderverse/MaryJane/maryjane.htm WebCitation archive].</ref> She is revealed to be alive in volume 2, issue #28 (#469, April 2001),<ref name=ruby/> but she and Peter are completely separated in the following issue.<ref>Blumberg, Arnold T. [http://www.mania.com/face-tiger-brief-look-life-mary-jane-watsonparker-part-2_article_35434.html "Face it Tiger – A Brief Look at the Life of Mary Jane Watson-Parker, Part 2"], Mania.com, July 17, 2002. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110501162011/http://www.mania.com/face-tiger-brief-look-life-mary-jane-watsonparker-part-2_article_35434.html WebCitation archive].</ref>

===2000s===
''[[Babylon 5]]'' creator [[J. Michael Straczynski]] began writing ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', illustrated by [[John Romita Jr.]], beginning with volume 2, #30 (#471, June 2001). Two issues later, Peter, now employed as a teacher at his old high school, meets the enigmatic [[Ezekiel Sims]], who possesses similar spider powers and suggests that Peter, having gained such abilities, might not have been a fluke—that Parker has a connection to a [[totem]]ic spider spirit. In vol. 2, #37 (#478, Jan. 2002), Aunt May discovers her nephew is Spider-Man.<ref name= gcd2/> Peter and Mary Jane reconcile in (vol. 2) #50 (#491, April 2003),<ref name= gcd2/> and in #512 (Nov. 2004)—the original issue numbering having returned with #500—Parker learns his late girlfriend [[Gwen Stacy]] had had two children with [[Green Goblin|Norman Osborn]].<ref name="gcd3">[http://www.comics.org/series/11288/ ''Amazing Spider-Man, The'', Marvel, 2003 Series] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629120839/http://www.comics.org/series/11288/ |date=June 29, 2010 }} (renumbering to return to original numbering from 1963) at the Grand Comics Database</ref>

He joins the superhero team [[The New Avengers (comics)|The New Avengers]] in ''New Avengers'' #1–2. After a deranged, superpowered former high-school classmate destroys their respective homes, Peter, Mary Jane, and May move into [[Stark Tower]], and Peter begins working as [[Tony Stark]]'s assistant while freelancing for ''The [[Daily Bugle]]'' and continuing his teacher career. In the 12-part 2005 story arc "[[Spider-Man: The Other|The Other]]", Peter undergoes a transformation that evolves his powers. In the comic ''[[Civil War (comics)|Civil War]]'' #2 (June 2006), part of the company-wide [[Fictional crossover|crossover]] arc of that title, the U.S. government's [[Registration acts (comics)|Superhuman Registration Act]] leads Spider-Man to reveal his true identity publicly. A growing unease about the Registration Act prompts him to escape with May and Mary Jane and joins the anti-registration underground.

In issue #537 (Dec. 2006), Aunt May is critically wounded from [[Kingpin (character)|Wilson Fisk]]'s sniper, and enters into a coma. Peter, desperate to save her, exhausts all possibilities and makes a [[Deal with the Devil|pact with the demon-lord]] [[Mephisto (comics)|Mephisto]], who saves May's life in exchange for Peter and Mary Jane agreeing to have their marriage and all memory of it disappear. In this changed reality, Spider-Man's identity is secret once again, and in #545 (Jan. 2008), Mary Jane returns and is cold toward him. The controversial<ref name="OMDPart1p1">Weiland, Jonah. [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=12230 storyline "The 'One More Day' Interviews with Joe Quesada, Pt. 1 of 5"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026235244/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article |date=October 26, 2008 }}, ''[[Newsarama]]'', December 28, 2007. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081026235244/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article WebCitation archive].</ref> storyline "One More Day" rolled back much of the fictional continuity at the behest of editor-in-chief [[Joe Quesada]], who said, "Peter being single is an intrinsic part of the very foundation of the world of Spider-Man".<ref name="OMDPart1p1" /> It caused unusual public friction between Quesada and writer Straczynski, who "told Joe that I was going to take my name off the last two issues of the [story] arc", but was talked out of doing so.<ref name="OMDPart2p1">Weiland, Jonah. [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=12238 "The 'One More Day' Interviews with Joe Quesada, Pt. 2 of 5"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026235244/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article |date=October 26, 2008 }}, ''[[Newsarama]]'', December 31, 2007. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081026235244/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article WebCitation archive].</ref> At issue with Straczynski's climax to the arc, Quesada said, was{{blockquote|...that we didn't receive the story and methodology to the resolution that we were all expecting. What made that very problematic is that we had four writers and artists well underway on [the sequel arc] "Brand New Day" that were expecting and needed "One More Day" to end in the way that we had all agreed it would. ... The fact that we had to ask for the story to move back to its original intent understandably made Joe upset and caused some major delays and page increases in the series. Also, the science that Joe was going to apply to the [[retcon]] of the marriage would have made over 30 years of Spider-Man books worthless, because they never would have had happened. ...[I]t would have reset way too many things outside of the Spider-Man titles. We just couldn't go there....<ref name=OMDPart2p1/>}}

In this new continuity, designed to have very limited repercussions throughout the remainder of the [[Marvel Universe]], Parker returns to work at the ''Daily Bugle'', which has been renamed ''The DB'' under a new publisher.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' #549</ref> He soon switches to the [[Alternative newspaper|alternative press]] paper ''[[Front Line (comics)|The Front Line]]''.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' #568</ref> [[J. Jonah Jameson]] becomes the Mayor of New York City in issue #591 (June 2008).<ref name=gcd3/> Jonah's estranged father, J. Jonah Jameson Sr., marries May in issue #600 (Sept. 2009).<ref name = gcd3/><ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' #600</ref>

During the "[[Secret Invasion]]" by shape-shifting extraterrestrials, the [[Skrull]]s, Norman Osborn shoots and kills the Skrull queen [[Veranke]].<ref name="Secret Invasion #8">{{Cite comic |Writer=[[Brian Michael Bendis]] |Penciller=[[Leinil Francis Yu]] |Inker=[[Mark Morales]] |Story=Secret Invasion |Title=Secret Invasion: Dark Reign |Issue=8 |Date=January 2009 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref> He leverages this widely publicized success, positioning himself as the new director of the S.H.I.E.L.D.-like paramilitary force [[H.A.M.M.E.R.]] to advance his agenda,<ref name="Secret Invasion #8" /> while using his public image to start his own [[Dark Avengers]]. Norman, by himself, leads the Dark Avengers as the Iron Patriot, a suit of armor fashioned by himself after [[Iron Man's armor]] with Captain America's colors.<ref name="dark#1">{{Cite comic |Writer=[[Brian Michael Bendis]] |Penciller=[[Mike Deodato]] |Inker=[[Mike Deodato]] |Story=Secret Invasion: Dark Reign |Title=Dark Avengers |Issue=1 |Date=Jan. 2009 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref>

Harry is approached by Norman with the offer of a job within the Dark Avengers. It is later revealed that it is a ruse to coerce Harry into taking the American Son armor, whom Norman had planned to kill, in order to increase public sympathy. When Harry has the option of killing Norman, Spider-Man says to decapitate him, since Norman's healing factor may repair a blow to the head. Spider-Man also cautions Harry that killing Norman will cause Harry to "become the son Norman always wanted". Harry instead backs down, and turns away from his father forever.<ref name="dark#2">{{Cite comic |Writer=[[Joe Kelly (comics writer)|Joe Kelly]] |Penciller=Paulo Siqueira, [[Marco Checchetto]] |Inker=Paulo Siqueira, [[Marco Checchetto]] |Story=[[Dark Reign (comics)|Dark Reign]] |Title=The Amazing Spider-Man |Issue=596–9 |Date=Jun. 2009 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref>

===2010s===
At [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]]'s suggestion, Norman Osborn [[Siege (comics)|creates a rationale]] to invade [[Asgard (comics)|Asgard]], claiming the world poses a national security threat. He is defeated, and ends up incarcerated in the Raft penitentiary.<ref>[[Bendis, Brian Michael]]. ''Siege'' #1–4. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref name="Dark Avengers #16">{{Cite comic |Writer=[[Brian Michael Bendis]] |Penciller=[[Mike Deodato]] |Inker=[[Mike Deodato]] |Story=[[Siege (comics)|Siege]] |Title=Dark Avengers |Issue=16 |Date=May 2010 |Publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref> A conflict between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus over Osborn's son ends when it is revealed the child's father is Harry, who leaves town to raise him.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' #648–654</ref> One of Doctor Octopus' Octobots swaps his and Spider-Man's personality, causing Peter to become trapped in the Doctor's dying body, while he in turn claimed Peter's life for himself. Though Peter failed to reverse the change, he manages to establish a weak link with the Doctor's mind, forcing him to relive all of his memories; Otto understands Peter's ideals of power and responsibility and swears to carry on with Peter's life with dignity as a "Superior" Spider-Man.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #699.</ref><ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #700.</ref>

A portion of Peter survived in his original body in the form of a subconsciousness.<ref>''The Spider-Man'' #1</ref> Later, realizing that he failed in his role as the "Superior" Spider-Man, Otto willingly allows Peter to reclaim his body in order to defeat Osborn and save Anna Maria Marconi, Otto's love.<ref>''The Superior Spider-Man'' #27–30.</ref> In the aftermath of these events, Peter began to amend the relationships damaged by Otto's arrogance and negligence, both as Peter Parker and Spider-Man. He additionally took up the reins of Parker Industries, a small company founded by Otto after leaving Horizon Labs.<ref>''The Superior Spider-Man'' #31.</ref>

Peter soon learns a second person had been bitten by the radioactive spider, [[Cindy Moon]].<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 3) #1</ref> Spider-Man tracks her down and frees her from a bunker owned by the late Ezekiel Simms.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 3) #4</ref> Not long after rescuing Cindy, who went on to adopt her own heroine identity as Silk,<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 3) #5</ref><ref>''Silk'' (vol. 1) #1</ref> Spider-Man encounters a contingent of spider-people from all over the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|Multiverse]] that banded together to fight the Inheritors, a group of psychic vampires who had begun to hunt down the spider-totems of other realities.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 3) #9</ref> During a mission to gather more recruits in 2099, the Spider-Army stumbled upon another party of spider-people led by an alternate version of Otto Octavius.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 3) #10</ref> Together, they neutralize the Inheritors.

Peter then stops a nefarious plan put forward by the Jackal.<ref name="DNM">''Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy'' (vol. 1) #1–5.</ref> After the events of "[[Go Down Swinging (comic book)|Go Down Swinging]]", Peter's life was plagued with problems on both sides. As Spider-Man, Mayor Fisk publicly supports him, condemning all other vigilantes in order to isolate him from his superhero peers. As Peter Parker, his academic credentials were revoked after accusations of plagiarizing his doctoral dissertation from Octavius, resulting in Peter being fired from the ''Daily Bugle''. Subsequently, Peter became romantically involved with Mary Jane.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 5) #1</ref> Briefly, Peter Parker and Spider-Man split into separate beings due to an accident involving the reverse-engineered Isotope Genome Accelerator. Peter eventually manages to reverse the process, and merges his two halves back together before the side-effects worsen and result in their death.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 5) #2–5</ref>

===2020s===
{{Further|Last Remains}}
Kindred uses the [[Sins Rising (comics)|resurrected]] [[Sin-Eater]]'s sins to possess Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Woman, Anya Corazon, and Julia Carpenter. Doctor Strange, who manages to restrain a possessed Silk, agrees to help Spider-Man. However, Peter dies when fighting Kindred. While dead, Peter's consciousness remembers the fateful day of the start of ''[[Spider-Man: One More Day|One More Day]]''; Kindred is willing to resurrect Peter.<ref name="LastRemains">{{Cite comic |Story=[[Last Remains]] |writer=[[Nick Spencer]] |title=The Amazing Spider-Man |issue=50–55 |date=October – December 2020 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref>