SPIDER-MAN ONCE PUNCHED THE HULK INTO ORBIT — COURTESY OF CAPTAIN UNIVERSE!
Amazing Spider-Man #328–#329 (1990) — the Uni-Power builds inside Peter through Acts of Vengeance, he punches the Hulk into orbit, then fully becomes Captain Universe to disintegrate the Tri-Sentinel at the Amity Point power plant.
READ THE FULL FACT →SPIDER-MAN'S MOST EMBARRASSING COSTUME WAS A PAPER BAG AND A BORROWED FANTASTIC FOUR SUIT!
Amazing Spider-Man #258 (1984) — Reed Richards removes the living black suit; Johnny Storm lends Peter a spare FF uniform and a paper bag mask, and the Bombastic Bag-Man swings home.
READ THE FULL FACT →SPIDER-MAN WAS A FANTASTIC FOUR MEMBER — ON A TEAM WITH WOLVERINE, THE HULK, AND GHOST RIDER!
Fantastic Four #347–#349 (1990–91), by Walter Simonson & Arthur Adams — the Skrull De'Lila, posing as Sue Storm, replaces the captured FF with Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk, and Ghost Rider; revived in Marvel's 2022 New Fantastic Four miniseries.
READ THE FULL FACT →SPIDER-MAN TURNED INTO A GIANT SPIDER — AND GAVE BIRTH TO HIMSELF!
Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 2 #15–#20 (2004), “Changes” by Paul Jenkins — the Queen Ana Soria's mutagen kiss transforms Peter into a giant spider; he is reborn from it with organic web-shooters, an Avengers Disassembled tie-in.
READ THE FULL FACT →SPIDER-MAN'S PARENTS WERE SECRET AGENTS MURDERED BY THE RED SKULL — THEN FRAMED AS TRAITORS!
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5 (1968), “The Parents of Peter Parker!” by Stan Lee & Larry Lieber — Richard and Mary Parker were U.S. double agents; the Finisher confesses; the 1990s “returned” Parkers were Chameleon LMDs (ASM #365–388).
READ THE FULL FACT →SPIDEY GOT A CAR HE NEVER WANTED — AND DUMPED IT IN THE RIVER!
Amazing Spider-Man #126 (1973), #130 (Mar 1974) & #141 (Feb 1975): Corona Motors pays broke Peter to build the wall-climbing Spider-Mobile with the Human Torch; he captures Hammerhead's thugs, then Mysterio tricks him into driving it into the Hudson River.
READ THE FULL FACT →SPIDEY TRIED TO CURE HIS POWERS — AND GREW FOUR EXTRA ARMS INSTEAD!
Amazing Spider-Man #100–102 (1971): a cure serum backfires into four extra arms; Morbius the Living Vampire debuts in #101.
READ THE FULL FACT →SPIDEY'S FIRST-EVER TEAM-UP WAS WITH THE HUMAN TORCH — IN SOMEONE ELSE'S COMIC!
Strange Tales Annual #2 (1963): the Fox frames Spidey for a Da Vinci heist; the Torch hunts him, then they team up. Kirby pencils, Ditko inks — their only Spidey collaboration.
READ THE FULL FACT →LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT'S SPIDER-MAN!
Marvel Team-Up #74 (Oct 1978): the Silver Samurai crashes SNL; Spidey and Belushi cross swords on live TV. Stan Lee cameos as host.
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