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10 Characters Who Could be Peter Parker's Love Interest in Spider-Man 4

From Gwen Stacy to the Black Cat, these are all the characters who could end up being Spider-Man's love interest in his next MCU trilogy.

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10 Powers Spider-Man Should Have But Doesn't

From invisibility to the power to clear buildings in a single bound, Spider-Man would be scary powerful if he possessed all the powers a spider has.

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Funko Pop’s Die-Cast Spider-Man Figure May Come with Metallic Chase Variant

Funko Pop launches a Die-Cast Spider-Man figure and a limited number of metallic chase variants.

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Marvel Needs to Remember Why Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Made Spider-Man Suffer

Recent Marvel comics feel like they are more focused on Spider-Man's misery than the reasoning behind his suffering.

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Marvel’s Trinity Isn’t Who You Think It Is

Like Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman of DC Comics, Marvel has a trinity of its own — but it's not Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor.

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Five Characters Who Debuted in 'Back Door Pilot' Comic Book Stories

Discover five times that comic book characters debuted in a "back door pilot" comic book story

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REVIEW: Marvel's The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1

An action-packed affair that takes inspiration from past storylines and current events, the Annual says more about his supporting cast than the hero.

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10 Spider-Man Supporting Characters Still Missing From the MCU

Spider-Man has one of the best supporting casts of all time, but not all of his friends and allies have made their way into the MCU movies.

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How Spider-Man's Most Controversial Story Came To Be

Spider-Man: One More Day is one of Marvel Comics' most controversial stories of all time. The story behind the unpopular arc is even stranger.

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Spider-Man Shows How Far the Hellfire Gala Disaster's Damage Goes

The latest Amazing Spider-Man Annual just revealed the full extent of the damage done by Orchis, and it goes much farther than Krakoa's borders.

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Spider-Man: A Classic Villain’s Personal Hell Could Be The X-Men’s Salvation

One of the X-Men's oldest enemies might just be the mutant heroes' best hope for survival, and Spider-Man is beginning to understand why.

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Spider-Man Movies Keep Failing One Supporting Character

From the Raimi Trilogy to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, live-action Spider-Man films keep missing the full potential of Flash Thompson's character.

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10 Major Marvel Retcons (That No One Noticed)

Retcons are common in superhero comics, but many big changes flew under the radar and remained unnoticed by fans.

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That Time A Normal Human Humiliated Spider-Man With Hypnotism

Years of experience battling superhumans and aliens did little to help Spidey survive his experience with the Foreigner, a literal guy in his pajamas.

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A Classic Marvel Villain's Legacy Lives on in Amazing Spider-Man

One of the oldest names in Spider-Man's entire rogues gallery is making a comeback, and they have their eyes set on Spider-Boy.

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How Stargirl: The Lost Children Expertly Avoided Spider-Man's Big Sidekick Problem

Stargirl: The Lost Children successfully retconned DC's Golden Age with new sidekicks, avoiding the problems that plague Marvel's new Spider-Boy.

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Spider-Man Once Saved the Day - By Throwing a Fight With Doctor Octopus

Spider-Man typically prefers to win fights against his supervillains, but losing one battle against Doc Ock actually helped save the day.

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Who is Marvel's Superman Equivalent?

Superman represents the hope and optimism of the DC Universe, which begs the question: who is Marvel's answer to the Man of Tomorrow?

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Why Does Spider-Man Have So Many Pig Variants?

There is an odd tradition within the Spider-Verse to turn every major Spider-Man character into an anthropomorphic pig variant.

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Is Spider-Man: Reign II Really Necessary?

Marvel's original Spider-Man: Reign divided fans over the quality and direction of the story. Is a sequel to such a questionable story necessary?

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