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Note: For this list only the creators of the characters first appearances are listed. As with all comic book characters Spider-Man and his supporting cast have had several reinventions and different contributions from different writers. Theses include different iterations in different mediums that all have added different concepts to the overall mythology of the characters.

Theirs Peter Benjamin Parker/Spider-Man, referred to as Peter Parker or Spider-Man on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man!" from Amazing Fantasy #15 (June 1962) by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

Mary Jane "MJ" Watson, who made her first appearance in the comic story "Captured By J. Jonah Jameson!" in Amazing Spider-Man #25 (June 1965) in a cameo appearance followed by a full appearance in the comic story "The Birth of a Super-Hero!" from Amazing Spider-Man #42. The character was created by editor/writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita Sr..

Peter's Aunt Maybelle "May" Parker, referred to as Aunt May or May Parker on screen. She made her first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man!" from Amazing Fantasy #15 (June 1962) by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

John Jonah Jameson, Jr., called J Jonah Jameson on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man" from Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963) by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

Joseph "Robbie" Robertson, who made his first appearance in the comic story "In the Clutches of the Kingpin!" from Amazing Spider-Man #51 (August 1967) by editor/writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita Sr..

Felicia Sara Hardy/Black Cat, referred to as Felicia Hardy or Black Cat on screen. She made her first appearance in the comic story "Never Let the Black Cat Cross Your Path!" from Amazing Spider-Man #194 (July 1979) by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard.

Dr. Curtis "Curt" Connors/The Lizard, who made his first appearance in the comic story "Face-to-Face with... the Lizard!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (November 1963) by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

Debra Whitman, who made her first appearance in the comic story "Requiem!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #196 (September 1979) by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Al Milgrom.

Eugene "Flash" Thompson, referred to as Flash Thompson on Screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man!" from Amazing Fantasy #15 (June 1962) by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

Cassandra Webb/Madame Web, who made her first appearance in the comic story "The prophecy of Madame Web!" from Amazing Spider-Man #210 (November 1980) by writer Denny O'Neil and artist John Romita Jr..

The Beyonder, who made his first appearance in the comic story "The War Begins" from Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1 (May 1984) by writer Jim Shooter and artist Mike Zeck.

Note: For this list only the creators of the characters first appearances are listed. As with all comic book characters Spider-Man and his supporting cast have had several reinventions and different contributions from different writers. Theses include different iterations in different mediums that all have added different concepts to the overall mythology of the characters.

There's Wilson Grant Fisk/The Kingpin, referred to as just Wilson Fisk or The Kingpin on screen and made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man No More!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (July 1967) written by Stan Lee and artist John Romita Sr..

Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius/Doctor Octopus, referred to on screen as Doctor Octavius, Doc Ock or Doctor Octopus. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man Versus Doctor Octopus" from The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (July 1963) by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko.

Norman Virgil Osborn/The Green Goblin I, referred to on screen as Norman Osborn or Green Goblin on screen. He made his first appearance as Green Goblin in the comic story "The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin" from The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (July 1964) and he also made his first appearance as Norman Osborn in the comic story "The Goblin and the Gangsters" from Amazing Spider-Man #23 (April 1965). The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko.

Harold Theopolis "Harry" Osborn/The Green Goblin II, referred to as Harry Osborn or Green Goblin on screen. He first appeared as Harry Osborn in the comic story "If This Be My Destiny...!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #31 (December 1965) by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko.

Alistaire Alphonso Smythe, referred to as Alistair Smythe on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Fun 'n' Games" from The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #19 (August 1985) by writer Louise Simonson and artist Mary Wilshire.

Spencer Smythe, who made his first appearance in the comic story "Captured By J. Jonah Jameson!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #25 (June 1965) by writer Louise Simonson and artist Mary Wilshire.

MacDonald "Mac" Gargan/Scorpion, who made his first appearance as MacDonald "Mac" Gargan in the comic story "Spidey Strikes Back!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #19 (December 1964) and his first appearance as scorpion in the comic story "The Coming of the Scorpion! OR: Spidey Battles Scorpey!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #20 (January 1965). The character was created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Mary Wilshire.

Jason Philips/The Hobgoblin, who made his first appearance in the comic story "Shadow of Evils Past!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #238 (March 1983) by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita Jr..

Dmitri Smerdyakov/The Chameleon, who made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man Vs. the Chameleon!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963) by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko.

Jackson Weele/Big Wheel, who made his first appearance as Jackson Weele in the comic story "The Rocket Racer's Back in Town!" from Amazing Spider-Man #182 (April 1978) and as Big Wheel in the comic story "And Where the Big Wheel Stops, Nobody Knows!" from Amazing Spider-Man #183 (May 1978). The character was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Ross Andru & Mike Esposito.

Edward Charles Allan "Eddie" Brock, referred to as Eddie Brock. He made his first appearance as 'Hand that pushes Peter Parker onto train tracks' in the comic story "The Longest Road!" from Web of Spider-Man #18 (September 1986) and made his first appearance as Eddie Brock in the comic story "Survival of the Hittist!" The Amazing Spider-Man #298 (March 1988). The character was created by writer David Michelinie and artist Todd McFarlane.

Venom, who made his first appearance as an alien costume in the comic story "Homecoming!" from Amazing Spider-Man #252 (January 1984) and would later become known as Venom in the comic story "Survival of the Hittist!" from Amazing Spider-Man #299 (December 1987). The concept of the Alien costume was created by Randy Schueller and developed by editor Jim Shooter, whilst the costumes first appearance was written by writers Roger Stern & Tom DeFalco and drawn by artists Mike Zeck & Ron Frenz. Whilst the character of Venom was created by writer David Michelinie and artist Todd McFarlane.

Note: For this list only the creators of the characters first appearances are listed. As with all comic book characters Spider-Man and his supporting cast have had several reinventions and different contributions from different writers. Theses include different iterations in different mediums that all have added different concepts to the overall mythology of the characters.

Theirs Colonel Nicholas "Nick" Joseph Fury, referred to as Nick Fury on screen. He made his first appeared in the comic story "Seven Against the Nazis!" from Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963) by editor/writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

The X-Men: made up of Professor Charles Francis Xavier/Professor X (referred to as Charles Xavier or Professor X), Scott Summers/Cyclops, Jean Elaine Grey (referred to as Jean Grey on screen), James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, Anna-Marie Raven/Rogue, Ororo Munroe/Storm, Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy/Beast (referred to as Henry McCoy or Best on screen), Remy Etienne LeBeau/Gambit (referred to as Gambit on screen) and Jubilation Lee/Jubilee.

Professor Charles Francis Xavier/Professor X, Scott Summers/Cyclops, Jean Elaine Grey and Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy/Beast all made their first appearance in X-Men #1 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine was created by then Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, writer Len Wein, and Marvel art director John Romita Sr.. Although Romita designed the character, he was first drawn for publication by artist Herb Trimpe. The character first made his first appearance in the comic story "And Now... the Wolverine!" from The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974).

Ororo Munroe/Storm, made her first appearance in the comic story "Deadly Genesis!" from Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975) by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum.

Anna-Marie Raven/Rogue, made her first appearance in the comic story "By Friends -- Betrayed!" from Avengers Annual #10 (October 1981) by writer Chris Claremont and artist Michael Golden.

Remy Etienne LeBeau/Gambit, was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee. Drawn by artist Mike Collins, Gambit made his first appearances in Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 in the comic story "You Must Remember This" from "Days of Future Present" part IV (July 1990) and the comic story "Gambit: Out of the Frying Pan" from Uncanny X-Men #266 (August 1990).

and Jubilation Lee/Jubilee, made her first appearance in the comic story "Ladies' Night" from Uncanny X-Men #244 (May 1989) by writer Chris Claremont and artist Marc Silvestri.

Francis "Frank Castle" Castiglione/The Punisher, referred to as Frank Castle or The Punisher on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "The Punisher Strikes Twice!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974) by writer Gerry Conway and artist Ross Andru (though the character was also co-created by artist John Romita Sr.).

Eric Cross Brooks/Blade, referred to as Blade on screen. He made his first appeared in the comic story "His Name Is... Blade!" from The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973) by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan.

Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange/Doctor Strange, (referred to as Stephen Strange or Doctor Strange on screen) and Wong, who both made their first appearance in the comic story "Doctor Strange Master of Black Magic!" from Strange Tales #110 (July 1963) by editor/writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko.

Matthew "Matt" Michael Murdock/Daredevil, referred to as as Matt Murdock or Daredevil on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "The Origin of Daredevil" from Daredevil #1 (April 1964) by editor/writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.

Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark/Iron Man. referred to as Tony Stark or Iron Man on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Iron Man Is Born!" from Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963). The character was co-created by writer/editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby.

James Rupert "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine, referred to as James Rhodes or War Machine on screen. He made his first appearance as James Rhodes in the comic story "At the Mercy of My Friends!" from Iron Man #118 (January 1979). Rhodes later assumed the mantle of Iron Man after Tony Stark's relapse into alcoholism in the comic story "And Who Shall Clothe Himself in Iron?" from Iron Man #170 (May 1983). After Stark's return to the role of Iron Man, Rhodes continued as the superhero War Machine in the comic story "Personal Demons" from Avengers West Coast #94. The character was created by writers David Michelinie & Bob Layton and artist John Byrne.

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The writer had originally planned to have Spiderman follow Madam Web inside portal to a place with the appearance of England. Mary-Jane, having no memory of her past life, was located there, as well as Carnage, who took the role of the infamous "Jack the Ripper." But, due to Fox's poor judgment, they decided to drop the idea, and create the failure of a series "Spiderman Unlimited."

While this animated series is generally regarded as being pretty close to the comics, a few major changes were made:

*One major change is the removal of nearly every reference to radioactivity - in the comics it is a bite from a radioactive spider that causes Peter's transformation into Spider-Man. Nearly every reference to radioactivity is replaced with references to a fictional science called "Neogenics." This includes the spider whose bite causes the transformation, though ironically, Joe Perry's theme song uses the lyric "Radioactive Spider-Man."

*Most of the changes made to the story were to make it appropriate for younger audiences. As a result, some of the more mature, darker themes of the comics were toned down. For instance, a story arc in the 70s comics involved Harry Osborn becoming addicted to drugs - obviously not the most appropriate fare for a children's animated series. Other similar changes include altering the character of Morbius so he wouldn't suck people's blood in a traditional manner, changing Carnage to suck people's life energy rather than straight-up murdering, and removing nearly all uses of words like "kill" and "die."

*Many character origins were changed. For instance, in the comics the character of The Prowler was a window-washer who used inventions he made for window-washing purposes to wreak havoc, while in the TV show he used a stealth battle suit invented by the Kingpin (although the appearance of the character's suit was virtually identical in both incarnations.) Other key changes were made to the Kingpin - in the comics he was more-or-less a mafia boss and nothing more, while the TV series gives him a ton of technology and pretty much makes him the main villain.

Gwen Stacy is not in the series (apart from one episode of alternate realities)

The Hobgoblin is introduced before the Green Goblin.

Joe Perry, best known as the guitar player from classic rock band Aerosmith. Coincidentally, after this show ended, Aerosmith covered the theme to the 1960s Spider-Man cartoon series for the 2002 film.

This is hinted at in joke form in one of the early episodes. After Spider-Man has acquired the Black Suit (episodes 8-10 of season one), he tries out the shape shifting abilities of the suit while sticking on the side of a building. First, he tries his conventional "Peter Parker" look and then he says, "No, wait, how about that guy from Aerosmith?" and as his wardrobe changes, we hear a quick refrain of the theme song.