SPIDERMAN/PETER PARKER
Real name: Peter Parker
Occupation: Student, web-site designer
Identity: Secret
Legal status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record, still a minor
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: General New York area
First appearance: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Known superhuman powers: Spider-Man possesses superhuman strength, reflexes and equilibrium; the ability to cause parts of his body to stick with great tenacity to most surfaces; and a subconscious, premonitional "danger" sense.

Peter Parker was a brilliant student, a loving nephew, an excellent friend and co-worker...But all Peter Parker was at Midtown High to most of its inhabitants was a bookworm, a nerd, a wallflower. His Uncle Ben & Aunt May loved him dearly,  as did the teachers at his school, but he was always turned down by his peers & possible dates. One day his life he made a seemingly meaningless decision to attend a Science exhibit dealing with Radioactivity...This would turn out to be the biggest day of his life!!

While viewing a demonstration at the exhibit, a spider, not seen by anyone, becomes the unfortunate victim of Radioactive Rays & in its life ending shock, bites the closest thing to it...Peter Parker!!...Unknowing with the initial bite, Peter gradually realizes that his entire body has changed...He learns that he can scale a wall, finds that his strength has increased greatly, & that he has gained great agility, not to mention a "warning-sense" which we later call "spider-sense"...All powers proportionate to that of a spider!!

Peter initially used his powers for winning contests & making money as well as becoming a showman...he also created his very own costume &"web-shooters" to assist in his act...He finally named himself "Spider-Man".

One night after finishing a television event, Spiderman encountered a situation where a thief runs past him while a policeman yells to him to try to stop him...Peter let him get away...Later that night as Peter arrived home, he sees a police car parked outside...The news was very bad...Peter's Uncle Ben has been shot & murdered!
Peter goes off to put on his Spidey costume, but unknowingly to him, he doesn't notice Mary Jane Watson (the niece of May's best friend and neighbor, Anna Watson) who is next door and just saw him leave. Spidey manages to capture the killer who turns out to be the burglar Spidey refused to capture. With that Spider-Man remembered his uncle's words "With great power must come great responsibility" and the new hero vowed never to let another innocent person be hurt because of his inactivity.