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ThoughSpider - Manhas been considered one of Marvel ’s unluckiest superheroes for X , as Mary Jane Watson famously taper out , Peter Parker has slay the kitty in a number of primal way . In fact , one Spider - Man foe shows that , without a chip of sound luck , Spider - Man may have stop up a supervillain instead of the friendly neighborhood hero fans have come to get it on .
The Amazing Spider - Man#517 – by J. Michael Straczynski , Mike Deodato Jr. , Mark Brooks , Joe Pimentel , Jaime Mendoza , Matt Milla , and Brian Reber – contains part three of " Skin Deep , " a four - part story in which Peter struggle a Vibranium - surface version of his childhood friend Charlie Weiderman . In the issue , Charlie — a dupe of intimidation and ill-usage Peter knows from Midtown High School — come to Peter ’s flat to threaten him into removing his metal tegument .
As Charlie leave , he tells Peter there ’s only one difference between them : " You begin lucky , " he says . " You had class , and friends , and you got MJ and … andyou had every fracture I never had . "
Peter Parker has long been know as one of Marvel ’s guiltiest fighter , but one dream shows that he believes Spider - Man is entirely beyond repurchase .
Spider-Man’s Family Outweighs The Dreaded Parker Luck
The Amazing Spider - Man#515introduces Charlie Weiderman , a contemporary of Peter ’s at Midtown High describe as " an even bigger geek " than pre - Spider - Man Parker . Now an grownup , Charlie apply Peter ’s ripe name to gain funding from Tony Stark for the product of a Vibranium skinsuit . When Peter jeopardize to tell Tony the truth about Charlie ’s dangerous practices , Weiderman rushed trial , accidentally covering himself in the Vibranium . The stroke left Charlie in a violent , fickle nation . This aggressiveness was ride by Weiderman ’s history of abuse from his founder , Midtown High browbeat , and – to a much less degree – a ego - preserving Peter Parker , who saw Charlie as a bigger bullying target .
As Charlie himself channelise out , the Vibranium - cake scoundrel makes an interesting enhancer to Peter . Both men were dupe of high school intimidation who , through an chance event of scientific discipline , were grant life - changing force and mightiness . WhilePeter had a loving familyand support system , however , Charlie had nothing of the kind . He had no Aunt May to look after him , no MJ to add up home to . Peter Parker stand the tragedy of Uncle Ben ’s death , but he alsowitnessed the kindness of Ben ’s spirit . For Peter , the bullying ended at school ; for Charlie , the bullies were everywhere . Without a house to support him , Peter could have stop up very unlike .
Without His Family, There Is No Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
The extent Spider - Man will go to for his family — and the depth he will go under to without them — is explored later in the " Back in Black " arc of Straczynski ’s run . After the event ofCivil War , Kingpin sends a sniper to kill Peter and his family , mortally wounding Aunt May . This sends Peter into a furor , causing him to wear his iconic black-market lawsuit on a pursuit to kill Kingpin as revenge . It ’s a brutal arc , one which shows the darkness Peter will fall into when untethered from his loved ones . Peter is n’t the only one who ’s lucky that a supportive family guidesSpider - Man’sactions – his enemies are too .
