{"id":6460,"date":"2026-07-15T06:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6460"},"modified":"2026-07-15T06:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T01:48:48","slug":"spider-mans-worst-character-just-carved-their-name-into-63-years-of-marvel-lore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6460","title":{"rendered":"Spider-Man\u2019s Worst Character Just Carved Their Name Into 63 Years Of Marvel Lore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>For the last six decades, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/spider-man\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Spider-Man<\/strong><\/a> lore has become unbelievably rich and storied. Not a lot of that lore is pertinent or paramount anymore, of course, with retcons and status quo shifts as decades have gone on, and relaunches and issue #1s being increasingly popular has produced plenty of accessible jumping-on points for readers of <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spider-man-1000-dan-slott-marcos-martin-greatest-era-return\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel Comics\u2019 Earth-616 Spider-Man<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Naturally, <em>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em> #1000 is reflecting wholly on <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spider-man-best-love-interest-raelith-not-mj\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spider-Man\u2019s comic book source material history<\/a>, and doing so by featuring seminal creatives for special anniversary backup stories, for example, as well as a series of variant covers. There is one cover, though, that is decidedly more alarming and divisive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item-portrait\" style=\"padding-bottom:153.72233400402%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/amazing-spider-man-1000-todd-nauck-variant-connecting-cover.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/amazing-spider-man-1000-todd-nauck-variant-connecting-cover.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=360&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/amazing-spider-man-1000-todd-nauck-variant-connecting-cover.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=360&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/amazing-spider-man-1000-todd-nauck-variant-connecting-cover.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=600&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/amazing-spider-man-1000-todd-nauck-variant-connecting-cover.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=600&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/amazing-spider-man-1000-todd-nauck-variant-connecting-cover.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/amazing-spider-man-1000-todd-nauck-variant-connecting-cover.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1500\" height=\"2306\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"amazing spider-man 1000 todd nauck variant connecting cover\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/amazing-spider-man-1000-todd-nauck-variant-connecting-cover.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/amazing-spider-man-1000-todd-nauck-variant-connecting-cover.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As revealed on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/marvelcomicshq\/status\/2075648772147683442?s=46&amp;t=f1NMWVpYNiqkqqdmdCO9uA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter\/X<\/a>, <em>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>\u2019s milestone will have a four-part connecting variant cover by Todd Nauck between issues #36, #37, #38, and #39 (LGY #1000, #1001, #1002, and #1003). This cover is wonderfully impressive for how many characters it boasts across various Spider-Man comic book eras, and it didn\u2019t take long for fans to find the Waldo\/Wally of the bunch: <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spider-man-paul-dead-marvel\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>\u2019s controversial Paul Rabin<\/a> has snuck on.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-note\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom note\" id=\"custom_block_4\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content note\">\n<p>Paul went from being loathed to being a meme, and is now basically forgotten about after his murder, and it\u2019s funny to see what his legacy has become before this big milestone issue.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item-portrait\" style=\"padding-bottom:151.85185185185%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/paul-rabin-s-loved-ones-mourn-him-in-venom-258.webp\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/paul-rabin-s-loved-ones-mourn-him-in-venom-258.webp?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=360&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/paul-rabin-s-loved-ones-mourn-him-in-venom-258.webp?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=360&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/paul-rabin-s-loved-ones-mourn-him-in-venom-258.webp?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=600&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/paul-rabin-s-loved-ones-mourn-him-in-venom-258.webp?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=600&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/paul-rabin-s-loved-ones-mourn-him-in-venom-258.webp?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/paul-rabin-s-loved-ones-mourn-him-in-venom-258.webp?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"750\" height=\"1139\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Paul Rabin's loved ones mourn him in Venom #258\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/paul-rabin-s-loved-ones-mourn-him-in-venom-258.webp?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/paul-rabin-s-loved-ones-mourn-him-in-venom-258.webp?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now, it\u2019s not as if it doesn\u2019t make sense for Paul to be featured on this connecting cover, as he was certainly significant, even if he wasn\u2019t substantial. Marvel Comics would be absurd not to milk how much of a meme he became before he died.<\/p>\n<p>However, for Paul to make it onto the cover, and not Spider-Girl\/Mayday, is blasphemous. Marvel has effectively attempted to erase the memory of <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spider-girl-may-parker-marvel-facts-trivia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Peter and MJ\u2019s daughter<\/a> from readers following the controversial \u201cOne More Day\u201d storyline, and it\u2019s not surprising at all that it would neglect to feature her here, though it\u2019s incredibly disappointing.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, <em>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em> #1000 might feature another seismic shift for Earth-616 Spider-Man lore regarding Peter\u2019s family, which now includes the long-lost <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/marvel-reveals-spiderman-secret-family-member-cousin-cormac-crane\/\" target=\"_blank\">son of Aunt May and Uncle Ben, Cormac Crane<\/a>, who may or may not be the upcoming Spider-Man villain Ravage. The solicitation for <em>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em> #1000 reads as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN AMAZING SPIDER-HISTORY!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Spider-Man faces his greatest fear and his most frightening new villain in decades&#8230; RAVAGE! Plus, some of the greatest creative minds on Earth honor one thousand issues of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! NOAH HAWLEY (Alien: Earth, Fargo, LEGION) makes his comic book debut, Frank Miller and Peach Momoko collaborate for the first time, Stuart Immonen and Brian Michael Bendis return to Spider-Man together, and some of the best ASM creators return to the title!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em><\/strong> #36 (LGY #1000) is scheduled to be released on September 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card tag type-generic large \" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"false\" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"ad7f-4e36-ae27b5007840\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column large\">\n<p>                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"S6q1IHo1YQ\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" 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data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spider-man-swinging-in-dodson-comic-art.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spider-man-swinging-in-dodson-comic-art.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spider-man-swinging-in-dodson-comic-art.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spider-man-swinging-in-dodson-comic-art.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"280\" height=\"420\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spider-Man Swinging in Dodson Comic Art\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spider-man-swinging-in-dodson-comic-art.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spider-man-swinging-in-dodson-comic-art.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=280&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-card-content info-column\">\n<p>                    <!--  Display card main info widget --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-info main-info\">\n<div class=\"w-display-card-info\">\n<dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>First Appearance<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmazing Fantasy<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Alias<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter Parker, Ben Reilly, Otto Octavius, Yu Komori, Kaine Parker, Pavitr Prabhakar, William Braddock, Miles Morales, Kurt Wagner<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Alliance<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAvengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Secret Defenders, Future Foundation, Heroes for Hire, Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, Web-Warriors<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- div --><\/p>\n<p><dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Race<\/strong> 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