Marvel’s Friendly Neighborhood Hero, Spider-ManHas almost as many specialized suits as Iron Man has unique armor sets, with Peter Parker’s Iron Spider Costume is one of the most memorable and recognizable outfits of the web-slinger, all thanks to the tech-billionaire genius Tony Stark. It’s been almost two decades since this iconic design debuted in comics, however Why exactly did Spider-Man stop wearing the Iron Spider costume, and just as importantly, where is it now?
Premier in 2006s Amazing Spider-Man #529By J. Michael Straczynski and Ron Garney, The Iron Spider was created by Tony Stark around the tumultuous time in Marvel Comics that was Civil warAnd was officially given to Spider-Man for his support of the Superhuman Registration Act after he revealed his secret identity to the world.
Resembling Iron Man’s red and gold armor, the Iron Spider was equipped with mechanical spider legs or “valdows,” had enhanced strength, limited gliding capabilities, bulletproof material, adaptive lenses, and more Exclusively worn by Peter until he defected to Captain America’s anti-registration Secret Avengers team.
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Spider-Man, essentially abandoning the Iron Spider suit when he switched sides, Spider-Man spent most of the aftermath of Civil war In hiding and on the outs with Tony, ensuring that he couldn’t get close to the Iron Spider even if he tried. After Tony took the costume back, Tony sold Stark Tower to King Enterprises, subsequently losing ownership of the suit. But that didn’t stop the inventive design and the general idea of ​​the super versatile spider suit from being used more than a few times in Marvel lore since, most notably by people decidedly not named Peter Parker.
A costume pattern through which Stark created a trio of law enforcers dubbed the Scarlet Spiders for his post-Civil war Initiative program, the Iron Spider suit was also briefly worn by Doc Ock’s Superior Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson, Ben Reilly, and more recently, Miles Morales’ uncle Aaron aka The Prowler, who purchased an upgraded Iron Spider armor for his own criminal. medium. moreover, Miles received a nanite version of the suit courtesy of Tony Stark during the 2023s Extreme carnage storylineTurning this plain one-and-done design into something much more meaningful for more than just Peter’s OG Spider-Man.
adapted in life-struggle for Avengers: Infinity War As well as given multiple alternative skins in various Spider-Man video games, The Iron Spider outfit has transcended its comic book roots to become something of a Marvel Comics touchstoneMaking the impact of this suit felt both on a visual and narrative level. Although Peter Parker’s Spider-Man did not wear these Iron Spider After some time, it’s still been seen consistently enough in comics that fans should never say never, especially with Peter returning to his black symbiote-suited look in the pages of the current one. poison war Event.