The Dukes of Hazzard

The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. Among others, it was directed by Jack Starrett following his departure from Starsky and Hutch (1975). Starrett went on to direct Hill Street Blues (1981).


Exposition

The show was loosely based on the movie "Moonrunners" (1975), based on the life and times of Jerry Rushing. In Moonrunners, the "Good Ol' Boys", Grady and Bobby Lee Hagg (pronounced "hogg"), run moonshine for Uncle Jesse Hagg. Uncle Jesse prides himself on his old-fashioned moonshining and refuses to buckle to the 'big business moonshine' tactics of boss Jake, who controls the area for the New York mafia. The last name of the protagonists in the film became the last name of the main antagonist in the TV series. Many characters, including "Uncle Jesse", "Sheriff Cole" (in the series to become "Coltrane"), and "Cooter" are also featured in the film.

Bo and Luke Duke in their famous car, "The General Lee"

The TV series, The Dukes of Hazzard, followed the adventures of two good ol' boys, Bo and Luke Duke, living in an unincorporated area of the fictional Hazzard County, Georgia racing around in their souped-up 1969 Dodge Charger, The General Lee, evading corrupt Boss Hogg and his inept county sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. Bo and Luke had been sentenced to probation for illegal transportation of moonshine.

Many episodes revolved around Boss trying to engage in an illegal scheme with criminal associates. Some of them were "get-rich schemes", though many others affected the financial security of the Duke farm (property which Boss long wanted to acquire for various reasons). Other times, Boss hired known criminals to frame Bo and Luke for crimes such as bank robbery (thus, resulting in probation revocation and allowing Boss to easily acquire the Duke farm). It was up to Bo and Luke to uncover the schemes and foil the criminals.

More than once, however, Boss was targeted by former associates who were either seeking revenge or turned against him after a scheme unraveled due to Boss' greedy nature or Rosco's bumbling. Other times, criminals who were even more crooked and ruthless than Boss came to town. Sheriff Rosco also found himself in trouble more than once. In these common situations, Bo and Luke often had to rescue their local Hazzard adversaries before ultimately defeating the bad guys.

Characters

Main characters

  • Bo Duke (John Schneider 1979 to 1981 & 1983 to 1985 Seasons)
  • Luke Duke (Tom Wopat 1979 to 1981 & 1983 to 1985 Seasons)
  • Wopat's latest
  • Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach)
  • Uncle Jesse Duke (Denver Pyle)
  • Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg (Sorrell Booke).
  • Lulu Coltrane Hogg (Peggy Rea)
  • Hazzard County Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (James Best).
  • Hazzard County Deputy Sheriff Enos Strate (Sonny Shroyer 1979 to 1980 & 1982 to 1985 Seasons).
  • Hazzard County Deputy Sheriff Cletus Hogg (Rick Hurst 1980-1983 Seasons).
  • Cooter Davenport (Ben Jones).
  • The Balladeer (Waylon Jennings)
  • The General Lee, a souped-up 1969 Dodge Charger. It was orange with a Confederate battle flag painted on the roof, and the words "GENERAL LEE" over each door. The name refers to the American Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee (During the Civil War, General Lee had a horse named Charger, another connection to the show's car). The windows were always open, as the doors were welded shut; and the car has the number "01" on both sides. (Through the history of the show, an estimated 229 General Lees were used. Twenty still exist in various states of repair. The upper left corner of the "1" in the "01" different, making for a continuity error.)
  • Coy Duke (Byron Cherry 1982 To 1983 Season)
  • Vance Duke (Christopher Mayer 1982 to 1983 Season)
  • Flash, the Basset Hound - dog and Rosco's loyal companion.

Supporting Cast of Characters

Daisy Duke The "Dixie"

Daisy Duke (portrayed by actress Catherine Bach) raced around Hazzard with her cousins, first in a yellow-and-black 1971 Plymouth Road Runner (Although the car was intended to be a Plymouth Roadrunner, some early episodes used a 1974 Charger with a matching "Roadrunner stripe" painted behind the rear window.), and then — after her car was lost over the side of a cliff (depicted in the second season episode The Runaway) — she received her trademark white 1980 Jeep CJ-7 "Golden Eagle", the "Dixie", with a Golden Eagle emblem on the hood. Daisy worked as a waitress at the Boar's Nest, the local bar owned by Boss Hogg. Daisy also has the distinction of having her trademark provocatively high-cut jean short shorts named after her: "Daisy Dukes".

Uncle Jesse

Uncle Jesse (portrayed by actor Denver Pyle) was the patriarch of the Duke clan, and the father-figure to all Dukes who stayed with him on the dilapidated "Duke Farm". Jesse apparently had no children of his own, and happily provided for his nephews and niece in the unexplained absence of all of their parents (The creator of the show states on the DVDs that their parents were killed in a car wreck, but it was never mentioned in the show). Jesse Duke, in his youth, had been a Ridge-Runner in direct competition with J.D. Hogg, thus beginning the "feud" between the Dukes and the Hoggs. However, it should be noted that, while both Boss Hogg and Uncle Jesse would scowl at the mention of the other's name, the two enjoyed a lifelong "friendship" of sorts, with one helping the other when in desperate need. Jesse educated his nephews against Hogg, and often provided the cousins with inspirational sage advice. Uncle Jesse drove a mid-1970s Ford F-100 pickup truck.


Cooter Davenport (portrayed by actor Ben Jones) was the Hazzard County mechanic, also known as "Crazy" Cooter. He owned "Cooter's Garage" in Hazzard County Square, directly across from the Police Department and the County Bank. Cooter was also an "Honorary Duke", as he often assisted the Dukes in escaping Rosco's clutches, or helped them to foil Boss Hogg's schemes. Cooter drove a variety of trucks, usually late-1960s to early-1970s Ford or GMC models.

Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane

Rosco Pervis Coltrane is the bumbling sheriff of Hazzard County and right-hand man of its corrupt county administrator, Jefferson Davis "J.D." Hogg ("Boss Hogg"). Rosco frequently initiates car chases with Bo and Luke Duke (Hogg's most frequent adversaries), but the Duke boys are often able to easily elude Rosco, who winds up crashing his patrol car in various ways (always escaping uninjured). Rosco's loyal companion (pictured) is Flash.

Boss Hogg

J.D. (Jefferson Davis) Hogg, (better known as "Boss" Hogg), is the wealthiest man in Hazzard County, and owns most of its property and businesses — whether directly or by holding the mortgages over the land. He is a greedy, corrupt politician with visions of grandeur, a voracious appetite for fatty foods, and constantly orders his bumbling sheriff, Rosco, to "Git them Duke Boys!!" His vehicle was a white 1970 Cadillac Coupe de Ville convertible, with bull horns attached to the hood.

Deputy Enos Strate

Deputy Enos Strate was generally a friend of the Dukes, but during the early years, he too was involved in car chases with Bo and Luke (since he was Rosco's underling). Only after he returned from his stint in Los Angeles did he totally refuse to harass the Dukes without just cause.

Deputy Cletus Hogg

Deputy Cletus Hogg (Boss Hogg's cousin) was also generally friendly and dim-witted, but he would gladly assist Boss and Rosco in their unprovoked pursuit of the Dukes. Each of the Hazzard County Sheriff's Department officers drove various Chrysler "B-body" patrol cars (1976 or 1977 Dodge Monaco, 1977 or 1978 Plymouth Fury).

Recurring characters who appeared occasionally

  • Lulu Coltrane Hogg (Peggy Rea), Boss Hogg's wife, and Rosco's "fat sister". Lulu constantly challenged her husband for authority and rallied for equality for women in Hazzard.
  • Miz (Emma) Tisdale (Nedra Volz), the elderly postmistress of the Hazzard Post Office; she had a huge crush on Uncle Jesse.
  • Sheriff "Big Ed" Little (Don Pedro Colley), the chief law enforcement officer for neighboring Chickasaw County who had a tendency to rip doors off of cars. The ill-tempered sheriff hated Bo and Luke immensely, and they were well aware that they were not allowed to enter his county. Sheriff Little was also constantly frustrated by the bumbling performance of Boss and Rosco, although he thought highly of Enos.
  • Hughie Hogg (Jeff Altman) Boss Hogg's evil nephew. Drove a white VW Beetle with bull horns on the "hood" similar to Boss Hogg's Caddy.
  • Emery Potter, an employee of the Hazzard County Bank who was a friend of the Dukes.
  • Doc Appleby (Parley Baer), Hazzard County's most prolific physician.

Memorable characters that appeared once in the series

  • Hazel
  • "Little Cousin", an alien from outer space, portrayed by actor Felix Silla.
  • Mary Kaye
  • Abraham Lincoln Hogg, Boss Hogg's identical twin (and good) brother. Played by Sorrell Booke in a dual-role. He wore a black suit and drove a black Cadillac convertible in direct contrast of his brother, J.D., who always wore white and drove a white Cadillac convertible.

Bo and Luke leave the show

The Dukes of Hazzard was consistently among the top-rated television series (at one point, ranking second only to Dallas, which immediately followed the show on CBS' Friday night schedule). Then, in the spring of 1982, series stars John Schneider and Tom Wopat walked off the set in a contract dispute over their salaries and merchandising royalties.

Two "replacement Dukes" were subsequently hired (Byron Cherry as Coy, Christopher Mayer as Vance), and the ratings immediately sank. The "faux Dukes" (one of the more polite ways viewers described the "long-lost nephews" of Uncle Jesse) were never popular with viewers, and were immediately written out the show when Schneider and Wopat reached a settlement and returned to the series in early 1983. Some fans consider this period as "The Scabs of Hazzard".

While the return of Bo and Luke was welcomed by hardcore fans, the show never regained its former popularity, and by 1985, The Dukes of Hazzard quietly ended its run.

Tourist attraction

Although Hazzard County, Georgia was a fictional location (the early episodes of the show were filmed in Covington, Georgia), the real-life town of Hazard, Kentucky was a beneficiary of the show's popularity. Members of the cast were frequent visitors to the town's annual Black Gold Festival. There are still gatherings of Dukes of Hazzard fans, the largest of which is the Dukesfest organized by Ben Jones (Cooter Davenport) and his wife. More than 25,000 fans attended the 2 day event in 2005.

The "Cousin Countin' Game"

Many people have tried to decipher the Duke's family tree in an attempt to understand how it is that so many people could be cousins, all with the last name "Duke." The last unofficial word is that Jesse Duke would have had to have come from a family of seven boys, including himself, as he would have had to have six brothers to have produced offspring named "Duke."

  • Brother 1 - Luke and Jud Kane's father [Jud Kane appeared the episode "Brotherly Love" (Episode 4, Season 6. Original airdate: 14 October 1983). He is the long lost younger brother of Luke Duke, thought killed in a hospital fire as an infant]
  • Brother 2 - Bo's father
  • Brother 3 - Daisy's father
  • Brother 4 - Coy's father
  • Brother 5 - Vance's father
  • Brother 6 - Jeb Stuart's father [Jeb Stuart Duke appeared in the episode "Along Came a Duke" (Episode 17, Season 3. Original airdate: 13 February 1981). He rides into Hazzard on a motocross bike]
  • Brother 7 - Jesse Duke

Considering Jesse's advanced age, it is possible he may have been a great-uncle to Bo, Luke and Daisy, and thus the brother of their grandfather. As the term "cousin" has a wide range of familial applications, it isn't strictly necessary for all the various cousins depicted on the show to be first cousins.

NOTE: "Gaylord Duke" appeared in the episode "The Duke of Duke" (Episode 13, Season 2. Original airdate: 21 December 1979) claiming to be a cousin by marriage, but turned out to be a con man impersonating their real 3rd cousin from London, England where he is a priest at a halfway-house.

Theme song

The theme song "The Good Ol' Boys" was written and performed by the late Waylon Jennings. He was also "The Balladeer" (as credited), and served as narrator of the show.

Episode list

A complete listing of "The Dukes of Hazzard" episodes, along with synopsis, can be found at List of The Dukes of Hazzard episodes.

After the show

Movies

There were two made-for-TV reunion movies, The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997) and The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard In Hollywood (2000)

A feature film remake of the series, The Dukes of Hazzard premiered on August 5, 2005.

Spin offs

  • The character of Deputy Sheriff Enos Strate was spun off into his own short-lived detective show called Enos, which ran from 1980–81.
  • An animated version of the show called The Dukes aired in 1983.
  • Four video games based on the show were created:
    • The Dukes of Hazzard (unreleased Atari 2600 prototype)
    • The Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home (1999)
    • The Dukes of Hazzard 2: Daisy Dukes It Out (2000)
    • The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee (2004)
  • In 2005, the Humana Festival of New American Plays premiered a full-length comedy-drama entitled Hazzard County by Allison Moore. The story centers on a young widowed mother and a visit she receives from a big city television producer. Interspersed with recollections of Bo, Luke, and Daisy, the play takes a deep look at southern "Good Ole Boy" culture and its popularization through the lens of American mass media.

Reruns

Until TNN was purchased by Viacom, it aired reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard. Some months after the creation of "The New TNN" (shortly before its change to "Spike TV"), the program was absent from all television for quite some time. Viacom's country music-themed cable network CMT (the former daughter network to TNN) currently airs the show several times each weekday. CMT Canada and Showcase Action airs The Dukes in Canada. CMT America began airing the series in late February 2005. In the United Kingdom, satellite channel Bravo began reruns in August 2005.

DVD releases

  • Season 1 was released on Region 1 DVD in 2004, and on Region 2 DVD on August 15, 2005.
  • Season 2 was released on Region 1 DVD on January 25, 2005, and on Region 2 DVD on September 26, 2005.
  • Season 3 was released on Region 1 DVD on May 31, 2005, and will be released on Region 2 DVD on November 21, 2005.
  • Season 4 was released on Region 1 DVD on August 2, 2005.
  • Season 5 was released on Region 1 DVD on December 13, 2005.


Dukes of Hazzard references

  • Smallville (TV series): In episode 5-06, "Exposed," Jake Jennings (Tom Wopat), Jonathan Kent (John Schneider)'s oldest friend, rolls onto the Kent farm in a blue Dodge Charger with a General Lee roll bar and the signature General Lee 10-spoke vector wheels. During the episode Jake tells a story of how Jonathan once outran the cops in Chickasaw County, which neighbors fictional Hazzard County in the Dukes of Hazzard. Later in the episode, Lex Luthor refers to Jake Jennings as a "good ol' boy" in a conversation with Jonathan Kent. In a final tip of the hat to The Dukes of Hazzard, Jonathan Kent takes the wheel of the Dodge Charger, Jake Jennings climbs into the passenger window (because the door is stuck), and the pair tear off the farm where thereafter a few shots of short car jumps over the camera, à la Dukes of Hazzard, ensue.
  • Family Guy: In the episode, "To Live and Die in Dixie", a thug is after Chris, and Peter's family has to move south from Rhode Island. They relocate to one of the southern states and live in a run down house. "The Duke Boys would be proud" as Peter and Brian convert their station wagon into The General Lee, and always drive the car off a ramp whenever they see one to recreate the Dukes of Hazzard. A particularly memmorable scene depicts Brian Griffin running to jump through the window. However, Brian knocks himself out cold as Peter has left the window closed. Also, in the episode, "Chitty Chitty Death Bang", Peter and Chris go to Cheesy Charlie's, and Peter has a watch with him while he tries to insert his hand into a prize grabber machine in order to cheat, and takes his arm out quickly when Chris appears. A kid plays the machine and pulls out Peter's watch, and says, "What's the Dukes of Hazzard?" Peter tries to steal the watch back from the kid while the screen freezes while Waylon Jennings says a line in a Dukes of Hazzard-esque style.
  • Three Wishes: In the episode taped in Covington, Georgia, Amy Grant opened the show driving the General Lee.
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic: In his song "eBay" he mentions buying a Dukes of Hazzard ashtray.

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. He typically uses it not only for a light source, but as a way of unnerving opponents and to call attention. Rosco frequently initiates car chases with Bo and Luke Duke (Hogg's most frequent adversaries), but the Duke boys are often able to easily elude Rosco, who winds up crashing his patrol car in various ways (always escaping uninjured). Finally, the belt contains a strong light called a Spider Signal that creates an image of his mask when activated.

Rosco Pervis Coltrane is the bumbling sheriff of Hazzard County and right-hand man of its corrupt county administrator, Jefferson Davis "J.D." Hogg ("Boss Hogg"). The camera also has an automatic shutter mechanism linked to an internal motion detector so it will take a picture whenever Spider-Man moves in front of the camera lens. Cooter drove a variety of trucks, usually late-1960s to early-1970s Ford or GMC models.
. It also carries his camera, which has an extended rear metal plate that allows him to use his web to position it without interfering with its functions. Cooter was also an "Honorary Duke", as he often assisted the Dukes in escaping Rosco's clutches, or helped them to foil Boss Hogg's schemes. Spider-Man keeps his regular field equipment in a specially designed utility belt that contains his web fluid cartridges and his tracers. He owned "Cooter's Garage" in Hazzard County Square, directly across from the Police Department and the County Bank. However, he eventually learned that he could tune the tracer signal frequency to his own spider-sense for more convenient use, but the receiver is still used as a back-up and long-range measure.


Cooter Davenport (portrayed by actor Ben Jones) was the Hazzard County mechanic, also known as "Crazy" Cooter. Spider-Man originally used a small receiver device to follow the tracers. Uncle Jesse drove a mid-1970s Ford F-100 pickup truck. While he originally threw his tracers at a target in the hopes that at least one hits, he later developed a wrist launcher which ejects tracers above the wrist while the web is fired from below to allow for more precise and reliable applications of the tracers. Jesse educated his nephews against Hogg, and often provided the cousins with inspirational sage advice. The outer casing is shaped like a spider and is designed to cling to a target without attracting attention. However, it should be noted that, while both Boss Hogg and Uncle Jesse would scowl at the mention of the other's name, the two enjoyed a lifelong "friendship" of sorts, with one helping the other when in desperate need. Spider-Man has also developed small electronic "spider-tracers" which allow him to track objects or individuals.

Hogg, thus beginning the "feud" between the Dukes and the Hoggs. Spider-Man is now able to produce webbing without the aid of his web-shooters. Jesse Duke, in his youth, had been a Ridge-Runner in direct competition with J.D. The transformation, however, seemed to give Spider-Man organic web glands in his wrists. Jesse apparently had no children of his own, and happily provided for his nephews and niece in the unexplained absence of all of their parents (The creator of the show states on the DVDs that their parents were killed in a car wreck, but it was never mentioned in the show). The end of the situation saw the Queen presumably dead and Spider-Man reverting back to human form. Uncle Jesse (portrayed by actor Denver Pyle) was the patriarch of the Duke clan, and the father-figure to all Dukes who stayed with him on the dilapidated "Duke Farm". During this encounter, the Queen transformed Spider-Man into a human-sized spider.

Daisy also has the distinction of having her trademark provocatively high-cut jean short shorts named after her: "Daisy Dukes".
. Recently, Spider-Man and Captain America crossed paths with a villain called the Queen. Daisy worked as a waitress at the Boar's Nest, the local bar owned by Boss Hogg. In some versions of the character (such as in the popular movie series), the character generates webs organically from his own altered spider-like biology, instead of mechanical web shooters. Daisy Duke (portrayed by actress Catherine Bach) raced around Hazzard with her cousins, first in a yellow-and-black 1971 Plymouth Road Runner (Although the car was intended to be a Plymouth Roadrunner, some early episodes used a 1974 Charger with a matching "Roadrunner stripe" painted behind the rear window.), and then — after her car was lost over the side of a cliff (depicted in the second season episode The Runaway) — she received her trademark white 1980 Jeep CJ-7 "Golden Eagle", the "Dixie", with a Golden Eagle emblem on the hood. The web-shooters can also be used to expel other liquids, using interchangeable cartridges, but are seldom used to do this. In these common situations, Bo and Luke often had to rescue their local Hazzard adversaries before ultimately defeating the bad guys.
. In addition, Parker can modify the fluid formulation to suit particular specialized needs when called for (this explains why the webbing sometimes conducts electricity, but can also be used as an insulator).

Sheriff Rosco also found himself in trouble more than once. The substance is formulated to dissolve after one hour which is generally sufficient time for Spider-Man's needs while ensuring the webs he makes do not cause undue litter. Other times, criminals who were even more crooked and ruthless than Boss came to town. However, the default meshed spray generally allows for sufficient strength while being more versatile in its use and easier to remove when desired. More than once, however, Boss was targeted by former associates who were either seeking revenge or turned against him after a scheme unraveled due to Boss' greedy nature or Rosco's bumbling. In addition, when Spider-Man desires it, he can fire the web fluid as a straight liquid when he needs to use the substance's maximum adhesive strength. It was up to Bo and Luke to uncover the schemes and foil the criminals. He can also form crude objects with a heavy application.

Other times, Boss hired known criminals to frame Bo and Luke for crimes such as bank robbery (thus, resulting in probation revocation and allowing Boss to easily acquire the Duke farm). He can change the setting to a wide spray to ensnare criminals, and to form protective shields or nets. Some of them were "get-rich schemes", though many others affected the financial security of the Duke farm (property which Boss long wanted to acquire for various reasons). Typical uses of his webs include creating long swing lines which he uses to travel through the chasms between the Manhattan high-rises. Many episodes revolved around Boss trying to engage in an illegal scheme with criminal associates. The substance dries almost immediately into a strong material that can support very heavy loads: into the one-ton range. Bo and Luke had been sentenced to probation for illegal transportation of moonshine. The default setting has the adhesive threaded through a special mesh to take on a spider web like design.

Coltrane. The placement of the trigger and the finger pressure needed to activate it yield Spider-Man's distinctive hand gesture, with the two outer fingers extended, and the two inner fingers on the palm. The TV series, The Dukes of Hazzard, followed the adventures of two good ol' boys, Bo and Luke Duke, living in an unincorporated area of the fictional Hazzard County, Georgia racing around in their souped-up 1969 Dodge Charger, The General Lee, evading corrupt Boss Hogg and his inept county sheriff Rosco P. The trigger rests high in the palm and requires a double tapping from the middle and ring fingers to activate, so Peter can't accidentally fire the shooter if he makes a fist or his hand hits the trigger. Many characters, including "Uncle Jesse", "Sheriff Cole" (in the series to become "Coltrane"), and "Cooter" are also featured in the film. They are wrist mounted devices that fire a fibrous adhesive very similar to the material spiders use to construct webs. The last name of the protagonists in the film became the last name of the main antagonist in the TV series. Spider-Man's web-shooters are one of the character's most distinguishing traits.

Uncle Jesse prides himself on his old-fashioned moonshining and refuses to buckle to the 'big business moonshine' tactics of boss Jake, who controls the area for the New York mafia. For example, he donned a padded suit to battle Electro, and used a very short-lived armored suit in Web of Spider-Man #100. In Moonrunners, the "Good Ol' Boys", Grady and Bobby Lee Hagg (pronounced "hogg"), run moonshine for Uncle Jesse Hagg. Every so often he will concoct a special armor or web fluid for a specific threat. The show was loosely based on the movie "Moonrunners" (1975), based on the life and times of Jerry Rushing. Although he is usually of limited financial means, Spider-Man has developed personal equipment that plays an important role in his superhero career. . In comics, the activation of the spider-sense is often shown by wavy lines emanating from Peter's head, with his mask occasionally being half-drawn when he is out of costume as an additional cue.


. This ability is like a spider's, as spiders can see all around them. Starrett went on to direct Hill Street Blues (1981). Spider-Man has honed this sense to allow him to have 360 vision which ties in with the mystical totemistic side of his powers. Among others, it was directed by Jack Starrett following his departure from Starsky and Hutch (1975). The phrase "My spider-sense is tingling" has since become an often parodied catchphrase in American pop culture. The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. Spider-Man approached the mannequin, believing his spider-sense to be warning him about a long-known enemy, learning only too late that it was actually warning him of the explosives as they went off almost in his face.

"Weird Al" Yankovic: In his song "eBay" he mentions buying a Dukes of Hazzard ashtray. Octopus. Three Wishes: In the episode taped in Covington, Georgia, Amy Grant opened the show driving the General Lee. In one issue of "What if...?", the Punisher successfully kills Spider-Man by hiding bombs in a mannequin made to look like Dr. A kid plays the machine and pulls out Peter's watch, and says, "What's the Dukes of Hazzard?" Peter tries to steal the watch back from the kid while the screen freezes while Waylon Jennings says a line in a Dukes of Hazzard-esque style. The fact that it is nonspecific has also been used directly against Spider-Man at times. Also, in the episode, "Chitty Chitty Death Bang", Peter and Chris go to Cheesy Charlie's, and Peter has a watch with him while he tries to insert his hand into a prize grabber machine in order to cheat, and takes his arm out quickly when Chris appears. The ability to avoid Parker's spider-sense gives some supervillains an edge that Spider-Man often has trouble countering.

However, Brian knocks himself out cold as Peter has left the window closed. Ben Reilly did not suffer from this problem as he never bonded with the symbiote. A particularly memmorable scene depicts Brian Griffin running to jump through the window. For instance if Peter were to slap or punch himself his spider-sense would not perceive the act as a threat and would not activate. "The Duke Boys would be proud" as Peter and Brian convert their station wagon into The General Lee, and always drive the car off a ramp whenever they see one to recreate the Dukes of Hazzard. The spider-sense recognizes both as a part of Parker's physical body. They relocate to one of the southern states and live in a run down house. This is believed to have been caused by the Venom symbiote's bonding with Peter Parker.

Family Guy: In the episode, "To Live and Die in Dixie", a thug is after Chris, and Peter's family has to move south from Rhode Island. Additionally, the alien symbiote Venom and its offspring Carnage are not recognized by the spider-sense. In a final tip of the hat to The Dukes of Hazzard, Jonathan Kent takes the wheel of the Dodge Charger, Jake Jennings climbs into the passenger window (because the door is stuck), and the pair tear off the farm where thereafter a few shots of short car jumps over the camera, à la Dukes of Hazzard, ensue. For instance, the Green Goblin once secretly attacked him with a gas that temporarily suppressed this perceptive ability, allowing the supervillain to shadow him and learn his secret identity. Later in the episode, Lex Luthor refers to Jake Jennings as a "good ol' boy" in a conversation with Jonathan Kent. Although his spider-sense has saved his life innumerable times, Spider-Man has learned the hard way that it can be beaten. During the episode Jake tells a story of how Jonathan once outran the cops in Chickasaw County, which neighbors fictional Hazzard County in the Dukes of Hazzard. When combined with his superhuman reflexes and agility, this makes him an extremely difficult target to shoot in combat and formidable in close quarters.

Smallville (TV series): In episode 5-06, "Exposed," Jake Jennings (Tom Wopat), Jonathan Kent (John Schneider)'s oldest friend, rolls onto the Kent farm in a blue Dodge Charger with a General Lee roll bar and the signature General Lee 10-spoke vector wheels. Spider-Man also uses the spider-sense as a means to time his evasive maneuvers to the point where he can avoid multiple gunshots or machine gun fire. Season 5 was released on Region 1 DVD on December 13, 2005. The spider-sense not only alerts Spider-Man to threats to his physical safety, but also warns him to threats to his privacy such as being observed while changing identities. Season 4 was released on Region 1 DVD on August 2, 2005. While it cannot tell him of the exact nature of the threat, it is vaguely directional and Spider-Man can judge the severity of the threat by the intensity of the tingling. Season 3 was released on Region 1 DVD on May 31, 2005, and will be released on Region 2 DVD on November 21, 2005. A form of clairvoyance or sixth sense, it unconsciously activates and alerts him to any threat to himself, manifesting as a tingling at the back of his skull.

Season 2 was released on Region 1 DVD on January 25, 2005, and on Region 2 DVD on September 26, 2005. Spider-Man's most subtle power is his spider-sense. Season 1 was released on Region 1 DVD in 2004, and on Region 2 DVD on August 15, 2005. In the recent films, he maintains his superb intellect with a mastery of physics and a degree from Columbia University. Interspersed with recollections of Bo, Luke, and Daisy, the play takes a deep look at southern "Good Ole Boy" culture and its popularization through the lens of American mass media. In the comics, he has a facility for chemistry and physics, and later pursues a graduate degree in biochemistry from Empire State University. The story centers on a young widowed mother and a visit she receives from a big city television producer. Apart from his physical abilities, Peter has prodigious aptitude in the physical sciences.

In 2005, the Humana Festival of New American Plays premiered a full-length comedy-drama entitled Hazzard County by Allison Moore. The full extent of the change has not yet been revealed - it may turn out to be even more profound. The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee (2004). He is also much faster. The Dukes of Hazzard 2: Daisy Dukes It Out (2000). His spider-sense has improved dramatically - he can now see in the dark (or very low-light) and sense vibrations transmitted over his web lines. The Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home (1999). He now has stingers that can protrude from his wrists in periods of stress.

The Dukes of Hazzard (unreleased Atari 2600 prototype). He also gained a number of additional abilities. Four video games based on the show were created:

    . Unfortunately, this seems to have been a one-time occurrence - he does not have the power to heal himself (as, for example, Wolverine does). An animated version of the show called The Dukes aired in 1983. Most dramatically, his body had regenerated all damaged tissue, including an eye he had lost in a battle with Morlun. The character of Deputy Sheriff Enos Strate was spun off into his own short-lived detective show called Enos, which ran from 1980–81. When he finally experienced this period of dormancy, in the Spider-Man: The Other storyline, Spider-Man emerged with substantial changes.

    Brother 7 - Jesse Duke. The symptoms manifested themselves because Parker was simply too stubborn to allow himself to hibernate; he finally did so as a result of a near-death experience. He rides into Hazzard on a motocross bike]. Spider-Man's recent intermittent black outs and loss of superpowers were the result of the involuntary attempt of his body to enter this dormant state. Original airdate: 13 February 1981). It was revealed in the story arc "Evolve or Die" that Spider-Man enters a state of dormancy and sheds his skin and outer tissues, just like an actual Spider, at least once in his life time. Brother 6 - Jeb Stuart's father [Jeb Stuart Duke appeared in the episode "Along Came a Duke" (Episode 17, Season 3. His myopia was corrected as a result of the spider bite.

    Brother 5 - Vance's father. He can also recover from poisons, but he is not immune to natural diseases - he has once nearly lost a confrontation with Rhino because of a bad cold. Brother 4 - Coy's father. His recovery time from injury is somewhat faster than that of an ordinary human, although not nearly as fast as those with true healing factors. Brother 3 - Daisy's father. His bodily tissues are substantially more durable and resistant to impact or trauma than an ordinary human, making it more difficult to injure him, although he is certainly not invulnerable. Brother 2 - Bo's father. This allows him to outmaneuver foes and to dodge automatic gunfire.

    He is the long lost younger brother of Luke Duke, thought killed in a hospital fire as an infant]. Another aspect of his physical prowess is his superhuman agility and amplified reflexes. Original airdate: 14 October 1983). Now, according to the 2005 Spider-Man handbook, he can lift 15 tons (this is in part due to the transformation to a spider by the Queen in the Avengers Dissembled event) but has been known to lift more under duress, before he found the alien symbiote), and the muscles in his legs have developed to the point where he can jump the distance of several city blocks in a single bound, or multiple stories straight up. Brother 1 - Luke and Jud Kane's father [Jud Kane appeared the episode "Brotherly Love" (Episode 4, Season 6. He is super-strong, allowing him to lift objects many times his own body weight (Spider-Man says that he could barely lift a VW Beetle, which is about 800 kg. He wore a black suit and drove a black Cadillac convertible in direct contrast of his brother, J.D., who always wore white and drove a white Cadillac convertible. This posited explanation became crucial in his fight against the villain Electro, who used his powers of electricity to nullify Spider-Man's "sticking power." However, at another time, it was implied that his "sticking power" was somehow based on his pores actually being the important element, and Spider-Man had been momentarily subdued using a gaseous fog that supposedly "plugged" his pores.

    Played by Sorrell Booke in a dual-role. At one point in the comic series, it was suggested that his ability to adhere to surfaces was due to the fact that he could create a field of static electricity around his body. Abraham Lincoln Hogg, Boss Hogg's identical twin (and good) brother. While the exact nature of this has never been pinned down in comics (and various attempts to explain it have contradicted one another), in the live-action movies Peter is shown to have barbed hairs or bristles similar to those of real spiders which extend or retract through his skin. Mary Kaye. It follows that he can grip an object with any part of his body with this talent. "Little Cousin", an alien from outer space, portrayed by actor Felix Silla. With this, he is able to support something many times his own weight while clinging to a hard vertical surface such as the side of a building.

    Hazel. Spider-Man gained the ability to adhere to any smooth surface using any part of his body. Doc Appleby (Parley Baer), Hazzard County's most prolific physician. Peter Parker became Spider-Man when he was bitten by an irradiated spider, causing a variety of changes in his body which gave him his superpowers. Emery Potter, an employee of the Hazzard County Bank who was a friend of the Dukes. The suit is rumored to have a variety of optional extras as well. Drove a white VW Beetle with bull horns on the "hood" similar to Boss Hogg's Caddy. Recently, it has been revealed by Marvel Comics that, after the events of The Other, Iron Man is giving Spidey a new costume with a red and gold color scheme.

    Hughie Hogg (Jeff Altman) Boss Hogg's evil nephew. His costume was altered as well, incorporating aspects of the black costume (large spider chest symbol, and square patches on the gloves) with his classic red-and-blue costume. Sheriff Little was also constantly frustrated by the bumbling performance of Boss and Rosco, although he thought highly of Enos. The House of M saga had Spider-Man become a famous celebrity (as Scarlet Witch used her reality warping powers to give Spider-Man the life he always wanted). The ill-tempered sheriff hated Bo and Luke immensely, and they were well aware that they were not allowed to enter his county. He did however wear a non-living version of the black costume until the new occupant of the living costume, Venom, frightened Mary Jane so badly that she could no longer stand to see Peter in the non-living black costume. Sheriff "Big Ed" Little (Don Pedro Colley), the chief law enforcement officer for neighboring Chickasaw County who had a tendency to rip doors off of cars. Spider-Man rejected the symbiote after finding out it was alive and trying to merge with him.

    Miz (Emma) Tisdale (Nedra Volz), the elderly postmistress of the Hazzard Post Office; she had a huge crush on Uncle Jesse. The costume turned out to be a living symbiotic creature, capable of generating its own webbing and improving most of Spider-Man's abilities. Lulu constantly challenged her husband for authority and rallied for equality for women in Hazzard. He appeared in an almost all-black costume, with a large white spider emblem on the chest and back, and with built-in webshooters on the back of his hands. Lulu Coltrane Hogg (Peggy Rea), Boss Hogg's wife, and Rosco's "fat sister". The most significant alteration to Spider-Man's costume came about in the mid-1980s, after his return from the Secret Wars. Flash, the Basset Hound - dog and Rosco's loyal companion. The gloves had web-shooters on the outside, and the web design on the boots and gloves was partially replaced with dark blue.

    Vance Duke (Christopher Mayer 1982 to 1983 Season). Instead of a large red spider on his back, the web pattern and spider emblem were repeated there. Coy Duke (Byron Cherry 1982 To 1983 Season). He placed more emphasis on the spider on the chest, making it large enough to cover the entire torso. The upper left corner of the "1" in the "01" different, making for a continuity error.). Several alterations occurred when Ben Reilly replaced Peter Parker in the role. Twenty still exist in various states of repair. He is sometimes depicted with "under-arm webbing" connecting his arms to his torso.

    (Through the history of the show, an estimated 229 General Lees were used. The mask has large white eyes rimmed with black that allow him to see but hide his eyes. The windows were always open, as the doors were welded shut; and the car has the number "01" on both sides. There is a large red spider outline on his back, and a smaller black spider emblem on his chest. Lee (During the Civil War, General Lee had a horse named Charger, another connection to the show's car). From the waist up, the fabric is the red-and-black web pattern, except for his back, sides, and insides of his upper arms, which are dark blue. The name refers to the American Civil War Confederate General Robert E. From the waist down, it is dark blue (or sometimes even black, depending on the colorist), except for mid-calf boots with a black web pattern on a red background.

    It was orange with a Confederate battle flag painted on the roof, and the words "GENERAL LEE" over each door. The standard costume is a form-fitting fabric covering his entire body. The General Lee, a souped-up 1969 Dodge Charger. Although the details and proportions have changed somewhat over the years, with a few notable exceptions, Spider-Man's costume has remained fairly consistent. The Balladeer (Waylon Jennings). The last issue of "The Other" series revealed two of Spider-Man's new abilities including the ability to see in the dark and an ability to "feel" his environment as he can detect vibrations from his immediate surroundings due to his web and hairs on his arms. Cooter Davenport (Ben Jones). In a 2005 story arc spanning 12 parts, across several titles, Spider-Man finds himself cursed, killed, and eventually reborn in a metamorphic experience which "evolves" his powers, including the addition of new "stingers," as well as upgraded speed and spider-sense.

    Hazzard County Deputy Sheriff Cletus Hogg (Rick Hurst 1980-1983 Seasons). Thanks to Spider-Man's membership in the latest incarnation of the Marvel Universe superhero team the Avengers, Peter, Mary Jane and Aunt May were able to move into Tony Stark's Stark Tower. Hazzard County Deputy Sheriff Enos Strate (Sonny Shroyer 1979 to 1980 & 1982 to 1985 Seasons). In 2004, an altercation with a former classmate turned superhuman, Charlie Weiderman, led to the destruction of both Peter's apartment and Aunt May's house. Coltrane (James Best). Currently, Parker works as a science teacher for his old high school while still moonlighting as a freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle. Hazzard County Sheriff Rosco P. The plan was a success, and Peter battled Morlun again, and aided by the impurity in his blood, defeated the villain, which led to Morlun's apparent death at the hands of his own lackey.

    Lulu Coltrane Hogg (Peggy Rea). After a fight between Peter and Morlun that spanned New York, wherein Morlun severely beat Peter—whose attacks had no effect on Morlun—Peter fell back onto his last plan: Morlun wanted only pure spider-blood, so Peter injected another dose of radiation into his bloodstream, attempting to 'poison' his powers. Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg (Sorrell Booke). Morlun had come to New York for that reason: He feeds off the powers possessed by those connected to animal totems. Uncle Jesse Duke (Denver Pyle). Ezekiel suggested that the accident that gave Peter his abilities might not have been a fluke, and that he might have a deeper connection to a totemic spider spirit (not unlike DC's Animal Man, and his connection to "The Red"). Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach). Peter's life had begun to calm down in recent years, until a villain named Morlun, and an ally named Ezekiel (possessing the same powers as Peter) appeared.

    Wopat's latest. This was called "clone deterioration", and was the final proof that Ben Reilly was the clone, and Peter was the original. Luke Duke (Tom Wopat 1979 to 1981 & 1983 to 1985 Seasons). Reilly was killed saving Peter's life, and shortly thereafter, his body crumbled into ashes. Bo Duke (John Schneider 1979 to 1981 & 1983 to 1985 Seasons). Norman Osborn (the original green goblin) was resurrected (in a controversial storyline itself) and revealed that he had manipulated the tests which indicated Reilly as the real Parker. For a brief stint, Ben Reilly was Spider-Man, and even defeated Venom singlehandedly.

    When Ben Reilly came to New York to see Aunt May, it was revealed that he was the true Peter Parker. Miles Warren (aka the Jackal). It was revealed that the clone had survived the first "clone saga", involving Dr. In one of the most controversial stories of the 1990s, Marvel reintroduced a short-lived clone of Spider-Man, now calling himself Ben Reilly.

    Ultimate Spider-Man. Television. Comics. Peter Parker/Spider-Man has many love interests in his life:.

    Eventually, the two married, but the stresses of Parker's dual identity, combined with Mary Jane's tempestuous career, led to a separation, though the couple later reconciled. After years of single living, interspersed with several romantic relationships, including the cat burglar and sometime crimefighter Black Cat, Parker became serious with longtime girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, a fashion model and actress when she returned after a lengthy absence with a newly found maturity and revealing her knowledge of Peter's secret identity since the beginning of his career. He then enrolled in the fictional Empire State University where he befriended Harry Osborn—the son of his archenemy the Green Goblin—and Gwen Stacy, with whom he would have a lengthy romance before the Goblin killed her. He continued working as a freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle and living with his elderly and somewhat fragile Aunt May until he graduated from high school.

    However, as with many characters published for many years and handled by multiple creators, Spider-Man's history is convoluted. As originally conceived by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Peter Parker was something of an Everyman character. Shortly after the second film, the Spider-Man of the comics was captured by a supervillain named Queen and during this incident gained some "upgrades" to his powers, including not only new, organic webbing, but a spider-sense made more sensitive in ways yet to be disclosed. The first exception to this was the movie version of the story, in which his famous webbing emanates naturally from his wrists (a concept first used for the title character of Marvel's futuristic semi-spinoff Spider-Man 2099).

    The instincts he learned from the spider that bit him combined with his bent for chemistry, enabled him to concoct a webslinging device that he wore on his wrists. Oddly enough, his most notable ability, that of generating webs, was not originally a superpower. His amazing abilities, combined with his natural intelligence and inclination towards science, have allowed him to emerge victorious against these odds on a great number of occasions. Spider-Man has amassed a slew of major enemies over the years, most taking a particular interest in harming the hero, and some even targeting Peter Parker himself.

    This moral continues to serve as the major theme of Spider-Man's story. Although these problems have pushed him to the edge numerous times, he has always continued on as Spider-Man because of his strong belief that "with great power comes great responsibility", the immortal words which his Uncle Ben instilled in him when he was a youth. His relationships with his aunt, his co-workers, his best friends, and most importantly, his love interests, have always been hampered by his secret life as a masked super-hero. Frequently, his powers complicate his relationships (especially when he unknowingly gained the Captain Universe powers which made him irritable due to his advanced Spider-Sense, the mistakes he had made during his time as Captain Universe caused the world to hate him thus adding more pressure than he could handle), his responsibilities as a student (in the earlier stories) and his varied careers as a photographer for the Daily Bugle and as a teacher at his old high school.

    Despite having amazing spider-like abilities, Spider-Man cannot solve his emotional and personal problems with his super powers. Ironically, Parker has spent much of his life working, off-and-on, as a freelance photographer for Jameson, selling photographs of himself as Spider-Man. Jonah Jameson, publisher of the Daily Bugle. He is often considered little more than a costumed menace himself, largely thanks to a smear campaign by J.

    Spider-Man consistently tries to do the right thing, but is viewed with suspicion by many authority figures. Realizing that stopping the thief when he had the chance would have prevented his uncle's murder, Spider-Man devoted himself to fighting injustice, driven by the realization that "with great power there must also come great responsibility.". His legal guardian and beloved Uncle Ben was later killed by a thug that Peter had allowed to escape. In current Spider-Man continuity, he produces his webs from organic spinnerets in his wrists and no longer requires the mechanical web shooters, most likely to bring character recognition inline with fans who mainly know him from his movie incarnation.

    In addition to his physical powers, Peter Parker successfully designed and utilized mechanical "web-shooters" of his own design to spin webs in a variety of ways. These powers included the ability to cling to walls and ceilings, super-human strength, and an extra-sensory "Spider Sense". The spider bite gave Parker an array of spider-like powers. When he was 15 years old, Parker attended a science exhibition where he was bitten by a spider which had been irradiated.

    (Note: In virtually all retellings of his origin, Peter's eyesight really was poor and somehow got fixed by the spider bite, but this is not the case in the original comic book series.). When these glasses were broken in a schoolyard fight with Flash Thompson, he didn't bother to get new ones, since they were never really needed in the first place and only made him look awkward. In addition, Aunt May made him wear non-prescription glasses to protect his eyes, since she was worried that his constant reading would have a negative effect on his eyesight. He was often the target of jokes by more popular fellow students like Flash Thompson, the high school's star athlete, who ironically would later become Spider-Man's biggest fan and one of Peter's best friends.

    The exceptionally bright Peter showed more interest in his studies, especially science, than in any kind of social life. Over time he grew to be a lonely, timid teenager. Though Peter was always loved by the aging couple, he was unpopular among those of his own age. The infant Peter Parker was left in the care of his Uncle Ben and Aunt May (Richard's older brother Benjamin Parker and his wife May Reilly Parker), who lived in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, New York.

    Malik found out about their plans and arranged a plane-crash that resulted in their deaths, although this retconned backstory was not known at the time of the creation of Spider Man's character. Their last assignment was the infiltration of the criminal organization of Albert Malik, the third Red Skull. (a fictional secret agency). Peter Benjamin Parker was born to Richard Parker and his wife Mary Fitzpatrick-Parker, both of whom were agents of the CIA and later of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    The three comics were sold without the Comics Code approval, but met with such critical acclaim that the industry's self-censorship was undercut. Norman Osborn), Spider-Man vanquished Norman by simply showing him his sick son. Most notably, Harry Osborn started taking pills and became so ill that, when Spider-Man fought the Green Goblin (a.k.a. However, The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98 (May–July 1971) featured a story arc that showed the negative effects of drug abuse (a storyline conceived at the request of government drug-prevention authorities).

    Previously, it was forbidden to depict illegal drugs, even negatively. In 1971, Spider-Man was the first comic to challenge the rigid Comics Code. Although another issue of Amazing Fantasy was in production, he says, the title was cancelled to clear a space in the limited distribution schedule for another series. He speculated that Goodman's skepticism about the feature, and a possible attempt to revitalize Amazing Fantasy, led to Spider-Man appearing there.

    Murray based this on the launch pattern of several Marvel characters at the time, including Thor (in Journey into Mystery), Ant-Man (in Tales to Astonish) and a solo Human Torch feature (in Strange Tales), as well as on the production numbers for individual stories. Will Murray in Comic Book Marketplace #44, suggested that Lee originally might have been considering Spider-Man's debut for the anthology Tales of Suspense rather than Amazing Fantasy. Goodman called for a regular series for the character. The story was published in issue #15, and months later, sales figures indicated that the cover story was unexpectedly popular.

    When publisher Goodman was eventually presented with the concept, he was resistant to the unorthodox ideas of a teenage hero with a troubled personal life, but allowed the character to be used as a cover story for an anthology title, Amazing Fantasy, that was already scheduled to be canceled, so there was nothing to lose. I did costume, web gimmick on wrist & spider signal. GARY - Who originated Spider-Man?
    STEVE - Stan Lee thought the name up. Much earlier, in a rare contemporaneous account, Ditko specified his and Lee's contributions, in a mail interview with Gary Martin published in Comic Fan #2 (Summer 1965), and reprinted at the defunct but cached site Excerpt:.

    Ditko's recollections in Comic Book Artist #3 (Winter 1999) were similar. [1]. Ditko, on first seeing those pages, commented, 'This is Joe Simon's Fly.' Steve Ditko worked up his own version of the character's costume. [Later,] Stan handed the pages over to Steve Ditko.

    Jack held onto the sketches and when Stan Lee asked Jack for new ideas, Jack brought the original Spider-Man pages to Marvel Comics. I gave the Silver Spider sketches to Jack Kirby and I changed the name again, this time to The Fly. In the late 1950s, Archie Comics asked me to create a new line of superheroes. Elsewhere, Simon gave additional details:.

    2. Lastly, the Spider-Man logo was redone and a dashing hyphen added. .. In this life, he became high-school student Peter Parker, who gets his spider powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider.

    and completely redesigned Spider-Man's costume and equipment. ignored Kirby's pages, tossed the character's magic ring, web-pistol and goggles .. He turned Spider-Man over to Steve Ditko, who .. ..

    Kirby had had him turn into...Captain America with cobwebs. But when Kirby showed Lee the sample pages, it was Lee's turn to gripe, He had been expecting a skinny young kid who is transformed into a skinny young kid with spider powers. Kirby...using parts of an old rejected superhero named Night Fighter...revamped the old Silver Spider script, including revisions suggested by Lee. Stan Lee said, 'Perfect, just what I want.' [After obtaining permission from publisher Martin Goodman,] Lee told Kirby to pencil-up an origin story.

    Kirby laid out the story to Lee about the kid who finds a ring in a spiderweb, gets his powers from the ring, and goes forth to fight crime armed with The Silver Spider's old web-spinning pistol. Jack brought in the Spider-Man logo that I had loaned to him before we changed the name to The Silver Spider. .. For instance, there was no Black Magic involved at all.

    [T]here were a few holes in Jack's never-dependable memory. Simon, in his 1990 autobiography, disputes this account:. So the idea was already there when I talked to Stan".1. But Joe had already moved on.

    and I said Spider-Man would be a fine character to start with. I had a lot of faith in the superhero character that they could be brought back .. I believe I said this could become a thing called Spider-Man, see, a superhero character. Black Magic folded with Crestwood [Simon & Kirby's 1950s comics company] and we were left with the script.

    The Silver Spider was going into a magazine called Black Magic. We had a strip called the 'The Silver Spider'. It was the last thing Joe and I had discussed. "Spider-Man was discussed between Joe [Simon] and myself.

    Kirby stated in a 1982 interview in Will Eisner's Spirit Magazine that Lee had minimal involvement in the creation of the character:. Lee turned to artist Steve Ditko, who found the concept particularly appealing and developed a visual motif Lee found satisfactory. When discussing this in documentaries, he often comments, "I've told this story so many times, it may actually be true." Originally, Lee assigned Jack Kirby to illustrate the story, but after seeing sample pages, decided Kirby's style was "too 'larger than life'" for what he wanted. In the Spider-Man movie DVD extras, Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters and Marvels and elsewhere, Lee said he was inspired by seeing a fly climb up a wall.

    One influence Lee has described for the character's name is the non-superpowered pulp magazine crimefighter The Spider. Speaking in the 1980s, Stan Lee said the idea for the series sprang out of the apparent increased teenage interest in the new Marvel comic books, and that he wanted to create a character that could cater to them. Various accounts of the character's creation have been given. .

    Since his debut in the 1960s Silver Age of comic books, Peter Parker has grown from a shy high school student to a troubled college undergrad and graduate student, to a married man and a professional, but the core of the character has remained the same. Marvel has published multiple ongoing comic book series featuring the character, the flagship being The Amazing Spider-Man. Through the years, he has appeared in many media, including several animated series, a daily and Sunday comic strip, and two very successful films, with a third one debuting in 2007. Spider-Man is one of the most recognizable of all superheroes.

    Since his creation, his popularity has led to many of the superheroes who predated him being reworked with more complex personas. Spider-Man expanded the dramatic potential of the fantasy and superhero subgenres by having a strong focus on a younger, more troubled character and his personal struggles. He has since become one of the world's most popular characters. He first appeared in the comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962), with a cover drawn by Jack Kirby and Ditko.

    Spider-Man is a fictional character, the alter ego of Peter Parker and a Marvel Comics superhero created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. Set outside the regular Marvel continuity. Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #1— (Marvel Comics, December 2005—, sequel to Mary Jane and Mary Jane: Homecoming miniseries), written by Sean McKeever and illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa. Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #1- (Marvel Comics/Marvel Adventures; May 2005—; continuation of Marvel Age Spider-Man), written by Sean McKeever, set during Spider-Man's high school years but not within regular Marvel continuity.

    Ultimate Spider-Man #1— (Marvel Comics/Ultimate Marvel; October 2000—), written by Bendis and penciled by Mark Bagley, set in the Ultimate Marvel Universe. Part of Marvel UK's "Collector Edition" line, reprinting US stories from 2–3 years earlier. Astonishing Spider-Man #1— (Panini Comics/Marvel UK; Unknown month 1994—). This book is not one of the official Spider-Man titles but includes him as part of the current team line-up.

    3), written by Brian Michael Bendis and penciled by David Finch. New Avengers #1— (Marvel Comics; January 2005—, continuation of Avengers Vol. 3 #1— (Marvel Comics; March 2004—), showcasing Spider-Man in stories by new writing talent. Spider-Man Unlimited Vol.

    Currently written by Reginald Hudlin and penciled by Pat Lee. Marvel Knights Spider-Man #1— (Marvel Comics/Marvel Knights; June 2004—). Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1— (Marvel Comics; December 2005—), written by Peter David and penciled by Mike Wieringo. Michael Straczynski, and penciled by Michael Deodato.

    Currently written by J. 2 #1–58, #500— (Marvel Comics; March 1963–November 1998, January 1999–December 2003, January 2004—). The Amazing Spider-Man #1–441, Vol. Peter's father is named Richard Parker for the same reason.

    Parker. The surname Parker was chosen to honor Richard Parker, a childhood friend of Stan Lee and father to famed personal injury attorney Larry H. In May 2003, he was paid approximately $18,000 to climb the 312-foot Lloyd's of London building to promote the premiere of the movie Spider-Man on the British television channel Sky Movies. He sometimes wears a Spider-Man suit during his climbs.

    Alain Robert nicknamed Spiderman, rock and urban climber who has scaled more than 70 tall buildings using his hands and feet, without using additional devices. "Spider Dan" Goodwin, who in 1981 climbed the glass of the Chicago skyscrapers the Sears Tower and the John Hancock Center using suction cups. [2]. The studio has announced a theatrical release date of May 4, 2007.

    Spider-Man 3 began production in 2005 under director Raimi. Spider-Man 2 was also the first motion picture released in the Sony Universal Media Disc format for the PlayStation Portable, being included for free with the first one million PSP systems released in the United States. The only higher single-day movie grosses were Shrek 2's $44.8 million in the first weekend of its May 2004 release and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith's $50 million on the first day of its May 2005 release. Its first-day gross ($40.5 million) surpassed its predecessor's $39.4 million record.

    It premiered in more North American movie theaters (4,152) than any previous movie. Spider-Man 2 was 2004's second-most financially successful movie and 15th-most financially successful movie of all time. Spider-Man went on to become the sixth highest-grossing film in North American history and is ranked 11th worldwide with a total take of more than $821 million internationally. box offices, it was the highest-grossing movie of the year while also opening up at a record $114.8 million.

    Earning more than $403 million at U.S. Although the film adaptation took a number of liberties with the character's history and powers, most notably giving him organic web-shooters rather than mechanical ones, it was essentially true to the character and was widely embraced by the viewing public. The film featured a number of impressive CGI effects used to bring Spider-Man to life. It was directed by Sam Raimi and stars actor Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker.

    Spider-Man: On May 3, 2002, the feature film Spider-Man was released. Spider-Boy of the Amalgam Universe is a merged character of the Ben Reilly Spider-Man and Superboy after all characters from Marvel Comics and DC Comics were merged due to the war between the two universes. Spider-Woman in an alternate reality, "Exiles: Legacy", issues #20–22. Mary-Jane Watson a.k.a.

    Pavitr Prabhakar in the Indian adaptation of Spider-Man, Spider-Man: India. Spider-Ham, a pig in a funny animal version of the Marvel Universe. Peter Porker a.k.a. Peter Parquagh in the 1602 miniseries.

    Takuya Yamashiro (山城拓也), the Spider-Man of Spider-Man (tokusatsu). Yu Komori (小森ユウ Komori Yū) in Spider-Man: The Manga. Miguel O'Hara, the Spider-Man of Marvel 2099. Spider-Girl, the daughter of Peter Parker, set in an alternate reality.

    May "Mayday" Parker a.k.a. Blood Spider was an evil version of Spider-Man created by the Taskmaster and the Red Skull. She later became Spider-Woman for a time. Jonah Jameson, who assumed the role with a padded costume when Parker temporarily quit.

    Mattie Franklin, the niece of J. Kraven the Hunter donned Spider-Man's costume for a short time in Kraven's Last Hunt. Ben Reilly, a clone of Parker, who also fought crime as the Scarlet Spider. This effectively makes Kitty his crimefighting partner.

    This issue reveals that they spend much of their time hunting criminals to fight. Issue 66 of Ultimate X-Men showed Kitty and Spidey on a date. [3]. Brian Michael Bendis, writer of Ultimate Spider-Man, plans to continue with Kitty as a supporting character in USM.

    In Ultimate Spider-Man #87, Kitty and Peter are dating for the first time in the "real" comic. In the Ultimate Marvel continuity, Spider-Man's love interest is Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat of the X-Men after breaking up with MJ. This made MJ jealous. Later in the series, he fell in love with Indy, a girl who works for Empire 1, a news channel.

    In the MTV's Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Peter's love interest was still MJ. Lady Vermin, one of the Knights of Wundagore, has feelings for Spider-Man but he does not reciprocate. Naoko Yamada Jones who reminds Peter a lot of MJ. In the Spider-Man Unlimited animated series, Peter's Counter-Earth love interest was Dr.

    Spider-Man also has feelings for the Black Cat and most fans think that she was a better love-interest for Spidey than MJ. Later in the series, Peter married MJ and found out she was a clone made by Miles Warren for Morris Bench/Hydro-Man. She then returned in the series without explanation. MJ was thrown into a portal created by the Green Goblin.

    In Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Peter's love interest was Mary Jane Watson. The relationship between Spider-Man and Black Cat was short lived after Spider-Man learned that Felicia Hardy was only interested in him as Spider-Man and not Peter Parker. Black Cat. Another love interest of Spider-Man was Felicia Hardy a.k.a.

    Later Peter and MJ gave birth to another child, a boy named Ben who is most likely named after Peter's Uncle Ben or Ben Reilly, Peter's clone. In the MC2 continuity, Peter and Mary Jane gave birth to their daughter, May Parker (Spider-Girl) who is named after Peter's Aunt May. After many years of dating, Peter and MJ finally got married. Like Peter, MJ lives with her aunt.

    She works as an actress and a model. Before Peter, Mary Jane has also dated Flash Thompson and Harry Osborn. After Gwen Stacy, Peter's next and most well known girlfriend was Mary Jane Watson, who is also currently Peter's wife. In the House of M storyline, Gwen is still alive and married to Peter with a baby son.

    Many years later, Gabriel and Sarah decided to kill Spider-Man in an attempt to seek revenge. When the twins were older, Norman told them that Spider-Man killed their mother. Gwen told Norman that she wanted Peter to be the father of the twins which was another reason why Green Goblin killed her so that he can have the twins for himself. She later gave birth to twins, Gabriel and Sarah.

    The consensual encounter resulted in a pregnancy that she then hid from Peter with a trip to Europe. In the Sins Past saga, it was explained that Norman Osborn and Gwen Stacy—in a moment of weakness for both—had a romantic tryst. Many years later, the Green Goblin killed Gwen by throwing her off a bridge. Peter's first real girlfriend was Gwen Stacy.

    Later, Betty Brant married Daily Bugle reporter, Ned Leeds. They dated for sometime but in the end broke up. Peter's next love interest was Daily Bugle's secretary, Betty Brant. Instead Liz married Peter's friend, Harry Osborn.

    The first love-interest of Peter was Liz Allen though they never got together.