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    Character » Spider-Man appears in 17242 issues.

    Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider as a teenager, granting him spider-like powers. After the death of his Uncle Ben, Peter learned that "with great power, comes great responsibility." Swearing to always protect the innocent from harm, Peter Parker became Spider-Man.

    So, how old is he?

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    #1  Edited By G'bandit

    I notice in the latest game he was been babied by Luke Cage, like if he was just a little kid.. I'm like, Hey! You know that dude is the world most famous hero, right!  

    So it got me! Now I'm wondering how old he was at the moment.. He started Spidey business at fifteen according to Civil War, how old is he now?

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    #2  Edited By vance_astro  Moderator

    Spider-Man should be nearing 30 years old.Cage based on the age he started and Pryde scale (scale for finiding out age's in Marvel based in Kitty Pryde) Cage is around 37.He's nearing 40.

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    #3  Edited By G'bandit

    dang! That's ancient, I thought he was like maybe 24 or 26 max XD

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    #4  Edited By vance_astro  Moderator
    G'bandit said:
    "dang! That's ancient, I thought he was like maybe 24 or 26 max XD
    "
    Nah he might be like 26.He's been retconned plenty of times.
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    #5  Edited By SUNMAN

    no way he is younger than 25, but he should be older than that.

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    #6  Edited By John Valentine

    Isn't Kitty meant to be 21/22 years of age?

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    #7  Edited By John Valentine

    I'd judge Peter to be around 28.

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    #8  Edited By The_Martian

    I think Peter is mid 20's

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    #9  Edited By warlock360

    Simple mathematics, Spidey starts spidey business at 15, becomes old violent then woosh gone and "Brand new Day" appears meaning, he starts to be 15 once again. now count up from there to now. (Comic scale)

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    #10  Edited By Wildstar

    I think he's about 25-26. He should be around the same age as Iceman.

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    #11  Edited By John Valentine
    Wildstar said:
    "I think he's about 25-26. He should be around the same age as Iceman."
    Who is nearing 30......
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    #12  Edited By The_Martian

    Iceman, Spider-Man, and Human Torch should all be around the same age.

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    #13  Edited By John Valentine
    Nobody said:
    "Iceman, Spider-Man, and Human Torch should all be around the same age.
    "
    26-28.
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    #14  Edited By Wildstar

    I forgot about Johnny Storm. Yeah, He's their age as well.

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    #15  Edited By blade hunter

    i thought around 24 or 25

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    I think they recently confirmed in Learning to Crawl that Peter has been Spider-Man for 13 years. Since he started at the age of 15, currently that would make him 28 years old, which sounds about right.

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    #18  Edited By LastOblivion

    @anjales said:

    I think they recently confirmed in Learning to Crawl that Peter has been Spider-Man for 13 years. Since he started at the age of 15, currently that would make him 28 years old, which sounds about right.

    Yep!

    However, some stories tells us that Peter was 16 or 17 when he became spider-man.

    (It's always between 15-17, though. No more, no less.)

    So in conclusion, I'd say 28 minimum and 30 maximum.

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    It's been confirmed in the latest series that he's 28.

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    he's been 28-30 for decades and yet people still picture him as a kid. i think it was because of all the adaptations and shows that were inspired by spiderman

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    #21  Edited By LastOblivion

    Btw how old is (or would be? :c) Ultimate Peter, now? 18? When he died he was sixteen, and two years have passed in the Ultimate universe since then, so...

    It's funny though, considering it took 10 years for him to age one. lol

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    #22  Edited By magnetic_eye

    The original (616) Spider-Man prior the OMD fiasco and post SSM bordello is at least 28 years old. The current philandering buffoon is an imposter. Probably a skrull.

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    Hi. He was bitten when he was 15. It's been 12-13 years. So he's 27-28. Hope that answers your question. :)

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    Btw how old is (or would be? :c) Ultimate Peter, now? 18? When he died he was sixteen, and two years have passed in the Ultimate universe since then, so...

    It's funny though, considering it took 10 years for him to age one. lol

    Lucky son of a b!tch. :)

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    @danslott said:

    Hi. He was bitten when he was 15. It's been 12-13 years. So he's 27-28. Hope that answers your question. :)

    Well that certainly answers that. I guess this thread is over.

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