A Familiar Hero Makes Their Marvel Comics Debut in the Latest Spider-Verse Adventure

Warning: Contains potential spoilers for Spider-Boy #9!

Marvel’s solicitation for July 2024’s issue of Spider-Boy reveals that the reality-displaced hero will be taking a trip through the Spider-Verse, featuring unique guest appearances. Spider-Boy #9’s description teases the introduction of a Spider-character that fans will recognize, though they’ve never before appeared in the pages of Marvel Comics. Now, this character debuts in official continuity as Spider-Boy journeys through the Web of Life, which erased him from Earth-616.

As Spider-Boy gets his own Across the Spider-Verse style adventure, Paco Medina’s cover illustrates some of the characters that Bailey Briggs could come into contact with. From Spider-Pork and Spider-Punk, to Takuya Yamashiro with a giant robot, and more, Bailey’s multiversal quest will allow the young Webslinger to meet other Spider-heroes.

Spider-Boy #9 by Dan Slott a promises that it will feature a Spider that’s known to audiences, but will be all-new to Marvel’s comic multiverse. While the mystery character could be featured on Medina’s cover, an undisclosed fan-favorite will seemingly finally make their comic debut.

Marvel Teases A New Spider-Hero Making Their Marvel Comics Debut

Enter The Speculation-Verse

With a large catalog of Spider-Man media over the decades since his 1962 debut, there are many beloved versions of the character that are still yet to appear in comic form. The three live-action Spider-Men were briefly referenced in the background of major multiverse comic events.Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield were hinted at in Spider-Verse #2 by Ryan North, Tori Apiradee, Pere Perez, and James Gifford when two Peter Parkers said they saw variants that looked like the guys from Seabiscuit, and The Social Network. Further, a lookalike of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man appeared in Spider-Geddon, in a group-shot background.

While those three live-action versions of Spider-Man may have had fleeting cameos in Marvel Comics previously, it could be argued that none were an official introduction, and all are still eligible to make their debut in Spider-Boy #9. Additionally,there are near-countless other versions of Spider-heroes that could transition to comics from other media, including various cartoon series, video games, spin-offs like Madame Web, and the two Spider-Verse animated films. With the latter in the group being the most likely, that still leaves a myriad of options on the table to make the jump to official Marvel Comics continuity.

Spider-Boy Could Rewrite Marvel Continuity Across the Spider-Verse

(Again)

Bailey Briggs’ Spider-Boy has had a convoluted time since his first appearance, debuting as a character that has been forgotten by everyone in his life. In Spider-Man (2022) #7 by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Andrew Hennessy, and Edgar Delgado, Bailey claims to be Spider-Man’s kid sidekick when the Web of Life and Destiny brings him and other heroes back to their supposed rightful universe. With nobody knowing the young sidekick and other complications, there are theories that Spider-Boy’s simply in the wrong universeand a trip through the multiverse could provide a solution to his forgotten-identity crisis.

With extensive options as to who the surprise guest star of Spider-Boy #9 will be, and multiple other favorites featured on the cover, Bailey Briggs’ multiversal trip is bound to be full of Spidey action. Whether it be the Raimiverse Peter Parker, or a hero that isn’t Peter at all, Marvel has hinted that they could help the kid sidekick finally get his life back. While a familiar character makes their comic debut, Spider-Boy’s quest through the Spider-Verse has the potential to shake up Marvel Comics and rewrite the character’s history.