Kaine Parker

Kaine Parker
Scarlet Spider
Cover to Scarlet Spider vol. 2 #24 (Nov. 2013). Art by Ryan Stegman. Colors by Marte Gracia Pazuzu.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceAs Kaine:
Web of Spider-Man #119 (December 1994)
As Tarantula:
The Amazing Spider-Man #637 (September 2010)
As Scarlet Spider:
Scarlet Spider #2 (April 2012)
Created byTerry Kavanagh (writer)
Steven Butler (artist)
In-story information
Full nameKaine Parker
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliationsNew Warriors[1]
Notable aliasesPeter Parker
Spider-Man
Tarantula
Scarlet Spider
The Other
AbilitiesAs Kaine:
Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, reflexes and equilibrium
Precognitive Spider Sense
Mark of Kaine
Regenerative healing factor
Immunity to the world-wide mind purging of Spider-Man's identity
Ability to stick to walls
As Tarantula:
Four large spider legs
Organic webbing generation
Forearm stingers

Kaine Parker is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a superhero and former supervillain who serves as an ally, an enemy, and foil to Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Ben Reilly. Created by Terry Kavanagh and Steven Butler,[2] the character first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #119 (December 1994) as the Jackal's first failed attempt of a clone of Spider-Man.[3] He later appeared as the new Scarlet Spider in the Marvel Point One one-shot in November 2011 before starring in his own series.

Kaine Parker/Scarlet Spider made his cinematic debut in the 2023 feature film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.[4]

  1. ^ New Warriors vol. 5
  2. ^ Web of Spider-Man #119
  3. ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Spider-Verse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).