The most famous Spider-Man is Peter Parker, but as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse made clear, the massive Marvel multiverse is filled with countless alternate universes, many of which contain their own unique version, variants, and unbelievable iterations of Spider-Man.

Even outside of the Spider-Verse, a number of alternate versions of Spider-Man have made their way through the comics over the years, such as Ben Reilly and Miles Morales. All of these alternate Spider-Men beg the question: which Spider-Man is the strongest? Looking at the different Spider-Men who have appeared throughout Marvel Comics over the years, there may be an answer.

55 Powerless Peter Parker (Earth-40081)

First Appearance: Powerless #1 by Matt Cherniss, Peter Johnson, Michael Gaydos, Lee Loughridge, and Dave Sharpe

This one might be cheating, considering that this version of Spider-Man never actually becomes Spider-Man. In this universe, the radioactive spider that bites Peter Parker doesn't give him spider-like abilities, but instead permanently paralyzes his arm. The trauma suffered from that experience back-to-back with the death of his Uncle Ben is enough to sink Peter into a depression and recurring therapy sessions. He compensates with enough heart to be heroic throughout the Powerless series, but as someone who's more man than spider, it should come as no surprise why he's the weakest "Spider-Man."

54 Plain Peter Parker (Earth-958)

What If? #76 by Terry Austin, Stuart Immonen, Marie Javins, and Janice Chiang

On Earth-958, it wasn't Peter Parker who became Spider-Man, but Flash Thompson. Instead of learning the lesson of great power and great responsibility, Flash simply wanted fame and wealth. He used his powers as a criminal and stole from anyone he wanted, and he bullied Peter Parker into inventing gadgets to help him do it. When Peter realized that Flash was acting as a villain, he decided he had no choice and had to take down Spider-Man. Peter then invented several gadgets perfectly designed to defeat Flash, and his battle was so successful he was invited to The Fantastic Four.

53 Spider-Man, Stan Lee (Earth Unknown)

First Appearance: Spider-Geddon #5 by Christos N. Gage, Jorge Molina, Carlo Barberi, Stefano Caselli, and Joey Vazquez

Without a doubt, one of the most influential and well-known creators in the comic book medium is Stan Lee. While the man created dozens of iconic characters, such as The Fantastic Four and Iron Man, his greatest contribution to comics is Spider-Man, one of the most popular characters on Earth. This contribution has been honored a few ways, such as portraying Stan Lee as Spider-Man. This has happened in both comics and video games, as in the game The Amazing Spider-Man, players were able to play as Stan Lee, fully voiced by the icon himself. In Spider-Geddon #5, viewers got a glimpse of a Stan Lee who became the Spider-Man of his universe.

52 "Golden Spongecake" Spider-Man (Earth-51914)

First Appearance: Marvel Hostess Ads #1 (1975)

This alternate Spider-Man seems just like the regular Spider-Man, except for one important detail: he uses Hostess snacks to take down his foes. He comes from an alternate reality where every superhero only uses Hostess Snack Cakes to fight crime.

This Spider-Man was initially created as a crossover ment for Hostess in a Marvel comic book, but he eventually became an official part of the Spider-Verse. While his abilities are absolutely hilarious, there are limitations to using only Snack Cakes to fighting crime. These limitations led this alternate Spider-Man to lose his life early on in the Spider-Verse comic book event.

51 Spider-Girl, Penelope Parker (Earth-11)

First Appearance: Spider-Verse #1 (2014)

One of the more cartoon-ish Spider-Men from the Spider-Verse is Spider-Girl, who is the youngest iteration of Spider-Man yet. Penelope Parker developed her Spider powers at the young age of 11 while on a class field trip and, much like every other alternate Spider-Man, eventually took to the streets to fight crime.

While she does appear to have regular Spider-Man powers, much like Peter Parker, she lacks the brute strength of the other grown heroes. While Penelope Parker will surely be stronger when she reaches an older age, at the age she's at now, she is one of the Spider-Verse's lower-tier heroes.

50 Spider-Monkey (Earth-8101)

First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Family #1 ( 2008)

From the alternate universe known as Marvel Apes, where pretty much every human is now some sort of ape, comes Spider-Monkey, the alternate Peter Parker who, as you can imagine, was a monkey that was bitten by a radioactive spider.

While Spider-Monkey does possess essentially the same power as the Peter Parker that most people know, his monkey physique does, unfortunately, have its limitations, at least when he is against a human foe in the Spider-Verse. Additionally, his intelligence was scaled down a bit, considering that he's a monkey, so he's not as great at strategizing in a fight as his human counterparts.

49 Pete Spiderman (Earth-91279)

First Appearance: Edge of Spider-Verse #4 (2022)

The Web of Life has a lot of curious Spider-Man variants, but Edge of Spider-Verse #4 introduced one of the most deliberately disappointing variants of all time. Pete is a man whose last name happens to be Spiderman. He's also a nebbish individual, working as a certified public ant and taking pride in his award-winning lawn.

While this variant of Spider-Man does have powers, they are likened to that of a slightly out-of-shape spider. Between that and his overwhelming dorkiness, he doesn't do much to endear himself to his fellow Spider-people.

48 Lady Spider (Earth-803)

First Appearance: Spider-Verse #1 (2014)

May Reilly, an alternate, younger Aunt May, was the daughter of a well-known scientist in the universe she came from. One day, May snuck into her father's lab and was bitten by one of the spiders he had there. Unfortunately, unlike the other alternate Spider-Men, the spider did not give her any abilities, but it did teach her another lesson: don't let anyone cage you.

The spider didn't grant her powers, but it did give her inspiration. May went on to build her own mechanically-enhanced Spider suit, with arms on the back of her body resembling the Iron Spider suit and took to the streets as Lady Spider. Unfortunately, even with her mech suit, she still lacks the brute strength of the other Spider-Men.

47 Spider-Man Noir (Earth-90214)

First Appearance: Spider-Man Noir #1 (2008)

Spider-Man Noir is a 1930s-era Peter Parker who doesn't have any particular Spider-like abilities, but that doesn't mean he's not a formidable foe. This version of Spider-Man operates much like the Punisher, with a healthy dose of Sherlock Holmes in there as well.

Spider-Man Noir has a rich history of training as a fighter and takes to the streets to investigate crimes. Once he has solved the crimes, he takes it upon himself to take out the criminals. He has no powers, but his web-slingers still give him an advantage over the people he tracks.

Spider-Man Noir has gained major popularity from appearing in the Spider-Verse movies, with there being talks of him even getting his own spin off!

46 Spider-Ma'am (Earth-3123)

First Appearance: What If? #23 (1980)

In an alternate universe, on the day Peter Parker was supposed to be bitten by the radioactive spider, he happened to forget his lunch. Desperate to make sure that her nephew would be fed, Aunt May rushed to the location of his field trip where she was bitten by the spider, rather than Peter.

It wasn't long before Aunt May took on the persona of Spider-Ma'am, taking to the streets to make her neighborhood a better place. While she has about the same amount of strength as the classic Peter Parker, it's no secret that her older age and fragile body did keep her on the lower power level in the Spider-Verse.

Spider-Ma'am has been a surprisingly consistent and powerful character, even helping defeat villainous versions of Peter Parker and Miles Morales in the past.