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What If Other People Had Been Bitten By The Radioactive Spider Instead Of Spiderman? (Volume 1)

  • This what if focuses on how things would have been different if 3 Spiderman supporting characters were bitten by the radioactive spider instead of Peter Parker. They are Flash Thompson, Betty Brant, and Colonel John Jameson

  • We begin with Flash who immediately uses his powers arrogantly and unintentionally kills wrestler Crusher Hogan in a match

  • He creates a costume reminiscent of the original and calls himself Captain Spider

  • He does not last long at all after falling to the ground from the sky in a battle with Vulture, and, having not invented the web-shooters that Parker had, proved to be his undoing

  • Peter Parker arrives as he unmasks Flash and watches him die sorrowfully

  • The second person in this what if is Betty Brant who becomes involved with Peter who helps her understand her spider powers. She becomes the Amazing Spider-Girl 

  • Peter takes photos of Spider-Girl and sells them to the Daily Bugle

  • A burglar that Betty doesn’t stop because she’s out of web fluid and doesn’t want to use her super strength on murders Uncle Ben

  • Feeling guilty after finding out it was the same burglar, Betty throws the suit in the garbage and is Spider-Girl NO MORE

  • Next is Colonel Jameson, son of publisher James Jonah Jameson

  • After getting bitten and seeing his impressive powers, Jonah convinces his son to become Spider Jameson and fight crime

  • Jonah convinces Spider Jameson to rescue an out-of-control space capsule for publicity’s sake

  • The capsule is saved but Spider Jameson dies in the process. Jonah blames himself and the people of NY commemorate him with a golden statue. Jonah changes his view on heroes

  • In each scenario, Parker extracted the radioactive spider’s venom and drank it, making him Spiderman as destiny meant it to be