Spider-Man (Earth 51412)



"If you've taught me anything, Uncle Ted, it's that... WITH GREAT POWER COMES A GREAT APPETITE!"

- Patton Parnel to his uncle.

The Spider-Man (real name: Patton Parnel) is an alternate version of Peter Parker from a parallel Earth. Like Peter, he was bitten by a irradiated spider, but instead of becoming a superhero, and transforms into a cannibalistic spider-hybrid monster.

History
Patton Parnel was a disturbed young man who lived with his abusive Uncle Ted, "experimented" on animals, and perversely spied on his next-door neighbor, Sara Jane. When on a trip to Alcorp Industries, Sara Jane approached him and asked if he would help her expose their illegal experimentation on animals.

When inside Alcorp, Sara Jane dragged Patton into a laboratory to free the animal test subjects. Intrigued by an enormous red spider, Patton reached in to grab it and was bitten. Dragged out by security, he was sent home, and the following day his uncle beat him. Abnormally hungry, Patton impulsively ate a mouse, awakening his spider-like abilities. Patton next ate a cat, and when Uncle Ted came home Patton transformed into a spider-like monster and attacked him. The following day Patton confronted schoolyard bully Gene, and lured a young boy looking for his dog to his house. Sara Jane came to his house looking for Gene, and Patton kissed her before biting her neck. Sara Jane slapped him, and Patton began to transform into a monstrous spider-like creature, revealing that the spider that had bitten implanted eggs via its bite, an ability he had inherited and tested on his uncle and the boy. Before Patton could do anything more, Morlun arrived and attacked, ripping off Patton's chelicerae and one arm and stated that while Patton was young and unripe he would suffice as an appetizer. As Morlun drained Patton's life force, Sara Jane fled, but the following morning hundreds of baby spiders emerged from the tooth marks Patton had left on her neck.