Spider-man’s great popularity Stan Lee once boasted was that he could be anyone under that mask so every child could imagine themselves as the hero — an argument that took new life in recent years with the advent of the Miles Morales Spider-man character.

“What I like about the costume is that anybody reading Spider-Man in any part of the world can imagine that they themselves are under the costume. And that’s a good thing.” Lee said.

Lee passed away today at 95 years old and there will be many remembrances but his [and Marvel’s] contribution to racial diversity is significant and worth noting.

Back in 2010, Lee supported actor Donald Glover’s campaign to be the next Spider-Man in the movies, which sadly never happened but it was quite a game changer to have the only living father of Marvel Comics throw the gauntlet down in the favor of diversity. Glover is part of the inspiration for  Miles Morales, who is drawn based on the likeness of Glover and President Obama. Morales is described as an Afro-Latino teenager.

The Morales Spider-Man storyline began as part of the Ultimate Marvel universe. Marvel has countless storylines, characters, and universes. And so, to streamline all of these elements, Marvel planned a large-scale reboot to begin in 2015, for the first time in around 75 years. Leading up to the reboot, we saw the Ultimate Marvel universe, where our favorite characters — Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and yes, Spider-Man — were re-imagined from the beginning of their origin story. To start the reboot, this universe and our existing one smash into each other, and, to put it simply, only the best versions of the characters survived.

That included both an older Peter Parker and a teen age Mile Morales.

What Aunt May was referring to when she said Peter tingle was his “spider-sense.”

@tom._hollandxox Peter tingle #tomholland #peterparker #chaoswalking #spiderman #fyp #marvel ♬ original sound – Tom Holland

It’s one of Spider-Man‘s most unique and prominent powers. The power itself originates as a tingling feeling in the back of his skull. Spider-Sense presents a psychological awareness of Spider-Man’s surroundings. It allows Spider-Man to detect danger before it happens and warns him of it in no time. The greater the danger or how close the danger is increases the tingling sensation. It also helps Spider-Man to navigate when unable to see, hear, or if he’s disoriented. It also helps Spider-Man fire his web shooters without having to concentrate every time he does so, greatly helping his ability to swing through the city with ease. Spider-Sense is precognitive in nature and Spider-Man always acts before realizing it. The tingling gets stronger when the danger becomes more imminent and more threatening and Peter is able to find out where the danger is coming from and how to avoid it.

Presenting our top 20 faves from the Spidermans subReddit.

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