Since the outstanding success, Spiderman has moved on to several animated television shows, newspaper comic strips and several major motion pictures. Peter’s character began as that of a shy high school student who lived with his aunt and uncle. Peter is very intelligent and shows a great interest in science. He received his powers when he was 15, when a spider that had been experimented on with radiation bit him. Peter got the ability to climb walls after he was bit by the spider, greatly increased his strength, and imbued him with "spider sense," which is a kind of feeling that some spiders are believed to have.　

As in the original comic book, Peter constructed the web shooters and web solution that shot from his wrists. However, in both of the movie versions and the current comics, the webbing is a natural compound that comes from his wrists.　 Spiderman's first animated television show was telecasted on ABC which first appeared in 1967 and until 1970. It was titled, "Spider-Man." A live action appeared in 1977 called, "The Amazing Spider-Man." "Spiderman and His Amazing Friends" also starred many other Marvel characters, including Iceman from the X-Men and this show aired from 1981 until 1983. In 1994 called "Spiderman-The Animated Series," another in 1999 called "Spiderman-Unlimited," and another in 2003 which used computer animation and was called "Spiderman: The New Animated Series" are the three other shows. The last show followed the 2002 Spiderman film in its continuity and characterization of Spiderman.

Spiderman film was released in 2002 starring Tobey McGuire as Spiderman and Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin/Norman Osborn. The sequel to this film was "Spiderman-2" and featured the original cast as well as Alfred Molina as Doc Ock/ Dr. Otto Octavius. Around the time of the release of Spiderman, a new origin story for the character was created in "Ultimate Spiderman." The comic sticks more closely to the movie origin story but also has Peter as a young high school student rather than a college student.　

As with many of the Marvel characters, the superheroes and villains are many times a result of environmental accidents, rather than natural abilities as is the case with DC comics. Famous villains include; Doc Ock, The Green Goblin, Sandman, and Venom.