Peter Parker, dumbest superhero ever?!
Question: Superheroes keep secret identitiies to protect their loved ones. So that their various nemesises (nemesees?) will not use loved ones to get to the hero. But every villain who cares knows that Peter Parker is basically Spiderman's personal photographer. If Doc Ock wants to lure spiderman to the old abandoned warehouse, he kidnaps Aunt May or Mary Jane and tells Peter to tell Spiderman. So what's the point of the secret ID? To top it off, the main reason that J. Jonah Jameson doesn't like Spiderman is that he goes around in a mask (at least that what JJJ says most often, it's probably got more to due with embarrasing his son). So "coming out" as Spiderman would solve a major problem, and not put his loved ones in signifigantly more danger.
Answers: Superheroes keep secret identitiies to protect their loved ones. So that their various nemesises (nemesees?) will not use loved ones to get to the hero. But every villain who cares knows that Peter Parker is basically Spiderman's personal photographer. If Doc Ock wants to lure spiderman to the old abandoned warehouse, he kidnaps Aunt May or Mary Jane and tells Peter to tell Spiderman. So what's the point of the secret ID? To top it off, the main reason that J. Jonah Jameson doesn't like Spiderman is that he goes around in a mask (at least that what JJJ says most often, it's probably got more to due with embarrasing his son). So "coming out" as Spiderman would solve a major problem, and not put his loved ones in signifigantly more danger.
I thought he did come out about his true identity during the Civil War stuff (or has that been changed?). Great scene of JJJ watching the press conference on TV, ranting & raving--then falling under his desk as the mask comes off. Don't know how it worked out, as I don't generally read him or the Avengers.
Spider-man is different. Normally, superheroes are a hero, and they need a secret identity, usually clutzy and inept. In Peter's case, the nerd is who he really is, and the super-hero is the alternate identity. It's a regular guy who gets thrust into a situation outside of his control. That's what makes spider-man resonate so well with teenagers.
But to your point, if doc ock knew spider man was peter parker, he'd have a lot more leverage when he kidnaps MJ or aunt may, at least that's the way I see it.
Yeah I guess so, becuase that has happened a few times, where someone grabs one of the girls and tells peter parker to tell spiderman where they are. I dont think coming out solves the problem. If anything it would put them in more danger, cause then some pyscho would just come and kill them, and they would all be sleeping outside Peter Parkers crib waiting for him to wake up.
Spiderman's allure was always that he was a dumb, ordinary sch**ck nerdy kid... just like the very kid who was reading comics, so they could easily relate. And that's what made him appealing.
And just like any ordinary kid, he'd make dumb mistakes left and right. But he always dealt with them and came out on top.
And I think that was Stan Lee's point. You TOO can make dumb mistakes, and not only survive them, but learn from them, and be even stronger and smarter the next time around.
Nuff said.
Very true, but the reason that they do not do the story that way is because where is the entertainment? All of the suspense and exitement would be gone if mary jane was safe! The story would be over and that is not what the viewers want to see. You make a good point, but in reality, it would make the spiderman series boring!
-Beverley =D