50 Fun Facts About Miles Morales

Which writer and artist created Miles Morales for Marvel in 2011?

Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. Marvel had discussed a more diverse Spider-Man since before Barack Obama's election, and killing off Peter Parker in its Ultimate comics finally gave them the story.

Miles Morales debuted in which 2011 Marvel miniseries, set just after the Ultimate Peter Parker's death?

Ultimate Fallout. In its fourth issue an unnamed newcomer in a Spider-Man outfit beats the Kangaroo, while onlookers grumble that dressing as the dead hero is in bad taste.

Miles was originally introduced in which numbered alternate universe?

Earth-1610 is Marvel's Ultimate Universe. When that line of comics ended in 2015, Miles and his family were written into the mainstream Earth-616 instead.

In the comics, the spider that bit Miles was genetically engineered on the orders of which villain?

Norman Osborn hired a scientist to recreate the formula behind Peter Parker's powers. One test spider then stowed away in a burglar's bag and bit Miles.

Which actor's appearance in Spider-Man pyjamas helped inspire how Miles Morales looked?

Donald Glover wore them in the sitcom Community as a nod to a fan campaign to cast him as Spider-Man. Miles's eventual writer saw the scene and said he wanted to read that book.

Miles has two abilities Peter Parker lacks: camouflage and what else?

A venom strike. Despite the name there is no venom in it: it is a bio-electric jolt, passed on by touch, that can briefly paralyze almost anyone.

In the comics, who is the only person Miles first confides in about his new powers?

His best friend Ganke. Miles keeps the powers from his parents, but Ganke is thrilled and at once urges him to become a superhero, while Miles would rather stay normal.

Miles's uncle Aaron Davis secretly operates as which costumed criminal?

The Prowler. In the comics Aaron is a career burglar, and one of his break-ins accidentally carries home the spider that bites Miles.

In which New York borough was Miles born and raised?

Brooklyn. In the comics' first issue Miles wins the final spot in a charter school lottery, earning a place at Brooklyn Visions Academy.

Miles's mother Rio is of what heritage?

Puerto Rican. Miles carries his mother Rio's surname, and in the comics his father later takes it too, shedding a name he shared with the Confederate president.

Before Miles, which alternate Spider-Man, of Mexican and Irish descent, was the first Latino hero to hold the identity?

Spider-Man 2099 is Miguel O'Hara, a geneticist in a future New York. An experiment on himself went wrong and spliced his DNA with a spider's.

Which 2015 Marvel crossover ended the Ultimate imprint and moved Miles into the main universe?

Secret Wars. Miles gave a hungry Molecule Man a hamburger, and in thanks the being rebuilt the main universe with Miles's family in it, his dead mother alive again.

In the comics Miles co-founded which teen superhero team with Kamala Khan?

The Champions. Miles, Kamala Khan and Nova quit the Avengers to found it, disillusioned with their elders after a superhero civil war.

In Into the Spider-Verse, where is Miles when the spider bites him?

An abandoned subway station, where his uncle Aaron has taken him to paint graffiti. In the comics the bite happens at Aaron's apartment instead.

In which MCU film does Aaron Davis allude to his nephew, confirming Miles exists in that universe?

Spider-Man: Homecoming. Aaron says he wants high-tech weapons off the streets because he has a nephew in the neighbourhood, and a deleted scene released later names Miles outright.

Who voices Miles in the Spider-Verse films?

Shameik Moore. He also sings on A Very Spidey Christmas, a five-song EP the studio really released after the album featured as a throwaway joke early in the first film.

Which studio developed the Marvel's Spider-Man games, in which Miles Morales became a playable hero?

Insomniac had only ever made its own characters, such as Ratchet & Clank. Offered its pick of Marvel's heroes, the team chose Spider-Man.

Which Pixar sequel did Into the Spider-Verse beat to the Oscar for Best Animated Feature?

Incredibles 2 had earned over $1.2 billion, about three times Spider-Verse's takings, yet lost the Oscar to it.

Who wrote the screenplay for Into the Spider-Verse with Rodney Rothman?

Phil Lord, half of the Lego Movie duo with Christopher Miller. Word of their animated Spider-Man first slipped out in emails stolen in a 2014 studio hack, months before the official announcement.

Why does Kingpin build the collider in Into the Spider-Verse?

To find versions of his dead wife and son, whose deaths he blames on Spider-Man. His collider instead drags five other Spider-People into Miles's New York.

Who voices Peter B. Parker, Miles's disheveled mentor, in the Spider-Verse films?

Jake Johnson. His Peter B. turns up divorced, jaded and out of shape, yet by the sequel he is married to his Mary Jane again and has become a father.

Olivia Octavius, the Doctor Octopus of Into the Spider-Verse, is head scientist at which company?

Miles and Peter B. break into Alchemax to steal data for a new flash drive.

Spider-Ham, voiced by John Mulaney, was originally a spider bitten by what?

A radioactive pig. It flips the usual origin: Peter Porker was born a spider, then bitten by May Porker, a scientist who had irradiated herself with an atomic hair dryer.

In Into the Spider-Verse, Stan Lee cameos as a shopkeeper selling Miles what item?

A costume. The filmmakers gave Lee a full scene rather than a passing cameo because he was so central to the film's spirit; he died a month before it opened.

Into the Spider-Verse earned about $395 million for which studio, holder of Spider-Man's film rights since 1999?

Sony Pictures. Its Columbia arm secured the rights in 1999 after a long legal fight, which is why its own animators, not Marvel Studios, made the film.

Which alias does Spider-Gwen use while attending Miles's school in Into the Spider-Verse?

Gwanda. In the same awkward first meeting Miles's hand sticks in her hair, and cutting him free is what leaves Gwen with her undercut.

'Sunflower', the Into the Spider-Verse single, was performed by Post Malone and which other artist?

Swae Lee. In the film it is Miles's favourite song: he sings along to it, and uses it to calm himself down.

Who voices the Spot, the main villain of Across the Spider-Verse?

Jason Schwartzman. His Spot was a scientist caught in the collider blast from the first film, and he blames Miles for the portals that now cover his body.

In Across the Spider-Verse, the spider that bit Miles is revealed to have come from which universe?

Earth-42. The spider was never meant to bite Miles, which leaves that world with no Spider-Man, and it is where Miles ends up stranded at the cliffhanger.

What does the Spider Society call the fixed points that must happen in every Spider-Person's story?

Canon events. Miles learns that his father's death at the Spot's hands is meant to be one, and refuses to let it happen.

Pavitr Prabhakar, Spider-Man India, lives in which mashed-up city?

Mumbattan, a blend of Mumbai and Manhattan. Miles saves a police captain there who was fated to die, and the city starts to tear itself apart.

Which actor voices Hobie Brown, aka Spider-Punk, in Across the Spider-Verse?

Daniel Kaluuya. The animators spent two to three years building his Hobie as a moving collage of 1970s punk posters, album covers and photocopied zines.

At 140 minutes, Across the Spider-Verse set what record on release?

Longest American animated film: it outran the 2012 record-holder, Consuming Spirits, by four minutes, even after its story had been split in two for being too much for one film.

Which record producer curated the soundtrack album for Across the Spider-Verse?

Metro Boomin. He also turns up on screen as Metro Spider-Man, one of the crowd of Spider-People in the film.

In Into the Spider-Verse, Peter B. Parker tells Miles that becoming Spider-Man takes what?

A leap of faith. Miles asks how he will know he is ready and is told that he won't, and later he takes that jump for real.

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales was released in November 2020 as a launch title for which console?

PlayStation 5. It came out on PlayStation 4 the same day, and its story has Peter Parker leave town, so Miles must guard New York as its only Spider-Man.

In the Miles Morales game, Miles has moved to which neighbourhood, which becomes a battleground?

Harlem. In the finale an overloading Roxxon reactor threatens to level the neighbourhood, and Miles tries to absorb the blast himself to save it.

In Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, who turns out to be the Tinkerer?

Phin Mason, Miles's childhood friend, leads the Underground against Roxxon to avenge her brother Rick, whose death she blames on the company.

In Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, which escaped villain does Miles first stop with his new bio-electric power?

Rhino. He breaks out of a prison convoy and knocks Peter Parker unconscious, so Miles's first bio-electric blast is what saves his mentor.

In Marvel's Spider-Man 2, which classic villain besides Venom is a main antagonist?

Kraven. He is dying of cancer, and hunts the city's super-powered fighters in search of an opponent worthy of giving him a warrior's death.

In Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Miles must let go of his anger at which villain, who caused his father's death?

Mister Negative. Martin Li's attack killed Jefferson Davis in the first game; forced to fight him in the sequel, Miles overcomes his anger and the two end up allies.

In the Ultimate comics, Miles tells girlfriend Katie Bishop his secret, only to learn her family serves which group?

Hydra. The Bishops turn out to be sleeper agents for the terrorist group, and they answer Miles's confession by kidnapping him and his father.

In the comics' 'Sitting in a Tree' story, Miles's Earth-8 counterpart is married to whom?

Gwen Stacy. Miles is transported to that world during a crossover with Spider-Gwen's comic, and learns its Miles and Gwen have two children, Charlotte and Max.

Who voices Miles's uncle Aaron Davis in Into the Spider-Verse?

Mahershala Ali. His Aaron cannot bring himself to kill his own nephew once Miles unmasks, and Kingpin shoots him dead for sparing the boy.

Whose films did Nicolas Cage base his Spider-Man Noir performance on?

Humphrey Bogart. Cage said he channelled Bogart's noir films, and gave his 1930s Spider-Man the way of talking of James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson.

Which actor's post-credits cameo in Into the Spider-Verse is credited only as 'Interesting Person #1'?

Oscar Isaac. His character jumps into the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon and ends up in a pointing match with the Spider-Man he finds there, in a nod to a famous meme.

What is the profession of Miles's mother Rio Morales in the films?

Nurse. The Miles Morales video game changes her job: there Rio is a teacher who runs for the city council.

On Gwen's Earth-65, her father hunts Spider-Woman for the death of a Peter Parker who had turned into what?

The Lizard. Peter was Gwen's best friend, and killing him by accident is why she closes herself off from others until she meets Miles.

Who voices Jess Drew, the pregnant motorcycle-riding Spider-Woman, in Across the Spider-Verse?

Issa Rae. Her Jess Drew first arrives through a portal beside the Spider Society's leader, to help subdue a Vulture who has strayed in from a Renaissance-style universe.

What is the name of Peter B. Parker's infant daughter in Across the Spider-Verse?

Mayday. In the comics she is Peter's teenage daughter, the crime-fighter Spider-Girl; the film introduces her as a baby.