Kaine Parker
| Kaine Parker Scarlet Spider | |
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Cover to Scarlet Spider vol. 2 #24 (Nov. 2013). Art by Ryan Stegman. Colors by Marte Gracia Pazuzu. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | As Kaine: Web of Spider-Man #119 (December 1994) As Tarantula: The Amazing Spider-Man #637 (September 2010) As Scarlet Spider: Scarlet Spider #2 (April 2012) |
| Created by | Terry Kavanagh (writer) Steven Butler (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Kaine Parker |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Team affiliations | New Warriors |
| Notable aliases | Peter Parker Spider-Man Tarantula Scarlet Spider The Other |
| Abilities | As Kaine:
As Tarantula:
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Kaine Parker is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a superhero and former supervillain who serves as an ally, an enemy, and foil to Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Ben Reilly. Created by Terry Kavanagh and Steven Butler, the character first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #119 (December 1994) as the Jackal's first failed attempt of a clone of Spider-Man. He later appeared as the new Scarlet Spider in the Marvel Point One one-shot in November 2011 before starring in his own series.
Kaine Parker/Scarlet Spider made his cinematic debut in the 2023 feature film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.