Spider-Man and Deadpool are one of Marvel's oddest pairings, especially Wade Wilson is one of the few Marvel characters that can actually get on Peter Parker's nerves.Even so, the first meeting of these wise-cracking characters marked the beginning of a strange partnership.

Deadpool's unofficial first encounter with Spider-Man occurred in 1997's Deadpool #11, by Joe Kelly and Pete Woods, Nathan Massengill and Chris Sotomayor. While the web-slinger never actually met The Merc With The Mouth in this story, Wade got to experience much of Peter's world by inserting himself into a classic Spider-Man story. Deadpool was stranded in the past with his friend, Blind Al, when they found themselves in Aunt May's Forest Hills home.

When Weasel's teleportation unit broke, Deadpool set out to find his friend in the past so he could make it back to the the future. In order to convince Weasel to help him, Wade impersonated Peter Parker, and Al impersonated Aunt May. To keep the timeline intact, Deadpool called Peter with a fake tip about a crime happening over in New Jersey while he took on the role of the wall-crawler.

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As Peter Parker, Wade experienced the events of Amazing Spider-Man #47, by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. Deadpool partied with Peter's friends while trying to convince Weasel to help him. Later, Kraven the Hunter arrived, kidnapping Harry Osborn. With no Spider-Man around, Deadpool stepped up to stop one of Peter's deadliest enemies. Shortly after defeating Kraven, Deadpool received Weasel's help and managed to return home.

It wasn't until 2006's Cable & Deadpool #24, by Fabian Nicieza and Patrick Zircher, that Spider-Man and Deadpool had their first official meeting. At this time, Cable was hiring Deadpool for more benevolent missions. In this case, Deadpool was sent to disrupt a secret military project named "Project Cone of Silence."

At the same time, Peter Parker was working with Daily Bugle reporter Ken Ellis to expose the military for the same project. Deadpool was sent to work with Ellis, arriving out of nowhere to intercept the Daily Bugle employees. Wade hurled Peter from the car, forcing the web-head to change into his Spider-Man gear.

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Confronting Deadpool, the web-slinger understandably assumed that Wade was up to no good. A chaotic battle ensued, with Deadpool talking about how much he loved Spider-Man's movies. After this tense fight, Ken convinced Spider-Man that Wade was working with him to stop Project Cone of Silence. Realizing that Deadpool didn't harm anyone and that he was sincerely trying to do good, Spider-Man let him go. Still, Peter and Wade didn't exactly part on good terms.

After that point, Spider-Man and Deadpool have remained uneasy allies. In 2010's Amazing Spider-Man #611, by Joe Kelly and Eric Canete, for example, Wade was hired by the Kravinoff family to distract Spider-Man while they kidnapped Mattie Franklin, the third Spider-Woman. There were several reluctant team-ups since then, but Spider-Man typically despised Deadpool.

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This hatred came to a head in 2015's Uncanny Avengers #1, by Gerry Duggan and Ryan Stegman. When Peter and Wade both joined the Avengers Unity Division, Spider-Man almost immediately left the team. Citing Deadpool's reckless behavior, Peter abandoned the Uncanny Avengers.

Of course, the two ultimately came together in 2016's Spider-Man/Deadpool #1, by Kelly and Ed McGuinness. As Spider-Man and Deadpool spent more time together, Peter saw a different side of Wade that truly wanted to be a hero. At the same time, Peter's morals and heroism seemed to rub off on Wade.

The heroes' first meeting in Cable and Deadpool #24 exemplified their existing tension, while also highlighting the commonalities between Spider-Man and Deadpool. Wade clearly had more reckless, dangerous methods than Peter, but they both had the same goals. When Spider-Man learned that he and Deadpool were after the same thing, he let Wade go, leaving a path for the unlikely friendship that's developed between the pair.

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