Like the DC Comics Universe, Marvel has its own share of alternate Earths. However, their doppelganger heroes don't get spotlighted as much as their DC counterparts. Over the decades, readers have only seen a few different versions of Captain America, Iron Man, and the Hulk.
Out of all the MCU heroes, our favorite Wall-Crawler, Spider-Man, has the most alternate versions of himself. In fact, he's the linchpin to the survival of many Earths beyond the beloved 616. Most of these have the same dramedy-based tone as the main Web-Head. However, there are two handfuls who, while quite silly, are still adored by fans. As proof, here are the 10 silliest alternate Spider-Men from the Spider-Verse that we love no matter what.
10 1602 Spider-Man
Okay, maybe this version of Spider-Man isn't really silly. On this alternate Earth, his real-life name is Peter Parquagh and he's a spy for Sir Nicholas Fury. In addition, he loses his true love, real-life historical figure Virginia Dare, like the 616 Peter loses Gwen Stacey.
The reason Parquagh is on the list is his costume. While the mask is almost the same as the current Spider-Man, minus the white eye coverings, the rest is simply weird. The tunic, with its red spider legs embroidered on its back, looks like something Adam Ant used to wear in his music videos. Frankly, it's amazing Peter is able to wear a frill collar without choking to death during battle.
9 Spider-Punk
The Peter Parker we know seems like an adult contemporary type of music listener. Hence, he probably doesn't have too many songs from the Misfits and the Dead Kennedys on his Spotify playlist. However, his counterpart from Earth-138, Spider-Punk, probably has nothing but those bands in constant rotation.
Spidey-Punk is someone who used the power of punk to defeat the leader of his United States, Norman Osborn, and destroy a police force armed with Variable Engagement Neuro-sensitive Organic Mesh, or V.E.N.O.M for short. What did he do for an encore? He wrote an autobiography about his time in rehab and did a one-man show on Broadway.
8 Arachknight
An amalgam of Spider-Man and Moon Knight? What can go wrong? Other than the multiple personalities, that is. Created for the Infinity Warps series, this silly Web-Head battles criminals and the voices in his head.
In addition to his normal pathos, Arachknight has a "Science Peter" personality and a "CEO Peter" that's the head of Parker Industries. Also available is the street-level vigilante called "Knight Peter" and the gourd-loving "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater." That one has a wife he can't keep.
7 Spider-boy
This is another amalgamation of two superheroes. In this case, it's 616's Spidey with DC Comics' Superboy. Not the young Superman who fought crime in Smallville, but the annoying, sunglasses-wearing, leather-jacketed Connor Kent who came about after Superman perished at the hands of Doomsday.
This quirky version of Spidey is Pete Ross, the adopted son of Thunderbolt Ross. When his dad is killed by a mugger, Pete vows to avenge his death and stop others from perishing. He decides to do this by making himself the center of attention, no matter how annoying he has to be. In the end, he defeats villains because they can't take is incessant chattering. He's like a shorter Deadpool.
6 Earth-1977 Spider-Man
We love this Spider-Man due to his silliness. We also love him because, frankly, we feel sorry for him. This is the first live-action Spider-Man, appearing in a television series that started in 1977. Further, it was on a show that had a $10 special effects budget.
How bad was the Earth-1977 version of Spidey? He didn't climb directly on walls. He was either lifted by a wire or simulated climbing on a sheet of Plexiglas. Instead of easily leaping over a building ledge, he had to struggle to climb over. And, instead of web-shooters, this Spider-Man threw things at people. Okay, maybe the last one is false.
5 Spiders-Man
Um, follow us here. It's Earth-11580 -- right next to Earth-90210, which resembles Beverly Hills -- Peter Parker is invited to view a new experiment at Horizon Labs where a colony of spiders is saturated with radioactive particles to activate genetic changes. For some reason, Peter falls into the spider vat and seems to be devoured by the colony.
Except, he's not. Instead, Peter becomes the colony. Or, the colony becomes him. Or, they are him and the colony. Getting this? Anyway, Peter takes on the great responsibility of superheroing and becomes Spiders-Man to battle crime in Cruel York. However, instead of web-shooters, Peter/the Colony just spews out spiders. In the end, Mysterio and the Sandman are so grossed out that they run away.
4 Hostess Cakes Spider-Man
This version of our friendly neighborhood hero resides on Earth-51914. The number represents the number of Hostess Twinkies, Cupcakes, and Chocodiles Spidey threw at criminals to defeat them. It also represents the number of villains who ended up with Type 2 Diabetes.
Hostess Cakes Spider-Man is loved by a select group of people. Mainly, those who read comics in the late 1970s and early '80s. Furthermore, while many find him silly, others are enamored by the way he brought down the Green Goblin and Carnage by simply shoving a cream-filled pastry into their mouths. Obviously, no one saw these evil-doers choking on said cream filling as they turned the page.
3 Spider-Man Noir
Not the gritty version featured in the comics. Instead, the one voiced by Nicholas Cage in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. No vengeful fights for this alternate Spidey. In the end, it was all soliloquies and asides.
Truly, how can someone not love this version of Spider-Man Noir? Well, maybe people who are not fans of Nick Cage. Or, people who are tired of Nick Cage. Of course, people who are tired of other people doing imitations of Nick Cage. Other than those individuals, who probably number in the billions, the rest of humanity digs this guy.
2 Peni Parker & SP//dr
Peni is not a Spider-Man per se. In fact, she's not a man at all. She's a young girl who's the pilot of a Japanese mecha named SP//dr. Though she seems silly, many fans fell in love with her when she appeared in Into the Spider-Verse.
Despite her humorous inflections, Peni and her mecha are some bad mamma jammas. Think about it, instead of battling human villains on her Earth, Peni has to tackle their super-robot versions. So, Peni takes her job seriously, particularly to vent her frustrations. Honestly, can't Voltron say hi to her once in a while?
1 Spider-Ham
There was never a doubt Peter Porker would be number one on this list. Out of all of the Spider-Men out there, he's one of the silliest and probably one of the most sarcastic of the bunch. Plus, he resembles a masked Porky Pig. And we all love Porky.
The only weird part of Spider-Ham's life, besides being a talking pig-spider, is how he got his powers. He is a spider who gained his abilities after being bitten by a radioactive pig. Also, the latter happened to be May Porker.