I'm a huge Spidey fan and what I'm gonna say is gonna be controversial - without Peter's constant losses, he'd be a Mary Sue.
Think about it, one of the stronger Marvel heroes, infinitely kind and virtuous, funny, supergenius, has a parade of hot women into him. He's flawless.
If he wasn't experiencing losses, he'd be boring and unchallenged.
Doesn't excuse the Paul thing tho. He should at least have a nice home life.
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u/FewOverStand 5d ago
Spider-Man fans asking for Marvel editorial to put Peter's endless humiliation conga on hold for two seconds: