I guess there's a different narrative conceit comparing a younger Spider-Man doing it all on his own versus one getting into it late in the game with...
I just found it kind of funny how MJ says "I haven't seen you this in love in a long time" as if her relationship with Peter basically meant nothing...
Cliff Steele's body was destroyed in a race car accident. The Chief aka Niles Caulder placed Cliff's brain into a robot body and he became the mechanical marvel Robotman!