Should Peter Parker had been a member of the original X-Men?

[Darthfury78]

This is a non-Spider-man question. Do you feel that Peter would fit in well with the original X-Men(1963-1974) as a member? Could you see Charles Xavier taking Peter Parker under his wing and train him to further develop his Spider-Powers, of which his Spider-sense is a mutant ability?

[CaptainUniverse]

Peter doesn't really fit the requirements of an "X-Man", sure he has powers but Xavier designed his school specifically with Mutants in mind as they usually had no other place to go. Peter still had his Aunt May to look after and if I remember correctly the X-Men weren't as public as say the Fantastic Four were around that time, not until Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants started kicking up a fuss about...whatever it was they were mad about. Mutant rights? I don't know, didn't really read X-Men. So...no, I don't think he should have been a member of the X-Men nor would he have fit in well with them, as he would always be the outsider in such a group.

[Darthfury78]

Peter doesn't really fit the requirements of an "X-Man", sure he has powers but Xavier designed his school specifically with Mutants in mind as they usually had no other place to go. Peter still had his Aunt May to look after and if I remember correctly the X-Men weren't as public as say the Fantastic Four were around that time, not until Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants started kicking up a fuss about...whatever it was they were mad about. Mutant rights? I don't know, didn't really read X-Men. So...no, I don't think he should have been a member of the X-Men nor would he have fit in well with them, as he would always be the outsider in such a group.

Peter's spider-sense could fall into the mutant category. For all we know, it might had been there before the radioactive spider bite him. Parker and Hank McCoy would get along well based on their love for science. They would make for an interesting dynamic duo, along with Scott Summers, who would share one thing in common with Peter Parker: With power comes with great responsibility..

[CaptainUniverse]

Peter's spider-sense could fall into the mutant category. For all we know, it might had been there before the radioactive spider bite him. Parker and Hank McCoy would get along well based on their love for science. They would make for an interesting dynamic duo, along with Scott Summers, who would share one thing in common with Peter Parker: With power comes with great responsibility..

Except there is no set precedent for that, his spider-sense didn't activate for the first time until someone (now retconned as having been Cosmic Ghost Rider) nearly ran him over with a car and that was after he had been bit.

[danielsan52]

It would be fun for a What If? issue.

[Uncanny X-Man]

I prefer Peter as a solo hero honestly. I don't mind him joining a team for specific missions and didn't hate it when he was in the Avengers, but I feel like he should ultimately conclude he works best on his own.

I do like the idea of him being close to the original X-Men though, as even with a sliding timescale they would have been around the same age when they started out on the superhero scene. I like the idea of a bond between the younger generation at that time (the X-Men, the Torch, Spider-Man) as opposed to the characters who started out as adults like the rest of the FF and most of the Avengers.

[Frobisher]

What, why?

[Triniking1234]

Spider-Man's story is based on him trying to navigate life on his own. Why would he need to be on the X-Men for that?

[Darthfury78]

Spider-Man's story is based on him trying to navigate life on his own. Why would he need to be on the X-Men for that?

Because the original X-Men were trying to navigate life on their own as well. Parker would certainly be in good company if he formed a close bond with Professor Xavier as well. Peter was bulled for being different. This could also tie him with the original X-Men more than The Avengers...

[Odd Rödney]

I guess if you had a time machine you could go back and try to convince Stan and Steve that he should be a mutant, there might be some cool stories to tell if that were the case but you'd lose a lot of the things that make Spidey unique. He generally works more like a loner, I mean, sure, he has allies and he's served on teams but that isn't his default. This would change all of that.

If you succeeded with your time machine and managed to convince Stan & company, I'm curious as to whether he'd have all his powers due to mutations or whether some things (like his web shooters, for example) would remain technological. I'd also be curious to see the costume. I imagine it would be something like this:

Spider-Man of the X-Men.jpg

Anyway, if you're asking whether he should be changed today to be a mutant I would say no. It flips too much established continuity on it's head. If you're asking if it would have been cool if Stan and company went that way I'll say yeah, I guess it could have made for an interesting story but we'll never know.

Another question comes to mind: would you have this mutant Spider-Man replace one of the original 5 X-Men or add him as an additional original 6th member?

[Darthfury78]

Another question comes to mind: would you have this mutant Spider-Man replace one of the original 5 X-Men or add him as an additional original 6th member?

Original 6th member...

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

I'd make Miles a mutant but not Peter. Miles being recruited to Cyclops's side during the Schism would've been epic.

I'd have Peter be like the Sixth Ranger from Power Rangers. They usually help out the main team but be on their own for one reason or another. It makes sense for Professor X to reach out to him but it's 50/50 whether or not he should join the school. It's something you could explore in an arc or two after Aunt May finds out.

I remember he was a substitute teacher during the Schism years so you could lean into that.

[M@Bowers2014]

He's not a mutant so no.

[Cyclone_Ablaze]

No, thanks.....

[Triniking1234]

Because the original X-Men were trying to navigate life on their own as well. Parker would certainly be in good company if he formed a close bond with Professor Xavier as well. Peter was bulled for being different. This could also tie him with the original X-Men more than The Avengers...

Not sure how they were on their own if they were a team.