The "Spider-Man" Graveyard Trivia Quiz

Answer: Benjamin Parker -- Uncle Ben

In "Amazing Fantasy #15", a burglar entered Ben and May Parker's home. Ben Parker surprised the thief, which resulted in the burglar shooting and murdering Peter's Uncle Ben. As Peter returned home from a personal appearance, in which he was slated for a TV series, he saw a police car outside his house.

The officer informed him of the murder of his Uncle Ben and told him the burglar was trapped in the old Acme Warehouse at the waterfront. In a fit of rage, Peter puts on his costume, and then heads to the warehouse after the thief.

After slugging him a couple of times, "Spider-Man" spins the crook in a web and leaves him hanging there alive and unable to escape so that the officers could arrest him.

Answer: Captain George Stacy

Captain George Stacy was the father of Gwen Stacy, whom Peter Parker had been dating. In "Amazing Spider-Man #90" a battle between "Spider-Man" and Doc Ock occurred on a rooftop high above the city streets. Debris was falling everywhere, and in an act of heroism, George Stacy gave his life to protect a young boy that was standing directly below where a huge piece of debris was falling. Shielding the child from the debris, the large masonry crashed down upon George Stacy. Before he took his last breath, "Spider-Man" leaped off the building and took George Stacy in his arms.

His last words to "Spider-Man" were, "Be good to her son! Be good to her. She loves you so very much." George Stacy died knowing Peter Parker was "Spider-Man", but he kept that secret to the very end.

Answer: Gwen Stacy

In the 1973 issue of "Amazing Spider-Man #121" Gwen Stacy was kidnapped by the Green Goblin, then in a battle with "Spider-Man" the Green Goblin threw her off of the Brooklyn Bridge. In a desperate act to save her life, "Spider-Man" fired a web-line at her in hopes to catch her fall.

But to no avail, the webbing caught around her incorrectly, and her neck snapped, killing her instantly.

Answer: Sergei Kravinoff -- Kraven The Hunter

Kraven had hunted "Spider-Man" on numerous occasions. In 1987's issue of "Amazing Spider-Man #294" Kraven believed he had shot, buried and killed "Spider-Man", but "Spider-Man" had only been shot with a tranquilizer dart and was not dead when Kraven buried him. "Spider-Man" woke up and clawed his way out of the grave, then set out to attack Kraven.

But Kraven did not fight back. Feeling as though he had regained his honor, he felt he had found peace, and committed suicide.

Answer: Benjamin Reilly -- The Scarlet Spider

Ben Reilly is a clone created by the Jackal. He spent a good amount of issues believing he was the real Peter Parker and "Spider-Man". After discovering that he might not Peter Parker, he came up with the name Ben Reilly, naming himself after Ben Parker and May "Reilly" Parker.

At first the two disliked each other, often butting heads. But in time they became friends, even though Ben Reilly still believed himself to be the real "Spider-Man". In a battle which paired the two "Spider-Men" up against the Green Goblin, Ben jumped in front of the Goblin's glider in order to save Peter's life, heroically giving his own life for Peter's. Upon his death, his body turned to dust, proving that he was nothing more than a clone of Peter Parker.

Answer: Stan Carter -- Sin-Eater

As a member of S.H.I.E.L.D., Stan Carter volunteered to test a drug, that eventually drove him insane. Once discovered the drug's toll on his mind, they quickly purged the poison from his system. Stan then became a sergeant in the NYPD, working for Jean DeWolff, whom he had a relationship with.

When his partner died, Stan dropped into a depression in which he turned to drugs and alcohol. Alcohol re-activated the tested drug in his system, causing him to go insane once again. He placed blame on Jean DeWolff for the death of his partner, and killed her. Both "Spider-Man" and "Daredevil" worked on the murder case, eventually leading to Stan Carter being pinpointed as the murderer of both Jean and an innocent bystander while disguised as "Sin-Eater". Months later, Stan Carter committed suicide while threatening police with a loaded gun.

Answer: Jean DeWolff

Jean DeWolff was a police captain for the NYPD, but was murdered by her insane former lover, Stan Carter, also known as "Sin-Eater". Hope Hibbert was a 9-year-old daughter of police-woman Ellen Hibbert. Cissy Ironwood dated Peter Parker during a point in time when Mary Jane was out of New York. Kate Cushing was city editor of the Daily Bugle, but was fired during budget cutbacks.

Answer: Doctor Otto Octavius

Kaine murdered Doctor Otto Octavius, Doc Ock, by snapping his neck. After his death, his assistant, Carolyn Trainer, used a backup of Otto's brain to create a software projection called "Master Programmer". This program, along with Doc Ock's tentacles, later became the second Doc Ock.

Answer: Norman Osborn

Norman Osborn was the Green Goblin, but was murdered by a remote control glider that he attempted to kill "Spider-Man" with. "Spider-Man's" spidey-sense alerted him to the oncoming glider, and "Spider-Man" darted out of the way, and the glider propelled directly into the Green Goblin, killing him instantly.

Answer: Desmond Charne -- Mirage

Desmond Charne studied optics and laser technology, which aided him in developing a suit that gave him powers. He wanted to be a superhero, but all the powers of the suit led him down the wrong path, turning to theft and robbery. During the wedding of Betty Brant and Ned Leeds, Desmond Charne, dressed as Mirage, attempted robbery, but was quickly stopped by "Spider-Man" dropping a chandelier on him.

He was killed by the "Scourge of the Underworld" in a bar simply called "The Bar With No Name".