The very first instance of this theme occurred in Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's Amazing Spider-Man #12, when Peter Parker fights Doctor Octopus while dealing with a very serious flu that makes him so weak that he can't really compete with Doc Ock, leading to Doc Ock defeating him very easily and pulling off his mask. RELATED: Far From Home’s Post-Credits Scenes Are the MCU’s Most Important Yet We will also explain how Spider-Man put the proverbial genie back in the bottle each time after his identity was exposed. It is implied that they won't tell anyone about it.). As for groups, we are also clearly not counting when he revealed his identity to the New Avengers and the Fantastic Four, as they are obviously all superheroes and it really doesn't count as revealing it to "the public" when you reveal it to a bunch of fellow superheroes. Jonah Jameson pays a thousand dollars for anyone who can find out who Spider-Man is under the mask, that would count. There are a few different types of online community to keep in mind when you’re looking to.
While it’s tempting to think communities are alike, not all look the same. Businesses, creators, and brands alike are all realizing the power of creating community in the digital landscape. For instance, when Spider-Man revealed his secret identity to Daredevil, that doesn't count. An online community brings together people who wouldn’t normally connect with each other in the real world. Here, we will take a look at all of the times that Spider-Man's secret identity was revealed in public (by "public," we mean any time he either revealed it to a group of people or any time a villain uncovered somebody uncovered his identity with the intent of revealing it to other people.
While the Fantastic Four broke from convention by not having secret identities, Spider-Man more than made up for it by not only having a closely guarded secret identity but also having said secret identity seemingly always in peril of being discovered.
It slowly became the main plot purpose for Lois Lane and it was the reason for th introduction of Vicki Vale into the Batman titles in the late 1940s. Ever since Superman revealed that he had a secret identity in Action Comics #1, the threat of a superhero's identity being revealed to the public has been a key part of many comic book narratives.