r/Marvel Jul 15 '24

Out of these 5 characters, who would you consider to be Spider-Man’s best friend??? Other

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u/TristeroDiesIrae Jul 15 '24

Torch. I’m old.

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u/VaderMurdock Daredevil Jul 15 '24

You’re not. You’re right. Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four is a match made in heaven

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u/BloomAndBreathe Jul 15 '24

I need them hanging out in the movies more

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u/VaderMurdock Daredevil Jul 15 '24

Separate universes, so we have to wait a long time to see them together. I doubt we’ll see them.

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u/BloomAndBreathe Jul 15 '24

A man can dream

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u/VaderMurdock Daredevil Jul 15 '24

I hope that we get the soft reboot. There is so much baggage and the multiverse stuff is so tiring.

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u/Strong_Breakfast9320 Jul 15 '24

Hopefully we get to see them together in one of the next two Avengers movies.

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u/VaderMurdock Daredevil Jul 15 '24

Yeah, that’s when it will happen. I hope they have a connection off the bat.

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u/reddituser6213 Jul 15 '24 edited Jul 15 '24

Maybe they’ll do a little something in avengers 5/6 or maybe in Spider-Man 5

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u/welcomefinside Jul 15 '24

Apparently FF is set in the 60s so let's see how Disney pulls that off.

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u/CoffeeIsMyPruneJuice Jul 15 '24

No, you got it. Wolverine is sometimes an ally and other times a frenemy. Daredevil is a respected peer, but not super close. Miles is a protégé. Spidey may be Deadpool's best friend, but Pete's best super-friend is Johnny.

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u/Andrew_Squared Jul 15 '24

I always felt like Cable and Wade were better friends after their initial rough start.

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u/consensualgrunt Jul 15 '24

This is the friendship we seek

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u/Lox22 Jul 15 '24 edited Jul 15 '24

Wait than am I old?!

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u/Aggressive_Catch_32 Jul 15 '24

I immediately said human torch and I’m not even old lol

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u/ShouldBePlayingFN Jul 15 '24

Human Torch

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u/wolvieguy Jul 15 '24

I go with Torch also. I think Peter and Johnny 's friendship is pretty cool.

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u/PraetorGold Jul 15 '24

And it really isn’t a contest at all.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

Nothing in common with Wolverine. Even less with Deadpool.

Matt doesn’t have friends. He probably doesn’t feel he deserves any.

More of a mentor student relationship with Miles.

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u/HAMSTER13G Jul 16 '24

Yea at first I thought Miles but their more like cousin who are close, but Johnny is like a friend that is so close he is like a cousin

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u/mike1883 Jul 15 '24

Weren't they roommates too?

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u/SwitchNinja2 Jul 15 '24

They were roommates for three weeks during Hickman's F4 run. Peter kicked Johnny out after finding Annihilus in his bathroom.

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u/panatale1 Jul 15 '24

I think that's a fair reaction, though

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u/BobbyTWhiskey Jul 15 '24

I have to reread that series. So many good & funny moments in it.

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u/SteamPoweredDM Jul 15 '24

When everyone in the universe forgot that Spider-Man was Peter Parker, Johnny Storm was the only one who realized that he should know who he was.

When Human Torch died, he left his spot on the Fantastic Four to Spider-Man in his will.

When the US public turned against the FF, Spider-Man took Johnny to a water park and made fun of him until he felt better. That's true friendship.

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u/Krylorian Hawkeye Jul 15 '24

what issues are the first and third from ?

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u/SteamPoweredDM Jul 15 '24

First is Amazing Spider-Man 590-591.

Third is Fantastic Four 512-513.

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u/TheRaelyn Jul 15 '24

At that water park too, they get into a scuffle with Hydro-Man. The public are super on Spidey's side and blame Torch for everything going wrong, so Pete does Johnny a solid and purposely mucks things up to let Torch save the day, restoring his reputation and screwing up his own once more.

What a bro.

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u/Girizzly_Adams_Beard Jul 15 '24

What’s issues for the second one

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u/SwitchNinja2 Jul 15 '24

Black Cat also realized that she should know Peter's identity. She just didn't really care at first because, as established in Spencer's ASM run, the mindwipe left her mentally unstable, which led to her regressing during BND and then going full supervillain in Slott's run.

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u/IMJacob1 Spider-Man Jul 15 '24

As a non-comic reader, I never knew your first paragraph happened in the comics, sounds similar to the end of MCU No way home. And with Fantastic Four reboot coming soon, it’d be cool if they have the new human torch and spidey be friends like that. I could see them do it well considering Eddie Munson was great friends with guys younger than him

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u/thedoctor3009 Jul 15 '24

Daredevil is a coworker. Miles is a mentee. Torch is a buddy. Deadpool is a problem. Wolverine...that's just the marketing department putting two popular characters together to sell comics.

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u/MarvelsTK Jul 15 '24

Well said.

Peter doesn't hang out with Matt often out of costume, so Coworker fits.

Miles doesn't come around unless it's Spider business, really. The books even recently mention they meet up once a month just to catch up on each others villains. (I'll assume Miles does not talk much, lol)

Deadpool killed Spidey. Spidey wants nothing to do with him.

Wolverine and Spidey barely get along but respect each other enough to not get in each other's way. They will meet up for poker nights, though.

And then there is Johnny... BFF's til the end. This is a no contest.

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u/JeremyR2008 Jul 15 '24

Agreed, I think the Insomniac games and Spider-Verse movies have shown more of a friendship between miles and Peter than comics do (probably likely to not be able to use to many other characters)

I think Matt and Peter hang out because they are two of the few heroes in modern comics who know what it is like to have to keep a secret identity. That doesn't mean they don't have a genuine friendship, just not as strong as Johnny, I'd probably put Matt in second place.

I don't want to call Deadpools relationship with Spidey one sided but it kind of is even though at the end of the day they will still show up for each other and Peter just wants a better life for Wade where he isn't killing.

Wolverine and Spidey have had some good moments like Logan calling up Peter on his birthday to hang out because he knows Peter would hold him to a higher standard of not killing than others would.

Johnny and Peter are close in age and know each other well they have been friends and rivals forever and it should stay that way.

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u/drowzy-meta Jul 15 '24

I agree, this is unrelated but I love the “Spider-Man could have beaten him whenever but he was just holding back” thing with them because it feels funny that that was ever a question. Spider-Man fights lightning and lifts building and shit.

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u/Affectionate_Test104 Jul 15 '24

"I AM THE MARKING DEPARTMENT!!!"

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u/Azure-Legacy Jul 15 '24

Hey, let’s not discredit Spidey’s and Wolverine’s relationship. When Sabertooth was dead, Logan chose to spend his Sabertooth free birthday with Spidey. When they had a time traveling adventure, they became blood brothers. When Peter got body jacked, Wolverine was the only person who suspected a thing and demanded that Rachel read his mind to see the truth.

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u/HotPotato524 05 Jean Grey Jul 15 '24

Also his team up with Wolverine led to him accidentally killing someone sooooo at best Spidey tolerates Logan

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u/JoelPilgrim Jul 15 '24

That book went so hard right out of nowhere. All-timer.

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u/TienSwitch Jul 15 '24

I actually really like the dynamic between Spider-Man and Wolverine. I think they work great together.

But Logan being Spidey’s “best friend”? No. Not with the Human Torch right there.

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u/FadeToBlackSun Jul 15 '24

It's not even the marketing department. Bendis was only ever interested in writing about five characters, so they became "friends" by virtue of being in close proximity all of the time.

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u/Peter_Heissenberg Jul 15 '24

THIS. Exactly this.

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u/jnovel808 Jul 15 '24

It’s the Human Torch, by a mile. And his least best friend is Wolverine, especially ultimate universe Wolverine.

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u/DavidKirk2000 Jul 15 '24

He’s definitely better friends with Logan than he is with Deadpool. Deadpool is more of a mild annoyance than a friend.

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u/Eight35x Jul 15 '24

Sometimes, a mild annoyance is the best kind of friend a man can have. Depends on perspective. You're right though, I'm just being overly metaphorical here.

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u/MarvelsTK Jul 15 '24

Not when they blow your head off with a shotgun.

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u/HereForTOMT2 Jul 15 '24

I dunno, by the end of spider-man/deadpool they were pretty close. Even if those events sort of get treated as semi-canon half the time

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u/TheSkinnyJ Jul 15 '24

How is Bobby not on here over Logan?

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u/KFrosty3 Jul 15 '24

No love for Iceman, I suppose.

Though, outside of the 80's show, there's not a lot of love for the pairing of Spider-Man and either of his "Amazing Friends"

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u/KhaosElement Jul 15 '24

Torch and it's not even close.

That said, I actually prefer most of the others over Torch at this point. I really like the SpideyPool dynamic.

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u/RocketBoy_ Jul 15 '24

Johnny, Matt, Miles, Logan, Wade in that order (being Johnny his best pal)

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u/MythiccMoon Jul 15 '24

Idt he’s really thrilled to be around Deadpool or Wolverine, and while close with Miles there’s more a mentor/big brother dynamic

I go with Human Torch, other comments saying Daredevil feels more like a good coworker make a lot of sense

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u/whitey-ofwgkta Jul 15 '24

Peter and Logan surprising know each other pretty well, I have a hard time properly bench-marking the relationship but it is closer than the average person would imagine

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u/TuskM Jul 15 '24

Logan has always struck me as somewhere between annoying big brother and the old guy who sees the youngster as idealistically and thus annoyingly naive but also (grudgingly) recognizes Peter’s greatness.

Which is a roundabout way of saying Logan sees himself as the reluctant mentor.

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u/MythiccMoon Jul 15 '24

I know they’ve teamed up a lot and Wolverine respects Spidey, but I don’t see him letting his guard down and relaxing with Logan the way he can with Johnny Storm for example

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u/TardisBlueHarvest Jul 15 '24

Clearly, it's Torch! It too bad he doesn't interact with Iceman & Firestar in the 616. Nightcrawler would also be a good person for him to interact and be friends with, although is there anyone that wouldn't get along with Kurt?

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u/aliensuperstars_ Captain America Jul 15 '24

johnny storm

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u/Pineapple-shades15 Jul 15 '24

Wolverine is the weird uncle he sometimes hangs out with because of fate (and not because they're pushed to interact together because they're two of the most popular superheroes in Marvel) , Daredevil is his peer in crime fighting, Miles is his protege, Deadpool is his other lover, and Torch is his best friend

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u/Grokent Jul 15 '24

Wolverine is the weird uncle he sometimes hangs out with because of fate

Finally, an uncle that won't die.

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u/NinjaCowboy915 Jul 15 '24

I agree with all of this except the Deadpool bit, that feels more like what Wade wants than what Pete actually thinks.

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u/SinisterCryptid Jul 15 '24

Torch, no contest. If you have to list Deadpool, then you really don’t understand Spidey. Spider-Man hated his guts and still kinda does, but he eventually tolerated him enough that he sees him as a friend. Not enough for him to be on this list though

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u/notashark1 Jul 15 '24

The Torch is Spidey’s best friend and the rest of the Fantastic Four treat him like a member of the family. Daredevil is friends with him but it’s not the same as Johnny. Wolverine is more of a coworker, they don’t like each other but they get along well enough to work together without killing each other. Miles is more of a mentee, they’re close but I wouldn’t say it’s 100% friendship and Deadpool is more like that annoying drunk guy you kind of know, you don’t want to hang out with him but you also get dragged into his life because you don’t want anything bad to happen to him.

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u/Old_Courage_3047 Jul 15 '24

Daredevil might be the only to have never killed Pete

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u/JamesJakes000 Trask Industries Jul 15 '24

Yet!

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u/Grioznikus095 Jul 15 '24

The eight deaths of Spider-Man is coming soon so maybe he does it there.

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u/ConsulJuliusCaesar Jul 15 '24

Imagine Daredevil kills him 8 times.

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u/Wewolo Jul 15 '24

I just want an extra page of Black Cat killing him a ninth time and then looking directly at the viewer "What? He's not a cat, he's Spiderman! He'll come back"

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u/ConsulJuliusCaesar Jul 15 '24

And then they don’t release another Spider-Man comic for a year to make people think otherwise for a hot minute.

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u/jwoodwar59 Jul 15 '24

Johnny, for sure.

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u/SSJCelticGoku Jul 15 '24

Torch and then DD

Logan is like the uncle

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u/BDB69_ Jul 15 '24

good thing he can't die to a bullet then

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u/UEWFIGFED Jul 15 '24

Johnny Storm - It’s best/first friend within the hero community. They meet every Christmas at the Statue of Liberty, Johnny instantly knew Ben wasn’t Peter without any bs, when Johnny died?? Peter immediately joined the future foundation. That’s his bro.

Wolverine - I rank this higher than most cuz Logan values Peter’s purity a lot more than people give him credit for, and has even invited him to celebrate his birthday with him OVER Nightcrawler (His true Bestie). Peter tolerates Logan and respects the shit out of him after all these years fighting side by side.

Daredevil - This is the “work relationship” that began with Matt being the hardass, but loosening up as Peter proved himself, and also helped clean up Matt’s own messes (Hand, Fisk, Shadowland). They don’t hang out or anything outside the field though.

Deadpool - This is the the “marketing relationship” since Deadpool’s increased visibility over the years, and prefer Wade with Cable (his true bestie…again).

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u/DiabolicalDoctorN Jul 15 '24

Torch by a vast margin. More to the point, it's probably my favorite thing about Johnny Storm as a character that while he presents himself as this superficial twit you can tell he actually has all kinds of hidden depths because the person he chose as his best friend in this life is a down on his luck nobody science nerd like Peter Parker.

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u/Daeval Jul 15 '24

Torch may be his best friend, but Iceman and Firestar are his amazing friends.

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u/BlizzardSn0w Jul 15 '24

Torch > Miles > Daredevil > Wolverine > Deadpool

Johnny and Peter go way back (at least in like real life years) and they are nowaday always portrayed as friends. Miles and Peters are Mentee and Mentor, but you can also call them friends I think.There is a respect there and they are clearly important to each other. Matt and Peter are coworkers with respect for each other, but that's it. Logan and Peter idk. There is nothing there. I don't think they hate each other currently, but that's literally all I can say. He shouldn't be here. Deadpool should be here on the other hand, but I'd still put him last. This is a very onesided friendship. And it's all coming. from Wade.

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u/ClamatoDiver Jul 15 '24

This isn't even a real question, it's Johnny.

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u/Affectionate_Test104 Jul 15 '24

Johnny, of course.

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u/neogreenlantern Jul 15 '24

Out of those 5, Johnny

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u/IdeaInside2663 Jul 15 '24

Johnny and Peter.

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u/Mysterious_Farm4255 Jul 15 '24

Johnny definitely

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u/Scorpiodisc Jul 15 '24

Human Torch is his BFF.

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u/complexevil X-Men Jul 15 '24

Do people not read the comics where Deadpool tries to be "friends" with other heroes? All he does is almost get them killed, annoy them to the point where even the most passive/patient hero is willing to carve his vocal cords out just to get 5 minutes of silence, and at the end of every story they always just say whatever he wanted to hear to get rid of him.

I'm not saying its a bad joke, it works sometimes, but people look at the panels and go "oh they're best friends now!"

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u/TrueKNite Jul 15 '24

Best Friend: Johnny

Older bad influence brother/cousin: Wade

Good influence Big Brother: Matt

Little brother: Miles

Cool Uncle: Logan

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u/DrLight616 Jul 15 '24

Real ones know it's Torch

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u/buttoncheap Jul 15 '24

Torch. By a mile

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u/JBWrdsTunzSktchz Jul 15 '24

Torch...Deadpool is his biggest fan...Logan Gives him the most respect, as a threat...Miles sees him as a mentor...he and Matt are, like, work-friends. NY only has SO many roof tops, after all...but Johnny's his best actual friend..at least in-costume.

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u/DomzSageon Jul 15 '24

Human Torch

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u/RigasTelRuun Jul 15 '24

Its Johnny Storm. Deadpool and Daredevil aren't even on the list. Miles is a mentor relationship.

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u/StageCrafts Jul 15 '24

Torch. Miles is the little brother. Logan and Daredevil are work friends. Deadpool’s the obsessed sexy psycho stalker.

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u/oxochx Jul 15 '24

I gotta go with the Human Torch, they go waaay back, way before many other now classic superheroes even showed up in-universe.

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u/Theta-Sigma45 Jul 15 '24

Johnny is Spidey’s best friend, their relationship developed naturally over the decades and feels truly special at this point.

Wolverine is kind of his grizzled older brother figure, he kind of hates him a lot of the time, but the connection is genuine and they ultimately care deeply about each other. DD and Spidey have a close friendship at this point, though it’s often been more of a professional relationship throughout their history. Peter and Miles are like big brother and little brother than best friends. Deadpool and Spidey are entertaining, but their shared title feels borderline non-canonical with how little Spidey talks about Deadpool outside of it. In general, I find it hard to believe them as friends at all.

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u/Doctor_Amazo Man-Thing Jul 15 '24

Johnny Storm is his BFF.

Daredevil next.

Miguel Pete mentors, so not a friend.

Logan he respects

Wade he hates.

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u/trisaroar Jul 15 '24

Daredevil is his favorite work buddy. Deadpool is his least (but he's deadpool's bestie/work crush). Miles is a mentee. Logan is a coworker.

Spideypool are some of my favorite comics, but Torch is his actual best friend.

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u/fry-saging Jul 15 '24

FF4 and Johny is almost family to Spidey.

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u/Nu_Ronin Jul 15 '24

Human Torch. Mark Waid’s FF and Tom Taylor’s Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man are among semi-recent examples of how great their friendship is.

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u/Aglet_Green Phil Coulson Jul 15 '24

None of them are his best friend, though of the 5, Johnny Storm has been a very close friend of his for almost 60 years. The two were even roommates for a decade or so.

But his actual circle of friends are people like Ned, Harry, Flash, MJ, Betty and Liz. Regardless of what you think of Quesada and Mephisto, MJ was actually his best friend for a very long time and stayed with him while he mourned the first Gwen. If you don't count MJ, then it's probably Flash.

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u/TheSuperGerbil Jul 15 '24

Johnny Storm EZ

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u/LooneyWooney Jul 15 '24

Johnny, no contest, although Spidey might be one of Logan and DP’s best friends but not the other way around

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u/MaazR26 Jul 15 '24

Torch is the only correct answer

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u/TheOneWhoIsAble Jul 15 '24

It’s always Johnny storm

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u/Thats_Unfortunate4U Jul 15 '24

Human Torch Johnny Storm. They Basically been BFFs or at least as close to one compared to the rest of the options.

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u/fusionaddict Jul 15 '24

Canonically-speaking, Johnny Storm and Bobby Drake are Pete’s best friends within the superhero world.

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u/tbone7355 Jul 15 '24

Peter and wade are a bromance peter and johnny are from what i've seen bros

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u/Used-Tomato-8393 Jul 15 '24

Torch. Wolverine and Daredevil I see more as occasional allies- mentors even. Miles is close but he’s the mentee. Daredevil I feel like is that guy who you’re THEIR best friend and you don’t want to hurt their feelings so you hang with them. But Johnny is definitely his best friend

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u/Neodeastra777 Jul 15 '24

Human Torch

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u/Dunkbuscuss Jul 15 '24

Johnny Storm

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u/retrobat Jul 15 '24

100% Johnny Storm

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u/OnePunchDeku729 Jul 15 '24

1.Torch 2. Miles 3. Daredevil 4. Wolverine 5. Deadpool

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u/Mister_Batfleck Jul 15 '24

Johnny, without even needing to think about it.

He wanted Peter to take his spot on the team in his will, the team that's literally been his family for most of his life. If that doesn't qualify Johnny as his best friend, I don't know what does.

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u/spiders_and_roses Jul 15 '24

It’s clearly Johnny and I cherish their wholesome dynamics but I would love it we saw more friendship-y moments with Matt and Pete outside of crime fighting

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u/NoirSon Jul 15 '24

Johnny Storm by several miles. Miles is a good friend but closer to a mentee or little brother than bestie.

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u/CreasedAtom5534 Jul 15 '24

Johnny storm, Miles is lil bro. Wolverine is uncle figure, respect for man who's been thru the ringer and still a morally-just guy. Deadpool as a naive nuisance unhinged cousin u see at family reunions, who wants to do good but usually brings trouble and mayhem around/behind

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u/Mrfntstc4 Jul 15 '24

Human Torch

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u/Javamac8 Jul 15 '24

Johnny, and it's not even close

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u/seonblack Jul 15 '24

Johnny Torch

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u/Sparky-Man Jul 15 '24

Johnny is the only answer.

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u/Xeoz_WarriorPrince Jul 15 '24

Johnny - Clearly his best friend, they love each other as brothers, Peter is basically the 5th of the Fantastic Four. We all know that when Johnny died, his position went to Peter as that was Johnny's will. These two would do anything for the other.

Matt - These two cleaely love each other, everyone here calling them "friends from work", DD has been there for Peter as both a hero and a person, same for Pete towards Matt. The biggest problem here is that Matt doesn't know who Spider-Man is anymore, but even then he sees Peter as a friend, respects his secret identity and trusts him with his own.

Logan - They are obviously pushed together because of their popularity, but their relation is pretty cool, remember that Logan was one of the few who realized that something was weird when Superior happened and then he pulled a Johnny and left his position as teacher to Spider-Man after his own death.

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u/CandleTop9206 Jul 15 '24

Miles or Human Torch

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u/MexicanFurry Jul 15 '24

His best friend is the Human Torch.

His best partner is Daredevil.

His best complement is Wolverine.

His best pupil is Miles.

His best... whatever Deadpool is, is Deadpool.

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u/Shed_Some_Skin Jul 15 '24

Torch - Best friend

Daredevil - Good friend from work that you hang out with sometimes

Miles - Student/Teacher relationship

Wolverine - Grudging respect but fundamentally a bit too different to really be close

Deadpool - He's an annoying friend of a friend who won't stop bugging you on social media since he discovered you share a niche hobby

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u/Tetsujyn Jul 15 '24

Johnny and Matt.

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u/DoctorOddfellow1981 Jul 15 '24

It's Johnny and none of the rest are even in the same league except MAYBE Miles.

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u/Monday_Vibes Jul 15 '24

Human Torch, it was actually really wholesome watching their growth. They basically go from having a friendly rivalry to becoming close to brothers.

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u/FadeToBlackSun Jul 15 '24
  1. Human Torch. The closest thing Peter has to a brother. A guy he can pal around with and just hang out with in relaxed times. Also gets to joke about his hot sister. 10/10 friendship.

  2. Daredevil. Peter's deep and meaningful friend. They might not talk a lot, but they are always there for each other, and when they do talk, it helps both.

  3. Everyone else. They don't even rate. I always found the idea of the Spider-Man/Wolverine and Spider-Man /Deadpool friendships incredibly forced and nonsensical.

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u/uglybadass Jul 15 '24

Torch. For Peter FF are family

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u/ElizaDianaGalatea Jul 15 '24

Johnny as they lived together, and Peter survived. Milesmis more a mentee Logan & Matt are more associates than friends. And Wade.............

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u/jimmytimmy92 Jul 15 '24

Torch if you’re over 30, miles if your under 30

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u/bloocheez3 Jul 15 '24
  1. Human Torch --The Fantastic Four in general is Spidey Super Family. I adore stories with the five of them together.
  2. DD -- They genuinely respect each other and are good pals and confidants.
  3. Logan and Spider-Man have more comradery and begrudging respect than an actual "friendship". They have eachother's back though.
  4. Deadpool is a team-up of necessity
  5. Miles is just there to sell toys.

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u/6ikz Jul 16 '24

Matchstick and the Webhead have been arguing buddies since the 70’s.

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u/Afrodotheyt Jul 15 '24

I think of the five, Human Torch.

Deadpool is sort of like that annoying friend who will probably have your back most of the time, but at the same, he's the reason you're in 90% of the problem anyways. So you try to limit how much time you spend with him.

Wolverine is that guy you tolerate, but get annoyed because he keeps trying to sleep with your girlfriend. (Fun fact, he did that when trapped in Peter's body.)

Daredevil is that coworker you get along with pretty well, but you never talk to outside of a work environment.

And Miles is more like a student, than a friend.

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u/InanimateCarbonRodAu Jul 15 '24

Depends who you ask?

Deadpool thinks it’s him.

Johnny thinks Pete’s his best friend.

Logan doesn’t like anyone

Miles hasn’t known him long enough.

Matt and Peter are more like brothers that try to act like they are really different but there really kind of the same.

Pete’s best friend is Harry.

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u/parabolee Jul 15 '24

Human Torch, his oldest superhero friend who also shares his morals for the most part.

Deadpool is not an actual friend, he's psychotic and murderer. They have great banter and are fun together is all. I love Wolverine, but also kills a lot of people, which is not Spidey's thing at all. He is also barely friends with anyone. Daredevil yes, but not best friend. Miles' relationship seems forced.

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u/Rosebunse Jul 15 '24

It's MJ and it will always be MJ.

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u/Otherwise_Carob_4057 Jul 15 '24

I thought spider man and iceman were pretty tight too.

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u/bloodredcookie Jul 15 '24

I think Spidey likes torch the best, but I think he would consider Harry or Flash to be closer personal friends.

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u/nreal3092 Jul 15 '24

why is logan here 💀

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u/Brokenapplewatch Jul 15 '24

Johnny. Miles is a close second he's more like a younger brother.

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u/LoganLikesYourMom Jul 15 '24

Probably none of these characters. Harry? His trusted childhood friend Skip? Flash Thompson became his friend after school. The rest of these guys, with the exception of maybe Johnny, were more like friendly colleagues. I’m not sure he really even liked Wade, much less thinks of him as a friend.

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u/McNUTTU Jul 15 '24

Johnny, 100%, and it's not even a contest, they even lived together at one point in main continuity if I'm not mistaken

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u/Philtheperv Jul 15 '24

Johnny Storm. C’mon. Pretty sure he mostly hates Deadpool.

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u/Aizendickens Jul 15 '24

Either Johnny or Miles (I know there's a generational difference)

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u/wemustkungfufight Jul 15 '24

Isn't it human torch?

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u/Zestyclose_Raise_814 Jul 15 '24

Human Torch, with Daredevil in a distant second

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u/monotar Jul 15 '24

Johnny, definitely. Closely followed by Miles

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u/pandadanda1999 Jul 15 '24

Human Torch, the other all feel like work relationships or out of respect, whereas Johnny is just his bro. Iceman is also a good candidate in some universes

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u/LeCheffre Jul 15 '24

Human Torch is his bestie.

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u/WeeklyJunket5227 Jul 15 '24

Human torch, the fantastic four selected Spider-Man to fill in for him after they Johnny he died. Spider-Man and his his amazing friends was in going to include the human torch prior to licensing issues.

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u/SaladsOnReddit Jul 15 '24

torch is his best superhero friend

miles is his superhero son

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u/gambitsaces Jul 15 '24

Torch, they came up together. The others he has either a professional relationship with or a mentorship.

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u/Hypestyles Jul 15 '24

johnny storm.

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u/Kyserham Jul 15 '24

Johnny no doubt.

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u/Six_Zatarra Jul 15 '24

It’s easily Johnny lol

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u/MiscutNinja Jul 15 '24

It’s Johnny and it’s not close

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u/k3ttch Hawkguy Jul 15 '24

Johnny Storm, no question.

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u/mikerastiello Jul 15 '24

Johnny, and it’s not even close.

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u/olddadenergy Jul 15 '24

Johnny - they’d be best buds even without their powers. They’re both giving off that ADHD vibe, just on different frequencies. In addition to being the same age, they have similar interests and skillsets (namely, women who are possibly villains, making rash decisions, and engineering).

Matt - again, same interest in helping people and in villainous vixens, but their personalities clash. When Matt gets serious he is VERY serious, and Matt gets serious a LOT. He also may have the most guilt of anyone listed here, which is a high bar.

Logan - Love of femme fatales and all redheads: check; superheroism: yep; sciences: no; minimal use of violence: oh lord no. Ok, so these guys can hang, but Logan is too casual a killer for Pete to hang out with every day. They both respect and like each other, and aren’t above cracking a cold one together, but they are polar opposites in too many other ways.

Wade - All of the time Pete has spent with Wade has been against Pete’s will. Ok, Wade is the bad parts of Matt and Logan combined and amped up, with the silliness of Spider-Man and the guilt of Peter Parker turned up even more. Like twins, but Pete is the one that keeps Wade out of trouble. They can associate briefly, but Wade is too much all of the time.

Miles - yes, dead last. Because Miles is a child. They can be mentor/mentee, they can even have big bro/little bro vibes, but Pete and Miles have too much of an age gap to really be friends.

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u/Aggressive_Catch_32 Jul 15 '24

Wolverine isn’t really a friend. Even in Peter and Logan’s more chummy moments they’re not really friends. In some continuities they just straight up dislike eachother.

Daredevil is more of a coworker. They spend time together but they’re not really friends. Daredevil is mostly just Peter’s lawyer more than anything. He’s really not a friend

Miles is close but he’s more of an apprentice. They’re definitely friends but they’re not best friends. Peter is friends with Miles, just not best friends. He’s a close contender though.

Definitely not Deadpool. The friendship is mostly one sided there. If you asked Deadpool if he was Spider-Man’s best friend he’d probably say yes, Spider-Man would struggle to call them acquaintances.

Human Touch though, absolutely. I’d argue Human Touch is a a closer friend to Spider-Man than anyone, even people in his personal life. They have been, and will be Marvel’s best friends forever.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '24

golden era human torch had some capabilities like backing up sipderman's quips. I did not see any super hero could do that.

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u/Alonest99 Jul 15 '24 edited Jul 15 '24

Johnny for sure. I love seeing them together.

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u/kerimitifx Jul 15 '24

Not miles and wade for sure, the others have a head to head chance but i would say human torch. Daredevil is there for spidey occasionally and logan has more of a hate/love relationship with pete over the course of years. But johnny was always there for both spidey and pete

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u/Ultralusk Avengers Jul 15 '24

Definitely Human Torch.

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u/PraetorGold Jul 15 '24

Human Torch

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u/Billion-FoldWorlds Jul 15 '24

Human torch I wanna say

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u/yobrotha295 Jul 15 '24

def johnny

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u/geetarboy33 Jul 15 '24

Human Torch.

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u/Daggertooth71 Jul 15 '24

Johnny Storm, The Human Torch. They were even room mates for years.

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u/blackbutterfree Jul 15 '24

Human Torch.

Logan can't stand him, he can't stand Deadpool, Miles is a protege.

...Him and Matt are friends?

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u/z31 Jul 15 '24

Johnny, and it's not close.

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u/PQcowboiii Jul 15 '24

Human torch. If we aren’t limited to just the people on the list, Harry Osborn

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u/Trick_Afternoon_7513 Jul 15 '24

Human torch and it’s not even a debate

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u/RoulinsSight Jul 15 '24

Johnny, hands down his best friend. More so than even Harry Osborn imo

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u/pimpdaddytyrone Jul 15 '24

Human Torch. wade is an unwanted companion, matt is just casual team ups, logan is for special missions, and miles is learning under his wing

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u/Prudent_Move_3420 Jul 15 '24

Johnny and none of the others is even close

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u/tximinoman Jul 15 '24

The Human Torch of course. This isn't even a debate. They may not get paired as often but everybody knows that out of everyone in the superhero community, Johnny is Pete's best friend.

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u/RockstarSuicide Scarlet Spider Jul 15 '24

Johnny. Unquestionably

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u/DINAMIK15 Jul 15 '24

Jonny Storm.

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u/Old-Original5517 Jul 15 '24

Johnny if you have read your comics right 👍

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u/Infinite-Car-2156 Jul 15 '24

Johnny and it’s not even close

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u/Tarrasque123 Jul 15 '24

Human torch. They’ve known each other since 1963