1 Spider-Man/Daredevil Fan Theory Improves Every Team-Up They’ve Ever Had
One fan theory, which may be shared by Marvel’s in-universe citizens, recontextualizes the relationship between Daredevil and Spider-Man. The Man Without Fear and everyone’s friendly neighborhood webhead are frequently paired together in comics, dating back to 1964’s Amazing Spider-Man 16, where the two first meet. Spider-Man and Daredevil share a mutual respect — and a friendship that some characters may see as familial. One particular team-up caught the attention of Twitter user @comicyehu, who poses a theory after reading Daredevil/Spider-Man 3 by Paul Jenkins, Phil Winslade, Tom Palmer, Matt Milla, and Jason Levine. The theory in question suggests that villains everywhere assume that he and Daredevil are blood-related after a quip from Spidey. In this issue, Spider-Man and Daredevil join forces once again, this time to investigate a mysterious force looking to make a play against the Kingpin’s life. They soon discover that force to be a group of villains calling themselves the Gang of Four. They get the jump on the heroes in an underground sewer explosion big enough to knock out Daredevil. As strange as Spidey’s sibling proclamation is, it buys Daredevil time to wake up — though he, too, thought Spider-Man may have laid that quip on a little thick.
“You Killed My Brother!” – Spider-Man “Claims” Daredevil As Family
While Spider-Man claiming to be Daredevil’s brother may seem ridiculous since readers know their secret identities, most Marvel villains don’t share that knowledge. A group of C-class criminals would certainly not know about Matt Murdock and Peter Parker – although Iron Man thinks that Stilt-Man is more than just C-rank. Stilt-Man expresses his own confusion at Spidey’s statement, but both he and the other villains question her. They just looked surprised before continuing. For one of them, Daredevil and Spider-Man are actually brothers. This moment and the accompanying theory inadvertently reimagine how readers might think of Spider-Man’s signature satire. In the broader Marvel Universe, no matter how ridiculous his jokes and puns, there is rarely a question of how often Spidey can say something silly that people believe. It’s not always citizens who understand irony, especially when no one can see Spider-Man’s facial expression.
Marvel Villains Believe Spider-Man’s Sarcasm
Case in point: while defending himself on the stand against J.Jonah Jameson in 2004’s She-Hulk 4 by Dan Slott, Juan Bobillo, Marcelo Sosa, Chris Chuckry, and Dave Sharpe, Spider-Man jokes that Jameson’s media slander is discrimination against Spidey being Black. Because no one can see his skin, people believe him — until he clarifies that he’s joking. These are just a couple of instances where people mistake Spider-Man’s sarcasm for the truth. In all likelihood, there are some villains out there who think they keep getting beaten up by New York’s strangest brothers: Daredevil and Spider-Man.