Spider-Man (Pavitr Prabhakar)

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Pavitr Prabhakar Spider-Man
Cover of Spider-Man: India #1 (2004) Art by Jeevan J. Kang.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Spider-Man: India #1 (2004)[1][2]
Created by	Jeevan J. Kang Suresh Seetharaman Sharad Devarajan
In-story information
Alter ego	Pavitr Prabhakar
Species	Human mutate
Place of origin	Mumbai/Mumbattan, India
Supporting character of	Meera Jain Uncle Bhim Aunt Maya
Abilities	Superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, durability, and balance Ability to cling to solid surfaces Expert hand-to-hand combatant Acrobatics
Altered in-story information for adaptations to other media
Partnerships	Gayatri Singh (girlfriend) Inspector Singh (police chief) Spider-Woman Miles Morales Spider-Man Spider-Punk SP//dr Spider-Ham Spider-Man Noir

Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics in collaboration with Gotham Entertainment. Pavitr Prabhakar is an Indian alternate version of Spider-Man who lives in Mumbai, India.^[3][4]

In the Marvel Comics universe, Spider-Man lives on Earth-50101. His secret identity is Pavitr Prabhakar, a shy high school student, who lives with his Aunt Maya and Uncle Bhim in Mumbai. He has many supporting characters in the books such as Meera Jain, Flash Thompson, Nalin Oberoi, and Doctor Octopus. He came to Mumbai from a small village. Although he and his uncle struggled with financial difficulties, his uncle wanted Pavitr to receive a high-quality education at the Heritage International School, one of the top schools in Mumbai.^{[citation needed]}

Pavitr was often bullied and mocked in school due to coming from a small village and wearing a dhoti. A Yogi gives Pavitr the magical powers of a spider, which he uses to fight against Nalin Oberoi, an evil businessman who is searching for a powerful, magical amulet. In his search, Oberoi destroys Pavitr's village, killing everyone. As Spider-Man, Pavitr defeats Oberoi and hands him over to the police.^[5]

Pavitr "Pav" Prabhakar / Spider-Man India made his cinematic debut in the 2023 animated feature film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, voiced by Karan Soni in English and Shubman Gill in Hindi and Punjabi, depicted as a member of Miguel O'Hara's Spider-Society.^[6] He will reappear in the film's sequel.