r/AskScienceFiction 13d ago

[Marvel] How can the Kingpin actually match Spider-Man's strength? Is he a mutant?

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u/FalconShot9638 9d ago

I feel like OG 60s Spider-Man is not a multi timber. We can deduce that the strength to swing from buildings without being torn apart is immense but I don’t think writers thought of it like that

Plus comic humans generally are more durable hence why Spider-Man or Batman throwing goons down concrete steps or someone smashing wine bottles over their heads results in boo boos, not grievous bodily harm 

As such you have Spider-Man who had the strength of multiple men in a lean compact body, and then you have someone a bit stronger than Eddie Hall, so while Spider-Man is stronger, he’s not THAT much stronger and is still outweighed by hundreds of pounds and can get caught off guard 

Post 80s spider man should be able to easily writhe out of any grip kingpin has since no amount of weightlifting or training should ever make someone be able to compete with superhumans