History Characters / MarvelComicsMilesMorales

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Miles' first major story arc involved confronting his criminal uncle, dealing with questions of NatureVsNurture; an especially prescient topic for a young black man like himself, trying to do some good in a world stacked against him. Further storylines saw him clash with ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/TheUltimates, and [[Characters/MarvelComicsHydra HYDRA]]. He even crossed over with the 616 universe on a few occasions, mostly notably in the pages of ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'', where he met the mainstream Peter Parker, and ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'', where he befriended the time-displaced [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]]. When the Ultimate Marvel line started winding up, owing to declining sales, Miles nonetheless remained in demand, getting his new ongoing title -- ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' -- and featuring on the ''All-New Ultimates'' team. When Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015 during the ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'' event, Miles was imported directly into the 616 Universe, in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe that rose from the ashes of ''Secret Wars'' which was perhaps Miles' official implementation into the altered Earth-616. Not only was Miles serving as New York City's official Spider-Man in his third ongoing title, ''Spider-Man'', but he also joined the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers. He subsequently left to become a founding member of the new [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]. His co-creator and first writer Bendis left Marvel in 2018, ending a landmark run on the character, where he finished it with ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' which resolved and tied up all loose ends about Miles Morales' future in the 616 (namely he's here to stay and he can't go back to Ultimate Marvel anymore).

** ''[[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]'' (various runs):
*** vol. 2 (2016 -- 2018)

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the first issue of ''The Champions'' (2019), Miles is very angry about something. We find out at the end of issue #1 and the full #2: [[spoiler:Ms. Marvel, Viv and loads of citizens were killed by Zzaax. ComicBook/{{Mephisto}} shows up, offers to roll back time so they can do it better, and for free: no souls taken, no blood oaths, no nothing. Miles accepts, but is later angry with himself for making a DealWithTheDevil, and later regrets it even more when he realizes that he saved his friends in his do-over, but neglected to save a civilian. The guilt later causes him to quit the Champions.]]

** When [[spoiler:Peter Parker]] [[BackFromTheDead suddenly returns]], his first instinct is "[[CloningBlues clone]]."

* TeensAreShort: The official Marvel guidebook lists him (post-[[IGotBigger growth spurt]]) at 5'8", but he's still smaller than nearly every adult he interacts with.

* AmnesiacResonance: After being retconned into Earth-616 at the end of ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', Miles' memories of Earth-1610 are all but erased in favor of his new backstory. However, certain triggers -- like his run-in with Eddie Brock in ''ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates'' and his encounter with the Ultimate Green Goblin in ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'' -- trigger PTSD-esque flashbacks to his old life.

* VagueAge: When Miles made his debut, he had a set age of thirteen. Since then, he's grown older, but due to the inherently wonky nature of ComicBookTime, the exact number bounces between fifteen and seventeen. In his BirthdayEpisode, ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'' #10, the issue is side-stepped as a running gag where any indicator of his actual age is kept just off-panel.

* IconicSequelCharacter: Debuted in the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' mythos a year short of its [[MilestoneCelebration 50th anniversary.]] Despite this, he's easily one of the most recognizable characters there. In fact, he's by far the most popular and beloved character from the Ultimate Marvel line, being introduced in the final years of that stable, well after ''Ultimatum'', and the end of the second volume of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. He has subsequently become more famous than the original (and still very popular) Ultimate Peter Parker.

* ShoutOut: In issue #14 of ''Spider-Man'', he and [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen Spider-Woman]] end up visiting [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Metropolis]] during a trip through the Multiverse.

Miles' first major story arc involved confronting his criminal uncle, dealing with questions of NatureVsNurture; an especially prescient topic for a young black man like himself, trying to do some good in a world stacked against him. Further storylines saw him clash with ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/TheUltimates, and ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}. He even crossed over with the 616 universe on a few occasions, mostly notably in the pages of ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'', where he met the mainstream Peter Parker, and ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'', where he befriended the time-displaced [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]]. When the Ultimate Marvel line started winding up, owing to declining sales, Miles nonetheless remained in demand, getting his new ongoing title -- ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' -- and featuring on the ''All-New Ultimates'' team. When Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015 during the ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'' event, Miles was imported directly into the 616 Universe, in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe that rose from the ashes of ''Secret Wars'' which was perhaps Miles' official implementation into the altered Earth-616. Not only was Miles serving as New York City's official Spider-Man in his third ongoing title, ''Spider-Man'', but he also joined the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers. He subsequently left to become a founding member of the new [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]. His co-creator and first writer Bendis left Marvel in 2018, ending a landmark run on the character, where he finished it with ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' which resolved and tied up all loose ends about Miles Morales' future in the 616 (namely he's here to stay and he can't go back to Ultimate Marvel anymore).

** Miles also earned the admiration of [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] during the time they both served alongside one another on the same Avengers roster. Before things popped off during ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'', Tony went out of his way to personally recruit Miles to his side and was the first to come to the kid's fervent defense when Captain Marvel tried to arrest him. And when Tony found out what the Acccessor [[WouldHurtAChild did to Miles]] in the Iron Man Annual, Tony went full PapaWolf and systematically obliterated the Assessor's entire Brookyln operation in a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.

* BlueOni: Thematically, to Peter. Where Peter was hot-headed and a bit of a spaz in addition to being courageous and outspoken in his values, Miles is fearful, worrisome, and more terse and to the point when dealing with villains and disaster.

* ContinuitySnarl: Miles Morales lives in the prime earth after ''Secret Wars'' and the destruction of the Ultimate universe, as well as his family. In ''ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool'', it was explained that he does not remember any of that, that he simply thinks that he has always lived there, which prevents the audience from pointing the [[AngstWhatAngst lack of angst]] about all of it. But then, in ''ComicBook/SpiderMen II'', he talks as if he ''did'' remember those things. Things get especially odd in ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #10, where Miles describes having weird dreams about living in another world, but doesn't know what to make off it, [[spoiler:and the villain of ''Spider-Men II'', his 616-born self, resurfaces and joins Miles' RoguesGallery.]]

** With Diamondback, the commander of the Skulls. During an all-out battle, Miles and Diamondback were snarking at each other and having a conversation (Miles was not flirting and was trying to carry on the fight, while Diamondback didn't seem to be taking the fight seriously) with a compromising position to boot during their fight. After SWAT reinforcements show up, Diamondback gave Miles a kiss for his trouble.

* DorkKnight: Arguably more so than Peter.

* GenreBlind: Poor Miles doesn't get how desensitized most New Yorkers are to superheroes.

* ILetGwenStacyDie: The main reason why Miles decides to become Spidey in the Ultimate Universe is because he feels partly responsible for Peter's death since he wasn't there to help him. This trope is played even straighter [[spoiler:with the death of his mother, though she is eventually resurrected.]]

* MakeOutKids: While the reader has yet to see it, Miles and Kate have been stated to not keep their lips off of each other. It got to the point that the Academy called their parents.

* MostDefinitelyNotAccompanyingUs: There was a vision of the future in ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'' where Miles kills Captain America. This vision got a whole new light when Cap revealed himself as a traitor loyal to Hydra, established himself as dictator of the US and launched the ComicBook/SecretEmpire. Black Widow goes with Miles to a location where they may ambush and kill him, but then she locked him inside the truck and continued on her own. She said that Miles is not a killer, and wanted to prevent him from becoming one.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Miles' features are based from former U.S. President UsefulNotes/BarackObama and musician/actor Creator/DonaldGlover.

* TheParalyzer: Another new power, stunning or knocking enemies out by touch (it also sends Lego flying). It is quickly shown to be both versatile and universally effective[[note]]Giant Woman was somewhat resistant, but she's a hundred feet tall, and in any case three Venom Strikes was enough to bring her to her knees[[/note]]. It can be conducted along and through almost any surface, including skin, clothes, spider-webs, or layers of those. It will also cause advanced machinery to explode. The shock is time delayed by a few seconds, allowing for [[BeatPanel some]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments comedy]]. Some characters, like Taskmaster, 616-Peter Parker and [[spoiler:the Peter Parker supposedly back from the dead]] have shown that they can shrug it off in seconds, but it still hurts them. Curiously, it affects Norman Osborn so much it could be considered a KryptoniteFactor, [[spoiler:though he has developed a substantial resistance by the time they meet again in ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #10.]]

* ResurrectiveImmortality: Its heavily implied that the OZ formula that empowered Norman Osborn, Peter Parker, and Miles Morales has had the unintended side-effect of acting as an ImmortalityInducer that allows them to cheat death. While this does explain how the former two were able to come back from their fatal injuries, its left ambiguous on whether or not Miles benefits from this as well.

Shortly afterwards, Marvel announced Miles' fourth ongoing, ''[[ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan2018 Miles Morales: Spider-Man]]'', with Creator/SaladinAhmed taking over as writer for [[ArcNumber 42]] issues straight. Ahmed's run put a significant focus on fleshing out Miles' [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld personal life]], introduce new [[ArcVillain Arc Villains]] in the form of the engimatic [[MadScientist Assessor]] and the sinister [[EvilDoppelganger Ultimatum]], and debut the birth of Miles' [[BabiesEverAfter baby sister]] Billie Morales -- who Miles is [[BigBrotherInstinct staunchly protective of]]. In December 2022, Miles' solo series was [[ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan2022 relaunched]] under Cody Ziglar as his initial new writer, who put Miles ''[[TraumaCongaLine through the wringer]]'' by forcing him to fight [[BrutalBrawl tooth and nail]] against an [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil increasingly dangerous set of adversaries]] starting with a new [[RevengeBeforeReason vindictive]] {{Technopath}} known as The Rabble -- which culminated in Miles [[EleventhHourSuperpower unlocking a brand new ability]] in the form of a powerful LaserBlade constructed from his own bioelectricity. Miles also find himself at odds with Agent Gao, the commanding officer of the New York Police Department's [[CapeBusters Anti-Super]] SWATTeam who has developed an [[InspectorJavert obsession]] with throwing Brooklyn's Spider-Man behind bars, even if that means recruiting [[BoxedCrook incarcerated supervillains]] to help her do it. [[Characters/DaughtersOfTheDragon Misty Knight]] would also take Miles [[MentorArchetype under her wing]] as an intern at her Detective Agency, who seeks to help the webhead [[TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential foster his potential]] as a proper HardboiledDetective.

Miles' first major story arc involved confronting his criminal uncle, dealing with questions of NatureVsNurture; an especially prescient topic for a young black man like himself, trying to do some good in a world stacked against him. Further storylines saw him clash with ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/TheUltimates, and ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}. He even crossed over with the 616 universe on a few occasions, mostly notably in the pages of ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'', where he met the mainstream Peter Parker, and ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'', where he befriended the time-displaced [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]]. When the Ultimate Marvel line started winding up, owing to declining sales, Miles nonetheless remained in demand, getting his new ongoing title -- ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' -- and featuring on the ''All-New Ultimates'' team. When Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015 during the ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'' event, Miles was imported directly into the 616 Universe, in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe that rose from the ashes of ''Secret Wars'' which was perhaps Miles' official implementation into the altered Earth-616. Not only was Miles serving as New York City's official Spider-Man in his third ongoing title, ''Spider-Man'', but he also joined the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers. He subsequently left to become a founding member of the new [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]. His co-creator and first writer Bendis left Marvel in 2018, ending a landmark run on the character, where he finished it with ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' which resolved and tied up all loose ends about Miles Morales' future in the 616 (namely he's here to stay and he can't go back to Ultimate Marvel anymore). Shortly afterwards, Marvel announced Miles' fourth ongoing, ''[[ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan2018 Miles Morales: Spider-Man]]'', with Creator/SaladinAhmed taking over as writer for [[ArcNumber 42]] issues straight. In December 2022, Miles' solo series was [[ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan2022 relaunched]] under Cody Ziglar as his initial new writer.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse Everyone keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go. Nah... I'mma do my own thing.]]]]

Miles' first major story arc involved confronting his criminal uncle, dealing with questions of NatureVsNurture; an especially prescient topic for a young black man like himself, trying to do some good in a world stacked against him. Further storylines saw him clash with ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/TheUltimates, and ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}. He even crossed over with the 616 universe on a few occasions, mostly notably in the pages of ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'', where he met the mainstream Peter Parker, and ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'', where he befriended the time-displaced [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]]. When the Ultimate Marvel line started winding up, owing to declining sales, Miles nonetheless remained in demand, getting his new ongoing title -- ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' -- and featuring on the ''All-New Ultimates'' team. When Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015 during the ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'' event, Miles was imported directly into the 616 Universe, in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe that rose from the ashes of ''Secret Wars'' which was perhaps Miles' official implementation into the altered Earth-616. Not only was Miles serving as New York City's official Spider-Man in his third ongoing title, ''Spider-Man'', but he also joined the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers. He subsequently left to become a founding member of the new [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]. His co-creator and first writer Bendis left Marvel in 2018, ending a landmark run on the character, where he finished it with ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' which resolved and tied up all loose ends about Miles Morales' future in the 616 (namely he's here to stay and he can't go back to Ultimate Marvel anymore). Shortly afterwards, Marvel announced Miles' fourth ongoing, ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'', with Creator/SaladinAhmed taking over as writer for [[ArcNumber 42]] issues straight. In December 2022, Miles' solo series was [[ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan2022 relaunched]] under Cody Ziglar as his initial new writer.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse What's up, danger?]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:349:[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse What's up, danger?]]]]

Miles Morales is by a significant distance Spider-Man's most successful LegacyCharacter, achieving a level of fame, critical recognition, and a fan-following that eluded the likes of earlier cult-favorites such as [[ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 Miguel O'Hara]], [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga Ben Reilly]] and [[ComicBook/SpiderGirl Mayday Parker]]. He made his first appearance in the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' cartoon (where he's voiced by Creator/DonaldGlover, Bendis' acknowledged inspiration and muse). He also appeared in the successor show ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' where in a wrinkle, he and Peter are both teenagers and class-mates. In 2018, he appeared in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' where he's even playable in many sequences showing his pre-Spiderbite origins. In that same year, Miles made his big-screen debut in the Oscar-winning Sony animated film, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', voiced there by Creator/ShameikMoore (''Series/TheGetDown''), where he's the star and main protagonist. In 2020, it was announced he was getting [[VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales his own spinoff video game]] in the [=PS4=] Spider-Man setting. In 2022, he will be playable alongside Peter in ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2'', which is also in the [=PS4=] Spider-Man setting.

Miles is acclaimed for proving the success of diversity in mainstream comics, and is seen as ''the'' character that inspired Marvel's ongoing effort to diversify their roster, which has since seen the introduction of Kamala Khan as [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]], ComicBook/CarolDanvers' promotion to ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}, [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] taking up the ComicBook/CaptainAmerica mantle, and Jane Foster becoming ComicBook/{{Thor|2014}}.

In short, this kid's going places.

* IconicSequelCharacter: Easily the most popular and beloved character from the Ultimate Marvel line, he was introduced in the final years of that stable, well after ''Ultimatum'', and the end of the second volume of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. He has subsequently become more famous than the original (and still very popular) Ultimate Peter Parker.

* IconicSequelCharacter: Debuted in the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' mythos a year short of its [[MilestoneCelebration 50th anniversary.]] Despite this, he's easily one of the most recognizable characters there.

Miles Morales is by a significant distance Spider-Man's most successful LegacyCharacter, achieving a level of fame, critical recognition, and a fan-following that eluded the likes of earlier cult-favorites such as [[ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 Miguel O'Hara]], [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga Ben Reilly]] and [[ComicBook/SpiderGirl Mayday Parker]]. He made his first appearance in the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' cartoon (where he's voiced by Creator/DonaldGlover, Bendis' acknowledged inspiration and muse). He also appeared in the successor show ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' where in a wrinkle, he and Peter are both teenagers and class-mates. In 2018, he appeared in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' where he's even playable in many sequences showing his pre-Spiderbite origins. In that same year, Miles made his big-screen debut in the Oscar-winning Sony animated film, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', voiced there by Creator/ShameikMoore (''Series/TheGetDown''), where he's the star and main protagonist. In 2020, it was announced he was getting [[VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales his own spinoff video game]] in the [=PS4=] Spider-Man setting.

Miles' first major story arc involved confronting his criminal uncle, dealing with questions of NatureVsNurture; an especially prescient topic for a young black man like himself, trying to do some good in a world stacked against him. Further storylines saw him clash with ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/TheUltimates, and ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}. He even crossed over with the 616 universe on a few occasions, mostly notably in the pages of ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'', where he met the mainstream Peter Parker, and ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'', where he befriended the time-displaced [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]]. When the Ultimate Marvel line started winding up, owing to declining sales, Miles nonetheless remained in demand, getting his new ongoing title -- ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' -- and featuring on the ''All-New Ultimates'' team. When Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015 during the ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'' event, Miles was imported directly into the 616 Universe, in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe that rose from the ashes of ''Secret Wars'' which was perhaps Miles' official implementation into the altered Earth-616. Not only was Miles serving as New York City's official Spider-Man in his third ongoing title, ''Spider-Man'', but he also joined the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers. He subsequently left to become a member of the new [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]. His co-creator and first writer Bendis left Marvel in 2018, ending a landmark run on the character, where he finished it with ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' which resolved and tied up all loose ends about Miles Morales' future in the 616 (namely he's here to stay and he can't go back to Ultimate Marvel anymore). Shortly afterwards, Marvel announced Miles' fourth ongoing, ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'', with Creator/SaladinAhmed taking over as writer for [[ArcNumber 42]] issues straight. In December 2022, Miles' solo series was [[ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan2022 relaunched]] under Cody Ziglar as his initial new writer.

* CopHater: Miles and the law have quite the contentious history with one another, arguably even more so than Peter at his age. Ever since he took up the Spider-Man mantle, the kid has been repeatedly held at gunpoint by [[RabidCop trigger-happy cops and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents]] [[DudeWheresMyRespect in spite of being the one who had ''just'' saved the day]]. Events such as [[ComicBook/SecretEmpire Hydra's takeover of the United States]], [[ComicBook/{{Outlawed}} the brutal enforcement of Kamala's Law]], and [[ComicBook/DevilsReign Mayor Fisk's crackdown on the Superhero Community]] has also culminated in Miles needing to repeatedly go on the run as a [[TheMostWanted fugitve]] just for having the gall of wanting to help out his fellow man, which he frequently vents his fustration about. By the time of his 2022 relaunch, Miles has a serious grudge against New York's Police Department and outright accuses them of going out of their way to target minority superheroes like himself.

** Issue #16 of ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' eventually explains this disprenancy. [[spoiler:The longer a person is away from their native reality, the more their memories of what took place in that reality begin to fade, explaining why he had memories of it in ''Spider-Men II'' but doesn't seem to have them later on. Ultimatum decides to test this theory by showing Aaron Davis his original Prowler mask from the Ultimate Universe, causing Aaron to enter an immediate state of unease due to his mind and body struggling to reconcile the MindScrew of having two conflicting timelines of his life. Ultimatum himself claims to have gone through this same phenomenon as his own memories of what he saw in the Ultimate Universe began to degrade upon returning to 616. Leading him to believe that the only way to get to the bottom of this mystery is to get his hands on his heroic Ultimate counterpart. Miles' memories are eventually restored in full.]]

** Miles also earned the admiration of [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] during the time they both served alongside one another on the same Avengers roster. Before things popped off during ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'', Tony went out of his way to personally recruit Miles to his side and was the first to come to the kid's fervent defense when Captain Marvel tried to arrest him. And when Tony found out what the Acccessor [[WouldHurtAChild did to Miles]] in the Iron Man Annual, Tony went full PapaWolf and systematically obliterated the Assessor's entire Brookyln opperation in a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.

** During the Bendis era, Miles used to be irritated by the idea that he would always be seen as the "[[ColorCharacter Black Spider-Man]]" and couldn't begin to understand why somebody like [[FanGirl Danika Hart]] would make such a big deal about him being a person of color behind the mask. Under Cody Ziglar's pen, Miles is ''far'' more proud about his heritage and outspoken about the unique struggles he faces as a young black man in America. He's also more than eager to team-up with [[ComicBook/DaughtersOfTheDragon Misty Knight]] on a case they're both investigating simply because he thought it would be cool to finally work alongside another black hero for once. Ziglar's run is also notably the first time Miles is established to have an [[CopHater explicit destain for the police]] as the inevitable result of all of his negative experiences with law enforcement.

Miles' first major story arc involved confronting his criminal uncle, dealing with questions of NatureVsNurture; an especially prescient topic for a young black man like himself, trying to do some good in a world stacked against him. Further storylines saw him clash with ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/TheUltimates, and ComicBook/{{HYDRA}}. He even crossed over with the 616 universe on a few occasions, mostly notably in the pages of ''ComicBook/SpiderMen'', where he met the mainstream Peter Parker, and ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'', where he befriended the time-displaced [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]]. When the Ultimate Marvel line started winding up, owing to declining sales, Miles nonetheless remained in demand, getting his new ongoing title -- ''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' -- and featuring on the ''All-New Ultimates'' team. When Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015 during the ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'' event, Miles was imported directly into the 616 Universe, in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe that rose from the ashes of ''Secret Wars'' which was perhaps Miles' official implementation into the altered Earth-616. Not only was Miles serving as New York City's official Spider-Man in his third ongoing title, ''Spider-Man'', but he also joined the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers. He subsequently left to become a member of the new [[ComicBook/Champions2016 Champions]]. His co-creator and first writer Bendis left Marvel in 2018, ending a landmark run on the character, where he finished it with ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'' which resolved and tied up all loose ends about Miles Morales' future in the 616 (namely he's here to stay and he can't go back to Ultimate Marvel anymore). Shortly afterwards, Marvel announced Miles' fourth ongoing, ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'', with Creator/SaladinAhmed taking over as writer.

** ''ComicBook/MilesMoralesSpiderMan'' (2018 -- present)

* PintSizedPowerhouse: He's absolutely ''tiny''. Peter was already probably one of the more petite superheroes in the area, and Miles is even smaller than that. It's [[UpToEleven especially evident]] when he fights one of the [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Giant Women]] and ends up uppercutting her unconscious. Subverted after he gets a growth spurt, growing about a foot and filling out considerably to be comparable to 616-Peter in height and build (DependingOnTheArtist, naturally).

** ''What If... Miles Morales'' (2022, alternate universe stories leading into a Marvel Universe finale)