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Note: For this list only the creators of the characters first appearances are listed. As with all comic book characters Spider-Man and his supporting cast have had several reinventions and different contributions from different writers. Theses include different iterations in different mediums that all have added different concepts to the overall mythology of the characters.

Theirs Peter Benjamin Parker/Spider-Man, referred to as Peter Parker or Spider-Man on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man!" from Amazing Fantasy #15 (June 1962) by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

Mary Jane "MJ" Watson, who made her first appearance in the comic story "Captured By J. Jonah Jameson!" in Amazing Spider-Man #25 (June 1965) in a cameo appearance followed by a full appearance in the comic story "The Birth of a Super-Hero!" from Amazing Spider-Man #42. The character was created by editor/writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita Sr..

Harold Theopolis "Harry" Osborn, referred to as Harry Osborn on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "If This Be My Destiny...!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #31 (December 1965) by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius/Doctor Octopus or Doc Ock for short, referred to as Dr Otto Octavius, Doctor Octopus or Doc Ock on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man Versus Doctor Octopus" from The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (July 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

Peter's Aunt Maybelle "May" Parker, referred to as Aunt May or May Parker on screen. She made her first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man!" from Amazing Fantasy #15 (June 1962) by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

John Jonah Jameson, Jr., referred to as J Jonah Jameson on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man" from Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963) by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

John Jonah Jameson III (referred to as John Jameson on screen. Hey (like his dad) made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man" from Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963) by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

Dr. Curtis "Curt" Connors, who becomes The Lizard in the comics and is referred to as Curt Connors on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Face-to-Face with... the Lizard!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (November 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

Joseph "Robbie" Robertson, referred to as Robbie or Robbie Robertson on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "In the Clutches of the Kingpin!" from Amazing Spider-Man #51 (August 1967) by editor/writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita Sr..

Norman Virgil Osborn/The Green Goblin, referred to as Norman Osborn or Green Goblin on screen he appears to his son as a hallucination. He made his first appearance as Green Goblin in the comic story "The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin" from The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (July 1964) and he also made his first appearance as Norman Osborn in the comic story "The Goblin and the Gangsters" from Amazing Spider-Man #23 (April 1965). The character was created by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

Peter's Uncle Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker, referred to as Uncle Ben or Ben Parker on screen. He appears in a flashback scene and made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man!" from Amazing Fantasy #15 (June 1962) by editor/writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

and Elizabeth "Betty" Brant, referred to Betty Brant or Miss Brant on screen. She made her first appearance in the comic story "Nothing Can Stop... the Sandman!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #4 (September 1963) by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Steve Ditko.

All other characters were created for the movie by the films writers.

"Hold On" by Jet.

In theory, the amount of heat and gravitational pull from a star, even one that size, would be enough to pull in and vaporize the water around it. We should have seen a very large column of steam rising out of the river, but it is a detail that was probably over looked or not even considered.

Basically, there are three different cuts available throughout the world. First of all, there is the well-known theatrical version¹ that has been altered prior to the British cinema release² by Sony and unfortunately found its way to nearly all PAL DVDs. One headbutt has been replaced with a normal punch. The US DVD is uncut. Then, just in time for the theatrical release of Spider-Man 3 (2007) an Extended Cut³ has been released to the home media market that runs approximately 8 minutes longer than the theatrical version. This extended version features several different kind of new scenes—story extensions, romance, action—but in principle this extended version is only worth for the die-hard fan. And by the way, the European versions of the Extended Cut are still altered in the same way as the theatrical version, thanks to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and Sony.