Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker was May Parker 's husband and Peter Parker 's uncle. This is an in-depth biography of Ben Parker. For an abridged overview, see Marvel Database's article on the same character. Ben Parker met and married May.

Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker, usually referred to as Uncle Ben, was a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in association with the superhero Spider-Man (Peter Parker).

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Ben Parker, then a young man, worked as a carnival barker at the amusement park in New York City's Coney Island. He was deeply attracted to May Reilly , who was then a strikingly beautiful, young woman who lived with her parents in his Brooklyn neighborhood.

Benjamin Parker is a retired textile worker and former carnival barker who becomes caretaker to his nephew Peter Parker alongside his wife May. Together, they raise the young boy who would become Spider-Man. From Carnival Barker to Caring …

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Ben Parker received spider-powers when he accompanied his nephew Peter to a science demonstration where he was bitten by a radioactive spider. He decided to use his powers to help others, despite Peter suggesting he go into show business, but retired out of grief after his foe, the Emerald Elf, discovered his identity and killed his wife and Peter.

Benjamin "Ben" Parker (known as Uncle Ben) is the late uncle of Peter Parker and the husband of May Parker. He is a kind, older man who was Peter's father figure as Peter's parents died when he was younger. He is tragically killed by a criminal …