Comics What is "616 Spider-man"?

[TheWebline]

I keep seeing people refer to 616 Spidey. Is this a particular issue or what? I haven't read Spidey in over three years. Leave it to me to pick up "The Other" a couple months ago because it looked cool. I should've read these boards first as it did in fact . . . suck.

 

[Venom 1988]

616 is the main marvel universe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_616

 

[Citizen_Kaine]

I keep seeing people refer to 616 Spidey. Is this a particular issue or what? I haven't read Spidey in over three years. Leave it to me to pick up "The Other" a couple months ago because it looked cool. I should've read these boards first as it did in fact . . . suck.

The number 616 is basically used to describe the main, Marvel universe. The beings known as the Watchers, use numbers to label specific universes and parallel dimmensions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_616

People pretty much use the 616 designation to avoid confusion with the Ultimate line(Earth 1610)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Multiverse

 

[SpideyInATree]

I understand why people use 616 because it's easier to type than "regular universe", but it just confuses the HELL out of people. And it makes Spider-Man look like the devil. Almost.

 

[Kool-Aid]

LOL

 

[PWN3R]

I understand why people use 616 because it's easier to type than "regular universe", but it just confuses the HELL out of people. And it makes Spider-Man look like the devil. Almost.

rofl! I never thought of that!