Real name: Peter Porker
Powers: All of Spider-Man's gifts, plus a snout
First appeared: 1983 in Marvel Tails No. 1
Bio: Before The Simpsons introduced the world to "Spider-Pig," there was Spider-Ham — an adorably plump anthropomorphic swine who lived on Larval Earth, along with such pun-inspired characters as the Fantastic Fur, Captain Americat, Iron Mouse and the Punfisher. Like most freakishly gifted superheroes, Spider-Ham was the product of a radioactive experiment gone horribly, hilariously awry in the basement of a mad scientist. Only this scientist, May Porker, wasn't trying to take over the world. She was attempting to revolutionize America's hair-care industry by inventing a blow-dryer powered by atomic energy. Sure, it's a parody. But the ham stuck around until 1987.