64 Years Later, Uncle Ben's Tragic Spider-Man Death Gets A Horrifying Remake

Image via Columbia Pictures Published Oct 15, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT John Dodge is an MTV Writer for CBR who specializes in movies, television, comics, and pop culture. He has a deep knowledge of franchises like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marvel, and DC Comics, along with a passion for indie and horror titles. An expert on obscure productions from the ’80s and ’90s, John is known for his encyclopedic recall of cult classics like Beetleborgs. Sign in to your CBR account The following contains major spoilers for Midnight Spider-Man #1, on sale now from Marvel Comics. Spider-Man has a new origin story, and Uncle Ben's death is even more tragic than ever this time around. After making a trip to Oscorp in the pages of Midnight Spider-Man #1 (by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Scietronc, Neeraj Menon, and VC's Joe Caramagna), Peter Parker returns home with a radioactive mutant spider having hitched a ride in his backpack. Worse still, the spider decides to take several massive bites out of Peter's Uncle Ben before setting its sights on the future Wall-Crawler, and there is nothing either of them can do to stop it. Midnight Spider-Man #1 Rewrites Uncle Ben's Death — A...