Uncle Ben

Uncle Ben lived in Spider-Man's dimension. His character first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15.

Benjamin Parker married May Reilly, but the couple never had children. Ben's younger brother did have a son, however, who was named Peter Parker. After Peter's parents were killed when he was very young, he was raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Years later, Peter received extraordinary powers and became Spider-Man. Instead of becoming a superhero, however, Peter used his powers for his own personal gain. When he failed to stop a crook because of his own arrogance, the same criminal broke into Ben's house and killed him. When Peter heard that his Uncle Ben had been shot, he used his Spider-Man persona to find the crook and attempt to murder him as well. When Peter learned that the criminal was the same one he could have stopped earlier that day, Spider-Man instead webbed him up for the police to arrest. Peter Parker then learned the important lesson, "With Great Power comes Great Responsibility." To this day, Spider-Man continues to be a hero, so he will never make a mistake like that again.