Creation

Arachno-Man is a character that was made by Marvel Comics for legal reasons. The first Spider-Man movie was just about to show, and the creators of the Ultimate Spider-Man comic thought it would be cool to have Tobey Maguire (the actor who played Peter Parker/ Spider-Man in the movies) star in the Ultimate Spider-man comic. Because there was uncertainty about whether or not Marvel was allowed to use the "Movie Spider-Man" in a comic. As a result the Arachno-Man was made. After some time Marvel understood they did have the rights to publish the "Movie Spider-Man" in their comic and did so. Although, people thought the concept of the Arachno-Man was to much fun to pass by. That's why there was also a variant published of this specific comic starring the Arachno-Man. His first and only appearance is in Ultimate Spider-Man 54, the Arachno-Man variant.

Other

Ultimate Spider-Man Video Game

In the Ultimate Spider-Man Video Game an alternative suit, namely that of the Arachno-Man can be found and there can also be found a poster with the advertising of a film with its participation.