What does 42 mean in Marvel?

The number 42 appears in key scenes throughout "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," and it's also present in the original comic book. Some fans believed it was a nod to Douglas Adams' book "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," but it's not. It's a reference to baseball legend Jackie Robinson's jersey number.
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What is the significance of 42 in Marvel?

42 pops up multiple times throughout the movie, and the Easter egg serves two purposes. The creator revealed the number stands for both the jersey number of boundary-breaking baseball player Jackie Robinson, and the famed answer to "life, the universe, and everything in it" from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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What does the 42 in Spider-Man mean?

References to the number 42 throughout #SpiderVerse are in honor of Jackie Robinson, the first African American Major League Baseball player, whose jersey number was 42. #
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Is 616 Miles from the Ultimate Universe?

The Miles Morales of the Ultimate Universe was a kid who was bitten by a radioactive spider and became Spider-Man. The Miles Morales of the 616 universe was not that. He was, strangely enough, a criminal with a creepy scarred up face and a pretty awful record. He also worked for Wilson Fisk for a time.
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Was the spider that bit Miles from another dimension?

The answer to that would be "The spider came from another universe and traveled back in time just like Gwen did". However, to keep things simple, we can assume that Oscorp was up to no good and were experimenting with Peter's blood and Miles got bit by it. We already know that happened in the comics.
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Is Earth-1610 still alive?

Earth-1610 was destroyed in the final Incursion.
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Why does Miles have extra powers?

The character possesses powers similar to those of the original Spider-Man, which were derived from the bite of a spider genetically engineered by Spider-Man's nemesis Norman Osborn in an attempt to duplicate those abilities.
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What is Marvel's Earth 1?

The home of the Totem Hunters and the Master Weaver. Earth-001 also contains the Web of Life and Destiny, which serves as a map of the Multiverse and is maintained by the arachnid deities known as the Spider-Totems.
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What universe is venom in?

Venom is a fictional character primarily voiced by Tom Hardy appearing in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) media franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
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Where did spider 42 come from?

The number 42 appears in key scenes throughout "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," and it's also present in the original comic book. Some fans believed it was a nod to Douglas Adams' book "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," but it's not. It's a reference to baseball legend Jackie Robinson's jersey number.
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What's the meaning of 42?

In Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the number from which all meaning ("the meaning of life, the universe, and everything") could be derived.
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Why did the spider bite Peter?

In 2001, it was revealed that a mystical being known as the Great Weaver chose the spider to be his avatar. The Great Weaver manipulated the spider into coming into contact with radiation and then had it bite Peter Parker giving him his powers.
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What happens if you call Steve Rogers number from Infinity War?

"For the people that left the theater and called that number, they would get a voicemail from Steve Rogers." The number you see in the movie is the one the Russos had all set up. In the end, the higher powers-that-be at Disney intervened and said "no."
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What earth is Miles Morales in?

Miles Morales (of Earth-1610) is the second Spider-Man in the Ultimate Universe, succeeding Peter Parker after his supposed death. He is a former member of both the Ultimates and the Young Ultimates. He currently lives on Earth-616 with the Peter Parker of that universe known as Marvel Universe.
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Is Miles Morales spider from another universe?

Emerging from a universe in need of a new Spider-Man, a Brooklyn teen named Miles Morales rose to the challenge. Reluctant at first, he quickly earned the mantle of a Super Hero. 125 lbs.
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Why is there 3 different Spider Mans?

After the poor critical and box office performance of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," Sony decided to pursue another reboot, and given the success of the MCU, they decided to get Marvel Studios to produce the third iteration of Spider-Man in a decade.
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What Spider-Man is 616?

Peter Benjamin Parker (of Earth-616), also known by his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, is a superhero who has appeared in all forms of Spider-Man media, and many comic book series published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko.
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What Earth is venom from?

Origins. The Venom symbiote originated on the planet Klyntar, where it was looked down upon and considered a "loser" for being a runt and lacking the advanced shapeshifting abilities possessed by other symbiotes.
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What does 616 mean in Marvel?

Common Use: Marvel has two regularly-used ongoing universes. The regular Marvel universe, which has been in existence since the launch of Fantastic Four in 1961, is called the 616 (or more technically Earth-616). The Ultimate Universe refers to the reality where Marvel's "Ultimate" line of comic book takes place.
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Why does Mysterio say 616?

Earth-616 in Marvel

If that sounds familiar, it's because we heard the same number back in Spider-Man: Far From Home, when Quentin Beck (aka, Mysterio) claimed to be a multiversal traveler. Of course, Beck was a liar, so we assumed he was lying about Earth-616 too. Turns out he was right — or just a lucky guesser.
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Is the MCU Earth-616 or 199999?

“It's not all (Earth) 616, the MCU is definitely 199999.” All of this pertains to how many years the MCU stands for. She continues, “You can't take it from the Marvel comics canon, that was the main comics canon where all the main events took place.
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What is the heaviest thing Spider-Man has lifted?

A spider can lift 170x their weight, and if Peter has inherited a spider's powers, he could lift about 25000 pounds, roughly translating to 12.5 ton. But in the comics it has been proven he can lift up to 100-300 tons if under extreme conditions.
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Why can Miles turn invisible?

As such, Miles' powers make sense within that context: Turning invisible is just an extension of certain Spiders and their ability to blend into their environment (not usually with chameleon powers, but again, spiders don't shoot webs from their arms).
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Who is Miles Morales main villain?

Phin Mason, also known as the Tinkerer, is the central antagonist of the 2020 video game Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
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