Pavitr Prabhakar (Earth-50101)

Spider-Man
Name	Paviitr Prabhakar
Current Alias	Spider-Man
Aliases	Editorial Names: Spider-Man: India
Affiliation and Relationships
Relatives	Maya Prabjakar (aunt), Bhim Prabhakar (uncle, deceased)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-50101
Place of Birth	India
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	Indian
Occupation	Adventurer
Base of Operations	Mumbai, India
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Jeevan Kang, Suresh Seetharaman, Sharad Devarajan
First	Spider-Man: India #1 (November, 2004)
First	Spider-Man: India #1 (November, 2004)

History

Pavitr Prabhakar, a poor Indian boy, lives in a village and moves to Mumbai with his aunt Maya and uncle Bhim to study after getting half a scholarship. His parents died some years ago. Other boys at the school tease him and beat him. He knows his uncle Bhim is struggling to support him and his aunt Maya, and pay the school. Only Meera Jain, a girl from school, befriends him. Meanwhile, Nalin Oberoi, a local crime lord, uses an amulet to perform an ancient ritual, where he gets possessed by a demon committed to opening the gate for other demons to get back to Earth. While being chased by other kids, Pavitr encounters an ancient yogi who gives him the power of a spider, to fight the evil that threatens the world. While discovering his powers, Pavitr refuses to help a woman being attacked by several men. He leaves the place, but comes back when he hears his uncle's cry, who was stabbed when he tried to help the woman. Thus Pavitr understands that with great power comes great responsibility.

Next, Nalin Oberoi becomes human again, transforms his doctor into Doctor Octopus (without the usual mechanical arms he has demon arms that look's similar to his mechanical arms), and sends him to kill Spider-Man, as instructed by the demon voices. Doc Ock fails, and Spider-Man makes it to the newspapers, where he is deemed a threat.

Oberoi kidnaps Pavitr's aunt, taking her to a refinery outside Mumbai. There he betrays Doctor Octopus, blasting him away with a ray. Spider-Man arrives and fights Oberoi, who has also kidnapped Meera. He lets both aunt Maya and Meera fall. Spider-Man dives for his aunt, but then fails to rescue Meera, who is saved by Doctor Octopus, that is just coming back to exact revenge on Oberoi. Pavitr reveals his identity to Meera and asks her to take his aunt away.

Oberoi gets rid of Doctor Octopus for good, and touches Spider-Man with the amulet. A Venom-like creature tries to take Spider-Man to the dark side, but he remembers his uncle and rejects the evil. By doing so, the link between the demons and Oberoi is shattered, and he becomes human again.

Everything goes back to normal, Spider-Man gets the girl, and celebrates the Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, with his aunt.

Some time laterm, Spider-Man is encountered by Otto Octavius (Earth-616), who saves him from certain death by Kran. He joins the team of Spider-Men from many dimensions to battle Morlun.

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See Also

• 49 appearance(s) of Pavitr Prabhakar (Earth-50101)
• 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Pavitr Prabhakar (Earth-50101)
• 7 minor appearance(s) of Pavitr Prabhakar (Earth-50101)
• 1 mention(s) of Pavitr Prabhakar (Earth-50101)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Pavitr Prabhakar (Earth-50101)
• 108 image(s) of Pavitr Prabhakar (Earth-50101)
• 3 quotation(s) by or about Pavitr Prabhakar (Earth-50101)