Warning : check Spoilers forAnt - Man # 1 !

Marvel ’s diminutive heroAnt - Manhas just shown how he can become even stronger thanSpider - Man . wanderer - Man and Ant - Man have become pretty pop Marvel Heron over the old age . With the likeable relatability of Spider - Man and the surreal risky venture that come up with Ant - Man ’s shrinking ability , both hero have garner a fanbase over the years that share similar dear for their respective character . However , one thing the two have in unwashed is the fact that they ’re incredibly strong , leading to a disputation over who could potentially advance in a effort of strength . Spider - Man ’s mystical connective with spidersis something that readers have found that apply him an advantage over Ant - Man , but a recent reveal in the Spider - Verse has shown that Ant - Man does have a way to overtake the Webhead ’s strength .

InSilk # 4by Emily Kim and Takeshi Miyazawa , spider hero Cindy Moon found herself radically aged after coming into tangency with a Korean witch run out the DOE from popular influencers . The event of her new elderly reality hear her wanderer powers take a hit as a solution . Her spider gumption was weakened , her web could n’t be used as much and she could n’t even swing to the final fight without help from J. Jonah Jameson . This reveal showcasedthe horrifying the true about spider powersthat indicated that anyone in the Spider - Verse would one day no longer be able to use them reliably as an Old Man or Old Woman Spidey . Ant - Man , on the other hired hand , get a one - up on Spider - Man in this good sense .

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InAnt - Man # 1by Al Ewing and Tom Reilly , Ant - Man finds himself at the mercy of the scoundrel group known as the Ant - Agonists . Hoping to turn the tide after Wasp comes to Ant - Man ’s saving , Professor Weems – a.k.a . Time Master – uses an years beam to turn the zep into an 80 - year - previous man . What Weems does n’t realize though is that the rapid aging diminish Ant - Man ’s branch , allowing him to slip out of his restraints . What ’s surprising though is that his frail appearance is n’t something to be undervalue forsomeone that could be the Avengers ' coolest submarine . He well knocks out Weems with a undivided clout , indicating that he can still employ the molecular horizontal surface of his exoskeleton suit to expand his posture .

The biggest divergence between Spider - Man and Ant - Man is that Ant - Man ’s abilities primarily derive from his suit . Whenever he shrinks , his forcefulness is tough than usual because of his increased density at molecular grade . When at normal sizing , the suit itself does the work as it ’s tough and similar to an ant ’s exoskeleton . Without the suit , he ’d just be an aged man , but with it , he ’s just as capable to be Ant - Man as he was when he was vernal . Spider - Man ’s effectiveness , on the other hand , come from the abilities he received after being seize with teeth bya radioactive wanderer . While most variant of Spider - Man can webswing without an constitutional source due to creating entanglement - swinging contrivance , his suit is just for show and protecting his individuality , minus sure iteration like the Stark suit in the MCU or the Iron Spider suit .

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Once Spider - Man pass on old age , his power will diminish , and he will require to hang up the suit for good since it does n’t assist him like Ant - Man ’s does . Ant - Man still has a compass of trick at his disposal to keep him in tip - top material body and able to struggle with the Avengers for decades to come . Unfortunately , the same ca n’t be said for everyone ’s favorite webhead , putting Ant - Man at a slight advantage in terms of forcefulness . Sure , it comes with a immense condition involving him require to wait untilSpider - Man ’s ability diminish with time and wo n’t see the two duking it out to see who would win , but it ’s anotable strength inAnt - Man’sarsenal that can see him being a hero for generation .

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