It’s a shame when once proud and upstanding superheroes fall from grace.  Here, in exclusive pictures, we show you the steady decline and final downfall of Spider-Man, from the good times to the final humiliation.

Surf’s Up Spidey

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Everyone needs time off and the same is said for our friendly neighborhood Spiderman. Here we see him taking to the waves on a recent vacation to Hawaii. Spiders do like water then! A happy moment before the sadness and embarrassment of what was to come later.

Weekend Dad Spidey

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Unbeknown to the rest of the world, Spidey is a father. Here in a rare shot, he is shown with his son, Penn Parker, comforting the young boy because he failed to vanquish his arch enemy Octo-kid. A touching father-son moment. Shame that Spidey Mom has now denied access because he failed to keep up his child maintenance payments.

Beach Bum Spidey

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Spidey spent some time trying to spin his webs while on his vacation in Hawaii. Unfortunately, the beach babes tanning themselves mistook these as lewd comments and promptly chased him off the beach. Perhaps a sign of the sad times to come, this was perhaps the first time that Spidey was seen acting erratically in public.

Spidey Slob

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Everyone needs some time off just to be themselves and slob about, and that includes superheroes. Here we see Spidey between battling various villains when he decided to hit McDonalds rather than the gym. As we all know, rapid weight gain and loss can be indicative of more serious psychological problems and this, sadly, was the case with Spidey.

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Piñata time for Spidey! A little narcissistic, I suppose, but for his birthday ol’ Spidey likes nothing more than beating an effigy of himself up with large pole. Put like that, it sounds a little kinky (more of that later!). A cry for help from a damaged hero? Who can say!

No Gasoline Spidey

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What with the credit crunch and sub-prime, things can get tough, even if you are a superhero. Here, Spidey has to resort to taking public transport with his friends Batman and Robin. He maintains he is being eco-friendly by using the bus, but the fact is that Spidey is cash strapped and down to his last few dollars.

Mister Potato Head Spidey

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Spidey is so desperate for cash he has had to take a second job dressing up as a children’s fictional character. I mean, how low can you go?

Performance Art Spidey

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Lower. In a desperate attempt to make cash, Spidey has taken to performance art - incognito of course. This is a shot from the Edinburgh Festival and is part of his one man show entitled “Still Life in Concrete, Begging”. Shame on you, Spidey.

Phone Booth Spidey

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We can exclusively reveal that Spidey’s cell phone contract elapsed last month and he has had to resort to using phone booths. As you can see, he was quite startled and not a little annoyed to be caught on camera by our photographer!

Gigolo Spidey

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The shame of it. For many, the last resort in the fight to stave off poverty, our secretly located camera reveals Spidey’s fist attempt at being a gigolo. How the mighty have fallen!

Subway Spidey

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After the stint as a gigolo, Spidey thought he couldn’t stoop any lower. However, we have gained access to pictures of him performing for small change on the subway. A terrible fall from grace for this once much respected and admired crime fighter.

Entrapment Spidey

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Here we see the sad results of Spidey’s attempt to do a George Michael. He should perhaps give it all up and head for the Home for Distressed Ex-Superheroes. Spidey got four weeks community service for this debacle.

Anarchist Spidey

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Disaffected youth, as we all know, sometimes turn to extreme politics. Here, Spidey demonstrates against the EU decision to tax spider webs according to size. Minutes later he was arrested and deported back to the United States.

Splatter Spidey

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Time was Spidey could glide gracefully from building to building. Such are his money worries however, that he is finding his famous spider senses deserting him. Here our photographer captures a particularly embarrassing moment for Spidey as his decline becomes his fall.

Streetwalker Spidey

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Alas, the downfall is complete. Spidey has to resort to walking the streets. Rumor has it he is now referred to as Roxanne and charges twenty dollars an hour. Oh Peter, if your Grandmother could see you now!