Spider-man, according to the Ultimate Guide, or w/e its called, can lift 10 tons. True, this is nothing to the Hulk, but whoever said fighting was totally based on strength? Spidey is likely the most agile super-hero around! But even more, he's a more human character, not big and green. Writers and readers love human characters. that's why, like when they have those comics "super-hero1 Vs. super-hero2" Spidey and Batman come out on top. Writers enjoy seeing the tenacity and "never-say-die" attitudes that those two characters personify in humans. So it's all about the writers. Duh!
