The thing about Spiderman is that he was a failure but also a hero. Although he was a nerd, he also managed to get the most popular girl, although he had powers, he managed to not use them when he should and his uncle Ben's died because of it, although he is Spiderman and many people like him, he is ostracized by J.J. Jameson in his newspaper,
They gave him a sidekick? utter rubbish.