Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Spider-Man #3As the Spider-Verse is falling apart in the pages of Marvel Comics, a new Spider-Man variant based on the Black Cat has highlighted a weakness with spider-sense.
An old Spider-Man villain named Shathra has returned, and she has been transforming different Spider-Man variants across the multiverse into her minions. A team of different spider totems led by Spider-Woman Julia Carpenter has gathered in order to stop them, but the team is scattered and divided on how best to proceed. Sensing that there's a way to bring Spider-Woman Jessica Drew back from being wiped out of existence, the Spider-Man from the mainstream Earth-616 Marvel Universe, along with several others, journey to find her salvation.
In Spider-Man #3 by Dan Slott and Mark Bagley, Spider-Man and his group wind up at an ancient temple in the jungle to find a totem that could bring Spider-Woman back. A Spider-Man variant based off of Black Cat has joined them as she is a master thief. She is tasked with breaking into the temple and is able to successfully dodge the traps. However, she also puts the others in danger with what she does. When pressed about it, she responds that her spide-sense only warns her when she is in danger. It doesn't extend to those she is with such as Peter Parker.
Spider-Man's Spider-Sense Only Identifies Danger For Himself
This is a pretty major detail about spider-sense that is not explored often enough. Spider-Man has historically been a loner. It took him many decades to become part of a team and work with others. So this fighting style of attacking alone has allowed him to focus on his own moves and how his spider-sense guides him rather than others. So it would make sense that when Spidey's spider-sense is deployed while he's working on a team, it can have some serious consequences.
In this instance, spider-sense is actually a liability more than a benefit. If one or more members of the group are relying heavily on their spider-sense, then they could actually put others in danger if they are not incorporated into that spider-sense web. This individual could believe that everything is okay because they are not the ones in immediate danger while their allies could be under threat. Spider-Man probably doesn't have to worry about this when he's with other heroes who don't have a spider-sense and are always on the lookout for danger. But for a group of Spider-Man variants, all of whom like Black Cat have their own spider-sense tailored to their own self, it tends to complicate things.
Spider-Man #3 is now available from Marvel Comics