Miles was created in August 2011 by Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli. He debuted in the comic Ultimate Fallout #4. This comic followed the death of Peter Parker. Miles is a 13-year-old biracial teenage son of an African-American father and a Puerto Rican mother.

I think the overall response was interesting. The thought of people thinking that the only reason Miles Morales was released was a publicity stunt tells a lot about Marvel in the aspect that the only way they could have an inclusive character was to get publicity and attention. When you think about how late or recently Miles Morales was created, it's kind of shocking. Only at the end of 2011 was the first African American Spider-Man made, and only the second Latinx Spider-Man.