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>sticks to helping 50sq mile radius
Spider-Man kind of has to stick to New York (or at least some setting with tall buildings) because of his whole web-swinging gimmick. When people think of Spider-Man they imagine him swinging around tall buildings before pretty much anything else. Spider-Man in a setting like a desert where he has nothing to swing around on feels out of his element.
Also Marvel doesn't seem THAT dead set on making Spider-Man their "strongest" superhero just because he's their most popular. For example Dr Doom is on such a higher level of power from Spider-Man that when he shows up Spider-Man doesn't even try to defeat him anymore. Peter basically just acts like Doom's bitch and the best he can do is just some snarky wisecracks.