Tom Holland is getting his first solo movie when “Spider-Man: Homecoming” hits theaters Friday, but it isn’t his first time playing the web slinger. Peter Parker was introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in “Captain America: Civil War,” and there are some key details you should remember about the “Cap” movie before heading to the theaters.

When Peter is introduced in “Civil War,” he comes home to find Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) talking to Aunt May (Marisa Tomei). The billionaire claims Peter is getting an grant from one of Tony’s foundations.

After Tony awkwardly flirts with Aunt May, he and Peter get a second to talk alone. Tony sees all the old school tech that Peter salvaged from dumpsters, but he is more impressed with his athletic activities. He knows that Peter is Spider-Man. He found videos of him fighting crime on YouTube and decides to recruit the teen.

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Spider-Man joins Iron Man’s side of the civil war to enforce the Sokovia Accords, legal documents forcing superheroes to only act with government approval. Tony takes Peter to Berlin, where Team Cap and Team Iron Man face off. Spider-Man steals Captain America’s (Chris Evans) shield and then participates in the epic fight.

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Peter Parker (Tom Holland) was introduced in “Captain America: Civil War,” but he will headline a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie for the first time in “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” Marvel

Spider-Man turns out to be pretty helpful. He manages to delay Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) before Redwing pulls him out of the building. He brushes himself off, and then he fights Captain America by himself. He manages to hold his own for a few minutes before Cap causes the jet bridge to fall on him. “You got heart kid,” Steve comments. He’s happy to know that the next generation of superheroes is still coming from New York’s outer boroughs.

When Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) becomes Giant-Man, Spidey comes up with a plan to take him down, inspired by “that really old movie ‘Empire Strikes Back.’” He wraps Ant-Man in tons of webbing, causing him to trip.

After taking Giant-Man out, Peter is pretty banged up. Iron Man sidelines Spider-Man and tells him that he’s done. He can’t have a kid risking his life any more than he already has. Peter goes back to New York.

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In the post-credits scene of “Captain America: Civil War,” Peter is back in his Queens apartment nursing his wounds. He’s scratching at a wristband that Tony gave him when Aunt May comes in with some ice. Peter says some guy named Steve from Brooklyn hit him and he had a huge friend (which isn’t technically a lie). After May leaves the room, Peter realizes that his wristband projects some sort of computerized Spider-Man interface.

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” picks up just after “Civil War.” Now that Peter has returned home, he wants to prove that he can be an Avenger. Tony has given him a super suit that has all kinds of tech gadgets in it, but the genius billionaire playboy philanthropist wants the teen to stick to basics. Peter handles a lot of petty theft, but when he discovers Vulture (Michael Keaton), a villain with stolen alien tech, he can’t resist the opportunity to prove he is ready for the big time.

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” hits theaters July 7.

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