Eh.
Out of all the superheros, there is probably not a stronger following then to spider man and wolverine. I don't mean solely fans, I mean fanboys. Stereotypical "Wolvergod" or "spidergod" fanboys.
However, if we look at powers, and powers alone. We can see this:
Spider man vs. Wolverine
10 tons vs. ~1000 pounds
Speed to dodge.....anything(doc Ock's tentacles?) vs. speed to dodge human warriors.
Webs (I'm aware they arent 'allowed' in this match up, Im just looking at aspects of the character) vs. claws
And lastly, in durability....there is probably equal comic-based support for each.
Taking reader opinions, author opinions, and general bias out of the equation, spiderman (with or without webs) will probably take this fight at LEAST 60% of the time, realistically, 80-90%. There really is no conceivable way for Wolverine to match him. The only way Wolverine truly outclasses peter is in skill. Wolverine has trained with the best, and could probably match Captain America in sheer skill, but as we have seen a million times in comics, if person A is more than ten times stronger than person B, it doesn't matter how many styles person B has mastered. He is getting ***** slapped.
As far as which character I prefer? Wolverine. 100%. I like the idea of a strong character, who could kick ass after ass by himself, and is ENHANCED by his mutations. He knows damn near every fighting style, unarmed, and armed, and is pretty much Captain America's equal in Strength, agility, and durability - that is, peak human capacity. Then....regeneration and claws.
It wins it for me over a teen who got super powers from a spider. Eh. To each his own.
Even WITH my bias, I can see that spider man could not POSSIBLY fail to whoop up on wolverine. One is peak human + regeneration and claws, and the other is a super human in every sense of the word. It is THAT easy to see. All these fanboys just need to be more realistic, grow up, and be a little more mature.
Oh, and I'm new to the forum - what is CIS? PIS? Any other important acronyms I should know?