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List of Spider-Man enemies

January 06, 2023

Spider-Man is a superhero created by Marvel Comics who debuted in the anthology comic book series issue Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) during the Silver Age of Comics. After his debut, he got his own comic book entitled The Amazing Spider-Man. This comic introduced many of what would become his major supervillain adversaries. Spider-Man then became popular enough for more Spider-Man comic spinoffs (The Spectacular Spider-Man, Marvel Team-Up, Web of Spider-Man, Peter Parker: Spider-Man etc.) which introduced more recurring enemies of the web-slinger, across their various incarnations.

MorbiusHydro-ManChameleonWill o' the WispKingpinCarnageSwarmLizardVerminSandmanScarecrowScorpionTarantulaVultureKraven the HunterHobgoblinGreen GoblinVenomMolten ManElectroHammerheadRhinoMysterioDoctor Octopus
Depiction of the many Spider-Man villains in a dream sequence of Spider-Man in The Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2) #32. Art by Sean Chen. (Click on a character's face to identify the character's name and to learn more about the character.)

As with Spider-Man, most of his villains' powers originate from scientific accidents or the misuse of scientific technology. They can be classified into multiple categories, such as animal-themed villains (Doctor Octopus, Vulture, Lizard, Rhino, Scorpion, Jackal, Beetle, Kangaroo, Tarantula, and Puma), those with powers over the elements (Sandman, Electro, Molten Man, and Hydro-Man), horror-themed villains (the Green Goblin, the Hobgoblin, Morbius, Morlun, and the Symbiotes), crime lords (the Kingpin, Tombstone, Hammerhead, Silvermane, and Mister Negative),[1] inventors (the Shocker, the Tinkerer, Spencer Smythe, and Alistair Smythe), and masters of trickery and illusion (the Chameleon and Mysterio).[1] There are, however, numerous villains that don't fit into any specific category, such as Kraven the Hunter and Mephisto, the latter of whom originated as a Silver Surfer villain. The villains oftentimes form teams such as the Sinister Six to oppose the web-slinger.

Spider-Man is notable for having numerous villains that redeemed themselves and became antiheroes, such as Black Cat, the Prowler, Morbius, Kraven, and Silver Sable. Also, unlike most superheroes, Spider-Man doesn't have one particular archenemy, but rather three: the Norman Osborn version of the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and the Eddie Brock version of Venom, the latter two of whom have been similarly redeemed and depicted as antiheroes.

The rogues gallery of Spider-Man has garnered positive critical acclaim and has been considered one of the greatest rogues galleries of all time.

Debuting in Spider-Man titles

 
Stan Lee is responsible with helping create the most villains for the web-slinger and helped pave the way for the fictional rogues gallery.

The majority of supervillains depicted in Spider-Man comics first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man, while some first appeared in spinoff comics such as The Spectacular Spider-Man and Marvel Team-Up and other titles.

The Amazing Spider-Man debuts

See also: List of The Amazing Spider-Man issues

Most of the supervillains of Spider-Man would be introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man comic book starting with the Chameleon.[2] The early villains would be introduced in the 1960s during the Silver Age of Comic Books,[2] and created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.[2] John Romita Sr. replaced Ditko starting with the Rhino.[3] Gerry Conway later replaced Stan Lee and helped create new adversaries for the web-slinger and also helped pave the way for the Bronze Age of Comic Books with the death of Spider-Man's long time romantic interest, Gwen Stacy.[4][5][6] Many collaborators would soon take over The Amazing Spider-Man title. One of the more popular examples included Todd McFarlane's Venom in the Modern Age of Comic Books.[7]

Note: Alter ego characters who are the most high profile in the supervillain alias but have shared that alias with others are in bold. Alter egos listed having N/A use their real name as the supervillain name. All the villains are listed in the chronological order of their debut in comics. Characters of the central rogues gallery are in bold.

Central rogues gallery

Name Notable alter ego First appearance issue # Creator Descriptions
Chameleon1 Dmitri Anatoly Nikolayevich Smerdyakov #1 (March 1963)[2][8] Stan Lee[2][8]
Steve Ditko[2][8]		 A master of disguise who can make himself look like anybody[2][8]
Vulture Adrian Toomes #2 (May 1963)[9][10] An inventor who created mechanical wings that allow him to fly and grant him superhuman strength[11]
Doctor OctopusArch1 Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius #3 (July 1963)[8] Originally a brilliant scientist, his greatest invention, a set of metallic limbs, became fused to his body by an accident which caused his insanity. He has telepathic control of these arms, which are strong enough to physically hurt Spider-Man.[12] While Doctor Octopus is regarded as one of Spider-Man's archenemies, he also been portrayed as an antihero, and even starred in his own comic book storyline that saw him becoming a superhero called the Superior Spider-Man after the original Spider-Man's death.
Sandman2 William Baker / Flint Marko #4 (September 1963)[13][14] Once a small-time crook, he became a supervillain after his body merged with sand which he can manipulate in many ways, such as shapeshifting, increasing his density and strength to lift up to 85 tons, and creating dust storms from his body.[15]
Lizard Dr. Curtis "Curt" Connors #6 (November 1963)[16][17][18] A scientist researching genetics, he injected himself with an experimental serum made from reptile DNA which transformed him into a humanoid lizard. As the Lizard, he has regeneration abilities, along with superhuman strength, speed, and agility. He has sometimes been shown as being able to telepathically command all reptiles within a one-mile radius.[19]
Electro3 Maxwell Dillon #9 (February 1964)[20][21] Originally a lineman for an electric company, he turned to a life of crime after being struck by lightning while working on a power line and becoming a living electric capacitor. His powers range from shooting electricity bolts to flight and superhuman strength and speed, which makes him one of Spider-Man's most dangerous enemies.[22]
Mysterio4 Quentin Beck
Daniel Berkhart
Francis Klum 		#13 (June 1964)[23][24] A master of illusion who uses special effects, hypnosis, and an extensive knowledge of chemistry and robotics to trick his enemies[24]
Green Goblin[25]Arch2 Norman Osborn (Green Goblin I)Arch2
Harry Osborn (Green Goblin II)[26][1]		 #14 (July 1964)[25] The first Green Goblin, Norman Osborn, is the CEO of Oscorp and has powers derived from a "Goblin formula" that increases agility, endurance, strength, and reflexes to superhuman levels. The formula has also advances the intelligence while causing insanity as a side effect. He uses an arsenal of weapons created by Oscorp, such as pumpkin bombs and a personal glider. The Norman version of the Green Goblin is usually regarded as Spider-Man's archenemy.[25] The second Goblin, Harry Osborn, is Norman's son and Peter Parker's best friend. He has the same powers as his father.
Kraven the Hunter5 Sergei Kravinoff
Alyosha Kravinoff (son)
Ana Kravinoff (daughter) 		#15 (August 1964)[27] Depicted as the world's greatest big-game hunter, Kraven is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, though he also uses a "magic jungle potion" to increase his speed, strength, and tracking skills. He aims to kill Spider-Man, whom he regards as his equal, to prove himself as the world's greatest hunter, and is also the half-brother of the Chameleon.[28]
Scorpion6 Mac Gargan6 #20 (January 1965) A former private investigator who underwent a test that made him more powerful than Spider-Man, at the cost of his sanity. He gained the superhuman strength of a scorpion, and was provided with a scorpion-themed suit and weaponry (such as a tail which evolved from a simple club tail to a scythe-like spike capable of shooting lasers, acid among other projectiles). Gargan later became the third host of the Venom symbiote.[29][30]
Rhino7 Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich #41 (October 1966)[31] Stan Lee[3]
John Romita Sr.[3]		 A Russian thug who was given a rhinoceros modeled armor, which give him superhuman strength and resistance, after undergoing a chemical and radiation treatment. After escaping from his handlers, he used his newfound powers to become a supervillain.[32] He became best known for being dimwitted.[33]
Shocker Herman Schultz #46 (March 1967)[29][34] A former small-time criminal who built himself a battle suit that contains vibro-shock gauntlets.[29][35]
Kingpin8 Wilson Grant Fisk #50 (July 1967) ("Spider-Man No More!")[36][37] Depicted as crime lord of New York City. Manipulate henchman to do his bidding. His body consists of mostly muscle (despite looking like he is obese) that has much strength and agility. Enough to grapple and hammer Spider-Man.[38][1]
Morbius, the Living Vampire[1][39] Michael Morbius #101 (October 1971)9[40] Roy Thomas[40]
Gil Kane[41]		 A formerly renowned biochemist who was mutated into a vampire. He has all the powers and weaknesses of a vampire. Later comic book storylines depict him as a tragic antihero.[1]
Hammerhead[1][42][43] Joseph (Full Name Unrevealed)[44] #113 (October 1972)[45] Gerry Conway
John Romita Sr.[46]		 A mobster who had most of his skull replaced with an unbendable steel alloy
Jackal[47] Miles Warren #129 (February 1974)10[47] Gerry Conway[47]10
Ross Andru[47]10		 A brilliant professor with the knowledge of cloning, which he uses to torment Spider-Man emotionally. As the Jackal, he possesses superhuman strength, speed, and agility.[1]
Black Cat11 Felicia Hardy #194 (July 1979)[48] Marv Wolfman
Keith Pollard[48]		 A master cat burglar, who inherited her name and skills from her father. She often carries a grappling hook for swinging on rooftops,[1] and sometimes has bad luck powers.[49] She has often been depicted as both a love interest and ally of Spider-Man.
Hydro-Man[1] Morris Bench #212 (January 10, 1981)[50][51] Denny O'Neil
John Romita Jr. 		A former crewman who gained aquakinetic abilities following an accident during Spider-Man's fight with Namor.
Hobgoblin Roderick Kingsley
Jason Macendale
Phil Urich[39][52]		 #238 (March 1983) Roger Stern[53][54]
John Romita Sr.[54][55]		 Roderick Kingsley discovered one of Norman Osborn's lairs and perfected the Green Goblin formula, which granted him superhuman strength and intelligence without Osborn's insanity. Using a vast arsenal of weapons similar to the Green Goblin's, including a goblin glider, pumpkin bombs and razor-sharp bats, Kingsley became the criminal mastermind known as the Hobgoblin.[54][56][1]
Tombstone Alonzo "Lonnie" Thompson Lincoln Web of Spider-Man #36 (March 1988)[57] Gerry Conway
Alex Saviuk 		An albino mob enforcer
VenomArch3 Eddie Brock (Venom I)Arch3
Mac Gargan (Venom II) 		#300 (May 1988)12[7][58] Todd McFarlane[59] Eddie Brock is a former reporter who blamed Spider-Man for ruining this career and his life. He became Venom after binding with the symbiote that once merged with Spider-Man. As Venom, he has the same powers as Spider-Man, and aims to ruin his life in any way he can.[59] He is also undetectable to Spider-Man's spider sense.[60] While Venom grew to be regarded as one of Spider-Man's archenemies, later comic book storylines depict him as an antihero, and he even reluctantly teamed up with Spider-Man when the lives of innocent people were at risk. Other character have also been the host of the Venom symbiote, including Mac Gargan, who became the second Venom.
Carnage Cletus Kasady #361 (April 1992)13[61] David Michelinie[62][63]
Erik Larsen[64]
Mark Bagley[62]		 An offspring of the Venom symbiote merged with a serial killer. Carnage possess powers such as shapeshifting and creating weapons from his body. He can also plant ideas in people's heads.[61]
Mister Negative[39] Martin Li #546 (January 2008) (full appearance)[65] Dan Slott
Phil Jimenez 		A crime boss and leader of the Inner Demons gang, who can swap his between his normal appearance and his alter ego. His powers include a healing touch, mind control, and the ability to charge regular weapons with his energy.

Foes of lesser renown that originated in The Amazing Spider-Man

Name Notable alter ego First appearance issue # Creator Descriptions
Tinkerer Phineas T. Mason #2 (May 1963)[66] Stan Lee
[67] Steve Ditko[67]		 A gifted engineer who specializes in creating gadgets from just about anything[67]
Living Brain[68] N/A #8 (January 1964)[69] Stan Lee[69]
Steve Ditko[69]		 A living robot that is designed to solve any problem[69]
Big Man Frederick Foswell #10 (March 1964)[41] Stan Lee[41]
Steve Ditko[41]		 A notorious crime lord in New York City[41]
Spencer Smythe / Spider-Slayers #25 (June 1965)[41] Stan Lee
Steve Ditko 		A robotic expert who created the Spider-Slayers to hunt down Spider-Man
Crime Master[70] Various #26 (July 1965)[41] Stan Lee
Steve Ditko 		A professional criminal who was the alias of different people
Molten Man[71] Mark Raxton[71] #28 (September 1965)[72] Stan Lee
Steve Ditko 		A scientist who was covered in a liquid metallic alloy that not only gives him super-strength, but also enabled him to generate heat and radiation.
Looter[73][74] Norton G. Fester #36 (May 1966)[72] Stan Lee
Steve Ditko 		A poor scientist who gains superpowers from meteor gas
Robot Master / Gaunt Mendel Stromm #37 (June 1966)[41][57] Stan Lee
Steve Ditko 		A former college teacher and partner of Norman Osborn that became a cyborg after being betrayed by Osborn
Finisher Karl Fiers Annual #5 (November 1968)[75] Stan Lee[75]
Larry Lieber[75]
Man Mountain Marko[76] Michael Marko #73 (June 1969)[41] Stan Lee
John Romita Sr. 		A Maggia lieutenant to Silvermane with super-strength
Silvermane[77] Silvio Manfredi #73 (June 1969)[78] Stan Lee
John Buscema[41]		 An aging crime boss
Prowler Hobie Brown #78 (November 1969)[79] Stan Lee
John Buscema[41]
Kangaroo[73][80] Frank Oliver[81]
Brian Hibbs 		#81 (February 1970)[41] Stan Lee
John Buscema
Jim Mooney
John Romita Sr.[80]		 A name given to two kangaroo-themed villains
Schemer[41] Richard Fisk #83 (April 1970) Stan Lee
John Romita Sr. 		The son of the Kingpin
Gog N/A #103 (December 1971)[41] Roy Thomas
Gil Kane 		An alien was found by Kraven the Hunter and adopted as a pet. He quickly grew gigantic in size, and possesses superhuman strength and bracelets that allow interdimensional teleportation.
Gibbon[82] Martin Blank #110 (July 1972)[41] Stan Lee
John Romita Sr.[82]		 A lesser criminal with gibbon-like abilities
Man-Wolf[83] John Jameson #124 (September 1973).[41] Gerry Conway[46] When exposed to the Godstone, John Jameson transforms into the werewolf-like creature Man-Wolf.
Tarantula Various #134 (July 1974)[41][78] Gerry Conway
Ross Andru 		A name given to different tarantula-themed villains
Mindworm[84] William Turner #138 (November 1974) Gerry Conway[41]
Ross Andru[41]		 A superhuman with telepathic powers
Grizzly[85] Maxwell Markham #139 (December 1974)[86] Gerry Conway
Ross Andru 		An ex-professional wrestler that wears a grizzly bear-themed outfit
Human Fly[81] Richard Deacon Annual #10[87] (1976) Len Wein
Bill Mantlo
Gil Kane 		A criminal that was imprinted with the genetic code of a housefly
Will o' the Wisp[41] Jackson Arvad #167 (April 1977) Len Wein
Ross Andru 		A former Roxxon employee who can manipulate his molecules
Big Wheel[73] Jackson Wheele[81] #182 (July 1978)[41] Marv Wolfman
Ross Andru
Mike Esposito 		A criminal that rides the Big Wheel vehicle
Calypso Calypso Ezili #209 (October 1980)[88] Dennis O'Neil
Alan Weiss 		An accomplice of Kraven the Hunter who uses voodoo potions and magic
Rose[89][90] Richard Fisk #253 (June 1984)[88] Tom DeFalco The alias of a gentleman-like crime lord with the alias used by different people most notably Kingpin's son Richard Fisk
Alistair Smythe[1] N/A Annual #19 (November 1985)[91][92] Louise Simonson
Mary Wilshire[57]		 The son of Spencer Smythe, who is also a robotic expert
Slyde[81] Jalome Beacher #272 (January 1986)[93] Tom DeFalco
Sal Buscema 		A chemist whose suit allow him to move at nearly 30 miles per hour (48 km/h). He is almost impossible to grasp and he is incredibly maneuverable
Styx and Stone[73] Jacob Eishorn and Gerald Stone #309 (November 1988)[94] David Michelinie
Todd McFarlane 		A mad scientist and homeless man duo who fought Spider-Man as well as The Hulk, Venom and Cardiac. Styx has a disintegrating touch. Stone had two-large weapons on his shoulders and was later mutated into a golem-like creature.
Black Tarantula Carlos LaMuerto #419 (January 1997)[57] Tom DeFalco
Steve Skroce 		A tarantula-themed martial artist
Morlun[1][39] N/A vol. 2 #30 (June 2001)[84] J. Michael Straczynski
John Romita Jr. 		A member of the Inheritors who can drain the life force out of totems
Shathra N/A vol. 2 #46 (November 2002) J. Michael Straczynski
John Romita Jr.
Scott Hanna 		An insectoid creature from the Astral Plane
Grey Goblin Gabriel Stacy
Lily Hollister (Menace)[43]		 #509 (August 2004)
#550 (April 2008) (Menace)[95]		 J. Michael Straczynski
Mike Deodato 		A gray-resembling Green Goblin whose alias was used by different people
Overdrive[43] James Beverley Swing Shift (May 2007)[96] Dan Slott
Phil Jimenez 		A supervillain who can convert any vehicle into a high-powered one
Screwball Unknown #559 (May 2008) Dan Slott
Marcos Martín 		The world's first "live-streaming super-villain"
Massacre[97][98] Marcus Lyman #655 (April 2011)[99][100][101] Dan Slott
Marcos Martín 		A brain-damaged criminal who lacks emotions
Panda-Mania Unknown Vol. 3 #1 Dan Slott
Humberto Ramos 		A giant panda-themed supervillain
Regent Augustus Roman Vol. 4 #1 Dan Slott
Christos Gage
Paco Diaz 		The CEO of Empire Unlimited whose suit enables him to copy the powers of anyone imprisoned in his stasis tubes. A version of the character from Earth-18119 first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows as part of the "Secret Wars" storyline.
Kindred Harry Osborn Vol. 5 #5 Nick Spencer
Ryan Ottley 		A human-turned-demon who has been revealed as Harry Osborn.

The Spectacular Spider-Man debuts

Note: In chronological order

Name Alter ego First appearance Description
Carrion Various The Spectacular Spider-Man #25 (December 1978)[41][84] The first Carrion is a clone of Jackal
Iguana N/A #32 (July 1979) An accident occurs while Dr. Connors experiments on an ordinary iguana, endowing the iguana with part of Connors' lifeforce and memories, as well as the personality and powers of Connors' alter ego, the Lizard. The Iguana becomes a human-sized semi-humanoid reptile with superhuman strength, hypnotic powers, and the ability to mentally control other reptiles.[102][103] The Iguana encounters and battles Spider-Man, and is turned back into a normal iguana.[104]
Answer[84] Aaron Nicholson #91(June 1984)[105]
Spot[73][106] Jonathan Ohnn #98 (January 1985)[107] A scientist with the ability to create portals that lead to an alternate dimension and instantly cross short distances
Foreigner[84] Kris Keating #115 (June 1986)[108] A master mercenary and assassin.
Sin-Eater[84] Stanley Carter #107 (October 1986)[109] Multiple abilities ranging from artificially heightened physicality, to supernatural energy manipulation and self-healing. Was instrumental in the creation of Venom, and is also a reoccurring villain of Ghost Rider.
Lobo Brothers Carlos and Eduardo Lobo #149 (October 1988) Two brothers who become werewolves and Drug cartel members who expanded into Texas.
Demogoblin N/A #147 (February 1989) (as Hobgoblin)[41]
Web of Spider-Man #86 (March 1992)[57]		 A demon from Limbo

Marvel Team-Up debuts

Note: In chronological order

Name Alter ego First appearance Creator Description
Stegron[73] Vincent Stegron Marvel Team-Up (1st series) #19 (March 1974)[78] Len Wein
Gil Kane 		A scientist who became a humanoid Stegosaurus using the same method that turned Curt Connors into Lizard
White Rabbit[41] Dr. Lorina Dodson Marvel Team-Up #131 (July 1983)[110] J. M. DeMatteis[110]
Kerry Gammill[110]
Mike Esposito[110]		 A rabbit-themed supervillain, who pilots a giant rabbit mech and has a large arsenal of weapons at her disposal
Black Abbot (unknown) Marvel Team-Up #147 (November 1984) Cary Burkett
Greg LaRocque 		A former monk of Dakoth-Kuru, a sect that had managed to use their teachings to unlock the full potential of their minds, giving them incredible mental powers. The Black Abbot had more powers, including the ability to control the twelve others and took control of the entire brotherhood.
Incandescent Man (unknown) Marvel Team-Up #149 (January 1985) Louise Simonson
Bret Blevins 		Following an experiment bt Project Pegasus, he gained the ability to draw electrical energy into one's body.

Debuting in other Spider-Man titles

Note: In chronological order

Name Alter ego First appearance Creator Description
Shriek Frances Louise Barrison Spider-Man Unlimited #1 (May 1993)[84] Ron Lim
Mark Bagley
Mike W. Barr
Tom DeFalco
Jerry Bingham
Terry Kavanagh 		A sound-manipulating supervillain

Debuting outside Spider-Man titles

Name Alter ego First appearance Description
Beetle Abner Jenkins Strange Tales #123 (August 10, 1964)[57] A master mechanic who wears a beetle-themed armor
Boomerang[81] Fred Myers Tales to Astonish #81 (July 10, 1966)[57] A former baseball player who uses boomerangs as weapons
Mephisto Stan Lee[111]
John Buscema[112]		 The Silver Surfer #3 (December 1968; originally)[113] A demon who manipulates Spider-Man and other superheroes into making deals with him. He is responsible for Norman Osborn's and his son Harry's initial transformations into the Green Goblin, and manipulating Norman into trading away Harry's soul and facilitating the latter's torment and transformation into the demonic Kindred.[114] Mephisto is also responsible for manipulating Spider-Man into erasing his marriage to Mary Jane Watson from the timeline in exchange for resurrecting May Parker, and erasing his future daughter and adversary from existence.[115][116]
Ringer[117][118] Anthony Davis Defenders #51 (June 1977)[88] A supervillain who wields ring-based weapons
Swarm[73] Fritz von Meyer Champions #14 (July 1977)[41] A former Nazi and beekeeper whose skeleton is surrounded by a swarm of bees
Jack O'Lantern[39] Jason Macendale Machine Man #19 (February 1981)[57] A jack-o'-lantern-themed villain whose alias was used by different people.
Speed Demon James Sanders Avengers #70 (November 1969) (as the Whizzer)
The Amazing Spider-Man #222 (November 1981)[57]		 A chemist with super-speed and former member of the Squadron Sinister
Vermin Edward Whelan Captain America #272 (August 1982)[41] A geneticist who was turned into a humanoid rat by Arnim Zola
Doppelganger Spider-Doppelganger The Infinity War #1 (July 1992)[41] A nearly-mindless duplicate of Spider-Man
Supercharger Ronald Hiliard Amazing Fantasy #17 (January 1996) A supervillain who is able to absorb and store electricity
Proto-Goblin Nels van Adder Spider-Man #-1 (July 1997) In a retcon, Norman Osborn tests the incomplete version of the formula on Oscorp employee Nels van Adder, driving van Adder insane and causing him to transform into a red, demon-like being known as the "Proto-Goblin". Killing several people and blaming Norman for his condition, van Adder harasses and later attempts to kill him before being knocked out an Oscorp window by Chief of Security Arthur Stacy and his brother Detective George Stacy. In order to escape conviction for what he had done to van Adder, Norman convinces the police that van Adder had been experimenting on himself and that he had been trying to help him. Van Adder was last seen fleeing into the wilderness and his current fate is unknown.

As well as endowing van Adder with super strength and agility, the prototypical Goblin Formula gave him claws, talons, fangs, glowing green eyes, and near-impenetrable red skin that is capable of withstanding several close range bullet shots.

Hippo Mrs. Fluffy Lumpkins Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man #1 (August 2009) An uplifted hippopotamus that was uplifted by the High Evolutionary. The hippopotamus had been named "Mrs. Fluffy Lumpkins" before being experimented upon, despite the fact that it was a male hippo.

Other villains

Coldheart

Coldheart debuted in Spider-Man #49. Not much is known about the history of Kateri Deseronto. She is an expert martial artist and swordsman who wields Cryonic Swords that can freeze anyone in their place.[119]

Delilah

First appearanceThe Amazing Spider-Man #414 (August 1996)
Created byTom DeFalco and Mark Bagley
SpeciesHuman
AbilitiesSkilled at being an assassin
Further reading

Delilah first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #414 by Tom DeFalco and Mark Bagley.[41] A highly skilled and ruthless assassin who came under the employ of the Rose during one of the many crime-boss gang wars and became his confidante as well as his chief enforcer. She is first shown wiping out an entire room of mobsters so the Rose could maintain control of part of the New York Organize Crime. Delilah came into conflict with Spider-Man for the first time when she attempted to assassinate the ex-husband of one of Rose's employers. When the Black Tarantula first involved himself in the gang war, Delilah attempted to kill his super-strong henchman El Uno but she was overwhelmed by his power. The rematch, though, was a firm win for Delilah, with El Uno's head being mailed back to the Black Tarantula.[120][121]

She also had a role during the Rose's efforts to gain extra muscle and to remove Spider-Man from interfering in their operations, in the rebirth of two of Spider-Man's old foes. She was the one who threw the switch of the electric chair which gave Electro his powers back, hoping he would eliminate Spider-Man. Electro failed, and so they devised a new plan. This time, they stole the corpse of Doctor Octopus so the Hand could succeed in restoring him to life. Delilah later found herself ambushed by the Black Tarantula himself, who easily subdued her and broke her neck, inflicting fatal injuries, but before she could die, however, the Black Tarantula instantly healed her with a message of warning for the Rose.

Attempting to find help to bring down the Black Tarantula, Delilah enlisted the aid of the new costumed adventurer Ricochet (actually Spider-Man in disguise). Together they tackled two of the Black Tarantula's operatives, Roughhouse and Bloodscream. Bloodscream grabbed hold of Delilah and caused her to bleed until she passed out. She was taken by the authorities to the hospital.

Years later she appears in Loners as an assassin smuggling MGH. When Johnny Gallo (the second Ricochet) broke into a laboratory, she thought he was the one she had teamed up with, and attacked him. Despite her skills, Johnny managed to knock her out with a cunningly thrown disc.[122][123][124][125]

Spidercide

First appearanceThe Spectacular Spider-Man #22 (March 1995)
Created byTom DeFalco and Sal Buscema
SpeciesClone
Abilitiesshapeshifting, molecular manipulation, same abilities of Spider-Man
AliasesPeter Parker
Spider-Man
Freakface
Further reading

Spidercide was a major antagonist in the "Maximum Clonage" story arc. He first appeared in The Spectacular Spider-Man #222 by Tom DeFalco and Sal Buscema.[84] He is depicted as an evil foil of Spider-Man, Ben Reilly, and Kaine. Introduced as a red herring to suggest the possibility of a third individual that was the original Peter Parker, he is one of the Spider-Man clones created by Jackal, to be Jackal's enforcer and protector. However, Spidercide is actually a clone to Ben Reilly, who is a direct genetic duplicate of Spider-Man.[73]

The Jackal later modified Spidercide's powers, granting him the unique ability to control his physical make-up on a molecular level; he can alter his mass, density, shape and state at will similar to the symbiotes. Despite being created to escort and protect the Jackal, Spidercide betrayed him and aligned with the Scrier. He was believed to have died after being thrown off the roof of the Daily Bugle.[73][126] only to survive and return to menace Reilly shortly afterwards [127]

Antiheroes and reformed, semi-reformed, or occasionally reformed supervillains

The following is a list of Spider-Man adversaries who, at one point or another, have been reformed or semi-reformed, either temporarily or currently, or who are no longer primarily antagonists of Spider-Man. Many of these characters are now anti-heroes and have often acted as allies of the web-slinger, while others occasionally return to villain status depending on the story arc.

Name Alter ego First appearance
Doctor Octopus Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (July 1963)
Sandman Flint Marko The Amazing Spider-Man #4 (September 1963)
Lizard Dr. Curtis "Curt" Connors The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (November 1963)
Kraven the Hunter Sergei Kravinoff I The Amazing Spider-Man #15 (August 1964)
Boomerang Frederick "Fred" Myers Tales to Astonish #81 (July 1964)
Beetle Abner Jenkins Strange Tales #123 (August 1964)
Molten Man Mark Raxton The Amazing Spider-Man #28 (September 1965)
Prowler Hobart "Hobie" Brown The Amazing Spider-Man #78 (November 1969)
Gibbon Martin Blank The Amazing Spider-Man #110 (July 1972)
Punisher Frank Castle The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974)
Rocket Racer Robert Farrell The Amazing Spider-Man #172 (September 1977)
Black Cat Felicia Hardy The Amazing Spider-Man #194 (July 1979)
Puma Thomas Fireheart The Amazing Spider-Man #256 (September 1984)
Silver Sable Silver Sablinova The Amazing Spider-Man #265 (June 1985)
Venom Eddie Brock Web of Spider-Man #18 (September 1986)
Solo James Bourne Web of Spider-Man #19 (October 1986)
Cardiac Elias Wirtham The Amazing Spider-Man #344 (December 1990)
Kaine Kaine Parker Web of Spider-Man #119 (December 1994)

Non-supervillain enemies

See also: List of Spider-Man supporting characters
Name First appearance Description
Burglar Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) The man who killed Peter's uncle, which would inspire him to use his powers responsibly and become Spider-Man.[128]
Flash Thompson[128] Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) Early on, Flash Thompson was usually depicted as an enemy of Peter Parker and an ardent admirer of Spider-Man. He is Peter's classmate who enjoys bullying him, while ironically being one of Spider-Man's biggest fans. Later on, Flash would become good friends with Peter. In The Amazing Spider-Man #654, Flash came into contact with the Venom symbiote and became the superhero Agent Venom.[129]
J. Jonah Jameson The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963) The editor in chief of the Daily Bugle and Peter Parker's boss. He has a strong hatred of Spider-Man and tries his best to turn the city against him by publishing fake news about him, or changing them to make it look like Spider-Man is in cahoots with the villains he is fighting. He was also responsible for the funding of the creation of Scorpion, the Spider-Slayers,[1] and the Human Fly.

Group villains

 
Cover of The Spectacular Spider-Man #246 (May 1997) depicting Spider-Man's weaker foes (Spot, Gibbon, the second Kangaroo and the third Grizzly) teaming up to try to defeat Spider-Man. Art by Luke Ross
Group name Original members First Appearance Description
Enforcers[130] Montana
Ox
Fancy Dan 		The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (March 1964) A team of mercenaries usually in the employment of crime bosses. They are generally depicted as having no super powers, but are highly skilled assassins.
Sinister Six[131] Doctor Octopus
Vulture
Electro
Sandman
Mysterio
Kraven the Hunter 		The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (January 1964) Brought together by Doctor Octopus, they consist of some of Spider-Man's worst enemies, who joined forces in an attempt to eliminate the web-slinger once and for all. The team had different members in its various iterations over the years, but Doctor Octopus generally remained their leader across all versions.
Sinister Syndicate[132] Beetle
Hydro-Man
Rhino
Boomerang
Speed Demon 		The Amazing Spider-Man #280 (September 1986) A team of Spider-Man villains who were inspired by the Sinister Six to band together. Unlike them, however, they are not interested in killing Spider-Man, and work for the highest bidder.
Spider-Man Revenge Squad[133] Spot
Grizzly
Kangaroo II
Gibbon 		The Spectacular Spider-Man #246 (May 1997) A team of lesser-known and weaker Spider-Man villains who decided to join forces to stand a better chance against the web-slinger.
Inheritors[134] Solus
Unnamed Matriarch
Daemos
Verna
Karn
Morlun
Brix
Bora 		The Superior Spider-Man #33 (November 2014) A clan of totem hunters from Earth-001 who feed from animal, human and deity totems. Their main goal is to hunt down the various versions of Spider-Man across the Marvel Multiverse and feed on their life energy.

Kravinoff family

Kravinoff family
Notes:
  1. ^ Clone of Kraven created by Mr. Sinister, featuring the DNA of the X-Men Cyclops, Marvel Girl, the Iceman, the Angel, and the Beast, as well as a sample of the Carnage symbiote.
  2. ^ a b "Hunted" established 87 such clones of Kraven the Hunter to exist, until all are killed by one of their number, dubbed "The Last Son of Kraven" and heir to his father's identity.

Archenemies

Unlike most superheroes, who have a particular villain or villainous group among their adversaries with whom they have come into conflict the most (e.g., the Joker to Batman, and Lex Luthor to Superman in DC Comics, or the Red Skull to Captain America, Doctor Doom to the Fantastic Four, and the Brotherhood of Mutants to the X-Men in Marvel Comics etc.), Spider-Man is often regarded as having three archenemies, and it can be debated as to which one is the worst:[135]

  1. ^ Doctor Octopus has been described as Spider-Man's greatest enemy, and the man Peter Parker might have become if he hadn't been raised with a sense of responsibility.[136][12][137] He is infamous for defeating him the first time in battle and for almost marrying Peter's Aunt May. He is also the core leader of the Sinister Six, and at one point adopted the "Master Planner" alias. ("If This Be My Destiny...!")[12][138] Later depictions revealed him in Peter Parker's body where he was the titular character for a while, ultimately becoming an antihero; on several occasions, he and Spider-Man have even put their differences aside to become allies.[137]
  2. ^ The Norman Osborn version of the Green Goblin is most commonly regarded as Spider-Man's archenemy.[135][139][140] Unlike Doctor Octopus, who only aims to kill Spider-Man, the Goblin also targeted his loved ones and showed no remorse in killing them as long as it caused pain to Spider-Man, therefore making him not only Spider-Man's worst enemy, but also Peter Parker's. His most infamous feat is killing Spider-Man's girlfriend in what became one of the most famous Spider-Man stories of all time and helped end the Silver Age of Comic Books and begin the Bronze Age of Comic Books.[135] While the Goblin was killed in the same story, he returned in the 1990s to plague Spider-Man once again, committing more heinous acts (such as being involved of the murder of Aunt May). He also came into conflict with other heroes, such as the Avengers.[1] Norman is sometimes depicted as an enemy of Spider-Man even when not being the Green Goblin.[141]
  3. ^ The Eddie Brock incarnation of Venom is often regarded as Spider-Man's deadliest foe, and has been described as an evil mirror version of Spider-Man in many ways.[7][8][135] He is also among Spider-Man's most popular villains.[142] Venom's main goal is usually to ruin Peter Parker's life and mess with his head in any way he can.[59] Despite this, Venom is not a traditional criminal, as he is only interested in hurting Spider-Man and does not engage in criminal acts, lacking the typical supervillain desires for wealth and power. The character also has a sense of honor and justice, and later starred in his own comic book stories, where he is depicted as an antihero and has a desire to protect innocent people from harm. On several occasions, he and Spider-Man have even put their differences aside to become allies.[7][143]

In other media

Main article: List of Spider-Man enemies in other media

Reception

Reaction to Spider-Man's rogues gallery has been overwhelmingly positive with many journalists citing it as one of the greatest comic book rogues galleries of all time,[144][145][146] with Batman's rogues gallery being its most rivaled contender.[147][148] However, editors such as The Hollywood Reporter's Graeme McMillan felt that only Flash's rogues gallery can compete with Spider-Man's rogues.[145] Kyle Schmidlin of What Culture! described the superhero's rogues gallery as "one of the most colorful in comics" explaining that Batman could only be debated as having a great number of enemies as good as Spider-Man.[149] IGN staff editors, Joshua Yehl and Jesse Schedeen, described the Spider-Man villains as "one of the most iconic and well-balanced in comics". They opined that the scope of their schemes, how cool their powers are, and how dramatically they have affected Spider-Man's life is what makes the Spider-Man villains so great.[1] Newsarama ranked Spider-Man's rogues gallery as number one out of ten as the greatest rogues gallery of all time.[148]

Themes

George Marston of Newsarama said that the reason he felt that Spider-Man's rogues gallery was the best was the thematic elements that the villains manifested.[148] He explained that just like the superhero they have the same concept of science gone wrong. They are "like him, great men with great minds, great power, and great determination." But instead they fail to use their powers responsibly, symbolizing the thin line between being a hero and being a villain.[148] Alex Wyse of Comic Book Resources felt that a good villain is supposed to challenge the ideals of the hero. For Spider-Man that idea was the famous quote "With great power comes great responsibility", where the superhero is pitted against an antithesis of the hero's motto like the concept of using superpowers for their personal gain.[150]

Me and the Boys

A viral internet meme called "Me and the Boys", centering on images of Spider-Man foes from the 1960s Spider-Man animated series that showcases the four supervillains – the Green Goblin, Electro, Vulture and a photoshopped addition of Rhino – along with other Spider-Man foes in some variations, emerged in 2019. The meme image parodied and represented a group of friends bonding, hanging out, or engaging in various shenanigans.[151] It originated from Reddit and, later, Twitter. It was placed as the 35th-best meme of 2019 by Thrillist.[152][153][154]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Chameleon is the first member of Spider-Man's rogues gallery in publication date. (Excluding the Burglar.)[8] He is also well known to be related to Kraven the Hunter and Kraven to him. That revealed relationship helped evolve him as a major villain compared to his original depiction of being just a solo villain in the original issue of The Amazing Spider-Man.[158][39][159]
  2. ^ Besides being most notable as a Spider-Man supervillain, he has also been depicted as a Fantastic Four antagonist in Stan Lee and Jack Kirby comics books (mostly due to being introduced as the original Frightful Four[160]). He was also a heroic figure (as an Avengers member[161]) until being introduced as a tragic supervillain in the Spider-Man comics once again.[162]
  3. ^ The character is also known as the member of the Frightful Four battling the Fantastic Four.[22] He is also the first major Marvel villain to be written in publication history as battling Daredevil.[163][164] Even being the founder and leader of the supervillain team that oppose him, the Emissaries of Evil.[165]
  4. ^ Just like Electro, he has also been a major villain of Daredevil. In the storyline "Guardian Devil" he crossed into Daredevil's territory almost pushing Daredevil to the edge (just like he if often trying to do with Spider-Man) when Mysterio believes Spider-Man is a clone at one point.[24]
  5. ^ While a recurring villain to Spider-Man since his introduction, Kraven the Hunter did not stand out as a memorable supervillain until the critically acclaimed storyline, "Kraven's Last Hunt".[8][28][159][166]
  6. ^ Not counting any other character in the mainstream Marvel Universe with that name. Only outside of the mainstream Spider-Man comics or in other media is there other Spider-Man villains (that isn't named Mac Gargan) that are antagonists of Spider-Man.[167][168][169] Gargan is the third character to assume the Scorpion alias in comics, but he became the most notable one, and is only one to be a recurring adversary of Spider-Man.[1]
  7. ^ While initially written to be a recurring villain of Spider-Man,[32] Rhino has also come into conflict with other superheroes (especially Hulk[1]). He is a major character in the storyline titled "Flowers for Rhino" (Spider-Man's Tangled Web), whose name is an homage to Flowers for Algernon.[170]
  8. ^ Despite first appearing in Spider-Man comic books, the Kingpin is more notable of being Daredevil's archenemy. Despite this he is a major antagonist of both superheroes in the Marvel comic books just as recurringly.[8][38] He also is a major recurring villain in the rest of the Marvel Universe crossing over as major antagonists to superheroes/antiheroes (such as the Punisher) in certain comic books of the many based universes of Marvel (PunisherMAX, etc.)[171]
  9. ^ Morbius debuted in the storyline "The Six Arms Saga".[40]
  10. ^ Miles Warren's first appearance was in The Amazing Spider-Man #31 (December 1965), but he didn't become the Jackal until much later.[172]
  11. ^ Although she is listed as a supervillain, the Black Cat is more often portrayed as an antiheroine and the major femme fatale romantic interest for Spider-Man. She is struggling to decide between good and bad, and the only thing preventing her from becoming a villain is her complicated relationship with Spider-Man. Nonetheless. she has been a staple supporting Spider-Man character during her debut.[1]
  12. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #299 is the first appearance of Eddie Brock as Venom. The alien costume debuted from The Amazing Spider-Man #252 and the symbiote bonded to Spider-Man in Secret Wars #8.[7] Venom's creators are determined by pre-alien costume by not counting the creators/designers of the alien costume, David Michelinie or Mike Zeck, or the Marvel Comics fan who originally thought of the concept for the creators.[7][173][174]
  13. ^ Cletus Kasady first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man 344.[62] Carnage is a major character in the popular storyline "Maximum Carnage".[175]
  14. ^ Despite becoming an antihero with his own comic book storylines, the Punisher was first introduced as an adversary of Spider-Man.[47]
  15. ^ Harry didn't become the Green Goblin until The Amazing Spider-Man #136 (September 1974).

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Spider Man is a superhero created by Marvel Comics who debuted in the anthology comic book series issue Amazing Fantasy 15 August 1962 during the Silver Age of Comics After his debut he got his own comic book entitled The Amazing Spider Man This comic introduced many of what would become his major supervillain adversaries Spider Man then became popular enough for more Spider Man comic spinoffs The Spectacular Spider Man Marvel Team Up Web of Spider Man Peter Parker Spider Man etc which introduced more recurring enemies of the web slinger across their various incarnations Depiction of the many Spider Man villains in a dream sequence of Spider Man in The Sensational Spider Man vol 2 32 Art by Sean Chen Click on a character s face to identify the character s name and to learn more about the character As with Spider Man most of his villains powers originate from scientific accidents or the misuse of scientific technology They can be classified into multiple categories such as animal themed villains Doctor Octopus Vulture Lizard Rhino Scorpion Jackal Beetle Kangaroo Tarantula and Puma those with powers over the elements Sandman Electro Molten Man and Hydro Man horror themed villains the Green Goblin the Hobgoblin Morbius Morlun and the Symbiotes crime lords the Kingpin Tombstone Hammerhead Silvermane and Mister Negative 1 inventors the Shocker the Tinkerer Spencer Smythe and Alistair Smythe and masters of trickery and illusion the Chameleon and Mysterio 1 There are however numerous villains that don t fit into any specific category such as Kraven the Hunter and Mephisto the latter of whom originated as a Silver Surfer villain The villains oftentimes form teams such as the Sinister Six to oppose the web slinger Spider Man is notable for having numerous villains that redeemed themselves and became antiheroes such as Black Cat the Prowler Morbius Kraven and Silver Sable Also unlike most superheroes Spider Man doesn t have one particular archenemy but rather three the Norman Osborn version of the Green Goblin Doctor Octopus and the Eddie Brock version of Venom the latter two of whom have been similarly redeemed and depicted as antiheroes The rogues gallery of Spider Man has garnered positive critical acclaim and has been considered one of the greatest rogues galleries of all time Contents 1 Debuting in Spider Man titles 1 1 The Amazing Spider Man debuts 1 2 Central rogues gallery 1 3 Foes of lesser renown that originated in The Amazing Spider Man 1 4 The Spectacular Spider Man debuts 1 5 Marvel Team Up debuts 1 6 Debuting in other Spider Man titles 1 7 Debuting outside Spider Man titles 2 Other villains 2 1 Coldheart 2 2 Delilah 2 3 Spidercide 3 Antiheroes and reformed semi reformed or occasionally reformed supervillains 4 Non supervillain enemies 5 Group villains 5 1 Kravinoff family 6 Archenemies 7 In other media 8 Reception 8 1 Themes 9 Me and the Boys 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksDebuting in Spider Man titles Edit Stan Lee is responsible with helping create the most villains for the web slinger and helped pave the way for the fictional rogues gallery The majority of supervillains depicted in Spider Man comics first appeared in The Amazing Spider Man while some first appeared in spinoff comics such as The Spectacular Spider Man and Marvel Team Up and other titles The Amazing Spider Man debuts Edit See also List of The Amazing Spider Man issues Most of the supervillains of Spider Man would be introduced in The Amazing Spider Man comic book starting with the Chameleon 2 The early villains would be introduced in the 1960s during the Silver Age of Comic Books 2 and created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko 2 John Romita Sr replaced Ditko starting with the Rhino 3 Gerry Conway later replaced Stan Lee and helped create new adversaries for the web slinger and also helped pave the way for the Bronze Age of Comic Books with the death of Spider Man s long time romantic interest Gwen Stacy 4 5 6 Many collaborators would soon take over The Amazing Spider Man title One of the more popular examples included Todd McFarlane s Venom in the Modern Age of Comic Books 7 Note Alter ego characters who are the most high profile in the supervillain alias but have shared that alias with others are in bold Alter egos listed having N A use their real name as the supervillain name All the villains are listed in the chronological order of their debut in comics Characters of the central rogues gallery are in bold Central rogues gallery Edit Name Notable alter ego First appearance issue Creator DescriptionsChameleon1 Dmitri Anatoly Nikolayevich Smerdyakov 1 March 1963 2 8 Stan Lee 2 8 Steve Ditko 2 8 A master of disguise who can make himself look like anybody 2 8 Vulture Adrian Toomes 2 May 1963 9 10 An inventor who created mechanical wings that allow him to fly and grant him superhuman strength 11 Doctor OctopusArch1 Dr Otto Gunther Octavius 3 July 1963 8 Originally a brilliant scientist his greatest invention a set of metallic limbs became fused to his body by an accident which caused his insanity He has telepathic control of these arms which are strong enough to physically hurt Spider Man 12 While Doctor Octopus is regarded as one of Spider Man s archenemies he also been portrayed as an antihero and even starred in his own comic book storyline that saw him becoming a superhero called the Superior Spider Man after the original Spider Man s death Sandman2 William Baker Flint Marko 4 September 1963 13 14 Once a small time crook he became a supervillain after his body merged with sand which he can manipulate in many ways such as shapeshifting increasing his density and strength to lift up to 85 tons and creating dust storms from his body 15 Lizard Dr Curtis Curt Connors 6 November 1963 16 17 18 A scientist researching genetics he injected himself with an experimental serum made from reptile DNA which transformed him into a humanoid lizard As the Lizard he has regeneration abilities along with superhuman strength speed and agility He has sometimes been shown as being able to telepathically command all reptiles within a one mile radius 19 Electro3 Maxwell Dillon 9 February 1964 20 21 Originally a lineman for an electric company he turned to a life of crime after being struck by lightning while working on a power line and becoming a living electric capacitor His powers range from shooting electricity bolts to flight and superhuman strength and speed which makes him one of Spider Man s most dangerous enemies 22 Mysterio4 Quentin BeckDaniel BerkhartFrancis Klum 13 June 1964 23 24 A master of illusion who uses special effects hypnosis and an extensive knowledge of chemistry and robotics to trick his enemies 24 Green Goblin 25 Arch2 Norman Osborn Green Goblin I Arch2Harry Osborn Green Goblin II 26 1 14 July 1964 25 The first Green Goblin Norman Osborn is the CEO of Oscorp and has powers derived from a Goblin formula that increases agility endurance strength and reflexes to superhuman levels The formula has also advances the intelligence while causing insanity as a side effect He uses an arsenal of weapons created by Oscorp such as pumpkin bombs and a personal glider The Norman version of the Green Goblin is usually regarded as Spider Man s archenemy 25 The second Goblin Harry Osborn is Norman s son and Peter Parker s best friend He has the same powers as his father Kraven the Hunter5 Sergei KravinoffAlyosha Kravinoff son Ana Kravinoff daughter 15 August 1964 27 Depicted as the world s greatest big game hunter Kraven is skilled in hand to hand combat though he also uses a magic jungle potion to increase his speed strength and tracking skills He aims to kill Spider Man whom he regards as his equal to prove himself as the world s greatest hunter and is also the half brother of the Chameleon 28 Scorpion6 Mac Gargan6 20 January 1965 A former private investigator who underwent a test that made him more powerful than Spider Man at the cost of his sanity He gained the superhuman strength of a scorpion and was provided with a scorpion themed suit and weaponry such as a tail which evolved from a simple club tail to a scythe like spike capable of shooting lasers acid among other projectiles Gargan later became the third host of the Venom symbiote 29 30 Rhino7 Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich 41 October 1966 31 Stan Lee 3 John Romita Sr 3 A Russian thug who was given a rhinoceros modeled armor which give him superhuman strength and resistance after undergoing a chemical and radiation treatment After escaping from his handlers he used his newfound powers to become a supervillain 32 He became best known for being dimwitted 33 Shocker Herman Schultz 46 March 1967 29 34 A former small time criminal who built himself a battle suit that contains vibro shock gauntlets 29 35 Kingpin8 Wilson Grant Fisk 50 July 1967 Spider Man No More 36 37 Depicted as crime lord of New York City Manipulate henchman to do his bidding His body consists of mostly muscle despite looking like he is obese that has much strength and agility Enough to grapple and hammer Spider Man 38 1 Morbius the Living Vampire 1 39 Michael Morbius 101 October 1971 9 40 Roy Thomas 40 Gil Kane 41 A formerly renowned biochemist who was mutated into a vampire He has all the powers and weaknesses of a vampire Later comic book storylines depict him as a tragic antihero 1 Hammerhead 1 42 43 Joseph Full Name Unrevealed 44 113 October 1972 45 Gerry ConwayJohn Romita Sr 46 A mobster who had most of his skull replaced with an unbendable steel alloyJackal 47 Miles Warren 129 February 1974 10 47 Gerry Conway 47 10Ross Andru 47 10 A brilliant professor with the knowledge of cloning which he uses to torment Spider Man emotionally As the Jackal he possesses superhuman strength speed and agility 1 Black Cat11 Felicia Hardy 194 July 1979 48 Marv WolfmanKeith Pollard 48 A master cat burglar who inherited her name and skills from her father She often carries a grappling hook for swinging on rooftops 1 and sometimes has bad luck powers 49 She has often been depicted as both a love interest and ally of Spider Man Hydro Man 1 Morris Bench 212 January 10 1981 50 51 Denny O NeilJohn Romita Jr A former crewman who gained aquakinetic abilities following an accident during Spider Man s fight with Namor Hobgoblin Roderick KingsleyJason MacendalePhil Urich 39 52 238 March 1983 Roger Stern 53 54 John Romita Sr 54 55 Roderick Kingsley discovered one of Norman Osborn s lairs and perfected the Green Goblin formula which granted him superhuman strength and intelligence without Osborn s insanity Using a vast arsenal of weapons similar to the Green Goblin s including a goblin glider pumpkin bombs and razor sharp bats Kingsley became the criminal mastermind known as the Hobgoblin 54 56 1 Tombstone Alonzo Lonnie Thompson Lincoln Web of Spider Man 36 March 1988 57 Gerry ConwayAlex Saviuk An albino mob enforcerVenomArch3 Eddie Brock Venom I Arch3Mac Gargan Venom II 300 May 1988 12 7 58 Todd McFarlane 59 Eddie Brock is a former reporter who blamed Spider Man for ruining this career and his life He became Venom after binding with the symbiote that once merged with Spider Man As Venom he has the same powers as Spider Man and aims to ruin his life in any way he can 59 He is also undetectable to Spider Man s spider sense 60 While Venom grew to be regarded as one of Spider Man s archenemies later comic book storylines depict him as an antihero and he even reluctantly teamed up with Spider Man when the lives of innocent people were at risk Other character have also been the host of the Venom symbiote including Mac Gargan who became the second Venom Carnage Cletus Kasady 361 April 1992 13 61 David Michelinie 62 63 Erik Larsen 64 Mark Bagley 62 An offspring of the Venom symbiote merged with a serial killer Carnage possess powers such as shapeshifting and creating weapons from his body He can also plant ideas in people s heads 61 Mister Negative 39 Martin Li 546 January 2008 full appearance 65 Dan SlottPhil Jimenez A crime boss and leader of the Inner Demons gang who can swap his between his normal appearance and his alter ego His powers include a healing touch mind control and the ability to charge regular weapons with his energy Foes of lesser renown that originated in The Amazing Spider Man Edit Name Notable alter ego First appearance issue Creator DescriptionsTinkerer Phineas T Mason 2 May 1963 66 Stan Lee 67 Steve Ditko 67 A gifted engineer who specializes in creating gadgets from just about anything 67 Living Brain 68 N A 8 January 1964 69 Stan Lee 69 Steve Ditko 69 A living robot that is designed to solve any problem 69 Big Man Frederick Foswell 10 March 1964 41 Stan Lee 41 Steve Ditko 41 A notorious crime lord in New York City 41 Spencer Smythe Spider Slayers N A Spencer Smythe Spider Slayers Multiple names 25 June 1965 41 Stan LeeSteve Ditko A robotic expert who created the Spider Slayers to hunt down Spider ManCrime Master 70 Various 26 July 1965 41 Stan LeeSteve Ditko A professional criminal who was the alias of different peopleMolten Man 71 Mark Raxton 71 28 September 1965 72 Stan LeeSteve Ditko A scientist who was covered in a liquid metallic alloy that not only gives him super strength but also enabled him to generate heat and radiation Looter 73 74 Norton G Fester 36 May 1966 72 Stan LeeSteve Ditko A poor scientist who gains superpowers from meteor gasRobot Master Gaunt Mendel Stromm 37 June 1966 41 57 Stan LeeSteve Ditko A former college teacher and partner of Norman Osborn that became a cyborg after being betrayed by OsbornFinisher Karl Fiers Annual 5 November 1968 75 Stan Lee 75 Larry Lieber 75 Man Mountain Marko 76 Michael Marko 73 June 1969 41 Stan LeeJohn Romita Sr A Maggia lieutenant to Silvermane with super strengthSilvermane 77 Silvio Manfredi 73 June 1969 78 Stan LeeJohn Buscema 41 An aging crime bossProwler Hobie Brown 78 November 1969 79 Stan LeeJohn Buscema 41 Kangaroo 73 80 Frank Oliver 81 Brian Hibbs 81 February 1970 41 Stan LeeJohn BuscemaJim MooneyJohn Romita Sr 80 A name given to two kangaroo themed villainsSchemer 41 Richard Fisk 83 April 1970 Stan LeeJohn Romita Sr The son of the KingpinGog N A 103 December 1971 41 Roy ThomasGil Kane An alien was found by Kraven the Hunter and adopted as a pet He quickly grew gigantic in size and possesses superhuman strength and bracelets that allow interdimensional teleportation Gibbon 82 Martin Blank 110 July 1972 41 Stan LeeJohn Romita Sr 82 A lesser criminal with gibbon like abilitiesMan Wolf 83 John Jameson 124 September 1973 41 Gerry Conway 46 When exposed to the Godstone John Jameson transforms into the werewolf like creature Man Wolf Tarantula Various 134 July 1974 41 78 Gerry ConwayRoss Andru A name given to different tarantula themed villainsMindworm 84 William Turner 138 November 1974 Gerry Conway 41 Ross Andru 41 A superhuman with telepathic powersGrizzly 85 Maxwell Markham 139 December 1974 86 Gerry ConwayRoss Andru An ex professional wrestler that wears a grizzly bear themed outfitHuman Fly 81 Richard Deacon Annual 10 87 1976 Len WeinBill MantloGil Kane A criminal that was imprinted with the genetic code of a houseflyWill o the Wisp 41 Jackson Arvad 167 April 1977 Len WeinRoss Andru A former Roxxon employee who can manipulate his moleculesBig Wheel 73 Jackson Wheele 81 182 July 1978 41 Marv WolfmanRoss AndruMike Esposito A criminal that rides the Big Wheel vehicleCalypso Calypso Ezili 209 October 1980 88 Dennis O NeilAlan Weiss An accomplice of Kraven the Hunter who uses voodoo potions and magicRose 89 90 Richard Fisk 253 June 1984 88 Tom DeFalco The alias of a gentleman like crime lord with the alias used by different people most notably Kingpin s son Richard FiskAlistair Smythe 1 N A Annual 19 November 1985 91 92 Louise SimonsonMary Wilshire 57 The son of Spencer Smythe who is also a robotic expertSlyde 81 Jalome Beacher 272 January 1986 93 Tom DeFalcoSal Buscema A chemist whose suit allow him to move at nearly 30 miles per hour 48 km h He is almost impossible to grasp and he is incredibly maneuverableStyx and Stone 73 Jacob Eishorn and Gerald Stone 309 November 1988 94 David MichelinieTodd McFarlane A mad scientist and homeless man duo who fought Spider Man as well as The Hulk Venom and Cardiac Styx has a disintegrating touch Stone had two large weapons on his shoulders and was later mutated into a golem like creature Black Tarantula Carlos LaMuerto 419 January 1997 57 Tom DeFalcoSteve Skroce A tarantula themed martial artistMorlun 1 39 N A vol 2 30 June 2001 84 J Michael StraczynskiJohn Romita Jr A member of the Inheritors who can drain the life force out of totemsShathra N A vol 2 46 November 2002 J Michael StraczynskiJohn Romita Jr Scott Hanna An insectoid creature from the Astral PlaneGrey Goblin Gabriel StacyLily Hollister Menace 43 509 August 2004 550 April 2008 Menace 95 J Michael StraczynskiMike Deodato A gray resembling Green Goblin whose alias was used by different peopleOverdrive 43 James Beverley Swing Shift May 2007 96 Dan SlottPhil Jimenez A supervillain who can convert any vehicle into a high powered oneScrewball Unknown 559 May 2008 Dan SlottMarcos Martin The world s first live streaming super villain Massacre 97 98 Marcus Lyman 655 April 2011 99 100 101 Dan SlottMarcos Martin A brain damaged criminal who lacks emotionsPanda Mania Unknown Vol 3 1 Dan SlottHumberto Ramos A giant panda themed supervillainRegent Augustus Roman Vol 4 1 Dan SlottChristos GagePaco Diaz The CEO of Empire Unlimited whose suit enables him to copy the powers of anyone imprisoned in his stasis tubes A version of the character from Earth 18119 first appeared in Amazing Spider Man Renew Your Vows as part of the Secret Wars storyline Kindred Harry Osborn Vol 5 5 Nick SpencerRyan Ottley A human turned demon who has been revealed as Harry Osborn The Spectacular Spider Man debuts Edit Note In chronological order Name Alter ego First appearance DescriptionCarrion Various The Spectacular Spider Man 25 December 1978 41 84 The first Carrion is a clone of JackalIguana N A 32 July 1979 An accident occurs while Dr Connors experiments on an ordinary iguana endowing the iguana with part of Connors lifeforce and memories as well as the personality and powers of Connors alter ego the Lizard The Iguana becomes a human sized semi humanoid reptile with superhuman strength hypnotic powers and the ability to mentally control other reptiles 102 103 The Iguana encounters and battles Spider Man and is turned back into a normal iguana 104 Answer 84 Aaron Nicholson 91 June 1984 105 Spot 73 106 Jonathan Ohnn 98 January 1985 107 A scientist with the ability to create portals that lead to an alternate dimension and instantly cross short distancesForeigner 84 Kris Keating 115 June 1986 108 A master mercenary and assassin Sin Eater 84 Stanley Carter 107 October 1986 109 Multiple abilities ranging from artificially heightened physicality to supernatural energy manipulation and self healing Was instrumental in the creation of Venom and is also a reoccurring villain of Ghost Rider Lobo Brothers Carlos and Eduardo Lobo 149 October 1988 Two brothers who become werewolves and Drug cartel members who expanded into Texas Demogoblin N A 147 February 1989 as Hobgoblin 41 Web of Spider Man 86 March 1992 57 A demon from LimboMarvel Team Up debuts Edit Note In chronological order Name Alter ego First appearance Creator DescriptionStegron 73 Vincent Stegron Marvel Team Up 1st series 19 March 1974 78 Len WeinGil Kane A scientist who became a humanoid Stegosaurus using the same method that turned Curt Connors into LizardWhite Rabbit 41 Dr Lorina Dodson Marvel Team Up 131 July 1983 110 J M DeMatteis 110 Kerry Gammill 110 Mike Esposito 110 A rabbit themed supervillain who pilots a giant rabbit mech and has a large arsenal of weapons at her disposalBlack Abbot unknown Marvel Team Up 147 November 1984 Cary BurkettGreg LaRocque A former monk of Dakoth Kuru a sect that had managed to use their teachings to unlock the full potential of their minds giving them incredible mental powers The Black Abbot had more powers including the ability to control the twelve others and took control of the entire brotherhood Incandescent Man unknown Marvel Team Up 149 January 1985 Louise SimonsonBret Blevins Following an experiment bt Project Pegasus he gained the ability to draw electrical energy into one s body Debuting in other Spider Man titles Edit Note In chronological order Name Alter ego First appearance Creator DescriptionShriek Frances Louise Barrison Spider Man Unlimited 1 May 1993 84 Ron LimMark BagleyMike W BarrTom DeFalcoJerry BinghamTerry Kavanagh A sound manipulating supervillainDebuting outside Spider Man titles Edit Name Alter ego First appearance DescriptionBeetle Abner Jenkins Strange Tales 123 August 10 1964 57 A master mechanic who wears a beetle themed armorBoomerang 81 Fred Myers Tales to Astonish 81 July 10 1966 57 A former baseball player who uses boomerangs as weaponsMephisto Stan Lee 111 John Buscema 112 The Silver Surfer 3 December 1968 originally 113 A demon who manipulates Spider Man and other superheroes into making deals with him He is responsible for Norman Osborn s and his son Harry s initial transformations into the Green Goblin and manipulating Norman into trading away Harry s soul and facilitating the latter s torment and transformation into the demonic Kindred 114 Mephisto is also responsible for manipulating Spider Man into erasing his marriage to Mary Jane Watson from the timeline in exchange for resurrecting May Parker and erasing his future daughter and adversary from existence 115 116 Ringer 117 118 Anthony Davis Defenders 51 June 1977 88 A supervillain who wields ring based weaponsSwarm 73 Fritz von Meyer Champions 14 July 1977 41 A former Nazi and beekeeper whose skeleton is surrounded by a swarm of beesJack O Lantern 39 Jason Macendale Machine Man 19 February 1981 57 A jack o lantern themed villain whose alias was used by different people Speed Demon James Sanders Avengers 70 November 1969 as the Whizzer The Amazing Spider Man 222 November 1981 57 A chemist with super speed and former member of the Squadron SinisterVermin Edward Whelan Captain America 272 August 1982 41 A geneticist who was turned into a humanoid rat by Arnim ZolaDoppelganger Spider Doppelganger The Infinity War 1 July 1992 41 A nearly mindless duplicate of Spider ManSupercharger Ronald Hiliard Amazing Fantasy 17 January 1996 A supervillain who is able to absorb and store electricityProto Goblin Nels van Adder Spider Man 1 July 1997 In a retcon Norman Osborn tests the incomplete version of the formula on Oscorp employee Nels van Adder driving van Adder insane and causing him to transform into a red demon like being known as the Proto Goblin Killing several people and blaming Norman for his condition van Adder harasses and later attempts to kill him before being knocked out an Oscorp window by Chief of Security Arthur Stacy and his brother Detective George Stacy In order to escape conviction for what he had done to van Adder Norman convinces the police that van Adder had been experimenting on himself and that he had been trying to help him Van Adder was last seen fleeing into the wilderness and his current fate is unknown As well as endowing van Adder with super strength and agility the prototypical Goblin Formula gave him claws talons fangs glowing green eyes and near impenetrable red skin that is capable of withstanding several close range bullet shots Hippo Mrs Fluffy Lumpkins Dark Reign The Sinister Spider Man 1 August 2009 An uplifted hippopotamus that was uplifted by the High Evolutionary The hippopotamus had been named Mrs Fluffy Lumpkins before being experimented upon despite the fact that it was a male hippo Other villains EditColdheart Edit Coldheart debuted in Spider Man 49 Not much is known about the history of Kateri Deseronto She is an expert martial artist and swordsman who wields Cryonic Swords that can freeze anyone in their place 119 Delilah Edit First appearanceThe Amazing Spider Man 414 August 1996 Created byTom DeFalco and Mark BagleySpeciesHumanAbilitiesSkilled at being an assassinFurther reading Delilah at the Comic Book DB archived from the original Delilah at the Grand Comics DatabaseDelilah first appeared in The Amazing Spider Man 414 by Tom DeFalco and Mark Bagley 41 A highly skilled and ruthless assassin who came under the employ of the Rose during one of the many crime boss gang wars and became his confidante as well as his chief enforcer She is first shown wiping out an entire room of mobsters so the Rose could maintain control of part of the New York Organize Crime Delilah came into conflict with Spider Man for the first time when she attempted to assassinate the ex husband of one of Rose s employers When the Black Tarantula first involved himself in the gang war Delilah attempted to kill his super strong henchman El Uno but she was overwhelmed by his power The rematch though was a firm win for Delilah with El Uno s head being mailed back to the Black Tarantula 120 121 She also had a role during the Rose s efforts to gain extra muscle and to remove Spider Man from interfering in their operations in the rebirth of two of Spider Man s old foes She was the one who threw the switch of the electric chair which gave Electro his powers back hoping he would eliminate Spider Man Electro failed and so they devised a new plan This time they stole the corpse of Doctor Octopus so the Hand could succeed in restoring him to life Delilah later found herself ambushed by the Black Tarantula himself who easily subdued her and broke her neck inflicting fatal injuries but before she could die however the Black Tarantula instantly healed her with a message of warning for the Rose Attempting to find help to bring down the Black Tarantula Delilah enlisted the aid of the new costumed adventurer Ricochet actually Spider Man in disguise Together they tackled two of the Black Tarantula s operatives Roughhouse and Bloodscream Bloodscream grabbed hold of Delilah and caused her to bleed until she passed out She was taken by the authorities to the hospital Years later she appears in Loners as an assassin smuggling MGH When Johnny Gallo the second Ricochet broke into a laboratory she thought he was the one she had teamed up with and attacked him Despite her skills Johnny managed to knock her out with a cunningly thrown disc 122 123 124 125 Spidercide Edit First appearanceThe Spectacular Spider Man 22 March 1995 Created byTom DeFalco and Sal BuscemaSpeciesCloneAbilitiesshapeshifting molecular manipulation same abilities of Spider ManAliasesPeter ParkerSpider ManFreakfaceFurther reading Spidercide at the Comic Book DB archived from the original Spidercide at the Grand Comics DatabaseSpidercide was a major antagonist in the Maximum Clonage story arc He first appeared in The Spectacular Spider Man 222 by Tom DeFalco and Sal Buscema 84 He is depicted as an evil foil of Spider Man Ben Reilly and Kaine Introduced as a red herring to suggest the possibility of a third individual that was the original Peter Parker he is one of the Spider Man clones created by Jackal to be Jackal s enforcer and protector However Spidercide is actually a clone to Ben Reilly who is a direct genetic duplicate of Spider Man 73 The Jackal later modified Spidercide s powers granting him the unique ability to control his physical make up on a molecular level he can alter his mass density shape and state at will similar to the symbiotes Despite being created to escort and protect the Jackal Spidercide betrayed him and aligned with the Scrier He was believed to have died after being thrown off the roof of the Daily Bugle 73 126 only to survive and return to menace Reilly shortly afterwards 127 Antiheroes and reformed semi reformed or occasionally reformed supervillains EditThe following is a list of Spider Man adversaries who at one point or another have been reformed or semi reformed either temporarily or currently or who are no longer primarily antagonists of Spider Man Many of these characters are now anti heroes and have often acted as allies of the web slinger while others occasionally return to villain status depending on the story arc Name Alter ego First appearanceDoctor Octopus Dr Otto Gunther Octavius The Amazing Spider Man 3 July 1963 Sandman Flint Marko The Amazing Spider Man 4 September 1963 Lizard Dr Curtis Curt Connors The Amazing Spider Man 6 November 1963 Kraven the Hunter Sergei Kravinoff I The Amazing Spider Man 15 August 1964 Boomerang Frederick Fred Myers Tales to Astonish 81 July 1964 Beetle Abner Jenkins Strange Tales 123 August 1964 Molten Man Mark Raxton The Amazing Spider Man 28 September 1965 Prowler Hobart Hobie Brown The Amazing Spider Man 78 November 1969 Gibbon Martin Blank The Amazing Spider Man 110 July 1972 Punisher Frank Castle The Amazing Spider Man 129 February 1974 Rocket Racer Robert Farrell The Amazing Spider Man 172 September 1977 Black Cat Felicia Hardy The Amazing Spider Man 194 July 1979 Puma Thomas Fireheart The Amazing Spider Man 256 September 1984 Silver Sable Silver Sablinova The Amazing Spider Man 265 June 1985 Venom Eddie Brock Web of Spider Man 18 September 1986 Solo James Bourne Web of Spider Man 19 October 1986 Cardiac Elias Wirtham The Amazing Spider Man 344 December 1990 Kaine Kaine Parker Web of Spider Man 119 December 1994 Non supervillain enemies EditSee also List of Spider Man supporting characters Name First appearance DescriptionBurglar Amazing Fantasy 15 August 1962 The man who killed Peter s uncle which would inspire him to use his powers responsibly and become Spider Man 128 Flash Thompson 128 Amazing Fantasy 15 August 1962 Early on Flash Thompson was usually depicted as an enemy of Peter Parker and an ardent admirer of Spider Man He is Peter s classmate who enjoys bullying him while ironically being one of Spider Man s biggest fans Later on Flash would become good friends with Peter In The Amazing Spider Man 654 Flash came into contact with the Venom symbiote and became the superhero Agent Venom 129 J Jonah Jameson The Amazing Spider Man 1 March 1963 The editor in chief of the Daily Bugle and Peter Parker s boss He has a strong hatred of Spider Man and tries his best to turn the city against him by publishing fake news about him or changing them to make it look like Spider Man is in cahoots with the villains he is fighting He was also responsible for the funding of the creation of Scorpion the Spider Slayers 1 and the Human Fly Group villains Edit Cover of The Spectacular Spider Man 246 May 1997 depicting Spider Man s weaker foes Spot Gibbon the second Kangaroo and the third Grizzly teaming up to try to defeat Spider Man Art by Luke Ross Group name Original members First Appearance DescriptionEnforcers 130 MontanaOxFancy Dan The Amazing Spider Man 10 March 1964 A team of mercenaries usually in the employment of crime bosses They are generally depicted as having no super powers but are highly skilled assassins Sinister Six 131 Doctor OctopusVultureElectroSandmanMysterioKraven the Hunter The Amazing Spider Man Annual 1 January 1964 Brought together by Doctor Octopus they consist of some of Spider Man s worst enemies who joined forces in an attempt to eliminate the web slinger once and for all The team had different members in its various iterations over the years but Doctor Octopus generally remained their leader across all versions Sinister Syndicate 132 BeetleHydro ManRhinoBoomerangSpeed Demon The Amazing Spider Man 280 September 1986 A team of Spider Man villains who were inspired by the Sinister Six to band together Unlike them however they are not interested in killing Spider Man and work for the highest bidder Spider Man Revenge Squad 133 SpotGrizzlyKangaroo IIGibbon The Spectacular Spider Man 246 May 1997 A team of lesser known and weaker Spider Man villains who decided to join forces to stand a better chance against the web slinger Inheritors 134 SolusUnnamed MatriarchDaemosVernaKarnMorlunBrixBora The Superior Spider Man 33 November 2014 A clan of totem hunters from Earth 001 who feed from animal human and deity totems Their main goal is to hunt down the various versions of Spider Man across the Marvel Multiverse and feed on their life energy Kravinoff family Edit Kravinoff familySonya SmerdyakovaNikolai KravinovAnna Makarova KravinovaAleksandra NikolaevnaMikhail Aleksei NikolaevichDmitri Anatoly Nikolayevich SmerdyakovThe ChameleonCalypso EziliThe Witch of KravenSergei Nikolaevich Kravinoff ne Kravinov Kraven the Hunter The Unhuntable SergeiAleksandra Sasha Kravinova nee Nikolaevna Unnamed SistersXravenThe Hunter X n 1 Alexei Sergeevich Alyosha KravinoffKraven the HunterNedrocci Ned TannengardenThe Sons of Kraven n 2 Anastasia Ana Tatiana KravinovaKraven the HunterVladimir Vlad KravinoffThe Grim HunterSon of the HunterSergei Kravinoff IIThe Last Son of Kraven n 2 Notes Clone of Kraven created by Mr Sinister featuring the DNA of the X Men Cyclops Marvel Girl the Iceman the Angel and the Beast as well as a sample of the Carnage symbiote a b Hunted established 87 such clones of Kraven the Hunter to exist until all are killed by one of their number dubbed The Last Son of Kraven and heir to his father s identity Archenemies EditUnlike most superheroes who have a particular villain or villainous group among their adversaries with whom they have come into conflict the most e g the Joker to Batman and Lex Luthor to Superman in DC Comics or the Red Skull to Captain America Doctor Doom to the Fantastic Four and the Brotherhood of Mutants to the X Men in Marvel Comics etc Spider Man is often regarded as having three archenemies and it can be debated as to which one is the worst 135 Doctor Octopus has been described as Spider Man s greatest enemy and the man Peter Parker might have become if he hadn t been raised with a sense of responsibility 136 12 137 He is infamous for defeating him the first time in battle and for almost marrying Peter s Aunt May He is also the core leader of the Sinister Six and at one point adopted the Master Planner alias If This Be My Destiny 12 138 Later depictions revealed him in Peter Parker s body where he was the titular character for a while ultimately becoming an antihero on several occasions he and Spider Man have even put their differences aside to become allies 137 The Norman Osborn version of the Green Goblin is most commonly regarded as Spider Man s archenemy 135 139 140 Unlike Doctor Octopus who only aims to kill Spider Man the Goblin also targeted his loved ones and showed no remorse in killing them as long as it caused pain to Spider Man therefore making him not only Spider Man s worst enemy but also Peter Parker s His most infamous feat is killing Spider Man s girlfriend in what became one of the most famous Spider Man stories of all time and helped end the Silver Age of Comic Books and begin the Bronze Age of Comic Books 135 While the Goblin was killed in the same story he returned in the 1990s to plague Spider Man once again committing more heinous acts such as being involved of the murder of Aunt May He also came into conflict with other heroes such as the Avengers 1 Norman is sometimes depicted as an enemy of Spider Man even when not being the Green Goblin 141 The Eddie Brock incarnation of Venom is often regarded as Spider Man s deadliest foe and has been described as an evil mirror version of Spider Man in many ways 7 8 135 He is also among Spider Man s most popular villains 142 Venom s main goal is usually to ruin Peter Parker s life and mess with his head in any way he can 59 Despite this Venom is not a traditional criminal as he is only interested in hurting Spider Man and does not engage in criminal acts lacking the typical supervillain desires for wealth and power The character also has a sense of honor and justice and later starred in his own comic book stories where he is depicted as an antihero and has a desire to protect innocent people from harm On several occasions he and Spider Man have even put their differences aside to become allies 7 143 In other media EditMain article List of Spider Man enemies in other mediaReception EditReaction to Spider Man s rogues gallery has been overwhelmingly positive with many journalists citing it as one of the greatest comic book rogues galleries of all time 144 145 146 with Batman s rogues gallery being its most rivaled contender 147 148 However editors such as The Hollywood Reporter s Graeme McMillan felt that only Flash s rogues gallery can compete with Spider Man s rogues 145 Kyle Schmidlin of What Culture described the superhero s rogues gallery as one of the most colorful in comics explaining that Batman could only be debated as having a great number of enemies as good as Spider Man 149 IGN staff editors Joshua Yehl and Jesse Schedeen described the Spider Man villains as one of the most iconic and well balanced in comics They opined that the scope of their schemes how cool their powers are and how dramatically they have affected Spider Man s life is what makes the Spider Man villains so great 1 Newsarama ranked Spider Man s rogues gallery as number one out of ten as the greatest rogues gallery of all time 148 Themes Edit George Marston of Newsarama said that the reason he felt that Spider Man s rogues gallery was the best was the thematic elements that the villains manifested 148 He explained that just like the superhero they have the same concept of science gone wrong They are like him great men with great minds great power and great determination But instead they fail to use their powers responsibly symbolizing the thin line between being a hero and being a villain 148 Alex Wyse of Comic Book Resources felt that a good villain is supposed to challenge the ideals of the hero For Spider Man that idea was the famous quote With great power comes great responsibility where the superhero is pitted against an antithesis of the hero s motto like the concept of using superpowers for their personal gain 150 Me and the Boys EditA viral internet meme called Me and the Boys centering on images of Spider Man foes from the 1960s Spider Man animated series that showcases the four supervillains the Green Goblin Electro Vulture and a photoshopped addition of Rhino along with other Spider Man foes in some variations emerged in 2019 The meme image parodied and represented a group of friends bonding hanging out or engaging in various shenanigans 151 It originated from Reddit and later Twitter It was placed as the 35th best meme of 2019 by Thrillist 152 153 154 See also EditSavage Six Antagonists of Spider Girl and Agent Venom similar to the Sinister Six 155 156 The Superior Foes of Spider Man A comic book series starring Spider Man villains 157 Notes Edit The Chameleon is the first member of Spider Man s rogues gallery in publication date Excluding the Burglar 8 He is also well known to be related to Kraven the Hunter and Kraven to him That revealed relationship helped evolve him as a major villain compared to his original depiction of being just a solo villain in the original issue of The Amazing Spider Man 158 39 159 Besides being most notable as a Spider Man supervillain he has also been depicted as a Fantastic Four antagonist in Stan Lee and Jack Kirby comics books mostly due to being introduced as the original Frightful Four 160 He was also a heroic figure as an Avengers member 161 until being introduced as a tragic supervillain in the Spider Man comics once again 162 The character is also known as the member of the Frightful Four battling the Fantastic Four 22 He is also the first major Marvel villain to be written in publication history as battling Daredevil 163 164 Even being the founder and leader of the supervillain team that oppose him the Emissaries of Evil 165 Just like Electro he has also been a major villain of Daredevil In the storyline Guardian Devil he crossed into Daredevil s territory almost pushing Daredevil to the edge just like he if often trying to do with Spider Man when Mysterio believes Spider Man is a clone at one point 24 While a recurring villain to Spider Man since his introduction Kraven the Hunter did not stand out as a memorable supervillain until the critically acclaimed storyline Kraven s Last Hunt 8 28 159 166 Not counting any other character in the mainstream Marvel Universe with that name Only outside of the mainstream Spider Man comics or in other media is there other Spider Man villains that isn t named Mac Gargan that are antagonists of Spider Man 167 168 169 Gargan is the third character to assume the Scorpion alias in comics but he became the most notable one and is only one to be a recurring adversary of Spider Man 1 While initially written to be a recurring villain of Spider Man 32 Rhino has also come into conflict with other superheroes especially Hulk 1 He is a major character in the storyline titled Flowers for Rhino Spider Man s Tangled Web whose name is an homage to Flowers for Algernon 170 Despite first appearing in Spider Man comic books the Kingpin is more notable of being Daredevil s archenemy Despite this he is a major antagonist of both superheroes in the Marvel comic books just as recurringly 8 38 He also is a major recurring villain in the rest of the Marvel Universe crossing over as major antagonists to superheroes antiheroes such as the Punisher in certain comic books of the many based universes of Marvel PunisherMAX etc 171 Morbius debuted in the storyline The Six Arms Saga 40 Miles Warren s first appearance was in The Amazing Spider Man 31 December 1965 but he didn t become the Jackal until much later 172 Although she is listed as a supervillain the Black Cat is more often portrayed as an antiheroine and the major femme fatale romantic interest for Spider Man She is struggling to decide between good and bad and the only thing preventing her from becoming a villain is her complicated relationship with Spider Man Nonetheless she has been a staple supporting Spider Man character during her debut 1 The Amazing Spider Man 299 is the first appearance of Eddie Brock as Venom The alien costume debuted from The Amazing Spider Man 252 and the symbiote bonded to Spider Man in Secret Wars 8 7 Venom s creators are determined by pre alien costume by not counting the creators designers of the alien costume David Michelinie or Mike Zeck or the Marvel Comics fan who originally thought of the concept for the creators 7 173 174 Cletus Kasady first appeared in The Amazing Spider Man 344 62 Carnage is a major character in the popular storyline Maximum Carnage 175 Despite becoming an antihero with his own comic book storylines the Punisher was first introduced as an adversary of Spider Man 47 Harry didn t become the Green Goblin until The Amazing Spider Man 136 September 1974 References Edit This article incorporates text available under the CC BY SA 3 0 license a b c d e f 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Albert Aaron Green Goblin Profile About com Archived from the original on 29 September 2013 Retrieved 3 January 2014 Beard Jim SPIDER MAN 3 THE SPIDER amp THE GOBLIN Marvel com Retrieved 3 January 2014 Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1960s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 26 ISBN 978 0756692360 Stan Lee and Steve Ditko s newest villain Kraven the Hunter debuted in this issue a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help a b Top 100 Comic Book Villains 53 Kraven the Hunter IGN Archived from the original on 8 October 2013 Retrieved December 24 2021 a b c Lealos Shawn S 9 October 2010 Alternate Takes 10 02 10 Greatest Spider Man Adversaries Part 1 411 Mania com Retrieved 4 January 2014 Lee Stan w Ditko Steve p Ditko Steve i The Coming of the Scorpion The Amazing Spider Man 20 January 1965 Lee Stan w Romita John Sr p Esposito Mike i The Horns of the Rhino The Amazing Spider Man 41 October 1966 a b Lealos Shawn Alternate Takes 10 02 10 Greatest Spider Man Adversaries Part 1 411mania com Retrieved 4 January 2014 Conroy Mike 2004 500 Comicbook Villains Collins amp Brown ISBN 0764129082 Lee Stan w Romita John Sr p Romita John Sr i The Sinister Shocker The Amazing Spider Man 46 March 1967 Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1960s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 38 ISBN 978 0756692360 Stan Lee and John Romita s second major Spidey villain appeared in the form of the Shocker a criminal equipped with vibration projecting gauntlets a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help DeFalco 1960s in Gilbert 2008 p 122 Stan Lee wanted to create a new kind of crime boss Someone who treated crime as if it were a business He pitched this idea to artist John Romita and it was Wilson Fisk who emerged in The Amazing Spider Man 50 Lee Stan w Romita John Sr p Esposito Mike i Spider Man No More The Amazing Spider Man 50 July 1967 a b Kingpin is number 10 on greatest comic book villain of all time IGN Retrieved 19 April 2014 a b c d e f Cronin Brian 24 April 2012 50 Greatest Friends and Foes of Spider Man Villains 6 4 Comic Book Resources Retrieved December 24 2021 a b c Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1970s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 59 ISBN 978 0756692360 In the first issue of The Amazing Spider Man to be written by someone other than Stan Lee Thomas also managed to introduce a major new player to Spidey s life the scientifically created vampire known as Morbius a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Gross Edward 2002 Spider Man Confidential From Comic Icon to Hollywood Hero ISBN 0786887222 Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1970s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 63 ISBN 978 0756692360 Writer Gerry Conway made his first major contribution to the Spider Man saga a new mobster was on the rise in New York s underworld Hammerhead a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help a b c Boland Robbie 11 April 2011 10 Spectacularly Third Rate Spider Man Villains Part one Topless Robot Dan Slott w Marcos Martin p Marcos Martin i Mysterioso Part 1 Un Murder Incorporated The Amazing Spider Man 618 March 2010 United States Marvel Comics AMAZING SPIDER MAN 1963 113 Marvel Retrieved 27 April 2015 a b Williams Scott E October 2010 Gerry Conway Everything but the Gwen Stacy Sink Back Issue TwoMorrows Publishing 44 7 a b c d e Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1970s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 72 ISBN 978 0756692360 Writer Gerry Conway and artist Ross Andru introduced two major new characters to Spider Man s world and the Marvel Universe in this self contained issue Not only would the vigilante known as the Punisher go on to be one of the most important and iconic Marvel creations of the 1970s but his instigator the Jackal would become the next big threat in Spider Man s life a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help a b Manning 1970s in Gilbert 2012 p 107 Spider Man wasn t exactly sure what to think about his luck when he met a beautiful new thief on the prowl named the Black Cat courtesy of a story by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard Back in Black Cat Joe Kelly on Her Amazing Return Newsarama Retrieved 1 November 2014 Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1980s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 118 ISBN 978 0756692360 In this issue award winning writer Denny O Neil with collaborator John Romita Jr introduced Hydro Man a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic 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Manning 1980s in Gilbert 2012 p 169 In this landmark installment issue 298 one of the most popular characters in the wall crawler s history would begin to step into the spotlight courtesy of one of the most popular artists to ever draw the web slinger a b c Venom is number 22 on greatest comic book villain of all time IGN Retrieved 25 April 2015 David Michelinie w Kyle Baker i The Longest Road Web of Spider Man 18 September 1986 Marvel Comics a b Carnage is number 90 on greatest comic book villain of all time IGN Retrieved 25 April 2015 a b c Cowsill Alan Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1990s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 197 ISBN 978 0756692360 Artist Mark Bagley s era of The Amazing Spider Man hit its stride as Carnage revealed the true face of his evil Carnage was a symbiotic offspring produced when Venom bonded to psychopath Cletus Kasady a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help Michelinie David w Bagley Mark p Emberlin Randy i Carnage Part One The Amazing Spider Man 361 April 1992 Papageorgiou Solon 10 facts about Batman Spider Man Iron Man you didn t know Moviepilot Archived from the original on 25 April 2015 Retrieved 25 April 2015 Forget it Spidey It s Chinatown Van Lente On Mister Negative CBR Comic Book Resources 7 May 2009 Retrieved December 24 2021 Dowell Gary Holman Greg Halperin James L October 2006 HCA Heritage Comics Auction Catalog Heritage Capital Corporation ISBN 9781599670935 a b c Stan Lee w Steve Ditko p Steve Ditko i The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer 5 September 1997 Marvel Comics Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1960s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 24 ISBN 978 0756692360 The Brain is an early Mobile Computer prototype built by I C M in Midtown High School where Peter Parker attended it was deemed obsolete after Spidey s first encounter with it but it came back again a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help a b c d Stan Lee w Steve Ditko p Steve Ditko i The Terrible Threat Of The Living Brain The Amazing Spider Man 8 January 1964 Marvel Comics Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1960s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 29 ISBN 978 0756692360 While he wouldn t have the same staying power as many other Stan Lee Steve Ditko creations the Crime Master gave villainy a good shot in this first half of a two part Spider Man adventure a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help a b Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1960s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 30 ISBN 978 0756692360 Mark Raxton was a corrupt partner of Spencer Smythe s who worked with him on a liquid metal alloy project a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help a b Dowell Gary Holman Greg Halperin James L HCA Heritage Comics Auction Catalog Heritage Capital Corporation a b c d e f g h i The 10 WORST Spider Man Villains of All Time Newsarama Retrieved 5 June 2015 Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1960s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 34 ISBN 978 0756692360 Spider Man was introduced to a new character in the form of the super villain called the Looter The product of another Stan Lee and Steve Ditko collaboration the Looter was born when hiker Norton G Fester discovered and experimented on a mysterious meteor a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help a b c Stan Lee w Larry Lieber p Mickey Esposito i The Amazing Spider Man Annual 5 September 1997 Marvel Comics Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1960s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 48 ISBN 978 0756692360 Spider Man called the Shocker s ex girlfriend only to find her home under siege by a large thug named Man Mountain Marko a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1960s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 48 ISBN 978 0756692360 Man Mountain Marko wasn t the biggest threat the web slinger would face in this issue That honor went to Silvermane an elderly crime boss intent on regaining his youth a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help a b c Rovin Jeff 1987 The Encyclopedia of Super Villains ISBN 081601356X Lee Stan w Buscema John p Mooney Jim i The Night of The Prowler The Amazing Spider Man 78 November 1969 a b Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1970s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 52 ISBN 978 0756692360 A new villain jumped into Spider Man s life when the Kangaroo debuted thanks to writer Stan Lee and artists John Buscema Jim Mooney and John Romita a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help a b c d e Boland Robbie 2011 04 11 10 Spectacularly Third Rate Spider Man Villains Part two Topless Robot Retrieved 5 June 2015 a b Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1970s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 61 ISBN 978 0756692360 Stan Lee couldn t leave the series without gifting the readers one last new villain With John Romita fulfilling the art chores he crafted the Gibbon an orphan named Martin Blank who was cursed from birth with a primitive ape like appearance a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help Manning Matthew K Gilbert Laura ed 2012 1960s Spider Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web Slinging Dorling Kindersley p 73 ISBN 978 0756692360 The Man Wolf a major new threat to Spider 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