Spider-Man Literally Gets Turned Into A Gigantic Spider
[ranking: 6]
Have you ever thought to yourself, "I really like Spider-Man, but I'm not a huge fan of the 'Man' part." Well then the Spider-Man Disassembled arc is going to be right up your alley. Starting in Spectacular Spider-Man #17, Spider-Man faces a villain known as The Queen, a villainess who can control spiders.
She wants to mate with Peter (gross) because of his unique genetic makeup, and although she kisses him our hero is able to stop her before things go any further. After some time though, Peter starts to feel weird. Like sitting-on-your-uncle's-lap-as-an-adult level of weird. Parker morphs into a horrifying spider creature, unable to contain his mutation. That's not even the strangest part. His spider-creature body eventually gives birth to a brand new Peter Parker, complete with organic web shooters and the ability to talk to insects. It's weird, it's violent, and it's best not to think about it too often. Before you go to bed tonight, for instance.
Spider-Man Rips Off Kraven's Wife's Face
[ranking: 4]
Spider-Man's friends are very important to him. The rule is simple: if you hurt them, you'll be in for more than just a wisecrack and web to the mouth. That's really the message of the Grim Hunt storyline, which sees Kraven's wife Sasha assemble her family to take revenge on Spider-Man and resurrect (it is a comic book, after all) Kraven from the dead.
They end up killing Kaine, a spider-clone who Spider-Man was close with, thinking he was the real Spider-Man. They also use his blood to bring back Kraven. It's pretty bonkers. When Peter finds out, he becomes consumed with rage. He vows to hunt down Sasha and make her pay. He doesn't kill her, but he ends up using his strength to literally rip off her face, leaving a horrible scar in the shape of a handprint.
Hell hath no fury like a Spider-Man scorned. He even almost kills Kraven, and would have done it, but one of his psychic friends appears and tells him that if he kills Kraven it will set him on a path to become a ruthless killer. Spider-Man spares his wife, but again doesn't even apologize for ripping her face off. Somehow, it doesn't seem like that storyline will make it to the big screen.
Spidey Won't Do It, But Peter Parker Would Totally Kill The Kingpin
[ranking: 10]
One of the most pivotal moments in the original Civil War storyline was when Spider-Man unmasked himself to the world. It was a bold move that invited pretty much all of his enemies to come knocking on his front door. You'd think he'd go unlisted at that point, but whatever. The story arc immediately following Civil War deals with the reprecussion's of his unmasking.
It was called Back in Black, and it showed Peter donning his black costume again as he deals with the almost-assassination of his Aunt May. Gone is the wisecracking, lovable, neighborhood Spider-Man, and in his place gave us a humorless, angry, kind of dickish individual out for revenge.
In one of the most violent moments, Spider-Man finds out that Kingpin is behind the assassination attempt and Peter follows him to prison in order to settle things. When he gets there, he says that Spider-Man isn't there to kill the Kingpin, but rather Peter Parker is. He takes off his mask and outfit and proceeds to beat the snot out of Kingpin. He tortures Kingpin until the crime lord begs for death. Peter says he won't do that yet, but he will if Aunt May ends up dying. Aren't comic books fun?
Peter Kills Mary Jane With His Radioactive Sperm
[ranking: 3]
Spider-Man: Reign was a four-issue limited series following an older, retired Spider-Man thirty years in the future. It does not exist within normal continuity, but it deserves to be mentioned mainly because the term "radioactive sperm" never gets old.
In the future New York City is a safe-zone, meaning there are no colorful supervillains in spandex running around. The city itself, however, is ruled by an authoritarian government that uses a ruthless police force called The Reign. Of course, one thing leads to another and an older, depressed Spider-Man just has to come out of retirement to save the day.
Throughout the story it's revealed that Mary Jane is long dead and in a tragic (yet extremely odd) twist, we learn that Peter killed her. Turns out, when you're bitten by a radioactive spider, it messes up your insides in ways you can't imagine. Peter is devastated to learn that Mary Jane has radiation poisoning and the source is his sperm. Again, he kills the woman he loves with radioactive sperm. Okay, that was the last one.
Radioactive sperm.
Spider-Man Gets Played For A Fool, Then Electrified By Electro
[ranking: 12]
The Marvel Knights Spider-Man comic series was written with a more "mature" slant than previous Spider-Man titles. It didn't last an incredibly long time, but the the issues it did print made a hell of an impact. The story begins with Spider-Man locked in a brutal battle with the Green Goblin (as they are wont to do). After beating each other to a pulp, the Goblin is placed in jail. Peter thinks everything is starting to look up, but when he gets home he finds his beloved Aunt May has been kidnapped. Cue a city-wide search.
His hunt leads him to a man known as the Owl, who tells him that Electro and the Vulture kidnapped her. In a rage, Spider-Man finds the two and a massive fight breaks out. Spider-Man then learns that the Owl tricked him, and was only using him for his own needs. In that moment of realization, Electro is able to blast him off a skyscraper and he goes tumbling all the way until he hits the ground. His wounds are so severe that he has to be taken to the hospital for an emergency operation.
Spider-Man Gets His Eye Ripped Out And Eaten In Front Of Him
[ranking: 2]
In the comic crossover story arc The Other, it really sucks to be Spider-Man. See, Spidey learns he has a deadly, radiation-based illness that is making him disoriented and weaker in fights. He talks to all of his superpowered friends (including Bruce Banner and Doctor Strange) and they all tell him the same thing: death is coming for him.
To make matters worse, the insane supervillain Morlun is hunting Spider-Man at the time in order to drain his life force. In The Amazing Spider-Man #526, he finally catches up with the webhead. A massive battle takes place across New York City, and after getting his butt whooped for most of it Spidey summons one last burst of strength to fight back... but it's not enough. Morlun casually rips Spider-Man's eye out and eats it in front of him, then continues to beat the bejesus out of him, leaving the wallcrawler as nothing but a bloodied, beaten, one-eyed mess.
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