The Goblin-Baby Saga
[ranking: 12]
J. Jonah Jameson??s bid for mayor of New York was interrupted by some downright soap opera-esque family drama courtesy of the Osborns. Harry Osborn, Peter??s best friend, was dating the daughter of Jameson??s opponent, Lily Hollister, and the two were due to have a child. Unfortunately, it was soon revealed that not only was the baby actually fathered by Harry??s Green Goblin-y father, Norman, but that Lily was also a goblin-themed villain herself. This was devastating for Harry and potentially lethal when the baby was born and countless enemies of Norman tried to kidnap it, leading Spider-Man to have to defend the little goblin.
Watching Doctor Octopus Impersonate Him and Being Powerless to Stop It
[ranking: 6]
Doctor Octopus, upon claiming his rival??s body, almost immediately began describing himself as the Superior Spider-Man, because nobody ever explained to him what overcompensating looks like. While Doc Ock was earnest in his efforts to be a greater hero than Spider-Man had ever been, he had some different ideas about what exactly that constituted. He quickly installed some vicious claws into the Spidey suit, and used his upgrades to beat the holy hell out of, and eventually kill, some of the mildest villains in New York City. Doc Ock occupied this role for well over a year but ultimately gave the body back to Peter when Norman Osborn punked him and he was unable to save the day.
Fighting for the Fate of Universe with a Cartoon Pig Vesion of Himself
[ranking: 16]
Dan Slott has generally avoided massive crossovers during his time at the helm of Spider-Man, but Spider-Verse was a major exception. This event saw various multidimensional Spider-Men from all over continuity band together to stop a family of super-vampires who fed on spider-powered people. It might sound weird, but it was awesome, as Spidey teamed up with everyone from Miles Morales, the Ultimate Spider-Man, to a superpowered Uncle Ben. The oddest teammate he picked up along the way was definitely Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham, a cartoon pig version of himself. While this event was a lot of fun for the reader, it had to leave Spidey with some serious identity issues.
Having His Body Stolen
[ranking: 1]
The most serious of consequences suffered by Spider-Man during Slott??s run began with this horrific revenge brought on by Doctor Octopus. Doc Ock was dying from a degenerative disease, and when his last crack at world domination failed, he decided to go for the ol?? brain swap trick. Ock managed to swap his brain into Spidey??s body and vice versa, meaning he had access to all of Spider-Man??s powers and memories, along with a much better body. Peter Parker, meanwhile, was left in the dying and decrepit frame of Otto Octavius. All of this was revealed in the thrilling twist ending of Amazing Spider-Man #697, during which the reader had no idea they were reading the adventures of Doctor Octopus until the final page.
Dying in Doc Ock's Body
[ranking: 3]
Of course, our good man Spidey wouldn??t take something like a body-snatching lying down. Spider-Man managed to put up a valiant effort to reclaim his body from Doctor Octopus, using the villain??s own body to attempt a counterattack. Sadly, this ultimately failed, and Peter Parker died while stuck inside the body of one of his greatest enemies. Thankfully, Peter managed to force Doc Ock to relive his memories before he expired, which caused Doc Ock to learn about the whole ??great power, great responsibility?? thing and convinced him to make an attempt at being a hero.
Being Responsible for a Bunch of Sh*t He Didn't Do
[ranking: 10]
Although Peter Parker was undoubtedly thrilled to get his body back from Doctor Octopus, the next few months saw him cleaning up the unholy mess that his life had become. Not only did Ock??s stint as the Superior Spider-Man ruin his reputation with the Avengers and the public, but it left him with some life developments he was not prepared for. First and foremost was Anna-Maria Marconi, Doc Ock??s girlfriend from his time as Spidey, who had no idea she wasn??t dating the actual Peter Parker. Luckily, Anna-Maria managed to play it cool and actually remains one of Peter??s closest allies to this day. That??s good, because Peter needs all the help he can get, given that Ock also left him in charge of a multinational corporation.
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