ForgetBatman, forgetthe X-Men.
The greatest rogues gallery in comics history belongs toSpider-Man.
So great are his baddies thatSonycontinues to spend millions of dollars to launch a cinematic universe around them.
But lets be honest, even Spider-Man comics have a few duds when it comes to bad guys.
The Gibbon
Introducing one of the greatest new super stars in the mighty Marvel Universe!
declares the first page ofAmazing Spider-Man#110, written byStan Leeand penciled by John Romita.
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So, in short, hes the Beast, but not as interesting.
But, unfortunately, its too little too late.
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And Batman already plumbed theAlice in Wonderlandbits with baddies the Mad Hatter, Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum, and Cheshire.
Yet, none of that stopped the otherwise great J.M.
DeMatteis from introducing Dr. Lorina Dodson, aka the White Rabbit.
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And who does Spidey team up with to take down White Rabbit?
Frog Man, the most Z-rated Z-list villain of all time.
On her own, White Rabbits aspirations are the stuff of wonderland.
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The Kangaroo
Believe it or not, two different people in the MCU have used the Kangaroo moniker.
But in terms of silliness, the new guy has nothing on the original.
Typeface
To be clear, Typeface is the good pop in of bad new(ish) villain.
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Hes not super-edgy, he doesnt have a murdered family, and he isnt a symbiotic.
But hes still, you know, a bad villain.
Honestly, its a bit unfair to put ol Typeface on this list.
He only had a few appearances before getting unceremoniously killed by Venom during the superheroCivil War.
The Hypno-Hustler
Marvel has always prided itself on its relevance to the rest of the world.
Sometimes that can make for characters who capture the zeitgeist, as with the original Marvel heroes.
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Born Antoine Delsoin, the Hypno-Hustler uses technologically advanced instruments to control the minds of his victims.
Not only does that M.O.
But do you know what Spider-Verse concept no one knows?
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The Inheritors, the family of vampires who served as the central baddies in theSpider-Versecomics.
And do you know why no one has heard of the Inheritors?
Because they suck, none worse than the head of the family, Morlun.
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Morlun comes from the controversialJ.
Morlun and the other Inheritors hunt Spider-Totems from across the multiverse, feeding on their life-energy.
While that might be a worthwhile concept, Morlun himself is a dull looking, generic Victorian vampire guy.
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To be fair, the costume accurately represents the man inside, an unimaginative doofus.
Slyde
Slyde suffered one of the worst indignities that can happen to a Z-grade character.
Its easy to see why Slydes death would slip past editors attention.
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Slipping around is Slydes whole thing.
Chemical engineer Jalome Beacher created a chemical impervious to friction.
But when his business partners cheated him, Beacher used his chemical on a silver suit to becomeLube ManSlyde!
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Slyde manages to annoy Spidey a few times, as his resistant suit gives Spider-Mans webs nothing to grab.
But he mostly serves as a bit player in larger team-ups, joining the Thunderbolts or working forthe Kingpin.
Of course, Spider-Mans opening quip probably explains it all.
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Iguana
The Lizard debuted in 1963, and has remained one of Spider-Mans most compelling and empathetic villains.
Completely different is a real overstatement, and not just because the Iguana is another lizard monster.
The Iguana come to be when Connors mutated a small Iguana, which somehow gave him Connorss memories.
Honestly, its not a bad setup, and the Iguana works as an antagonist in a one-off story.
Spidercide
Of course, a character from the Clone Saga has to make this list.
Miles Warren to kill the other clones.
This clone soon took the name Spidercide and an edgy 90s costume to go with it.
Spidercide has largely remained a relic of the Clone Saga, where he belongs.
Even when reimagined for the 2020s, Spidercide cant shake that tacky 90s edge.
Red Ghost
The Red Ghost rules.
But thats exactly why he rules.
The experiment worked, sort of, giving Kragoff and his Simian associates strange powers.
From there, the Red Ghost became a pest to most Marvel heroes, clashing with Spidey many times.
And each time, he grew more and more ridiculous.
Spidey needed the help of the Human Torch to keep the Ghost and his Apes from stealing the Spider-Buggy.
But the Gray Goblin sucks on so many levels, starting with his origin.
instead of an affair, itself a false memory.
Neither of these identities inspire much excitement, but at least hes not another Goblin.
Conundrum
Like the Gray Goblin and Iguana, Conundrum belongs in the category of poor knock-offs of better villains.
), but thats not enough to make him standout in an already crowded group of baddies.
In each of these cases, the real conundrum is why anyone would remember Conundrum at all.
