Your Top 10 Spidey Villains

[TheAmazingSpidey]

1 being your favorite.


10. Kingpin
9. Mysterio
8. Lizard
7. Green Goblin (Harry)
6. Hobgoblin
5. Electro
4. Venom
3. Doc Ock
2. Sandman
1. Green Goblin (Norman)

[jsg2295]

10 kraven
9 Molten Man/Lizard
8 Hobgoblin
7 Vulture
6 Venom
5 Electro
4 Sandman
3 Mysterio
2 Doc Oct
And #1 is of course....Joe Q....I mean GG.

[matthewaos]

10) Doctor Octapus
9) Venom
8) Shocker
7) Mysterio
6) Demogoblin
5) Kaine
4) Hobgoblin (Machandale)
3) Hobgoblin (Kingsley)
2) Green Goblin (Harry)
1) Green Goblin (Norman)

[Fatguy]

10. Scorpion
9. Kingpin
8. Doc Octopus
7. Green Goblin (Norman)
6. Venom
5. Lizard
4. Rhino
3. Sandman
2. Mysterio
1. Electro

[Don't pee in the (Dead)pool]

10. Judas Traveller.
09. Kraven the Hunter.
08. Hobgoblin.
07. Doctor Octopus.
06. Scorpion.
05. Vulture.
04. Lizard.
03. Green Goblin (Harry).
02. Green Goblin (Norman).
01. Venom.

[matthewaos]

10. Carnage
9. Kingpin
8. Doc Octopus
7. Green Goblin (Norman)
6. Venom
5. Lizard
4. Rhino
3. Sandman
2. Mysterio
1. Electro

Wow... Electro as no1?

[becominAfanAgain]

10. Hobgoblin
9. Morlun
8. Chameleon
7. Lizard
6. Dr. Oct.
5. Mysterio
4. Electro
3. Venom
2. Green Goblin (Norman)
1. Kraven the Hunter

[Noronha]

10-Scorpion
9-Shocker
8-Venom
7-Vulture
6-Green Goblin(Harry)
5-Black Taratula
4-Green Goblin(Norman)
3-Electro
2-Dr Octopus
1-Hobgoblin(Kingsley)

[Venom]

10. Scorpion
9. Electro
8. Mysterio
7. Vulture
6. Lizard
5. Doc Ock
4. Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley)
3. Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
2. Carnage
1. Venom (Eddie Brock)

[Alan2099]

10. Scorpion
9. Sandman
8. Green Goblin
7. Electro
6. Hobgoblin
5. The Swarm
4. Mysterio
3. Venom
2. Carnage
1. Dr. octopus


I wouldn't say these are the ten BEST Spidey villians, just the ones I like the best. Green Goblin should have been higher, and if this list had been made prior to when he came back in the clone saga he would have ben. he's just been a pale shell of himself since then, with too many writers wanting to make him into the Kingpin or Hannibal Lector and most of it hasn't rang true for me.

Swam is an odd one, I just really like the character, dating back to when i first saw him on Spider-man and his Amazing Friends. Yup. I'm old.

[rZi]

10. Jack O Lantern
9. Carnage
8. Scorpion
7. Doc Ock
6. Mysterio
5. Vulture
4. Lizard
3. Venom
2. Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley)
1. Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)

[Fatguy]

Wow... Electro as no1?

lol yea, I've always LOVED Electro for some odd reason. I see I'm the only with Rhino on their list too....


HOWEVER, somehow I forgot about Scorpion! He totally replaces Carnage on my list.

[becominAfanAgain]

Swam is an odd one, I just really like the character, dating back to when i first saw him on Spider-man and his Amazing Friends. Yup. I'm old.

Dude!!
I remember him yeah he was kind of cool.. OOPs I guess that means I am old too....lol

[Mister Mets]

10) Mysterio
9) Fusion (the Paul Jenkins villain)
8) Sandman
7) Harry Osborn, Green Goblin 2
6) Hobgoblin
5) Alien Costume/ Venom
4) Doctor Octopus
3) Norman Osborn, The Green Goblin
2) The Kingpin
1) The Lizard

[Micro]

Just off the top of my head(Im sure i'm forgetting some):

10.) Spider-Slayers
9.) Doppleganger
8.) Carnage
7.) Electro
6.) Kain
5.) Red Skull
4.) Kingpin
3.) Venom(Eddie Brock)
2.) Doctor Octopus
1.) Hobgoblin

I know my list is an odd one, but for some reason these are the characters that come to mind first.

[MrPalen]

10. Morlun
9. Morlun
8. Morlun
7. Morlun
6. Morlun
5. Morlun
4. Morlun
3. Morlun
2. Morlun
1. Morlun

Because, he hit Spider-Man harder than he's ever been hit. Ever. And made his Spider-Sense go off crazier than it ever had before. Ever!

Okay so maybe I thought that whole story was pretty stupid.

My real answer in no particular order, and not necessarily adding up to ten: Erik Larsen-era Sinister Six and Venom, Kraven, Kingpin, Chameleon if only for that one arc Pursuit.

[brundlefly]

10. Chance*
9. Puma*
8. Lizard
7. Vulture
6. Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)**
5. Kingpin
4. Kraven the Hunter
3. Green Goblin (Harry Osborn)***
2. Doctor Octopus
1. Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley)

* Chance and Puma were both Spidey-villains when they debuted, but then ended up becoming more grey area "anti-heroes" and sometimes fighting alongside Spidey (or in Chance's case, just disappearing into obscurity). So if we're going with more traditional full-on Spidey-villainy, I'll swap out Chance for Scorpion and Puma for the Chameleon.

** Had Norman never been dug out of his grave at the end of the Clone Saga, he'd rank higher. But his ridiculous overexposure and jarring character makeover into a "scheming mastermind behind everything wrong in Peter's life" since then have soiled him for me somewhat.

*** This is the Harry Osborn/Green Goblin who died in the classic Spectacular Spider-Man #200, mind you, as I refuse to acknowedge the existence of that Harry doppleganger running around in BND.

[Noronha]

** Had Norman never been dug out of his grave at the end of the Clone Saga, he'd rank higher. But his ridiculous overexposure and jarring character makeover into a "scheming mastermind behind everything wrong in Peter's life" since then have soiled him for me somewhat

Couldn´t agree more.

Look at things this way:Hobgoblin was created as a tribute to Norman but Stern always made him the opposite,smart,cunnig,manipulative the one pulling the strings from the shadows using pawns to do his dirty work(Left Donovan/Ned Leeds)and sane.Norman was insane,liked to get his hands dirty and do everything himself,he didn´t like to wait,look at what he did everytime his memory returned,he immediately went after Peter.
And his best stories since coming back aren´t the ones when he´s being a scheming mastermind,it´s when he goes insane(Death in the Family/Green Goblin´s revenge)
So when he came back he basically took over Hobgoblin´s traits and rendered Kinglsey useless(although before Stern´s Hobgoblin Lives he was pretty much destroyed).
Now we have 2 of the greatest spidey enemies ever with the same role,and it´s funny that both of them are out of the series because no one knows what to do with them and how to use them.

[brundlefly]

Couldn´t agree more.

Look at things this way:Hobgoblin was created as a tribute to Norman but Stern always made him the opposite,smart,cunnig,manipulative the one pulling the strings from the shadows using pawns to do his dirty work(Left Donovan/Ned Leeds)and sane.Norman was insane,liked to get his hands dirty and do everything himself,he didn´t like to wait,look at what he did everytime his memory returned,he immediately went after Peter.
And his best stories since coming back aren´t the ones when he´s being a scheming mastermind,it´s when he goes insane(Death in the Family/Green Goblin´s revenge)
So when he came back he basically took over Hobgoblin´s traits and rendered Kinglsey useless(although before Stern´s Hobgoblin Lives he was pretty much destroyed).
Now we have 2 of the greatest spidey enemies ever with the same role,and it´s funny that both of them are out of the series because no one knows what to do with them and how to use them.

Truth. To use a pair of DC analogies, I always saw Norman as the Joker to Kingsley's Lex Luthor as far as their 'Goblin personas were concerned. That's what made them unique/different from each other. Marvel's attempt to jarringly remold the resurrected Norman into a watered-down MU version of Lex Luthor (or more appropriately, the Wilson Fisk to Pete's Matt Murdock) took away most of Osborn's psychotic menace and made him too similar to Kingsley's Hobgoblin. Interesting that the two of the three best Goblins* are currently being used in non-core Spider-Man books (Norman in Thunderbolts, Kingsley in Spider-Girl). And used pretty well, I might add. Shame that can't be done in the main Spidey books for whatever reason. Apparently we need another Goblin wanna-be in "Menace" instead.

* Harry is, of course, the third of that trio. And he is dead, Joe Q; I don't know who that magical doppleganger calling himself Harry Osborn you dreamed up for BND is supposed to be.

[Gemini no Saga]

Man I should be outside having a Beer.

Anyway:

10. Black Tarantula (He´s still 2-0)
9. Kraven (Kraven´s Last Hunt)
8. Venom
7. Morlun
6. The Jackal
5. Misterio
4. Hobgoblin (Roderik)
3. Kingpin
2. Green Goblin (Norman)
1. Doc Ock.

And of course Joe Q

[Ramirez IV]

1. Norman Osborn - He killed Peter's Baby.
2. Venom - He's a baaaaad Spider Man. With steroid abuse.
3. Doc Ock - His name is Doc Ock.
4. The Hobgoblin - He's better than the Green Goblin.
5. Mysterio - A bowl for a head.
6. Mad Jack - He had a cat.
7. The Shocker - He has a mattress. For a face.
8. Carnage - He's a baaaad Venom. With less steroid abuse.
9. Kraven (On his last hunt) - I like writing. In italics.
10. J Jonah Jameson - Hitler 'tache. 'Nuff Said.

[Ramirez IV]

Why doesn't Spider Man have any decent female villains?

[Harold of the Rocks]

10. Shathra
9. Morlun
8. Scorpion
7. Medusa
6. Rhino
5. La Tarantula (not Black Tarantula... the dude with the stilleto boots!)
4. Shocker
3. Electro
2. Will-O-The-Wisp
1. Doctor Octopus

[ZT4]

Why doesn't Spider Man have any decent female villains?

Deliah, Stunner, and Shreik were stupendously underlooked villains in that catergory.

[HouseSolo]

10. Electro
9. Carnage
8. Lizard
7. Kraven
6. Scorpion
5. Sandman
4. Kingpin
3. Venom
2. Doc Ock
1. Norman Osborn

[Mister Mets]

Deliah, Stunner, and Shreik were stupendously underlooked villains in that catergory.Plus, there was Black Cat for a while.

[Bulky Brent]

Black Cat was the only villainess I liked.

And of course Joe Q
Joe Q is pretty much one of the most evil out of all of them *shudders*

[Harold of the Rocks]

Plus, there was Black Cat for a while.

She would have easily made my list, but I felt that she has a longer history of being a 'non-villain' instead. And I like that she changed. In other words, I don't want her to return to villain status (at least not long-term) and enjoyed a lot of her stories when she was not a villain. Placing Black Cat on a list of top ten villains at least implies that I like her more as a villain. I like her as a villain, I just prefer she not revert... and I enjoyed her 'coming over' to the good guys. A definite top ten Spidey character, for certain.

[Mysterio's Helmet]

I thought out of all the female villians, Joe Q was by far the worst. ;)

Anyway, top 10 (and if you want a preview, check out my name!)


10.) The Grizzly
9.) Shathra
8.) Brother's Grimm
7.) Chameleon
6.) Doc Octopus
5.) Electro
4.) Rhino
3.) Scorpion
2.) Hobgoblin
1.) Mysterio - the first and best: Quentin Beck

[b_davis22]

10. Stegron
9. Vulture
8. Hammerhead
7. Lizard
6. Doc Ock
5. Kingpin
4. Jackal
3. Shocker
2. Mysterio
1. Green Goblin

[Maestro]

Mr. Negative is in my top ten, but I'm not sure where. Menace might be too.

[visionII]

1. Sandman
2. Mysterio
3. Venom
4. Doc Ock
5. Carnage
6. Green Goblin
7. Electro
8. Scorpion
9. Shocker
10. Kaine

[ZT4]

Plus, there was Black Cat for a while.

I was going to include her, but she's more Peter's betty to MJ's Veronica and did'nt last long in the villain role.

[666andahalf]

10. Electro
9. Sandman
8. Doc Ock
7. The Scorpion
6. Mysterio (Beck and Berkhart, not Klum)
5. The Shocker!!!
4. The Beetle (I know he went straight, so sue me.)
3. Green Goblin (Harry Osborn)
2. Hobgoblin (Rodrick Kingsley)
1. Venom (Eddie Brock)

Long live The Shocker!

[Haquim]

10. Scorpion
09. Kraven
08. Sandman
07. Jackal
06. Lizard
05. Venom
04. Hobgoblin
03. Khaine
02. Doc Ocktopus
01. Norman Osborn

[nuclearman]

10. Mysterio
9. Shocker
8. Dr Octopus
7. Slyde
6. Rhino
5. Jack O lantern
4. Scorpion
3. Vulture
2. Hobgoblin
1. Electro

[Chris Nowlin]

My opinion on his greatest:

10. Hobgoblin
9. Kraven
8. Punisher
7. Lizard
6. Black Cat
5. Kingpin
4. Harry
3. J. Jonah Jameson
2. Norman
1. Dr. Octopus

(though the case could be made that Sandman, Scorpion, Jackal, Vulture, Mysterio, Morlun, Chameleon or Venom all belong up there too)


My personal favourites

10. Gibbon
9. Chance
8. Mysterio
7. Judas Traveller
6. Norman
5. Kingpin
4. Lizard
3. Harry
2. J. Jonah Jameson
1. Dr. Octopus


And for the record, my least favourites (in no particular order):
Tarantula
Tombstone
Spider-Slayers
Venom and all symbiote villains that followed
Norman Osborn since his return
Grim Hunter
Demogoblin
Spidercide
The damn kids from Sins Past

[Babylon23]

10. Green Goblin (Norman) - As Brundlefly said, he'd rank higher on my list if he hadn't returned from the dead.
9. Jack O'Lantern
8. Sin-Eater
7. Kingpin
6. Lizard
5. Beetle
4. Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley)
3. Doctor Octopus
2. Sandman
1. Electro

I would have included Kraven, but it occurred to me that the only time I liked the character was in Kraven's Last Hunt. That story alone is almost good enough to have him included in the list.

The Rose also almost made the list. He may have been a joke in later years, but he was a fascinating villain during the De Falco/Frenz Gang War era.

[Jeff Mclachlan]

10--The Looter
9---The Scorpion
8---Kraven The Hunter
7---The Lizard
6---The Sandman
5---Mysterio
4---The Shocker
3---The Vulture
2---Doc Ock
1---Hypno Hustler

[CapnCaveman]

10. Scorpion
9. Venom
8. The Big Wheel
7. The Enforcers
6. Lizard
5. Electro
4. Vulture
3. Hobgoblin
2. Green Goblin
1. Dr. Octapus

[kello]

Where's the love for John Byrne and Howard Mackie's classic villain Shadrac?

And what about Cardiac?

Note to aspiring writers everywhere: any villain with an "ac" at the end of his name will end up as some loser's byword.

[Chris Nowlin]

Shadrac's lame.

Cardiac almost made my 10 favourites (yes I know he's also lame, but I like him so go away)