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Spider-Man is a timeless character; driblet him in any year (after 1962), in any part of the earth, and his popularity remains sky-high. Curiosity Studios and Sony Pictures proved this statement with Spider-Human being: No Way Home (2021), which may take marked the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe'southward (MCU) Spider-Homo trilogy – and the start of something new.

No one actually knows where Marvel, Sony, and Tom Kingdom of the netherlands will take the Web-Head at the moment – merely that doesn't mean nosotros can't speculate. Today marks the 20th anniversary of Sam Raimi's Spider-Human (2002), which means we've got an first-class excuse to wait at 12 of the strangest Spider-Man stories ever put to print – or celluloid.

Amazing Spider-Homo #386–388

Aunt May and Uncle Ben are cadre Spider-Man characters. Even when they aren't on-screen (or in-panel), their influence on Peter Parker is ever-present. The same can't be said for Richard and Mary Parker – Peter'southward deceased parents. Marvel's tried to change that numerous times – first making them clandestine agents in Spider-Homo Almanac #v, so seemingly resurrecting them in Amazing Spider-Homo #386.

Shortly, we learn that "Richard" and "Mary" are Life-Model Decoys created by the Chameleon. The Parker family unit reunion gets cut curt, and Spider-Human trades blows with a Terminator-like version of his dad. In the cease, we're left with a de-aged Vulture and tons of loose threads that will eventually pave the way for one of the strangest sagas in Curiosity Comics history.

Many superheroes are and then deeply linked to their costumes that changing one element tin can incite full-blown riots. Spider-Human being is a rare exception to that trend; the Web-Caput has worn dozens of outfits over the years, including at present-iconic costumes similar the Cherry-red Spider suit and even the Bombastic Purse-Human adjust.

Spidey's Symbiote costume is easily one of his virtually famous outfits. It debuted in Secret Wars #viii and marked the outset major costume change for the Wall-Crawler. The Symbiote flung itself at Peter and bonded to his damaged costume. A fan named Randy Schueller originally conceived the Black suit, selling information technology to Jim Shooter in 1982. The strangest role of this story? Marvel only paid Schueller $220 for his idea.

Amazing Spider-Man #100–102

"Spider-Homo, Spider-Human being, does whatever a spider can." Without looking anywhere near as creepy, that is. Peter's literal and figurative humanity is a major part of his amuse. The sales numbers for Astonishing Fantasy #fifteen would've been much lower if Spidey was covered in hair and shot webs from his, ahem, under regions.

Stan Lee and Roy Thomas gave usa the next worst thing in Astonishing Spider-Man #100; Peter creates a serum to suppress his spider powers but inadvertently gains four new arms instead! He and then spends the adjacent few issues swinging around with 8 limbs and slap-fighting with Morbius the Vampire. May the image of Spider-Man's ridiculously buff rib-arms exist forever burned into your mind. It certainly is for us.

Vault Of Spiders #2

What's that, y'all desire more nightmare fuel? So exist it. Directly your attention to Vault Of Spiders #2. This issue ties into the 2018 Spider-Geddon issue. Several Spider-People (and animals in Spider-Ham's case) appear during this consequence, including Spiders-Man.

That's not a typo — this character is a walking, talking, law-breaking-fighting colony of spiders who ate Peter Parker and absorbed his consciousness. Wait, it gets better; Spiders-Man primarily operates in "Fell York", just he has spider spies in every corner of the multiverse. Every corner… perhaps including our own.

The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2: #17–20 (Changes)

Marvel writers seem to go a kick out of, well, kicking Spider-Human. Few characters have endured as much tragedy, calamity, and sheer insanity as he has. To make matters worse, these events often occur for the sake of a retroactive continuity change (or a "retcon" for brusk).

Accept the Changes storyline, for instance. Peter's body horrifically mutates throughout four issues until he transforms into a gigantic spider (for real this fourth dimension), dies, and so gives birth to another man version of himself. Peter undergoes all of this trauma… for the sake of making organic web-shooters canon. Want to know the strangest office? That's not the worst retcon Spidey has experienced.

Spider-Man: One More Twenty-four hour period

Oh no, that dishonor goes to Spider-Man: Ane More Day. The mere mention of this storyline might boil the blood of longtime Spider-fans. Here's the thing; as endearing as Peter's high school antics are, a lot of readers savour watching him mature and navigate the pitfalls of adulthood. We also appreciate seeing his relationship with MJ evolve from an unrequited crush to full-blown wedlock.

Back in 2007, then-editor-in-principal Joe Quesada said, "screw all that, the status quo is King!" Okay, he didn't say that, but he did conceive Ane More Solar day. Quesada wanted Peter to be a bankrupt, single, stressed-out young adult once again, and he didn't mind killing Aunt May to make that happen. Mephisto, one of Marvel's stand up-ins for the freakin' Devil, offers to resurrect Aunt May — in exchange for Peter and MJ's marriage.

For his office, Quesada genuinely apologized for One More Day after fan backfire grew. Nonetheless, the fact remains; Spider-Man made a deal with the Devil for the sake of a retcon. Believe it or not, we've yet to achieve the lesser of this messy iceberg.

Spider-Man's Tangled Spider web #21

Let's accept a break from some of Spider-Man's more than rage-inducing stories. Trust usa, we'll demand it before delving into the last few entries. Spider-Man'south Tangled Web refers to a serial of stories that primarily focus on the Web-Caput's vast supporting cast. 'Twas the Fight Earlier Christmas continues that trend, admitting with a whacky, lighthearted holiday twist.

Sue Storm, Jane van Dyne, and Crystal the Inhuman are the real stars of this evidence. They get into all sorts of vacation hijinks every bit they search for Christmas gifts and battle the Puppet Primary. Spidey swings in nearly the end to beat the baddies, help Crystal purchase a chainsaw for Black Bolt, and wish readers "happy holidays." Honestly, the strangest role about this story is how well it works. And the chainsaw bit. That's weird, even with context.

The Superior Spider-Human Event… Saga… Thing

We promise the title of this entry dislocated you. That way, you can empathize with our experience reading this storyline. The Superior Spider-Human being sees Otto Octavius (a.thousand.a. Medico Ock) hang up his villain bailiwick of jersey and become a hero. Cool — if Venom tin can change, we all can change! But Venom didn't have to hijack Peter Parker's trunk to turn over a new foliage. Doc Ock didn't take to either, but you can probably run into where this is going.

From March 2013 to September 2014, Md Ock ran around in Peter's body while the real Spider-Human just sort of floated in the groundwork. The then-called "Superior Spider-Homo" committed nearly every heinous deed you could imagine; dude tried to seduce MJ, toyed with Aunt May'southward emotions, shell nearly of his foes to a pulp, and straight-up executed others.

The point of The Superior Spider-Man arc was to prove that Peter's idealism is preferable to Otto'south pragmatist, "ends-justify-the-ways" worldview. And hey, we certainly agree. We're just not certain if that point needed to drag on for over thirty issues. Plus spin-offs. Plus tie-ins.

Maximum Carnage

The '90s were a weird fourth dimension for comics. DC legitimately killed Superman for a solid year, ultra-violence was all the rage, and a slew of edgy, 'roided-out anti-heroes took the globe by tempest. This decade likewise produced Cletus Kassidy and Carnage, 2 Spider-Human being villains who were similar to Eddie Brock and Venom, only with an actress dose of sociopathy.

Maximum Carnage (dis)graced the Marvel Comics universe in 1993. If you're a die-hard Carnage fan, this xiv-issue storyline might float your boat. Just most Spider-Human fans should steer clear, lest they witness one of Marvel's near beloved heroes just sort of mope around through the entire event.

"Highlights" from Maximum Carnage include Spidey ditching his friends, many senseless deaths, a Spider-Man clone with six arms and Chupacabra teeth, the "Proficient Bomb", and a priest rescuing Peter from a demon-possed Hobgoblin. As nosotros said, the '90s were a weird time for comics.

"Emo Spider-Man"

This entry probable needs trivial introduction, considering how pop Emo Spider-Human memes still are to this day. Halfway through Spider-Man 3, Peter gets infected with the Symbiote and gradually becomes darker and edgier. He's merciless to his foes, he's abusive towards his loved ones, and he ducks his rent. What a monster, right? Just Peter doesn't finish there; he dons all blackness clothes, gets an atrocious haircut, and starts… dancing.

This entire sequence is hilarious in retrospect – and it feels similar Sam Raimi's style of sticking it to Sony as he was practically forced to include the Symbiote/Venom in Spider-Human iii. But effort to sympathize how mind-boggling this was for anyone who saw this dorsum in 2007. Dorsum and then, we didn't have "Smashing Maguire" memes to make sense of things. We were all just genuinely confused.

"Cadger Land"

Andrew Garfield gave a stellar performance in No Fashion Home. He was so great, in fact, that folks started begging Sony to release The Amazing Spider-Human (TASM) 3. If such a thing were to e'er happen, I merely promise the powers that be learned from the by. In the first TASM motion picture, Spidey faces off against Short Connors, aka the Lizard.

TASM wouldn't be a loftier-concept superhero film if the villain didn't have a nefarious scheme up his sleeve. In the Lizard'southward case, he wants nothing more than to transform anybody in New York into lizards. That's not some sort of euphemism or slang; he wanted big, scaly reptiles to run rampant in the Large Apple. And he succeeds for a brief moment, approval (read: cursing) us with an paradigm of half-human, one-half-cadger people just sort of flopping around the place.

The Spider-Clone Saga

At concluding, nosotros've arrived at the ninth circle. This is the big one — the story to finish all strange Spider-Homo stories. The Spider-Clone Saga. Many readers likely expected to discover this storyline in this article, and with good reason. The Spider-Clone Saga is ane of the most infamous tales in comic book history!

Former editor-in-chief Tom DeFalco and banana editor Mark Bernardo originally conceived this storyline every bit a "three-act play" filled with shocking twists, unexpected turns, and startling reveals. This series initially got off to a great start, garnering critical acclamation and financial success en masse. Then it kept on going, and going, and going. A storyline intended to run for several months ran for a picayune over two years.

Peter Parker was labeled a clone, prompting Ben O'Reilly to take his identify. Subsequently, information technology turns out that Ben was the real clone all forth. But wait, it turns out that Peter and Ben are both clones! So, some dude named Kaine started ripping people's faces off. Then, long-dead villains came dorsum to life with no rhyme or reason. If all that seemed contrived or sudden or overwhelming to yous, then congratulations — you now have the complete Spider-Clone Saga feel without having to spend a dime!