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This list was originally published in 2019.
Its been updated to reflect Spider-Mans big-screen adventures since then, includingSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
None of the bad guys in theSpider-Mancomics has ever come close to the cultural cachet of those villains.
This makes a certain amount of sense.
But how do you play off a Queens teenager?
Whos his natural flip side?
Thats no offense to some of the excellent actors who have tangled with Spidey.
But in the end, theyre beating up on a kid.
Its an uphill battle!
None of them will ever make you consider rooting against Peter Parker.
But a few have their moments.
14.Electro
14.
13.Venom
13.
We do not disagree.
12.Rhino
12.
Its basically just Giamatti sort of hilariouslyscreaming I am the Rhino!
in a Russian accent.
11.Green Goblin
11.
10.The Lizard
10.
Also, can we just say that the Lizard is pretty gross?
And not in a good way?
9.Vulture
9.
But Jorma Taccone has fun voicing this alternate-dimension Vulture, whos most interesting for how imaginatively hes drawn.
(Hes like a sketch from a Renaissance artist brought to terrifying life.)
Kathryn Hahn,Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
My friends actually call me Liv.
My enemies call me Doc Ock.
Kathryn Hahn has beenon a tear of latewithTransparent,Mrs.
7.The Sandman
7.
Its one of the more touching moments in that movie because of the vulnerable expression on Churchs face.
6.Mysterio
6.
Like the movie itself, his character is rich with potential but ultimately a tad underwhelming.
5.The Spot
5.
4.Kingpin
4.
(He was also played memorably by Vincent DOnofrio onNetflixs Marvel TV series.)
He also does something that no one else on this list can say: He really does kill Spider-Man.
3.Green Goblin
3.
Jekyll and Mr. Hydeto the Oscar-nominated actor, who took it from there.
Hes done better work, but hes maybe never been quite this fun.
Few actors cackle as fiendishly as Dafoe, and this role capitalizes on that talent better than any other.
2.Vulture
2.
In 2017, he was the Vulture, a Spider-Man bad guy.
InHomecoming, Vulture and Spidey stand toe-to-toe, both relatable and sympathetic in their own way.
You cheer for Molina almost as much as you do Spider-Man … until you suddenly dont.
And what an inventive creation!
Fittingly, hesalsoat the center ofSpider-Man: No Way Home.
