Easily Marvel ’s most iconic hero , Spider - Manhas been singe around New York for 63 old age , matching wits and trading puncher with some truly impressive villains . Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko , Spider - Man ’s former escapade enclose some of his most legendary baddie , with telling powers and superhuman long suit .

Here are the 12most physically brawny Spider - Man villainsdebuted by his co - creator Stan Lee . This list includes some of Spider - Man ’s most famous enemies as well as a few underrated gem who never quite achieved the same fame as his A - list supervillains . We’ll be rank each entree on their average long suit level acrossSpider - Manhistory , including their many appearance once Lee handedSpider - Manover to other creators .

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12Ox and the Enforcers

Debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #10 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

Marvel ’s classic gangland hatchet man , Fancy Dan , Montana and the Ox have worked for a range of gangster including the Kingpin , the Big Man and the Jackal . While Fancy Dan has knowledge of soldierlike arts and Montana is skilled with a reata , Ox ( real name Raymond Bloch ) boasts unbelievable strength , grappling with champion including Spider - Man and Daredevil . Capable of lifting around two tons , Ox ’s strength does n’t heap up to most superhumans , but it ’s terrifying to the powerless gangsters and street hero he usually fights .

11The Vulture, aka Adrian Toomes

First Seen in Amazing Spider-Man #2 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

While flight is the Vulture ’s most iconic ability , the magnetic harness he forge also grants him superhuman strength , only slimly lesser than Spider - Man ’s own . The Vulture can weaken concrete with his bare hands , often enhancing his blows with claws or razor - crisp ' feathers . ' Indeed , the Vulture ’s deadliest magic is to catch his victim and drag them into the air before dropping them to their death - a tactic buff saw inSpider - Man : Homecoming , where the villain is played by Michael Keaton . Over the years , Vulture has always upgraded his armour , enhance his strength with every new upgrade .

Spider - Man may be improbably unassailable , but he ’s surround by villain who make him look like a weakling - include a couple stronger than Hulk .

10The Scorpion, aka MacDonald ‘Mac’ Gargan

First Appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #19 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

A former individual center , Scorpio the Scorpion can lift approximately 20 tons thanks to his enhancile armour ( according to theOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z. ) Thesuit also equip Scorpionwith a deadly tail that he can wield with even greater strength , equal to of tear Spider - Man ’s near - unbreakable webbing . Scorpion has been upgraded several times , with Alistaire Smythe outfit the villain with herculean pincer that could cut back through steel . Thevillain has also diddle horde to legion symbiotes , including Venom , who enhanced his persuasiveness even further , while also allowing him to shapeshift a new tail assembly and pincers .

9The Looter, aka Norton Fester

Introduced in Amazing Spider-Man #36 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

A larcenous baddie gifted immense strength by an exotic meteor , the Looter can lift around 20 rafts at his strong . One of the Looter ’s independent thingumajig is stealing and using the gadgets of other villains , utilizing the implements of war of Spider - military personnel foes including the Ringer , Paste - Pot Pete and the Mauler . Looter ’s posture allows him to restrain and overmaster normal people and his fellow street - level baddie , but he is n’t quite in Spider - Man ’s conference when it fall to sore power .

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8The Green Goblin, aka Norman Osborn

First Seen Amazing Spider-Man #14 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

While Norman Osborn ’s cackle villain loves gadgets , the Goblin Formula in his veins also pass on him enhanced muscle system , grant himstrength on equality with Spider - Man ’s own- enough to raise approximately 40 tons . This enduringness heighten his use of explosive pumpkin bombs , deadly razor bat projectiles , and electro - blast mitt , as well as allow him to fly his imposing Goblin Glider across the New York skyline .

7The Lizard, aka Curt Conners

First Appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #6 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

Peter Parker ’s admirer and friend Doctor Curt Conners turn himself into the Lizard while developing a blood serum to essay and regrow his arm . However , his other ego lacks the capacity for empathy , becoming a superstrong predator with design on transforming humanity into a race of lizardlike humanoids . With venomous pincer and teeth , as well as a wrecking clump - esque rear , the Lizard has consistently been limn as being slightly stronger than Spider - Man .

In recent years , the Lizard has used Conners ' genius creative thinker to raise his serum , transform the doctor into an even larger and more powerful reptilian . Thisdinosaur - like interpretation of the Lizardtowers over Spider - Man and is a sincerely monstrous beast , eating Conners ' Logos alive in an attempt to obliterate off its Divine ’s will to fight for his body .

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6Doctor Octopus, aka Otto Octavius

First Seen in Amazing Spider-Man #3 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

One of Spider - Man ’s oldest enemies , Doctor Octopus typically fights usingfour mechanically skillful arms made from titanium or adamantium . These arms are wildly powerful , capable of confuse cars , binding Spider - Man , and eventearing asunder Iron Man ’s armor . Doctor Octopus is perpetually kick upstairs his weaponry , with arms that can stretch out to 24 feet in distance and travel at ninety foot per secondly .

While Octavius is an otherwise normal man without his arms , he has also kick upstairs his physical structure on some occasions . As the Superior Spider - Man , Octavius first stole Peter Parker ’s body and subsequently bonded with the Venom symbiote , reaching incredible levels of strong suit . by and by , as the Superior Octopus , Octavius transferred his mind to a clone torso designed with ideal human attributes . Today , Octavius is back in his own body , but his arms are stronger than ever , with the baddie recently debut a new pattern where each section of his arm is also a radio-controlled aircraft robot called an Ocktoid .

5Robot Master, aka Mendel Stromm

Debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #37 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

An early better half of Norman Osborn , Mendel Stromm ’s life and reputation were destroyed by the future Green Goblin . The ace inventor created a robot duplicate to stay his warfare on Osborn , facing off with Spider - Man many prison term since . Stromm has operated under both the Gaunt and Robot Master codenames , and is constantly enhance his cyborg torso with vast effectiveness and innovative weaponry .

Mendel Stromm is constantly construct new automaton and hacking subsist technology to wage war against Norman Osborn and Spider - Man , let in several mammoth upgrades with strength far in excess of Spider - Man ’s own .

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4The Spider-Slayers and Alistaire Smythe

Spider-Slayer Mark I Debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #25 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

A genius inventor , Spencer Smythe ab initio make the Spider - Slayer Mark I base on the anti - mutant Sentinel robots . Spencer ’s work was subsidized by J. Jonath Jameson , who hated Spider - Man and want to develop new way to rid New York of the superhero ' Menace . ‘Jameson has piloted severals versions of the Spider - Slayer armour , but he ’s not alone . Other operators have used the Spider - Slayer , and Spencer ’s Word Alistaire Smythe eventually accept full controller of the project , first commanding an army of Spider - Slayers and later developing a cybernetic ' carapace ' which grants him many of his armor ’s ability on a biologic level .

While Smythe himself is n’t particularly strong for a Spider - Man villain ( able to lift around 10 loads ) , the Spider - Slayer armor are some of the most powerful challenges Spider - Man has ever faced . Various framework of the Spider - Slayer armour have exceeded Spider - Man ’s strength , and the armor has been a major terror from the very get-go , with even the Mark II being able to break concrete with ease .

3Molten Man, aka Mark Raxton

Introduced in Amazing Spider-Man #28 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

Able to filch up of 40 tons , Molten Man is the step - brother of Spider - Man ’s childhood ally Liz Allan . Raxton gained superpower while working with Spencer Smythe , expose to a dangerous serum after strain to rob his fellow scientist . As the Molecule Man , Raxton ’s entire body was transform into a impassioned swimming metal that exudes incredible amount of heat . He also gained immense long suit and stamina , as well as the ability to increase his trunk ’s heat through focus .

While he ’s one of Spider - Man ’s most physically imposing villains , Mark Raxton is n’t all bad , and many of his crimes were committed in an effort to cure himself or stop his world power from killing him .

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