The number of tragedies and challenges thatSpider - Manhas faced and overcome is genuinely on the wild side . It does n’t matter if he ’s up against an interdimensional vampire that specifically aim hoi polloi with spider powers or a deranged billionaire in a green latex suit and pumpkin turkey - Spider - Man triumphs . But the one matter he ’s never managed to recover from is his worst storyline , even twenty years afterwards .

Spider - Man has had a twain of storylines that were n’t gravid , to say the least . There are very few people who would jump at the chance topraise storyline like theClone Saga . But none of Spider - Man ’s regretful stories apply a taper toSpider - Man : One More Dayby J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada , a story that Spider - Man is still seeing the effect of to this day .

This simple story was wear out of the fact that the higher - ups at Marvel but could n’t tolerate the fact that Spider - Man was growing up . He was cause senior and even had a married woman now , and Marvel on the face of it hated it , doing utterly everything in its power to reverse Peter Parker ’s marriage to Mary Jane Watson .

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Spider-Man: One More DayTore Peter Parker and Mary Jane Apart - Permanently

Beginning withTheAmazing Spider-Man#544 by J. Michael Straczynski, Joe Quesada, Danny Miki, Richard Isanove, and Chris Eliopoulos

Mary Jane Watson and Peter Parker had one of the greatest Romance in comic book story . They were right up there with major loverslike Batman and Catwoman or Superman and Lois Lane . Unfortunately , Marvel seemed to absolutely hate the permanency of their love story . So the publisher concocted the storyline ofOne More Clarence Day . This taradiddle focused on Aunt May being spud afterSpider - Man revealed his secluded identityduringCivil War . Peter was dire to carry through her and absolutely refused to allow her die , ensue in him asking every hero he could to help save his aunty .

Spider - Man ’s relationship with Mary Jane Watson is in a rough blank space , and unfortunately for fans of their romance , that does n’t seem to be changing .

Because of some unlikely plot contrivance , it was simply impossible for anyone in the Marvel Universe to help Aunt May . Doctor Strange ’s magic was useless , and Tony Stark ’s technology was helpless in the typeface of a single bullet in a ninety - year - old cleaning woman . There was clearly no other option here except for Spider - Man to make a deal with someone who is pretty much the Marvel Universe ’s variant of Satan . With no other option to deliver his beloved aunt , Peter agree to betray his marriage to Mephisto , who merrily took it andbroke up Spider - Man and Mary Jane , seemingly forever .

Comic book art: Close up of the original Sinister Six, Spider-Man villains including Electro, Hobgoblin, Mysterio, & more.

Mephisto’s Influence Still Lingers Over Spider-Man

This Storyline Will Never Be Undone

Mephisto ’s influence over Spider - Man is still break down unassailable to this day . It ’s aboveboard kind of shocking thatMarvel has steadfastly refuse to loosen this storyline , despite the fact that quite literally everyone hates it . Even creators at Marvel , such as Nick Spencer , tried to undoOne More Daybut had to settle for amendingSins Pastinstead . Marvel has gone to absolutely absurd lengths to make certain that Mary Jane and Spider - Man will never be together again , even going so far as to usher in a new erotic love involvement for Mary Jane only to keep the two apart .

The strangest thing about this story is the fact thatOne More Daywouldn’t even be a bad story if it was n’t made permanent .

One of the most hated aspects of the current stories happen inThe AmazingSpider - Man , and another byproduct ofOne More Day , is the introduction of Paul : acharacter that apparently no one likeswho seems to only exist to act as a barrier between Mary Jane and Peter catch back together . After all , Peter ca n’t possibly be withMary Jane if she is already much married to Paul . This personal conflict really does seem to be the only cause that Paul survive .

Spider-Man and Venom Face to Face in Spider-Verse vs Venom-Verse Comic Art

The strange thing aboutOne More Dayis the fact that it would n’t even be a spoiled story if it had n’t been made permanent . Marvel understandably needed a way to giveSpider - Man his secret identity operator back , and they wanted to break up Mary Jane and Peter to slow down down Peter ’s maturation . All of that is technically o.k. . The trouble is that Marvel just allow for the scoundrel to get a permanent win overSpider - Man for no real reason by from a commercial enterprise - orientate dislike of Peter ’s growth . Imagine the amazing possible story of Peter realise the being of the curse that Mephisto had put on him , breaking it , and reuniting with his love .

To Find the Spider-Man They Want, Fans Have to Look to Alternate Universes

Outside the Confines ofOne More Day, Spider-Man Thrives

The strange thing about Marvel importune on keepingOne More Daycanon and keepingSpider - Man and Mary Jane apartis the fact that no one but Marvel - the - companionship seems to want this variety of condition quo . Every individual alternate - universe version of Peter Parker who is married to Mary Jane croak over extremely well with fans . Peter B. Parker from theSpider - Versemovies , the fatherly Peter Parker ofUltimate Spider - Manby Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto , and even the Peter fromSpider - humankind : Renew Your Vowsby Dan Slott and Adam Kubert : all of these stories includedepictions of Peter mirthfully married , and fans love them .

It ’s the strange thing that Marvel has ever done : the publisher took a fictional character who seemed to have unstoppable momentum and just remove all of his progress and entrap him in a unchanging state for no benefit at all . There have n’t been any awful groundbreaking ceremony stories told because Peter and Mary Jane are n’t together . It did n’t push his part further in any way ; it did n’t teach him a lesson about responsibility , because he does n’t even think having been married to Mary Jane to begin with .

Fans Have Long Wanted to See Spider-Man Grow Up

But Marvel Won’t Let Him

There have been so many moments in comic chronicle where a company has set a character up for a major change and then backpedaled on it . Superman released his identity , and Batman almost married Catwoman , but DC walked both of these story decisions back later to re - establish the reference ' received status quo . The difference here is that neither of these eventsundid decades ' worth of character progression , and they were invert clean quickly . That ’s whyOne More Daystands as one of the worst comic book stories : it did the most damage , and no one can get disembarrass of it .

Spider - Man has some of the greatest villains in comic Quran history , which is why it ’s so strange that Marvel has moved aside from one of them .

Spider - Man used to be on top of the world , standing among the greats of comical book history . But these days , it ’s not strange to see buff lamenting that Marvel ’s Earth-616 Spider - Man is a accomplished jest . He scram no respect from anyone , even his own newspaper publisher . While Peter Parker continues to thrive in alternate existence and on the big screenland , he ’s only been doing high-risk and bad on Earth-616 . Hopefully , someday , One More Daywill finally be undone , andSpider - Manfans will get the stories for their hero that they deserve .

Spider-Man looking downcast, flanked by Mary Jane and Mephisto.

Spider - Man : One More Dayis useable now from Marvel Comics !

Spider - Man is the name given to several individuals who have employed a wanderer - moniker throughout Marvel Comics . Typically win their ability through a bit from a radioactive spider , the dissimilar Spider - Man heroes engage super - intensity , nimbleness , and intellect while utilizing net to get around and sweep up up their foes . The most notable of these Spider - Men is Peter Parker , who rest one of the most popular superheroes throughout the world .

Comic book art: Spider-Man and Mary Jane webslinging on the left and Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson getting married over NYC skyline on the right.

Mephisto sitting on his throne in hell.

Spider-Man swinging through New York City in Ultimate Spider-Man.

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Spider-Man is the name given to several individuals who have employed a spider-moniker throughout Marvel Comics. Typically gaining their powers through a bite from a radioactive spider, the different Spider-Man heroes employ super-strength, agility, and intellect while utilizing webbing to swing and tangle up their foes. The most notable of these Spider-Men is Peter Parker, who remains one of the most popular superheroes throughout the world.

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