Marvel Comics' Spider-Human being is a flagship character who has had countless storylines. Inevitably, in a number of these stories the friendly neighborhood web-slinger has met his demise or is pushed to the brink of it.

He e'er seems to come back though as exemplified in this dialogue from theSpider-Man: Into the Spiderversefilm:

"To a higher place all, no matter how many times you become hit, can you get back up? Because when a Spider-Man is on the floor…When yous call back you've given your all… When you recollect you can't keep going… Spider-Homo e'er gets upwards."

10 "Death" In Spider-Man #17 (1991)

This comic titled "The Decease of... Spider-Man at the hands of Thanos!" was a bizarre philosophical story that ended quite vaguely. While the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler did seemingly succumb to a deadly toxin when trying to relieve a immature daughter and her mother, his apparent "death" was never really confirmed since he was stuck in limbo with the Mad Titan, which as well may or may not have happened in Spidey's head.

In the end, Thanos taunts Spider-Man's heroism by saying that the young girl he saved is dying too and is about to join them in limbo. At the terminal moment, withal, Mistress Expiry shows upwards and saves Spidey and the girl and revives them, much to the chagrin of Thanos.

ix Almost Dies Only Is Saved With Cyborg Parts Similar Deathlok's

In one of his many battles with the Sinister Six, Spider-Human and the mercenary Solo are tricked into engaging each other past Mysterio'due south technology, which causes Solo to attack Spider-Man because he thought he was shooting at the Sinister Six and almost kills him.

Fortunately, Spider-Human being is rescued by Cyborg X from Solo's killing blow and and so takes Spidey to the scientist Oscar McDonnell who saves his life by installing cybernetic parts on him. With his new upgrades, and help from several unexpected teammates, including Deathlok, he subsequently defeats the Sinister Six.

viii Beaten To Expiry By Terraxia On Infinity Gauntlet

Spider-Man fighting Thanos.

In one of the virtually brutal displays during the Infinity Gauntlet saga, Spider-Human joins the other heroes in the battle against Thanos. While he gets in a few good hits on Thanos, he is quickly occupied by Thanos' newly created lover, Terraxia, who grabs Spidey and beats him to expiry in the background equally the other heroes engage Thanos in combat.

Information technology was a jarring scene to come across at the time simply after Thanos is defeated, the spider web-slinger is somewhen revived with the Infinity Gauntlet along with the other fallen heroes.

vii When He Became Poison

Poison is an incarnation of Peter Parker (World-70134) who was cocooned under the Brooklyn Bridge later on his second battle with Morlun. He underwent an incomplete metamorphosis that causes the consciousness of Peter Parker to be killed and overtaken by the Venom symbiote, after sensing Parker'due south dire situation and leaving its current host, Mac Gargan.

Poison refers to itself as "I" instead of "Nosotros" similar virtually symbiotes, which confirms that it has a singular consciousness rather than sharing one with a host.

6 Zombie Spider-Homo

In the Marvel Zombies universe (Earth-2149), Spider-Homo falls victim to the zombie infection, dies and reanimates into a zombie who possesses all his powers.

In i peculiarly tragic scene, Spider-Man tries to gainsay the infection while trying to warn Mary Jane Watson and his aunt May near the impending zombie apocalypse. Right at that moment, however, he turns and proceeds to eat the two women he holds almost dear in his life, and Mary Jane becomes zombified likewise.

five Killed By Kraven The Hunter

spider-man and kraven the hunter

In Kraven's virtually iconic story from the comics, he defeats Spider-Man, seemingly shoots him dead, and buries him. Kraven and so dons Spider-Human's costume and goes to prove to himself he's improve at being Spider-Homo, albeit more brutal. Although his run as a false spider web-slinger only lasted two weeks, Kraven was able to claim superiority as Spider-Human being by capturing Vermin, who Spidey needed Captain America's assistance with.

Later on Spider-Human revives and digs himself out of his own grave, he finds Kraven who is satisfied with himself for his perceived victory. Kraven doesn't engage a fight and abruptly retires. In a shocking twist, afterwards Kraven is finally at peace with his accomplishments, he commits suicide and leaves prove backside to bear witness Spider-Man's innocence while he was impersonating him.

4 Morlun Kills Alternate Universe Spider-Men & Almost Kills Earth-616 Spider-Man

Morlun is the vampiric dimension-hopping Spider-Totem hunter who played a huge office in the Spider-Geddon event. Prior to his meet with prime Spider-Homo, he, forth with The Inheritors, hunted downwardly and killed countless multiverse Spider-People and Spider-Totems.

In his epic final battle with Spider-Homo, however, he fails to impale him but instead merely inflicts grave injuries, breaks his wrist (to disable his web-shooters), and eats an eyeball he plucks out. Spider-Man is but saved by Miles Morales and an army of Spider-Men who distracts and traps Morlun in a cage.

3 Saved by The Punisher during Civil War

During the Ceremonious War comic effect where Spider-Man sides with Fe Homo and reveals his identity to the public, he is brought to the brink of decease afterwards SHIELD agents shoot him and the two villains Jester and Jack O'Lantern, whom Tony Stark hired, chase him down afterwards Spidey is disillusioned by the shady actions Stark has been doing and decided to defect to Captain America's side.

If not for the Iron Spider armor that Stark gave him (which partially blocked the gunshots from the SHIELD agents, and a timely assist and rescue by The Punisher, Spider-Human would take definitely been an unfortunate casualty in this epic storyline.

2 Superior Spider-Human being Expiry: Mind Swap With Doctor Octopus

In one of the well-nigh oddly compelling Spider-Man storylines, Peter Parker and Dr. Otto Octavius swap minds after the latter finds out his deteriorating body will soon impale him.

Otto'southward villainous plan backfires though as Peter, who was moments from dying in Otto's body, is able to impart his memories and consciousness unto Otto'due south listen because of an unexpected link in their psyche from the listen bandy. This compelled Otto to continue Peter's heroic legacy as the Superior Spider-Human.

His run is curt-lived, however, as his vicious and violent brand of heroism is met with not bad resistance. This prompts Otto to eventually cede himself in guild to bring Peter's consciousness dorsum into the forefront and reclaim the Spider-Man drapery.

ane Ultimate Universe Death

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In Spider-Human's heroic death in the Ultimate universe (Earth-1610), he takes a bullet for Helm America shot past The Punisher, who so regrets shooting Spidey and turns himself in.

Subsequently his gunshot wound was deemed non-fatal, Spider-Man continued to fight and eventually ends upwardly facing the Sinister Vi whom he defeats after a grueling boxing where his injuries took a cost. Just as it seemed he was going to survive the ordeal, a nearby truck explodes that critically injures him, which somewhen causes his death.

Following his death, of grade, Miles Morales is inspired to accept upwardly the drape of Spider-Human being.

Afterwards on, all the same, this decease ends upwards getting retconned again equally he is revived past the OZ chemical compound in his body. Basically cementing the fact that Spider-Man (like about iconic comic book superheroes) can never truly die.

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