Even Spider-Man's Dentist Is A Supervillain (Yes, Really)

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So many people in Spider-Man's personal life have turned evil that even Peter Parker's dentist is a supervillain. Spider-Man is generally considered to have one of the greatest rogues' galleries of all time. That's one reason Sony refuses to give up the film rights to the wall-crawler and associated characters, of course; because the studio believes it can launch an entire Spider-Man universe based on secondary characters such as Venom, Silk, Morbius, Kraven the Hunter, and the like.

The key to Spider-Man's best villains, of course, is the fact they have an intimate connection with him. At times it's seemed as though everybody Peter Parker crosses paths with is destined to become a supervillain; his best friend Harry became the Green Goblin, his college professor Curt Connors became the Lizard — even the alien costume Spider-Man wore turned into Venom. In narrative terms, it's easy to see why writers like this kind of approach; it ensures the battles feel important, and forces Spider-Man to wrestle with the complexities of his dual identity.

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But at times, even Marvel has had to admit things have gone a little too far. A classic example is in Marvel Comics Presents #50, the culmination of a three-part story by Erik Larsen in which Spider-Man teams up with Wolverine to save a young mutant. They're up against a group of evil mutants, one of whom apparently has a vendetta against Spider-Man for "what he did to my brother." In a hilarious twist, when Spider-Man takes this guy out he's shocked to recognize him. "It's my dentist," Spider-Man cries out in horror. He's wearing the same clothing as the man who shot Spider-Man's beloved Uncle Ben, making the