The Top 25 (Detailed)

25. Coming Home

Writer: J. Michael Straczynski

Artist: John Romita Jr.
Year: 1999

24. Death Of Spider-Man
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Mark Bagley
Year: 2011

23. Marvel Knights: Spider-Man

Writer: Mark Millar

Artist: Terry Dodson

Year: 2004-2005

22. Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Sara Pichelli
Year: 2014-2015

21. The Gauntlet

Writer: Various

Artist: Various

Year: 2009-2010

20. Maximum Carnage
Writer: Tom DeFalco, David Michelinie
Artist: Mark Bagley
Year: 1993

19. The Sinister Six

Writer: Stan Lee

Artist: Steve Ditko

Year: 1964

18. The Conversation
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist: John Romita Jr.
Year: 2002

17. A Death in the Family

Writer: J.M. DeMatteis

Artist: Mark Bagley

Year: 1995

16. Power and Responsibility
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Mark Bagley
Year: 2000

15. Superior Spider-Man

Writer: Dan Slott

Artist: Ryan Stegman

Year: 2013-2014

14. How Green Was My Goblin/Spidey Saves the Day
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: John Romita Sr.
Year: 1966

13. Spider-Verse

Writer: Dan Slott

Artist: Olivier Coipel

Year: 2014-2015

12. The Hobgoblin Saga
Writer: Roger Stern
Artist: John Romita Jr.
Year: 1983

11. Best of Enemies

Writer: J.M. DeMatteis

Artist: Sal Buscema

Year: 1994

10.
Writer: David Michelinie
Artist: Todd McFarlane
Year: 1988

9. Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut

Writer: Roger Stern

Artist: John Romita Jr.

Year: 1982

8. The Death of Jean DeWolff
Writer: Peter David
Artist: Rich Buckler
Year: 1985

7. Spider-Man: No More

Writer: Stan Lee

Artist: John Romita Sr.

Year: 1967

6. Spider-Man: Blue
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Tim Sale
Year: 2002-2003

5. The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man

Writer: Roger Stern

Artist: Ron Frenz

Year: 1984

4. If This Be My Destiny...!
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Steve Ditko
Year: 1965

3. Amazing Fantasy #15

Writer: Stan Lee

Artist: Steve Ditko

Year: 1962

2. Kraven's Last Hunt
Writer: J.M. DeMatteis
Artist: Mike Zeck
Year: 1987

The Night Gwen Stacy Died

Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: Gil Kane
Year: 1973
"The Peter Parker/Gwen Stacy storyline—for all the camp and flaws—remains in mythological terms a disturbing and fatalistic story of the sacrifice of the individual heart against our obligations, about the limitations of the human need to connect and then protect... Beneath the mask of superhero lies a secular myth of duality that is each one of us, a calling not for superheroes but every human. All of which we can find in classic mythology about gods and humans." - P. L. Thomas, EdD - Radical Scholarship