10 Most Powerful Beings Spider-Man Has Defeated

10. Silver Surfer - Silver Surfer #14

Now, on any other day, the Silver Surfer would regard a hostile Spider-Man with the same attention one would afford to an ant crawling by your shoes while you're strolling down the road, but in this issue of his initial run, the Surfer was having something of a difficult day.

See, the Silver Surfer had recently had most of his cosmic powers drained away from him, and since the last time he was in New York was when he was acting as the Herald of Galactus, it was only a matter of time before one of the heroes patrolling New York caught sight of the Surfer and decided to have a go. Enter, Spider-Man.

With his powers drained, and just flat out not wanting to fight a superhero, most of this fight is Spidey chasing the Surfer around New York, occasionally getting a shot in before the Surfer saves a child who was trying to take his board for a joyride. Doing so clues Spidey in that the Surfer can't be all bad, and the two part on shaky, but mostly friendly terms.

Not the most epic of fights, but considering how powerful the Surfer is, the fact that Spider-Man was still able to keep up and land some solid hits is significant.