10 Most Ridiculous Things Spider-Man Has Survived

10. Making A Deal With The Literal Devil - One More Day

*Sigh*

Yes, One More Day has been discussed time and again when looking at the most ridiculous or outright stupid things to ever happen to Peter Parker. Regardless, it would be impossible to do a list such as this and not reference this wince-inducing 2007 arc - so lets get it out of the way as the first entry here!

Taking place in the aftermath of the Civil War tale which saw Parker publicly reveal that he's Spider-Man, one of the Kingpin's hitmen put Aunt May in the hospital with what was to be a fatal wound.

With Tony Stark's finances and even the mystical abilities of Doctor Strange unable to save May, One More Day saw the devil of the Marvel realm step out of the shadows to put an offer on the table. That offer from Mephisto, of course, was that he'd save Aunt May on the condition that Peter and Mary Jane's marriage was erased from existence.

The logic from Marvel here, was that - much like the reasoning for Gwen Stacy's death - they didn't want Spider-Man to be bogged down by married life, thus Mephisto's deal was accepted.

In terms of survival, it's a miracle that readers didn't completely turn their back on Spider-Man titles after this utter atrocity.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

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First Posted On: 22nd Jan 2021

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