10 Spider-Man Fates Worse Than Death
3. Becoming The Lizard
Dr. Curtis "Curt" Connors was a talented surgeon who served his country as a doctor in the U.S. Army. During his wartime service, a blast severely injured his right arm, resulting in its amputation. When he returned to civilian life, he began working as a research technologist intrigued by reptilian limb regeneration.
He posited that because a lizard could regrow a lost tail, extracting that aspect of their DNA might help to regenerate his own arm. This became the central focus of his study, which ultimately resulted in the creation of an experimental serum that proved effective on a rabbit, so he tested it on himself.
He regrew his right arm — good as new! Unfortunately, he didn't anticipate the side-effect that would transform him into a reptilian humanoid monster intent on converting all humans into similar beings. He became an incredibly violent supervillain who constantly went up against Spider-Man.
Becoming an evil lizard-man is bad enough, and for most, it's a fate that's worse than death, but it's just the beginning. Decades after he was introduced, the Lizard scarfed down on Billy Connors, the good doctor's young son. The man became a monster, and that monster ate his son — dying from the serum would have been preferred.