10 Spider-Man Moments That Shocked The World
9. Buried Alive
Spider-Man has his fair share of enemies, but one of the most dangerous of all is Kraven, thanks to his maniacal need to prove himself the greatest hunter in all the world. In the numerous stories where these two characters battle, Kraven moves further into a sort of madness, which was best exemplified by his actions in "Kraven's Last Hunt."
In that story, Kraven hunts down his prey, Spider-Man, and defeats him. It seems that he shot him dead, so the nutty hunter does what anyone would do when they slaughter a man in cold blood, and buried him.
Kraven then grabbed a spare Spider-Man costume and went out to prove he was better at being Spider-Man than his nemesis ever was. He then found the villain Vermin and beat the ever-living snot out of him in a terribly brutal fashion.
After two weeks of this, Spider-Man wakes up from what turned out to be a tranquilizer dart Kraven shot him with and digs himself out of the grave. He then confronted Kraven who refuses to fight back as he considered himself the winner in their conflict.
The story culminates in one of the most shocking events in Spider-Man's history. Kraven retires to his home and declares his hunting days over... then he shot himself in the head with a rifle. He left behind evidence of his Spider-Man impersonation, which exonerated Spidey from the various crimes he seemingly committed while buried in the dirt.