11 Essential Storylines To Read If You Love Spider-Man
4. If This Be My Destiny...!
In one of Spidey's oldest, yet most noteworthy storylines, If This Be My Destiny...!, we see some incredibly important characters in introduced and Spider-Man take part in one of his most personal battles to date.
It was in this arc that both Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn first appeared, both of whom would be incredibly important to Spider-Man's chronology in the coming years.
In addition, the main plot of this storyline revolved around Spider-Man attempting to stop a mysterious villain, later revealed to be a returning Doctor Octopus, in order to save the life of his dear Aunt May (which seems to be a recurring theme, but is important nonetheless.)
Plus, the conclusion of this arc is one of the most memorable in Spider-Man's long history, with him escaping from a massive pile of heavy, broken machinery by sheer force of will in a scene that would ultimately inspire one of the best moments from 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming.