Do You Know The Real Names Of Classic Spider-Man Villains?

We all know that Doctor Octopus is Otto Octavius, but what about these other no-good rogues.

by Andrew Pollard
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With Tom Holland’s Wall-crawler having now returned to the big-screen in Spider-Man: Far From Home, what better time to delve into the infamous rogues gallery of ol’ Web-head. As far as bad guys and gals go, there’s only possibly Batman who can realistically match Spidey for the sheer vastness of genuinely great foes.

Sure, we all know that Otto Octavius is Doctor Octopus and that Norman Osborn is the Green Goblin, but are you able to tell us the real names of the likes of Electro, Carnage, and Man-Wolf? And that’s just for starters.

Ahead of you are host of Spider-Man’s longest-standing villains, both popular and not-so popular, and we’ve tasked you with correctly identifying the real person behind the mask. Where comic books are concerned, of course, there have so often been multiple people to take on the same monikers and mantles, so for those such rogues we’re looking for the name of the person to first take up the nefarious role.

Let’s see if you’re a true Spider-Man nerd, or it’s a case of you’ve simply got web between your ears. Excelsior!

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.