10 Most Evil Versions Of Spider-Man

9. Pestilence - Enema Of The State

Cable & Deadpool #15 Enema of the State Spider-Man Age of Apocalypse
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It was only a fleeting appearance in a single story, but the Earth-5701 version of Peter Parker earns himself a spot on this list for how much of a thoroughly creepy bastard he was during his outing in 2005's Cable & Deadpool #15.

Ten years on from its release, Marvel Comics opted to pay certain tributes to 1995's Age of Apocalypse story. As a part of this, Cable & Deadpool #15's Enema of the State had the Merc with a Mouth accidentally travelling to an alternative world that was, as Wade himself put it, an Age of Apocalypse.

Upon landing on Earth-5701, Pooly-D is immediately greeted by Apocalypse's infamous Four Horsemen. With Angel leading the charge under the guise of Death, it's soon revealed that this group's iteration of Pestilence is a sinister, four-armed, four-legged Spider-Man. What marks this version of ol' Web-head out as particular disturbing, is how he makes comments about wanting to suck the marrow from the bones of Deadpool, and how he wants to see Wade crippled, starting with his jaw.

It's unfortunate that readers only got to spend a handful of panels with his intriguing, nefarious spin on Spider-Man, for Deadpool was soon transported to yet another alternate Earth as part of an overall story that saw him trying to locate Cable.

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