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From heroes who are still considered Spider-Man supporting characters to a major villain who turned good after making his name in Spider-Man comics, here are the best heroes who were introduced in the character’s solo series.
7) Silver Sable
Silver Sable debuted in Amazing Spider-Man #265. She was the daughter of one of the world’s most feared Nazi hunters, whose mother was killed by a Nazi war criminal. It turned the young woman’s hair silver, and she demanded to be trained by her father to become the new leader of her father’s Nazi hunting organization, turning it into a corporate empire. She met Spider-Man when she traveled to New York City to capture the international jewel thief, Black Fox.
Spider-Man screwed up her mission, but he gained her respect when he helped recover the jewels. Since this time, Silver Sable has become a major hero in her own right, the leader of the Outlaws, a group of reformed criminals, and later the Wild Pack, a multinational strike force.
6) Morbius
Morbius made his debut in Amazing Spider-Man #101. His first appearance was a clever decision, as it was in a story where Lizard was the main villain. Morbius accidentally turned himself into a living vampire by trying to cure a disease he was suffering from. It was the same reasoning that Curt Conners became Lizard, which helps them match up well with each other. It also helped Spider-Man understand Morbius better when he arrived.
Since debuting in Spider-Man comic books, Morbius has gone on to become a major player in the Marvel world of monsters. He has been part of the Legion of Monsters and has had more than one solo series of his own. Morbius has kept connected to Spider-Man over the years, but he is no longer solely thought of as a Spider-Man supporting character anymore.
5) Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger made their Marvel Comics debut in Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #64 in 1981. Their debut saw them show up as teenage runaways with superpowers. However, they were also vigilantes seeking revenge for the torture they went through when they were abducted and experimented on, giving them their powers. Spider-Man set out to help them rise up to become more than killers and mentored them into becoming heroes.
Since their time working with Spider-Man, Cloak & Dagger became heroes in their own right, working alongside the X-Men, Power Pack, and more, and the two are now just as iconic on their own as they ever were in Spider-Man comic books.
4) Norman Osborn
For many years, Norman Osborn was a straight Spider-Man villain. As the Green Goblin, he was one of Spider-Man’s most hated villains, the man who killed Gwen Stacy and who put Spider-Man’s life in danger more than once. However, he soon became so much more and turned into a Marvel villain to several characters thanks to his run as head of HAMMER after Secret Invasion.
However, interesting things have happened in Norman Osborn’s life since Sin-Eater ate his sins and Norman became a hero. He has since begun helping Spider-Man and has even taken on the role of Spidey since the original disappeared in Marvel Comics. Norman Osborn has come a long way since his introduction in Spider-Man comics.
