I would go with Sandman.
In theory he could kill nearly every single street leveler without even trying by pushing himself into their throats and killing them from the inside out, just the way he did it in a Marvel Zombies story.
Besides that to actually defeat Sandman Spider-Man often has to come up with specific plans for it, similar to Batman and Clayface.
If Electro would ever fight like he's got some damn sense, I'd probably go with him.
Sandman is also a good choice, but Spider-man carries gear that can make pretty short work of him. Not so with Electro.
Morlun is also a good contender, but his best feats aren't even in fights with Spidey, so maybe he doesn't count.
Originally posted by Endless Mike
Morlun would count. But I'm betting there is probably some obscure villain with only 1 or 2 appearances that would be way stronger.
This is exactly why I haven't responded yet. My gut reaction is Morlun, but there HAS to be someone more powerful with only a few appearances.
This is all sans prep, of course. W/prep, things change.
Originally posted by Endless Mike
I always thought Molten Man was kind of pathetic. He's like if you tried to make an amalgam of Colossus and the Human Torch, but botched it and made him worthless compared to both of them.
Yeah on Mark is pretty much on Rhino's club o'loser. On paper without plot holding him back though, he should thoroughly **** Spider-man up. His webs shouldn't even hold him down.
Every villain I've seen Spiderman come across, hes stood a chance, a fighting chance to win, even with plot. The crazy thing about this is, he was clearly an insect to Morlun, to the point that during majority of the fight, Morlun let Spiderman pound on him, blow a house up on him...took Spiderman hope away. Spiderman truly felt fear against Morlun.
My vote goes to him.