YousufKhan1212
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What villain do people here consider to be Spider-Man's greatest foe? I recently unearthed a source that says that Norman is his greatest enemy:
History: It was Norman's intention to devastate Peter with the false revelation. In fact, the news had the opposite effect: After passing the responsibilities of Spider-Man to Ben, Peter eagerly embraced the idea of a quiet civilian life with his wife, Mary Jane Watson, and moved to Portland. Infuriated by Peter's happiness, Norman was forced to abandon his psychological attacks and finally reveal himself.The Goblin attacked Ben and Peter in a grand battle, destroying Spider-Man's long-held hope that his greatest foe was dead and buried. During the fight, Ben was killed protecting Peter. When his corpse rapidly disintegrated, it proved Ben had been the clone all along. Peter narrlow escaped death himself, tormented by the fact that he was facing a Green Goblin more driven than ever.
Source — Spider-Man 3: The Black.
This source explicitly describes the Green Goblin as Spider-Man's "greatest foe" during a commentary on the history of Peter Parker. The commentary itself was written by the Ultimate Spider-Man comics creative team, but their commentary is specifically on the history of earth 616 Peter Parker. It was licensed and published by Marvel comics, and it was checked by publisher Dan Buckley and editor in chief Joe Quesada, so I'd say it's pretty reliable. In my opinion, I think the Green Goblin is Peter Parker's greatest enemy, but Dr Octopus is Spider-Man's greatest enemy.