Spider-Slayer

A mechanized villain who debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #23 (1989), this Spider-Slayer is a robot or robot-connected threat built to hunt Spider-Man, operating within the legacy of spider-hunting machines tied to figures like Alistair Smythe and J. Jonah Jameson.

A mechanized menace born in the late Copper Age, Spider-Slayer crashed onto the scene in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #23 (1989), the creation of David Michelinie, Conway, and a young Rob Liefeld. This Marvel villain has haunted the pages of some genuinely notable comics over a surprisingly long publishing span stretching all the way to 2025, crossing paths with heavy hitters like Spider-Man, J. Jonah Jameson, Alistair Smythe, Luke Cage, and Peter Parker. Popping up across key titles like Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Matters of Life and Death, Spider-Slayer may have a modest catalog footprint, but every appearance carries real weight — this is a character worth tracking down for any fan who loves the darker, more dangerous corners of the Spider-Man corner of the Marvel universe.