Spider-Man has some of the best antagonists! Electro, for example, who was leeching off the city's electrical grid and robbed the Forest Hills Bank, defeated Spider-Man. To make matters worse, the Daily Bugle accuses ol' Webhead of Electro's misdeeds. Oh the ignominy! After a quick origin reveal, Electro breaks some new muscle out of the local house of detention. Spider-Man makes the scene, proving to J. Jonah Jameson that he and Electro are different people. With the help of rubber gloves and boots, Spidey defeats his nemesis and unmasks him. Electro never quite had the staying power of Doc Ock, but went on to become a regular member of his Sinister Six.

Mary Jane Watson is such an indelible part of the Spider-Man mythology it's tough to forget that not only was she not Peter Parker's original main squeeze, but she didn't even show up until nearly two years into the run of the original Lee/Ditko title. This issue marks the quiet, unassuming first mention of the woman who would become Peter's Lois Lane. More dramatically, this also marks the first appearance of one of comic's most unique and compelling villains, Kraven the Hunter, given a typically grandiose and eyecatching look by the gifted Ditko and a characteristically tragic backstory from Lee touching on the Russian revolution and the way history tends to crush everyone underfoot, big or small.

Ask a hundred Spidey fans what their favorite Ditko Spidey story is and many, including Metropolis COO, Vincent Zurzolo, will point out #33. This has an incredible story, amazing art and a cliffhanger on every page that will make you cheer and root for ol' Webhead!