In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Spider-Man, we're doing four straight months of polls having to do with Spider-Man, culminating with the release of the Amazing Spider-Man film in July. Future installments will deal with Spider-Man creators and Spider-Man stories, but this month will be about Spider-Man's supporting cast and his villains.

This is the master list of Spider-Man's greatest supporting cast members as well as his greatest villains. Click on each character for a write-up of that character.

SPIDER-MAN'S SUPPORTING CAST

25. Kaine (Scarlet Spider II)

24. Prowler (Hobie Brown)

23. Norah Winters

22. Puma

21. Silver Sable

20. Madame Web

19. Ben Urich

18. Wolverine

17. Doctor Curt Connors

16. Captain George Stacy

15. Carlie Cooper

14. Captain Jean DeWolff

13. Ben Reilly (Scarlet Spider I/Spider-Man II)

12. Ben Parker

11. Daredevil (Matt Murdock)

10. Betty Brant

9. Joe “Robbie” Robertson

8. Harry Osborn

7. Flash Thompson

6. Human Torch

5. Gwen Stacy

4. Black Cat (Felicia Hardy)

3. Aunt May Parker

2. J. Jonah Jameson

1. Mary Jane Watson

SPIDER-MAN'S ROGUES GALLERY

25. Mister Negative

24. Hobgoblin (Jason Macendale)

23. Juggernaut

22. Hobgoblin (Phil Urich)

21. The Burglar

20. Morlun

19. Morbius

18. Chameleon

17. Shocker

16. Green Goblin (Harry Osborn)

15. Carnage

14. Jackal

13. Mac Gargan (Scorpion/Venom)

12. Vulture

11. Rhino

10. Electro

9. Sandman

8. Mysterio

7. Lizard

6. Kingpin

5. Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley)

4. Kraven the Hunter

3. Venom (Eddie Brock)

2. Doctor Octopus

1. Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)