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Dmitri Smerdyakov

Dmitri Smerdyakov

128 appearances · Silver Age · 1963–2026 · 7 key issues
Who is Dmitri Smerdyakov?

Few villains can claim a debut as prestigious as The Amazing Spider-Man #1 — and Dmitri Smerdyakov is one of them, stepping onto the Marvel stage in 1963 alongside the very birth of one of comics' greatest franchises. A Silver Age original conjured by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, this shape-shifting schemer has shared some of the most charged pages in Marvel history with the likes of Peter Parker, Kraven the Hunter, and Otto Octavius, keeping genuinely dangerous company across six-plus decades of storytelling. With 128 catalog appearances spanning from 1963 all the way to 2026 — and seven key issues to his name — Dmitri is no footnote; he's a through-line, surfacing everywhere from the flagship Amazing Spider-Man to wilder corners of the multiverse like Spider-Man Noir and Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider. If you love the deep, twisting roots of Marvel's Silver Age and the villains who've proven their staying power across generations of readers, Dmitri Smerdyakov absolutely rewards your attention.

★ First appearance
The Amazing Spider-Man #1
Mar 1963

Covers through the years — 1963–2024

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 1963
The Amazing Spider-Man #1
The Amazing Spider-Man #80 1970
The Amazing Spider-Man #80
The Incredible Hulk #400 1992
The Incredible Hulk #400
Art of John Romita #[nn] 1996
Art of John Romita #[nn]
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection #2 2009
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection #2
Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer Omnibus #2 2024
Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer Omnibus #2

Appearances

Fantastic Four (1961)
#29
Tales of Suspense (1959)
#58
Tales to Astonish (1959)
The Amazing Spider-Man [Golden Book and Record Set] (1966)
Smash! (1966)
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964)
Marvel Team-Up (1972)
#27
The Incredible Hulk (1974)
What If? (1977)
Hulk (1978)
#10
Spider-Man Comic (1979)
Stan Lee Presents the Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Spider-Man His Greatest Team-Up Battles (1981)
The Amazing Spider-Man: Skating on Thin Ice: Double Trouble (1990)
#2
Web of Spider-Man (1985)
Marvel Super-Heroes (1990)
#4
The Amazing Spider-Man: Double Trouble (1993)
#2
Marvel Action Hour, Featuring Iron Man (1994)
#4
Spider-Man Magazine (1994)
#16
Sensational Spider-Man '96 (1996)
#1
Spider-Man Unmasked (1996)
Art of John Romita (1996)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)
Spider-Man: Dead Man's Hand (1997)
#1
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998)
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man (1999)
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003)
Marvel Visionaries: Steve Ditko (2005)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Spider-Man 2005 (2005)
Free Comic Book Day (Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up) (2005)
#4
Punisher War Journal (2007)
Marvel Adventures Iron Man (2007)
#10
Spider-Man: Red-Headed Stranger (2009)
Spider-Man Noir (2009)
Spider-Man: New Ways to Die (2009)
Spider-Man: Election Day (2009)
Civil War: Punisher War Journal (2009)
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection (2009)
#2
Spider-Man: The Gauntlet (2010)
Spider-Man: Origin of the Species (2011)
Avengers Academy (2010)
#14
Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time (2011)
#1
Spider-Man: The Next Chapter (2011)
#2
Marvel Noir: Spider-Man / Punisher (2013)
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man (2013)
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up: Friendly Fire (2014)
Civil War: Punisher War Journal [Second Edition] (2016)
Civil War II: Kingpin (2016)
Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (2015)
#2
Punisher War Journal by Matt Fraction: The Complete Collection (2018)
#1
Spider-Man / Deadpool (2016)
#30
Spider-Man Noir: The Complete Collection (2019)
Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2021)
Amazing Spider-Man (2018)
Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: Chameleon Conspiracy (2021)
#1
Marvel Legendary Collection (2022)
#59
Devil's Reign (2022)
The Amazing Spider-Man (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (2022)
The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007)
Amazing Spider-Man No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2022)
Edge of Spider-Verse (2023)
#1
Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer Omnibus (2023)
#2
Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider (2024)
Spider-Man by Michelinie & Bagley Omnibus (2024)
#1
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2023)
#19
Amazing Spider-Man Modern Era Epic Collection (2025)
#2
Free Marvel Must-Haves: December 2024 (2024)
#1
Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man (2025)
#1
Spider-Man Noir: Omnibus (2025)
Michel Fiffe Portfolio (2016)
#2
Amazing Spider-Man Magazine (2007)
#1