History TearJerker / SpiderMan

* Tearjerker/UltimateSpiderMan
* Tearjerker/UltimateSpiderMan2024

* TearJerker/SuperiorSpiderMan

* '''[[DeathByOriginStory Uncle Ben's death]]'''. One of the most notable deaths in comic book history, in all of fiction even. As many are aware, Peter's selfishness while being Spider-Man allows a mugger to escape...who later shoots and kills Ben Parker. Upon realizing his uncle's murder was inadvertently his fault, his breaks down into tears, wracked with guilt. It's this tragedy that sparks Peter to become a better hero to honor his uncle.

* TearJerker/TheAmazingSpiderManNickSpencer

* ''Devil's Reign: X-Men'' #3 shows us Emma Frost telepathically manipulate Spider-Man into helping her basically kidnap a young girl (she's actually helping her escape from the Kingpin because she witnessed Elektra assassinate someone on his orders). When Spider-Man continues to press matters, the cynical Emma decides to read his mind so as to draw out what she presumes to be selfish reasons for him being a superhero. Instead, she's greeted with all the tragedies of Peter's life: Uncle Ben's death, his regret about refusing to stop the robber, Aunt May's financial troubles, and his failure to save Gwen Stacy. Emma is understandably shocked and overwhelmed by Peter's inherent sadness.

* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2022'' starts out with Peter alienated from ''everyone''. The worst part is that MJ has met someone else and is looking after a pair of foster kids, seemingly happier without Peter in her life, although how content she is called into question when we, the reader, discover that she was chained to her family through a mystical curse.

** The water works increase by the end. The last game he went to with Ben reveals that for once the their team actually wins, which causes an excited Peter to finally understand Ben's message of always supporting the team no matter what... And then after this heartwarming moment the narration reveals that this all takes place just three days before Ben's murder.

* A side story to The Hunted story arc follows the point of view of minor villain The Gibbon. From his childhood where he was relentlessly bullied, to the seemingly endless TraumaCongaLine that followed throughout his entire life. All while trying to escape an army of violent hunters who brutally harm him shortly after he was betrayed by Vulture. The issue ends with Spider-Man finding him and hopelessly trying to keep him alive. As Peter watches Gibbon die in his arms, the later, unable to speak, mentally curses himself for the long string of missteps that brought him to this end. His last thought before dying, finding some joy in the fact that he no longer hears anyone laughing at him.
* Any reference to the physical abuse and bullying that Otto Octavius endured as a child.
* In one of Otto's PetTheDog moments, he tried to develop a cure for AIDS in order to save an infected ex-girlfriend. He felt devastated when he realized that he failed. His ex eventually died.
* In ''Superior Spider-Man'', circumstances forced Octavius to break up with his girlfriend, Angelina (Stunner). She's ''devastated'', and Octavius also looks unhappy as he leaves.
* When the Hand tries to resurrect Otto using Spider-Man's life-force, Spidey manages to escape forcing Stunner to substitute herself thinking they can cheat the ritual requirement of death as Angelina's Stunner body is only a digital avatar. Instead it fries her brain leaving her comatose, and a revived Octavius is heartbroken cradling her real body.
* The ending of ''Superior Spider-Man'' Vol.2; in the end, despite all of Octavius's attempts to become more than his former villain status, [[spoiler:circumstances force him to resume his old villainous ruthlessness through a deal with Mephisto, his old body restored]].
** After Flash Thompson's death Peter gives a heartfelt speech about how Flash was a hero to him and how now he'll never get to tell him.

* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2022'' starts out with Peter alienated from ''everyone''. The worst part is that MJ has married someone else and has kids with her new husband, seemingly happier without Peter in her life.

-->'''Emma Frost''':[-...You were just a boy.-] [[SincerityMode Thank you for what you do.]]

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* TearJerker/SpiderMen

* TearJerker/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan

* According to Stan Lee, one of the reasons Spider-Man wears a mask is so his enemies can't see when he's afraid. It truly shows how human and vulnerable Spider-Man is.

** As Harry is dying after snapping out of the Goblin persona and saving Peter, Peter asks him why he did it, and Harry gasps out his last words: "How could I not, Pete? You're my best friend."

* ''Devil's Reign: X-Men'' #3 shows us Emma Frost telepathically manipulate Spider-Man into helping her basically kidnap a young girl (she's actually helping her escape from the Kingpin because she witnessed Elektra assassinate someone on his orders). When Spider-Man continues to press matters, the cynical Emma decides to read his mind so as to draw out what she presumes to be selfish reasons for him being a superhero. Instead, she's greeted with all the tragedies of Peter's life: Uncle Ben's death, his refusal to stop the robber, Aunt May's financial troubles, and his failure to save Gwen Stacy. Emma is understandably shocked and overwhelmed by Peter's inherent sadness.