| "If This Be My Destiny...!" | |
|---|---|
 Cover to The Amazing Spider-Man #33, depicting Spider-Man trapped under heavy machinery. Art by Steve Ditko. | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Publication date | December 1965 – February 1966 |
| Genre | |
| Title(s) | The Amazing Spider-Man #31–33 |
| Main character(s) | Spider-Man (Peter Parker) Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Steve Ditko Stan Lee |
| Artist(s) | Steve Ditko |
| Letterer(s) | Art Simek |
| Colorist(s) | Stan Goldberg |
| Editor(s) | Stan Lee |
"If This Be My Destiny...!" is a story arc featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man. It spans the issues The Amazing Spider-Man #31–33 (1965-1966), and was written by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the latter of whom also did the art. The story introduces supporting characters Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man's nemesis Doctor Octopus temporarily assuming the Master Planner alias, and Spider-Man being pinned under heavy machinery, which he lifts after gathering enough will power through thoughts of his family.
An adaptation of the arc's lifting scene appears in the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming, starring Tom Holland in the title role.