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Anna Maria Marconi
Anna Maria Marconi is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She was initially depicted as a love interest of Spider-Man, notably during the time when his body was taken over by Doctor Octopus's mind. She has since been depicted as a close friend to Peter Parker after he regains his mind. Publication history Anna Maria Marconi first appeared in ''The Superior Spider-Man'' #5 (May 2013) and was created by Dan Slott and Giuseppe Camuncoli. Marconi was created in part from Slott's desire to introduce a character that could cause some friction in Peter's personal life. He found this difficult to pull off as he could not find a reason why a character like Betty Brant or Aunt May could be bigoted or racist. Rather than having any one of them have such a fierce trait, he had May's opinion of Peter dating Anna Maria be that of concern: He also found it relieving that Peter's mind was taken over by Otto Octavius, as he felt that the character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine (character), Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doctor Strange, Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil, Black Panther (character), Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sajani Jaffrey
This is a list of characters who serve as supporting cast of the Marvel Comics' Spider-Man. Family Immediate family * Richard Parker - Father. Died in an airplane crash. * Mary Parker - Mother. Died in an airplane crash. * Teresa Parker - Peter Parker's long lost sister who is introduced in the graphic novel ''Spider-Man: Family Business''. She later appeared in the comics. * Ben Parker - Peter Parker's uncle. Shot by the Burglar. * May Parker - Peter Parker's loving aunt who raises him after his parents died. After the murder of her husband Ben, May is virtually his only family, and they are very close. * Mary Jane Watson (love interest, later wife) - Introduced to Peter by his Aunt May, who is friends with her Aunt Anna, Mary Jane eventually becomes Peter's best friend and wife. Their marriage was erased from history in '' One More Day''. * Mayday Parker - Daughter from MC2 universe- Earth-982. * Benjy Parker - Son from MC2 universe- Earth-982. * Will Fitzpatrick - Mary Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ComicBook
''ComicBook.com'' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of comic books, television, films, video games, and anime. The site came online in 1996 serving as a holding page for sales links and press releases related to comic books under various domain names, before becoming ''ComicBook.com'' in 2004. In 2007, Joe Blackmon founded the website as a comic book news site. The site was relaunched in 2014 following Shannon Terry becoming CEO. ''ComicBook.com'' was acquired by CBS Interactive (which later became part of Paramount Global) in 2018 before Paramount Global sold it to Savage Ventures in 2024, and Ben Kendrick was hired as the editorial director. Background ''ComicBook.com'' began as a holding page containing sales links and press releases related to comic books and had various names used by various companies: in 1996, American Entertainment used it for their websites, ''Smash'', ''Another Universe'', and ''Mania Magazine''. The site was acquire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrax
Terrax the Tamer () is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist John Byrne and writer Marv Wolfman, the character first appeared in October 1979, and is a herald of cosmic entity Galactus and enemy of the Fantastic Four. The character has made several appearances in media, including several animated television shows, video games and was included in the Marvel Legends and Minimate toylines. Publication history The character first appears in ''Fantastic Four'' #211 (Oct. 1979) and was created by Marv Wolfman and John Byrne. Fictional character biography The Birth of a Herald The character first appears as a Birjan named Tyros, the ruler of the city-state of Lanlak on the planetoid Birj. The cosmic entity Galactus selects Tyros as his next Herald, but first wishes for the superhero team the Fantastic Four to humble him. In return the cosmic entity agrees to travel to Earth to aid the heroes against a new threat, the villain Sphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider-Geddon
''Spider-Geddon'' is a 2018 comic book Limited series (comics), limited series and Crossover (comics), crossover Story arc, storyline published by Marvel Comics featuring multiple alternative versions of Spider-Man that had appeared Spider-Man in other media, in various media, and his supporting cast. In this sequel to ''Spider-Verse'', the Inheritors (comics), Inheritors have found a way out of the decimated world they were imprisoned on and are now determined to take their revenge on the Spider-Army and feed on them once again. A sequel, titled ''End of the Spider-Verse'', was released in October 2022. Publication history The story was first announced with blank teaser posters, with the tagline "Spider-Geddon is nigh". It was eventually revealed that the story would feature several alternate versions of Spider-Man (Insomniac Games), Spider-Man and his related characters, like the previous crossover event, ''Spider-Verse''. The creative team, writer Christos Gage and artist Jorge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Down Swinging
"Go Down Swinging" is a four-issue comic book storyline in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', first published by Marvel Comics between March and May 2018 and featuring the fictional superhero Spider-Man. The story overall received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the art, action, and the ending. Plot Lead-up Following his fight with Spider-Man, Norman Osborn resolves to find a means of restoring his powers, concluding that he has only ever defeated Spider-Man when allowing himself to draw on his inner demons. The apparent first step in this plan occurs when Osborn manages to steal the Carnage symbiote from an abandoned S.H.I.E.L.D. storehouse while Spider-Man is occupied with the return of Scorpio. Osborn's efforts to control the symbiote initially backfire when he merges with it and finds himself overwhelmed by the urge to kill rather than his own prior plan to direct its power against Spider-Man specifically. Norman Osborn is able to convince it to let him have con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider-Woman (Gwen Stacy)
Spider-Woman (Gwendolyne Maxine "Gwen" Stacy; colloquially: Spider-Gwen, also known as Ghost-Spider) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She was created by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez. The character debuted in ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' issue #2 as part of the 2014–15 "Spider-Verse" comic book storyline, leading to the ongoing series ''Spider-Gwen'' in 2015. An parallel universe (fiction), alternate-universe version of Gwen Stacy from Spider-Man stories, she lives on Multiverse (Marvel Comics), Earth-65, where as a teenager she was bitten by a radioactive spider and becomes Spider-Woman into her 20s, developing some of the classic Spider-Man personality, conflicts, tribulations, powers and abilities. The character's enemies include Earth-65 versions of Kingpin (Matt Murdock), Matt Murdock, Punisher#Spider-Gwen, Frank Castle, and Invisible Woman#Spider-Gwen, Susan Storm. Spider-Woman was met with positive reviews from critics, who c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaine Parker
Kaine Parker is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a superhero and former supervillain who serves as an ally, an enemy, and Foil (literature), foil to Spider-Man, Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Ben Reilly. Created by Terry Kavanagh and Steven Butler, the character first appeared in ''Web of Spider-Man'' #119 (December 1994) as the Jackal (Marvel Comics character), Jackal's first failed attempt of a clone of Spider-Man. He later appeared as the new Scarlet Spider in the ''Marvel Point One'' One-shot (comics), one-shot in November 2011 before starring in his own series. Kaine Parker/Scarlet Spider made his cinematic debut in the 2023 feature film ''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse''. Fictional character biography Kaine's debut Kaine is the Jackal's first temporary success to clone Peter Parker but the flawed cloning process left him deformed and mentally unstable. The Jackal discards Kaine due to him showing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Stacy
Gwendolyne Maxine "Gwen" Stacy is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character in those featuring Spider-Man (Peter Parker). A college student and the daughter of George Stacy, George and Helen Stacy, Gwen was the first romantic interest for Peter following his high school graduation before she was The Night Gwen Stacy Died, murdered by the Green Goblin (Norman Osborn). Her death has haunted Peter ever since, and stories published long afterwards indicate she still holds a special place in his heart. Gwen was posthumously subjected to numerous Human cloning, cloning experiments by her former professor Jackal (Marvel Comics character), Miles Warren, Peter's clone Ben Reilly, and an Artificial intelligence, A.I. of Harry Osborn, the latter resulting in the creation of Kindred (Marvel Comics), the Kindreds, and Ben briefly resurrecting Gwen in "Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy" (2016–2017), with the Personifications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electro (Marvel Comics)
Electro () is the collective name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the first Electro is Maxwell "Max" Dillon, who first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #9 in February 1964 and has since become one of the superhero Spider-Man's most enduring enemies, belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up his List of Spider-Man enemies, rogues gallery. In the Marvel Universe, Max Dillon is a Lineworker, lineman who gains the ability to generate and control electricity after being struck by lightning. He turns to crime as the self-proclaimed "Master of Electricity", and has undergone several design changes throughout his comic book appearances. Electro's original design comprised a green-and-yellow costume with a lightning bolt-shaped mask, while modern stories depict him with blue skin and a bald head. Electro is a founding member of the Sinister Six, and the leader of the original incarn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhino (character)
The Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich; Russian: Алексей Сицевич) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita Sr., and first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #41 (Oct. 1966). The character is a Russian thug who underwent an experimental procedure that gave him an artificial skin covering and superhuman strength. Rebelling against the scientists responsible for his transformation, Rhino used his newfound powers to become a successful criminal, and soon clashed with superheroes like Spider-Man and the Hulk. The character is typically portrayed as a dimwitted brute, capable of great destruction, but ultimately easily deceived. One of Spider-Man's most prominent adversaries, the Rhino has been adapted into various forms of media since his original debut during the Silver Age of Comic Books, including animated television series and video games. He has also featured in Marvel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Reilly
Benjamin "Ben" Reilly (), also known as the Scarlet Spider, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Grown in a lab by Jackal (Marvel Comics character), Miles Warren/Jackal, he is a Human cloning, clone of Spider-Man, Peter Parker/Spider-Man tasked with fighting him but instead becoming an ally, later even regarded as a "brother". Created by writer Gerry Conway, the character first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #149 (October 1975) and is seemingly killed in the same issue. The character returned and featured prominently in the 1994–96 "Clone Saga" storyline, adopting the "Scarlet Spider" alias with a costume similar to Spider-Man's consisting of a red spandex bodysuit and mask complemented by a blue sleeveless hoodie sweatshirt adorned with a large spider symbol on both sides, along with a utility belt and bulkier web-shooters. This Scarlet Spider costume was designed by artist Tom Lyle. When Peter Parker temporarily left the Spider-M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
