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Savage Six
The Savage Six is the name of two different supervillain groups appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Earth-982 version of the Savage Six first appeared in ''Spider-Girl (comic book), Spider-Girl'' #25 and was created by Tom DeFalco, Pat Olliffe, and Al Williamson. The Earth-616 version of the Savage Six first appeared in ''Flash Thompson, Venom'' vol. 2 #17 and was created by Rick Remender, Cullen Bunn, Kev Walker, and Terry Pallot. Fictional team history Earth-982 In the Marvel Comics 2, MC2 universe, there was a group of Spider-Girl (comic book), Spider-Girl villains who banded together to defeat her. They called themselves the Savage Six, similar to the Sinister Six her father Spider-Man had faced. The villain Funnyface gathered together Mayday Parker, Spider-Girl's enemies Dragon King, Killerwatt, Mr. Abnormal, and Sabreclaw. After breaking Raptor (Marvel Comics)#Brenda Drago, Raptor out of prison, the group becomes the Savage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supervillain
A supervillain, supervillainess or supercriminal is a major antagonist and variant of the villainous stock character who possesses Superpower (ability), superpowers. The character type is sometimes found in comic books and is often the primary adversary of a superhero in the same story. Description Supervillains are often used as foil (literature), foils to present a daunting challenge to a superhero. In instances where the supervillain does not have superhuman, mystical, or alien powers, the supervillain may possess a genius intellect or a skill set that allows them to draft complex schemes or commit crimes in a way normal humans cannot. Other traits may include wiktionary:megalomania, megalomania and possession of considerable resources to further their aims. Many supervillains share some typical characteristics of real-world dictators, gangsters, mad scientists, trophy hunting, trophy hunters, corrupt businesspeople, serial killers, and terrorism, terrorists, often having an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Bugle
The ''Daily Bugle'' (at one time ''The DB!'') is a fictional New York City tabloid newspaper appearing as a plot element in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The ''Daily Bugle'' is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most prominently in Spider-Man comic titles and their derivative media. The newspaper first appeared in the Human Torch story in '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' #18 (April 1941). It returned in ''Fantastic Four'' #2 (January 1962), and its offices were first depicted in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #1 (March 1963). The ''Daily Bugle'' was first featured on film in the 2002 film ''Spider-Man''. The fictional newspaper is meant to be a pastiche of both the New York '' Daily News'' and the ''New York Post'', two popular real-life New York City tabloids. The outlet appears in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–07), Marc Webb's ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' duology (2012–14) and Sony's Spider-Man Universe (2018–24). The agency is reimagined a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunted (comics)
"Hunted" is a 2019 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, starring the character Spider-Man. It is a spiritual successor to the 1987 storyline " Kraven's Last Hunt". It involves the characters Spider-Man, Black Cat, Kraven the Hunter, Lizard, Vulture, and Taskmaster as well as the debut of the Last Son of Kraven. Synopsis Prelude In a prelude to "Hunted," Kraven the Hunter reminisces about how Sasha, Vladimir, and Alyosha were killed by him and Ana for not living up to his legacy. After cutting a deal with the High Evolutionary who only met with him after some of his New Men were hunted, Kraven the Hunter has 87 clones of him created. Ana was disgusted by this and leaves her father. The clones were trained as the Sons of Kraven and then sent out to prove themselves by being hunted by each other. This motif caused Ana to leave him. The one that survived was labeled as the Last Son of Kraven. With help from Taskmaster, Black Ant, and Arcade and his company Arca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Octopus
Doctor Octopus (Dr. Otto Octavius), also known as Doc Ock for short, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #3 (July 1963). He is a highly intelligent, myopic, and stocky mad scientist who sports four strong and durable appendages resembling an octopus's tentacles, which extend from his body and can be used for various purposes. After his mechanical harness became permanently fused to his body during a laboratory accident, he turned to a life of crime, and came into conflict with the superhero Spider-Man. He has endured as one of Spider-Man's most prominent villains, and is regarded as one of his three archenemies, alongside the Green Goblin and Venom. He is the founder and leader of the Sinister Six, the first supervillain team to oppose Spider-Man. While usually portrayed as a supervillain, Doctor Octopus has also been occasio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Brant
Elizabeth "Betty" Brant-Leeds is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in stories featuring the superhero Spider-Man. She is the personal secretary of J. Jonah Jameson at the ''Daily Bugle'', and served as both a supporting character and love interest for Peter Parker. She later became a reporter for the ''Daily Bugle'' and the girlfriend of Flash Thompson/Agent Venom, later marrying Ned Leeds/Hobgoblin. Since her inception, the character has been featured in various media adaptations, such as feature films, television series and video games. In film, she was portrayed by Elizabeth Banks in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy, and by Angourie Rice as a teenaged version in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019), and '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021) and the web series '' The Daily Bugle'' (2021–2022), with Antonina Lentini voicing another versio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingpin (character)
The Kingpin (Wilson Grant Fisk) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., and first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #50 ( cover-dated July 1967). The "Kingpin" name is a reference to the crime lord title in Mafia slang nomenclature. One of the most feared, dangerous, and powerful crime lords in the Marvel Universe, usually depicted as New York City's crime overlord, the Kingpin was introduced as an adversary of Spider-Man, but later went on to be the archenemy of Daredevil,Furious, Nick (January 25, 2011)"The Top 5 Enemies of Daredevil". comicbooked.com as well as a recurring foe of the Punisher and of his adoptive daughter Echo. He was married to Vanessa Fisk, who frequently expressed her disapproval of his criminal activities, and later to Typhoid Mary Fisk, and is the father of Richard Fisk and Butch Pharris, the latter of whom succeeded him as the Kingpin following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Brock
Edward Charles Allan "Eddie" Brock is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane, making a cameo appearance in ''Web of Spider-Man'' #18 (September 1986), before making his first full appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #300 (May 1988) as the most well-known host of the Venom symbiote. The character has since appeared in many Marvel Comics publications, including ''Venom''. He has endured as one of Spider-Man's most prominent villains, and was initially regarded as one of his three archenemies, alongside the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus. He later evolved into an antihero, slowly distancing himself from his initial goal to ruin Spider-Man's life to instead do good, even occasionally allying with Spider-Man. In the original version of the story, Eddie Brock is a journalist who publicly exposes the identity of a man he believes is a serial killer, the Sin-Eater, only to find h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toxin (comics)
Toxin is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He has been depicted as a superhero and at times a supervillain. The character is the offspring of Carnage, the third major symbiote in the Marvel Universe, the ninth known to have appeared in the comics outside of the Planet of the Symbiotes storyline, and the first symbiote that Spider-Man considers an ally, despite several temporary alliances with Venom in the past. The Toxin symbiote's various hosts are former NYPD police officer Patrick Mulligan, Eddie Brock, and teenager Bren Waters. Stephen Graham portrayed Detective Mulligan in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe films '' Venom: Let There Be Carnage'' and '' Venom: The Last Dance''. Fictional character biography Carnage produced an offspring: a third symbiote. Carnage felt only dislike and hatred towards this new spawn, even before giving "birth" to it, both fearing that it could become much stronger, and being generally disgust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megatak
Megatak is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Megatak first appeared in ''Thor'' #328 (February 1983), and was created by Doug Moench and Alan Kupperberg. The character subsequently appears in ''Thor'' #358 (August 1985), in which he was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld. Fictional character biography Megatak (Gregory Nettles) was an industrial spy. He was inside an experimental video display when he gained his powers. He was defeated by Thor and Sif, and Thor drained his electrical abilities. When Megatak later reappeared in New York, he was gunned down by the Scourge of the Underworld disguised as a homeless man. Megatak was later among the eighteen criminals, all murdered by the Scourge, to be resurrected by Hood using the power of Dormammu as part of a squad assembled to eliminate the Punisher. Megatak's powers have completely taken him over, and he has morphed into a living computer program. Micro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack O'Lantern (Marvel Comics)
Jack O'Lantern is an alias used by several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Jason Macendale first appeared as Jack O'Lantern in ''Machine Man'' #19 (February 1981). The Steve Levins incarnation of Jack O'Lantern first appeared in ''Captain America (comic book), Captain America'' #396 (January 1992). The Mysterio#Daniel Berkhart, Daniel Berkhart incarnation of Jack O'Lantern (a.k.a. Mad Jack) first appeared in ''The Spectacular Spider-Man#Volume 1 (1976–98), The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #241 (December 1996). The Maguire Beck incarnation of Jack O'Lantern (a.k.a. Mad Jack) first appeared in ''Spider-Man and Mysterio'' #1 (January 2001). The Secret War (comics), Secret War incarnation of Jack O'Lantern first appeared in ''Secret War'' #1 (April 2004). The Levins brother incarnation of Jack O'Lantern first appeared in ''Dark Reign: Made Men'' #1 (November 2009). The Crime Master, Crime-Master's protégé incarnatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Fly (comics)
The Human Fly is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. One is a supervillain that was an occasional antagonist of Spider-Man, and the other two were superheroes, one of which was the title of a short-lived series in the late 1950s reprinting some of Fox's Blue Beetle strips from the 1940s. It was published by Super Comics. Publication history The Human Fly first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #10 (January 1976), and was created by Len Wein, Bill Mantlo, and Gil Kane. The character subsequently appears in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #192–193 (May–June 1979), '' Spider-Woman'' #30 (September 1980), ''Moon Knight'' #35 (January 1984), ''Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man'' #86 (January 1984), and ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #276 (May 1986), in which he was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld. The story of the Fly in ''Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man'' #86 was drawn by Fred Hembeck, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Adder (comics)
Death Adder is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original Death Adder (Roland Burroughs) first appeared in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #64 (June 1980), created by writers Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio. The second Death Adder (Theodore Scott), first appeared in ''Civil War Files'' #1 and was based on the concept of the original Death Adder. Burroughs was a hired criminal who was given his powers by the Brand Corporation that gave him razor-sharp claws, gills and a long tail, but also left him mute. After a failed mission to steal the Serpent Crown, Death Adder joined up with Sidewinder as Sidewinder created the Serpent Society. During a mission, he was shot and killed by the vigilante known as the Scourge of the Underworld. He was later briefly revived as a member of the Legion of the Unliving and then brought back to life by the Hood to fight the Punisher. Theodore Scott, the second Death Adder, first appeared during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
