Montana (Jackson W. Brice) is a

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appearing in

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s published by

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. Created by

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and

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, he first appeared in ''

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'' #10 (March 1964). In his comic book appearances, Montana is depicted as the leader of the Enforcers, a group of

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usually employed by other villains such as the Big Man, the

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, and the Kingpin, which often places them in conflict with the superheroes

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and Daredevil. Montana has been adapted from the comics into numerous forms of media, most notably adopting the Shocker persona in both ''

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'' animated series (voiced by

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) and the 2017

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film '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (portrayed by

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Publication history

Montana first appeared alongside the other Enforcers in ''

'' #10 (March 1964), and was created by

and

. The character subsequently appears in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July 1964), #19 (December 1964), ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #1 (1964), ''Marvel Team-Up'' #39-40 (November–December 1975), ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #19-20 (June–July 1978), ''Dazzler'' #7-8 (October–September 1981), ''Marvel Team-Up'' #138 (February 1984), ''Tales of the Marvels: Inner Demons'' #1 (1996), ''Civil War: War Crimes'' #1 (February 2007), ''Daredevil'' #99-100 (September–October 2007), #102 (January 2008), and ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #562-563 (August 2008). Montana appeared as part of the "Enforcers" entry in the '' Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition'' #4.

Fictional character biography

Jackson W. Brice was born in

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. Along with

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(Daniel Brito) and Ox (Raymond Bloch), he was one of the founding members of the Enforcers. He is highly proficient in use of the

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. Montana, Fancy Dan and Ox make their first appearance under the employ of the Big Man (

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). During this time, they have their first run-in with their longtime nemesis

. During their first fight against the web-slinger, Montana's lasso skills initially prove successful but Spider-Man defeats the trio. Over the next couple of years, Montana and the team would be employed by

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in one of his many schemes, again bringing them into conflict with Spider-Man, with similar results. They would then lend their services to Tech-Master in his revenge plot against Harry S. Osgood, only to be defeated by Dazzler. Montana and the team would also go up against

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at one point. Following the 2006 "

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" storyline, Montana, Ox (Ronald Bloch) and Fancy Dan reunite to work for

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, which pits them directly against Daredevil. After Mister Fear's arrest, the Enforcers are taken in by the

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's organization. Following the events of the 2008 " Spider-Man: Brand New Day" storyline, the Enforcers are patrons at the Bar With No Name. They take bets with a person calling himself "The Bookie", over whether Spider-Man will show up to battle "Basher", an unknown villain who claimed to have fought Spider-Man. Spider-Man shows up, but is revealed to be Screwball in disguise when the real web-head shows up. The Enforcers decide to get revenge on The Bookie, capturing him. The Bookie's father calls Spider-Man for assistance, and he agrees to help. Spider-Man defeats Fancy Dan and Montana. In the story arc "Kill To Be You", Montana is the right-hand man of the Kingpin (Wilson Fisk), and shows contempt toward the

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(Phil Urich). When Spider-Man and the

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come to steal back the Reverbium, Montana falls out a window to his death while Hobgoblin saves Kingpin. Hobgoblin cruelly joked that "he'll be missed by everyone – except the pavement". During the '' Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy'' storyline, Montana is among the villains who are cloned by

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's company New U Technologies.

Other versions

* An alternate universe variant of Montana from Earth-9997 appears in ''

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''. This version is

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's bodyguard and was mutated by Terrigen Mists, giving him the ability to transform his arms into lassos. * An alternate universe variant of Montana appears in ''

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'' as a bodyguard for the "

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". * An alternate universe variant of Montana named Montana Bale appears in the

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imprint as an employee of the Kingpin. Bendis, Brian Michael (w),

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(p). ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #10. Marvel Comics.

In other media

Television

* Montana, referred to as Cowboy, appears in the ''

'' episode "Blueprint for Crime", voiced by

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. * Montana appears as the Shocker in ''

'', voiced by

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's criminals. The character was chosen to act as the series' incarnation of the Shocker because producer

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felt he was more interesting and threatening than Herman Schultz, the original Shocker. Montana's Shocker costume is similar to the source material with added goggles and larger gauntlets. Initially hired by

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to lead the Enforcers in killing Spider-Man, Montana steals a shockwave-generating battlesuit from Tricorp to become the "Shocker", only to be defeated by Spider-Man. Following this, Montana escapes prison and joins the

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to overwhelm Spider-Man, only to be defeated by him under his black suit's control. In the second season, Montana leaves the Sinister Six to rejoin the Enforcers. After his teammates receive their own battlesuits and dub themselves the "New Enforcers", they are hired by Tombstone to rob the Federal Gold Repository, but Spider-Man intervenes while Hammerhead secretly sabotages their escape to usurp Tombstone, resulting in their apprehension and incarceration in the

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. * Montana appears in the ''

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'' episode "Nightmare on Christmas", voiced by

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Film

Jackson Brice appears as the Shocker in '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), portrayed by

. This version is a member of

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' criminal enterprise and wields a modified version of Crossbones' vibration-emitting gauntlet. After being fired by Toomes for attracting

's attention, Brice threatens to expose the operation to Toomes' family. While trying to intimidate Brice, Toomes inadvertently kills him before giving the gauntlet and Shocker mantle to Herman Schultz.

Merchandise

s incarnation of the Shocker received an action figure in

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's "Spider Charged" series in 2009.

References

External links

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