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List Of Spider-Slayers
The Spider-Slayers are a group of robots that appear in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the original Spider-Slayer first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #25 (June 1965). Primarily foes of Spider-Man, the first Spider-Slayer was built by scientist Spencer Smythe who created several more of the robots to combat the hero up until his death. Afterwards, several others made Spider-Slayers, including Alistair Smythe, Alistair Alphonso Smythe. Mark I Appearing at the ''Daily Bugle'', scientist Spencer Smythe offered his services to the newspaper's publisher, J. Jonah Jameson, claiming his Spider-Slayer could capture Spider-Man. At first dismissive of Smythe, Jameson is convinced to use the robot by Peter Parker (Spider-Man's civilian identity) who believed the Slayer could be easily defeated. Activating and using the machine via remote, Jameson used it to stalk Spider-Man (the Slayer's sensors being made to home in on arachnid sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackal (Marvel Comics)
The Jackal is an alias used by two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually depicted as enemies of the superhero Spider-Man. The original and best known version, Miles Warren, was originally introduced in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #31 (December 1965) as a professor at the fictional Empire State University. Later storylines established him as also being a scientist researching genetics and biochemistry, and revealed an unhealthy romantic obsession he had for Gwen Stacy. Warren was driven mad with grief and jealousy so he created his Jackal alter-ego to seek revenge on Spider-Man, whom he blamed for Gwen's tragic death. To this end, he trained himself in martial arts, and created a green suit and gauntlets with claw-like razors. Although the Jackal initially didn't possess any superpowers, he later gained enhanced strength, speed and agility by mixing his genes with those of a jackal. The Jackal was introduced in ''The Amazing Spider-Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |