Melanie Scott - Marvel Spider-Man Character Encyclopedia New Edition: More than 200 Heroes and Villains from Spider-Mans World

WRITT EN BY DANIEL WA LLACE AND MELA NIE SCOT T CHARACTER EN CYCLOPEDIA NEW EDITION

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INTRODUCTION The wall-crawling, web-swinging Spider-Man is one of the greatest heroes of them all. Peter Parkernow fighting beside his young ally Miles Moraleshas secretly protected New Y or k City and the world from a host of Super Villains, such as Doctor Octopus, the Green Goblin, Ve nom, and the Sinister Six. Meet Spideys closest friends, including the Avengers and the Fantastic Four , and come face-to-face with his worst enemies in this one-of-a-kind visual guide. CONTENTS This book contains more than 200 characters with links to Spider-Man. Each page is lled with revealing facts. Apart from Peter Parker and Miles Morales featured in the opening pagescharacters appear in alphabetical order according to their rst names or aliases. Some characters, such as Norman Osborn, whose signicance goes far beyond the Green Goblin, have two entries. Use the contents list below to swing straight to the Super Hero or Villain of your choice. Peter Parker Spider-Man Miles Morales Spider-Man Spider-Man costumes The Spider-Ve rse Spider Heroes Aaron Davis Anastasia Kravinoff Anna Maria Marconi Anti-Venom Aunt May Parker Avengers Beetle (Abner Jenkins) Beetle (Janice Lincoln) Ben Reilly Betty Brant Black Cat Black Widow Boomerang Captain America Captain Marvel Cardiac Carlie Cooper Carnage Carrion Chameleon Chance Champions Cloak & Dagger Coldheart Daily Bugle Daredevil Dark Avengers Demogoblin Doctor Doom Doctor Octopus Doctor Strange Doppelganger Electro (Maxwell Dillon) Electro (Francine Frye) Ezekiel Fantastic Four Firestar Flash Thompson Frightful Four Fusion Ganke Lee George Stacy Ghost Rider Ghost-Spider Glory Grant Goblin King Gog Gray Goblin Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) Green Goblin (Harry Osborn) Grim Hunter Grizzly Gwen Stacy Hammerhead Harry Osborn Hitman Hobgoblin Horizon Labs Hulk Human Fly Human T orc h Hydro-Man Iceman Inheritors Iron Man J. Jonah Jameson Jr .

J. Jonah Jameson Sr . Jack OLantern Jackal Jean DeWolff Jeff Morales John Jameson Kaine Kangaroo Karn Kindred Kingpin Kraven the Hunter Lady Octopus Leap-Frog Lightmaster Living Brain Liz Allan Lizard Looter Luke Cage Lyla Madame Web Maggia Marcy Kane Mary Jane Watson Mary & Richard Parker Menace Mendel Stromm Mephisto Mirage Miss Arrow Mister Negative Molten Man Moon Knight Morbius Morlun Ms. Marvel Mysterio Ned Leeds Nick Fury Jr . Nightmare Norman Osborn Normie Osborn Overdrive Paladin Parker Industries Peni Parker Prowler Puma Queen Randy Robertson Red Goblin Reed Richards Rio Morales Rhino Robbie Robertson Rose Sandman Sasha Kravinoff Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly) Scorcher Scorpia Scorpion Screwball Scrier Shadrac Shang-Chi Shathra S.H.I.E.L.D. Shocker Shriek Silk Silvermane Silver Sable Sin-Eater Sinister Six Sinister Syndicate (Original) (Sinister) Syndicate (New) Slingers Slyde Solo Speed Demon Spencer Smythe Spider-Girl Spider-Ham Spiderling Spider-Man Noir Spider-Man 2099 Spider-Punk Spider-Slayers Spider-UK Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter) Spider-Woman (Mattie Fra nklin) Spider-Woman (May Parker) Spinneret Spot Squid Stegron Stilt-Man Sue Richards Sun Girl Superior Spider-Man Swarm Tar antula T askmaster Ter esa Parker Thing Thor Tinkerer T oad T ombstone T oxin Trapster Trapstr T yler Stone Uncle Ben Parker Valeria Richard s Venom (Eddie Brock) Venom (Dylan Brock) Venom 2099 Vermin Vincent Gonzales Vulture Whirlwind White Rabbit Will O The Wisp Wolverine Wraith Wrecking Crew Acknowledgments

PETER PA RKER Having the secret identity of Spider-Man has caused Peter Parker plenty of headaches, but he knows that his powers mean that he can protect his loved ones and the citizens of New Y ork City . Peter has worked as a photographer and science correspondent for The Daily Bugle , has been a researcher at Horizon Labs, and has even owned his own multinational corporation, Parker Industries. Peter never expected the bite of a radioactive spider to react with his DNA the way it did, but he has made the most of his gifts. BRAINS AND HARD WORK Peter has always struggled for money . F or years he supported his Aunt May with his earnings from The Daily Bugle , and he has also used his engineering talents to earn money on the side. Peter doesnt accept payment for his work as Spider-Man. As a photogr apher , Peter dresses in clothing that wont draw att ention. Although his identity is theoretically secret, a lot of Spider-Mans close associates know that he is P eter P arker . Peter often curses what he calls the P arker L uck, a phenomenon in which whenever something goes right in his life, something else will go wrong. Often the Parker L uck is a side effect of Peter trying to juggle his double life.

Spidey swings high above New Yo rk City, his home and base of operations for Super Hero adventures. SPIDER-MAN Spider-Man was just an ordinary teenager when he gained super-powers from a radioactive spider . Learning the hard way that with great power comes great responsibility, he was motivated by the death of his Uncle Ben to use his abilities to do the right thing and protect those who could not protect themselves. The wall-crawling, web-slinging hero ghts courageously to keep his city free of crime. VIT AL ST A TS REAL NAME: Peter Benjamin Parker OCCUPA TI ON: Super Hero, photographer , inventor BASE: New Y ork City HEIGHT : 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) WEIGHT : 135 lbs (61 kg) EYES: Hazel HAIR: Brown ORIGIN: Human mutate; granted the proportionate abilities of a spider by a radioactive spider bite POWERS: Spider-Man can cling to most surfaces and has superhuman strength, speed, and reexes. His spider-sense warns him of danger , and his wrist web- shooters spray strong web-lines. POWER RANK ENERGY PROJECTION STRENGTH DURABILIT Y FIGHTING SKILL INTELLIGENCE SPEED 143443 Spideys web- shooters are mechanical devices. Spider-Man has perfect control over his wall-crawling grip. HERO OR MENACE? Spider-Man is a misunderstood gure in the city he calls home, thanks to the past negative press coverage from J. Jonah Jameson and The Daily Bugle . Y et he never gives up, and is good friends with well-respected teams such as the Avengers and the Fantastic Four .