Blood Spider
| Blood Spider | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Amazing Spider-Man #367 (October, 1992) |
| Created by | David Michelinie, Mark Bagley, Jerry Bingham |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Michael Bingham |
| Partnerships |
Red Skull Taskmaster Death Shield Jagged Bow |
| Abilities |
Superhuman strength, Carries web-shooter |
The Blood Spider is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
He first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #367 (October 1992). The character was created by writer David Michelinie and artists Mark Bagley and Jerry Bingham.
Fictional character biography
Blood Spider is a mercenary trained by the Taskmaster. The Taskmaster is under contract by the Red Skull to create a team of mercenaries who would be capable of defeating Spider-Man. The trio were patterned after the superheroes: Captain America, Hawkeye, and Spider-Man. The characters were called: Death-Shield, Jagged Bow, and Blood Spider.
Solo joined the fray on the side of the wall-crawler and helps to defeat the three villains and thwart the machinations of the Red Skull, who was using the mercenaries to guard private files sought by Spider-Man in reference to his parents.
Years later, Blood Spider, Death-Shield, and Jagged Bow appear among the criminals vying for the multi-million dollar bounty that was placed on Agent Venom's head by Lord Ogre. The trio's attempt on Agent Venom's life is interrupted by competing mercenaries Constrictor and Lord Deathstrike.[1]
Crime Master, with the help of Blood Spider, Death-Shield, and Jagged Bow, later tries to steal a damaged Rigellian Recorder from Deadpool and the Mercs for Money.[2]
Powers and abilities
Of the trio, the Blood Spider was the only character who displayed any superhuman abilities. He was able to shatter a solid concrete wall with a very powerful move, indicating he possessed some degree of superhuman strength. He was not as powerful as Spider-Man, and not nearly as fast.
He carried a back pack and wrist devices capable of shooting webbing similar to that of Spider-Man, but much weaker. An ordinary human in peak physical condition, such as Solo, was able to tear through it, which would not have been possible with Spider-Man's webbing.
Costume
The costume worn by Blood Spider has several design elements that Mark Bagley would later incorporate into his redesign of Spider-Man's costume during the Ben Reilly years. The most prominent of the traits is the use of a larger, symmetrical spider emblem on the front and back, the legs of which meet on the shoulders.
References
- ↑ Cullen Bunn (w), Kim Jacinto (p), Kim Jacinto (i), Lee Loughridge (col), Joe Caramagna (let), Sana Amanat (ed). Venom v2, #37 (3 July 2013), United States: Marvel Comics
- ↑ Cullen Bunn (w), Salva Espin (p), Salva Espin (i), Guru-eFX (col), VC's Joe Sabino (let), Jordan D. White (ed). Deadpool & the Mercs for Money #2 (16 March 2016), United States: Marvel Comics
External links
- Blood Spider at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Blood Spider on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki
- Brief Descriptions of the Blood Spider and other Spider-Man knock-offs.