

He's also dabbled in superheroics every now and again, such as in "Spider-Man Unlimited" Vol. 1 #183 and has only returned a few times, mostly as a joke. Weele actually disappears at the end of "The Amazing Spider-Man" Vol. Their feud soon brings the Big Wheel into the path of Spider-Man (and vice versa), sparking a rivalry that would last. 1 #182, the Wheel was a corrupt businessman who hired the villainous engineer known as the Tinkerer to create a massive, deadly monowheel that would allow him to defeat his rival, Rocket Racer. Honestly, as far as street-level crime villains go, Hammerhead isn't exactly the scariest or the most powerful - but hey, now that Kingpin has joined the MCU, somebody's going to have to step up to act as his rival.įirst appearing in 1978's "The Amazing Spider-Man" Vol. In order to do so, he's outfitted with a shiny new adamantium skeleton, though he's still pretty easily defeated by Spider-Man himself. 1 #1 had Hammerhead join up with Mister Negative's criminal organization, going up against his old employers, the Maggia. More recently, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Extra!" Vol. Unfortunately, the surgery caused significant damage to Joseph's psyche, essentially destroying his old persona and replacing it with what "The Amazing Spider-Man" Vol. Hammerhead gets his name from his large skull, which was strengthened with steel after being shattered in a bar brawl. 1 #113, this mobster with a temper traces his origins to the Maggia, an international crime syndicate with ties to loan-sharking, protection rackets, gambling, and narcotics. By far his most infamous victim is Norman Osborn, whose redemption after being killed by Sin-Eater plays a pivotal role in the so-called "Kindred Saga."Įnter Joseph, the mononymous gangster who otherwise goes by "Hammerhead." Debuting in 1972's "The Amazing Spider-Man" Vol. In a genuinely fascinating twist, these criminals are then brought back to life, imbued with a newfound remorse for their misdeeds. Resurrected by the demonic Kindred, Sin-Eater is granted a magical shotgun that can absorb the evil of the criminals he kills - as well as their powers. 5 #37) brings him firmly into Spidey's orbit. But the death and resurrection of Sin-Eater ("Amazing Spider-Man" Vol.
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Donning a ski mask and shotgun, the newly christened Sin-Eater set out to destroy anyone who'd "sinned" by abusing their position of authority.īoth Spider-Man and Daredevil face off against Sin-Eater during his rampage across New York, and it's easy to imagine a villain like this appearing in either a "Spider-Man" movie or a "Daredevil" Disney+ series. After the experiment was shut down, he joined the NYPD, and when he discovered that his partner was running drugs, he murdered him in cold blood. 1 #110 reveals that Carter was once a SHIELD agent injected with a serum designed to give him superpowers. "Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man" Vol. Oh, and it's also worth pointing out that one character who used the Hobgoblin alias (albeit unwillingly) was none other than Ned Leeds. It's probably fair to say that audiences are kinda over the Green Goblin by now, despite Willem Dafoe's dramatic return in "No Way Home." Nevertheless, the Hobgoblin could offer a refreshing twist on a fan-favorite villain. Kingsley's Hobgoblin has turned up over and over again since 1983, battling Osborn himself nearly as often as he does Peter Parker. 1 #238, Kingsley is a billionaire fashion designer who enters the criminal underworld after slightly altering Norman Osborn's Goblin formula.

Debuting as the masked villain in 1983's "The Amazing Spider-Man" Vol. Six people have operated under that name over the years, but the deadliest of all is Roderick Kingsley. Perhaps the second most well-known of these is the villain known as the Hobgoblin. In the comics, however, there are far more Goblins than the Green Goblin, and many more people have taken the mantle than Norman and Harry Osborn.
