Blood Spider (character)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #367 (August 1992) |
| Created by | David Michelinie Mark Bagley Jerry Bingham |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Michael Bingham |
| Species | Human |
Blood Spider (Michael Bingham) is a supervillain appearing in media by Marvel Comics. He was created by David Michelinie, Mark Bagley, and Jerry Bingham. He was featured in The Amazing Spider-Man, Venom, and Daredevil comics. In addition, he was featured in Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover and the TV show Ultimate Spider-Man.
Publication history
[edit]Blood Spider was created by David Michelinie, Mark Bagley, and Jerry Bingham, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #367 (October 1992).[1]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Michael Bingham and two other villains were trained by Taskmaster to imitate different superheroes, to kill Spider-Man; he was trained to imitate Spider-Man himself where he takes the name of Blood Spider. The two other villains were Death-Shield (imitating Captain America) and Jagged Bow (imitating Hawkeye).[2]
In Venom: Lethal Protector, he is killed by Venom while fighting with Death-Shield.[3]
Blood Spider later turned up alive. He, Death-Shield, and Jagged Bow are among the mercenaries hired by Lord Ogre to target Venom.[4]
Crime Master hires Blood Spider, Death-Shield, and Jagged Bow to attack Deadpool and Slapstick when the Mercs for Money obtain a Rigellian Recorder. The villains are defeated by Deadpool and Slapstick.[5]
Blood Spider, Death-Shield, and Jagged Bow take up a bounty on Daredevil. However, they are defeated by Daredevil, who is revealed to have created the bounty himself under an alias.[6]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Following his training at the hands of Taskmaster, Blood Spider possesses super-strength and quick reflexes.
Equipment
[edit]Blood Spider wields a copy of Spider-Man's web shooters that were attached to the tubing that connects to a special backpack.
In other media
[edit]- An original incarnation of Blood Spider appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Benjamin Diskin.[7][8] This version is an alternate universe version of Peter Parker who originates from a universe where vampires took over most of Earth.
- The Michael Bingham incarnation of Blood Spider appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.
- Blood Spider appears in the Spider-Man prequel novel Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover. This version was subjected to experiments by Norman Osborn, which exacerbate his preexisting mental health issues. Blood Spider comes to believe that he is the real Spider-Man and Peter Parker is an imposter.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Gormley, Jesse (November 17, 2016). "Spider-Style: The 15 Best Alternate Spider-Man Costumes". CBR. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- 1 2 Carter, Justin (September 7, 2018). "How Spider-Man PS4's tie-in novel shades the game's story". Polygon. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ Schreur, Brandon (May 23, 2022). "A C-Level Spider-Man Villain Just Died in Horrible Fashion". CBR. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ Venom (vol. 2) #37 (September 2013)
- ↑ Deadpool & the Mercs for Money #2 (May 2016)
- ↑ Daredevil (vol. 5) #15 (March 2017)
- ↑ "Blood Spider Voice - Ultimate Spider-Man (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 11, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ↑ Humphries, Rebekah (April 29, 2021). "Spider-Man's Forgotten Evil Twin Was Made by the MCU's Next Villain". CBR. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Blood Spider at Marvel.com
- Blood Spider at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Michael Bingham (Earth-616) on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki
