#Spider-ManVillains

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"YOU ARE WEAK! YOU ARE ALL WEAK! AND YOU WILL ALL BE DESTROYED!"

PIC(S) INFO: Mega-spotlight on assorted panels of the all new Hobgoblin, recently afflicted by demonic possession (Demogoblin would be born from this turn of events, btw), from the pages of "Marc Spector: Moon Knight" Vol. 1 #32. November, 1991 ["Half-Life"]. Marvel Comics.

"Aaaargh! Mercenary! You want to go back to killing for money! No more! You are weak! You are all weak! And you will all be destroyed! So that I may live!"

-- HOBGOBLIN to Jason Macendale (Earth-616)

Story/script: J.M. DeMatteis & Howard Mackie

Pencils: Ron Garney

Inks: Tom Palmer

Colors: Christie Scheele

Letters: Ken Lopez

Source: https://viewcomiconline.com/marc-spector-moon-knight-issue-32.

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"SWARM'S BODY IS MADE UP OF APPROXIMATELY 220,000 MUTANT BEES, ALL UNDER SWARM'S CONTROL."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on front & back artwork to trading card #57, Swarm, from Fleer Ultra Spider-Man 1995 trading card series. Artwork by Marc Sasso.

ORIGIN: Expatriate scientist Fritz von Meyer's body was devoured by a colony of radiation-mutated bees. Von Meyer's mind now controls the swarm, which now make up his "body" and do his evil bidding.

POWERS: Swarm's body is made up of approximately 220,000 mutant bees, all under Swarm's control. The bees are held together by Von Meyer's mental field and are super-intelligent with a killer instinct.

COMIC UNIVERSE: Swarm was released when a battle between Dr. Octopus and Spider-Man opened his containment chamber at Empire State University, but his plans of conquest were thwarted by the web-slinger.

Sources: eBay (2x).

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HALLOWEEN VIBES IN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE -- THE HOBGOBLIN AT HIS MOST BESTIAL & DEMONIC.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on 1992 Skybox Marvel Masterpieces trading card #33, the Hobgoblin. Artwork by Joe Jusko

MINI-BIO: "Employing the weapons and methods of Spider-Man's old foe the Green Goblin, the man who wears the mask of the Hobgoblin sells his unsavory services to the highest bidder. For a while he was more than a costumed criminal -- he became a literal goblin! -- but recently the shed his demonic aspect and returned to his mercenary ways. Despite the horrifying changes the Hobgoblin has experienced, throughout his career one thing has remained constant: his singular desire to eliminate his nemesis, Spider-Man, once and for all!"

-- MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP/SKYBOX, c. 1992

Sources: Beckett Marketplace & eBay.

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JUST IN TIME FOR THE IMPENDING HALLOWEEN SEASON -- ONE OF MARVEL'S MORE OBSCURE VILLAINS.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on 1995 "Fleer Ultra Spider-Man" Series Legacy trading card #75, Jack O'Lantern, artwork by Cliff Nielsen. Fleer/Marvel Entertainment Group.

MINI-BIO: "Jason Macendale worked for the CIA and was dismissed when his methods were getting too extreme. He decided to use his skills for profit as a mercenary, later adopting the costumed identity of the Jack O'Lantern adorned with a flaming pumpkin for a head, green body armor, and a bouncing pogo platform for transportation."

-- MARVEL DATABASE (offiicial)

Sources: both pics lifted (and cropped) from eBay -- Stay spooky, people. 🔥🎃🔥

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"FOR A WHILE, HE WAS MORE THAN A COSTUMED CRIMINAL -- HE BECAME A LITERAL GOBLIN!"

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on published and textless Marvel Masterpieces Variant cover art to "Amazing Spider-Man" Vol. 5 #75. December, 2021. Marvel Comics. Artwork by Joe Jusko.

Resolution from largest to smallest: 1365x2048, 1440x2206, 1284x2000, & 752x1041.

Sources: https://file770.com/joe-juskos-marvel-masterpieces-illustrations-are-back-on-new-covers and G-Mart Comics.