Blood Spider (character)
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #367 (August 1992) |
| Created by | David Michelinie Mark Bagley Jerry Bingham |
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| 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
Blood Spider was created by David Michelinie, Mark Bagley, and Jerry Bingham, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #367 (October 1992).
Fictional character biography
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).
In Venom: Lethal Protector, he is killed by Venom while fighting with Death-Shield.
Blood Spider later turned up alive. He, Death-Shield, and Jagged Bow are among the mercenaries hired by Lord Ogre to target Venom.
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.
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.
Powers and abilities
Following his training at the hands of Taskmaster, Blood Spider possesses super-strength and quick reflexes.
Equipment
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
- An original incarnation of Blood Spider appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Benjamin Diskin. 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.
References
- ↑ 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
- 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
