The Blood Spider is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics' Universe. He appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #367 (October, 1992). The character was created by writer David Michilenie and artists Mark Bagley and Jerry Bingham. It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypical supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... Bagleys cover for Ultimate Spider-Man #65. ...

Character biography

The Blood Spider was a mercenary trained by the Taskmaster. The Taskmaster was 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: Hawkeye, Captain America, and Spider-Man. The characters were called: Death Shield, Jagged Bow, and Blood Spider. None of their real names were ever revealed. Taskmaster is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ... Red Skull is a Marvel Comics supervillain who is the principal enemy of Captain America. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The word Hawkeye may be applied in a number of ways: James Fenimore Cooper invented the character of Hawkeye, first of the long rifles, and his faithful Mohican blood brother Chingachgook, in The Pioneers, published in 1823. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers), is a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

However, Solo joined the fray on the side of the wall-crawler and helped him 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. The term solo has different meanings in a different context. ...

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. His strength was enhanced to an unspecified degree; entailing he could lift at least in the range between 900 pounds and 2 tons (if not more). His endurance appeared to be similarly enhanced. He was not as powerful as Spider-Man, and not nearly as fast. He was able to offer the wall-crawler only momentary resistance before being dispatched.

The origin of his abilities was not revealed. It is possible that he received strength enhancement from the Power-Broker as that character has been involved with the Taskmaster in the past. If that were the case, then he would have physical abilities very similar to USAgent, but without the training or skill. His powers did not appear to be the result of cybernetic enhancement, although he was mechanically assisted by artificial web-shooters. Taskmaster is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ...

His reflexes and agility seemed to be highly developed, but did not appear to reach a superhuman level. He had limited skill as a hand-to-hand combatant, and did not seem particularly cunning.

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. This would not have been possible with Spider-Man's webbing. The term solo has different meanings in a different context. ...

Apparently, the Blood Spider had not been trained by the Taskmaster for very long as he was not an outstanding hand-to-hand combatant as most of Taskmaster's students, such as USAgent. Blood Spider demonstrated little technique and fought with sheer brute force. USAgent (John Walker, formerly the Super-Patriot and the sixth Captain America) is a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

It was not revealed if the Blood Spider had the ability to adhere to surfaces as Spider-Man does.

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. Ben Reilly, also known as the Scarlet Spider and the second Spider-Man, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

On the cover, the top of his mask was red, and the rest was black and white, but inside the book his costume more resembled Spider-Man 2099's.

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External links

• Brief Descriptions of the Blood Spider and other Spider-Man knock-offs.