Vincente Fortunato is an elderly crime boss and enemy of the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man. He first appeared in Spider-Man #70. He is affiliated with the Maggia and Hydra, and a competitor to the Kingpin. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Howard Mackie (born January 22 1958) is an American comic book editor and writer. ... John Romita Jr. ... The Maggia is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. ... HYDRA is a terrorist organization in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Maggia is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. ... HYDRA is a terrorist organization in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics villain who has battled many Marvel crime-fighters, most often Spider-Man, Daredevil and The Punisher. ...

Fictional character biography

When the Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) was absent from New York for a long period of time, Fortunato stepped into the power vacuum and, using his Hydra ties, was able to force the other crime-lords into accepting him as the new kingpin, having several brutal clashes against Hammerhead. The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics villain who has battled many Marvel crime-fighters, most often Spider-Man, Daredevil and The Punisher. ... Hammerhead is a fictional character, a supervillain in publications from Marvel Comics. ...

His elder son Giacomo (better known as Jimmy-6) attempted to destroy his organization, angry at seeing his father working with people like Hydra. When Fortunato attempted to have Jimmy Six killed, Ben Reilly (then Spider-Man) intervened, saving Jimmy's life. Jimmy eventually reconciled with his father, but extended his debt to Ben to Peter Parker. Ben Reilly (also the Scarlet Spider and the second Spider-Man) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Fortunato's dominance was eventually shattered when the Kingpin returned, launching a massed simultaneous attack on New York's crime-lords and taking command during the confusion. The assassin Nitro attacked Fortunato on the Kingpin's orders, leaving him comatose. Jimmy Six was seen leading his organization for several months afterward. Later, the elderly Fortunato re-emerged and bought the Venom Symbiote at an auction for his younger son, the awkward 18-year-old Angelo. Angelo attempted to use the suit to kill Spider-Man, but the symbiote rejected him as unworthy and allowed him to fall to his death^[1]. It was also confirmed that Jimmy-6 had somehow made peace with his Father, as Fortunato briefly referred to him as "My Beautiful Giacomo", showing no signs of Ill Will. With Angelo dead, Jimmy-6 is in all probability the sole heir to Fortunato's crime empire. Nitro is the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... Venom is a moniker used by several characters in the Marvel Comics fictional Marvel Universe. ... A symbiote, in Marvel Comics fictional universe, is a living alien organism that bonds with another living organism (usually a human, although it may bond with non human animals) in order to survive. ... Angelo Fortunato is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain, being the second to take on the mantle of Venom. ...

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