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Fictional character biography

Stromm was Norman Osborn's college professor, and became his partner in OsCorp Industries. His early research was on a chemical that would provide enhanced strength in its test subjects (and would eventually turn Osborn into the Green Goblin). Osborn, wanting the formula for himself, discovered that Stromm had been embezzling funds from OsCorp, and turned Strom over to the police. After several years in prison, Stromm was released and tried to kill Norman Osborn for revenge using evil robots. He was stopped by Spider-Man and seemingly died of a heart attack. The Green Goblin The Green Goblin is a Marvel Comics supervillain who is the arch-enemy of Spider-Man. ... The Green Goblin is a Marvel Comics supervillain , and the archenemy of Spider-Man. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...

Stromm had made plans for his death, however, by arranging to have his brain waves transferred to a robot double. Now calling himself Robot Master, Stromm returned in Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 1, #68 (July 1982). Spider-Man defeated and destroyed the robot double.

In Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 1, #411 (April 1996), Stromm returned again, this time as a cyborg called Gaunt. It was revealed that he survived through a cybernetic suit fused to his body - attached by none other than Osborn. Osborn had discovered that Stromm had survived his heart attack thanks to the Goblin Serum, but on a level of consciousness supported only by his suit. Eventually, via Seward Trainer, he was cured of his need for the suit and came back in a big suit of robotic armor, only for it to be destroyed by Ben Reilly. Shortly afterward, Norman Osborn knocked him out with a laser blast and left him for dead, though he survived and only had amnesia. He came back in yet another robot suit, only to be stopped by Spider-Men yet again. Ben Reilly (also the Scarlet Spider and the second Spider-Man) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

In Peter Parker: Spider-Man vol. 2, #27 (March 2001), Stromm tried to create a sentient robot to kill Osborn, but it turned on him and destroyed his body, keeping his severed head alive. This artificial intelligence then attempted to take over New York City's electrical grid, but was stopped when Spider-Man fought his way into its core processor and uploaded a computer virus into it, putting both the A. I. and Mendel into a comatose state (Peter Parker: Spider-Man #28). Garry Kasparov playing against Deep Blue, the first machine to win a chess game against a reigning world champion. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ... Die of an Intel 80486DX2 microprocessor (actual size: 12×6. ... A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user. ... In medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep) is a profound state of unconsciousness, which may result from a variety of conditions including intoxication (drug, alcohol or toxins), metabolic abnormalities (hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, etc. ...

In other media

Film

A different version of Mendel Stromm appears in the 2002 Spider-Man film as a scientist employed by Oscorp to develop Human-Performance-Enhancers. He also assists Norman Osborn (Willem Dafoe) in his attempt to use the still-unstable serum on himself; but after acquiring his powers, Osborn's resulting 'Goblin' personality kills Stromm in an uncontrollable rage. Stromm is played by Ron Perkins. Spider-Man is a 2002 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. ... William Dafoe, Jr. ...

Animated series

Stromm also appeared in the Spider-Man animated series. He is one of the scientists working for Oscorp on the experiment that caused Norman Osborn to become the Green Goblin. Stromm is also aware of Osborn's connections to Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin. Title Sequence. ... 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. ...

References

• Dr. Mendel Stromm at Spiderfan.org
• Mendel Stromm at the Marvel Universe website