Silvermane is a fictional Marvel Comics character. He is a supervillain and a prominent figure in the Maggia, a fictional organized crime syndicate that is analogous to the Mafia. He first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 1 #73. He was created by Stan Lee and John Buscema. This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... John Buscema, true name Giovanni Natale Buscema (December 11, 1927–January 10, 2002) was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics in its 1960s and 1970s heyday. ... The Maggia is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Baron Strucker, retconned founder of HYDRA, wearing the HYDRA logo on his chest. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... The Maggia is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ... This article is about the criminal society. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... John Buscema, true name Giovanni Natale Buscema (December 11, 1927–January 10, 2002) was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics in its 1960s and 1970s heyday. ...

Fictional character biography

Silvio Manfredi, nicknamed "Silvermane" for his near-white hair, is a professional criminal originally from Sicily who has been a long-time nemesis in the Spider-Man comics. He started his criminal career in an organized crime group called the Maggia. Climbing through the ranks and becoming head of the crime family, he eventually formed an alliance with HYDRA, a worldwide organization determined to take over the world. Silvermane has hired many criminals, such as Hammerhead, and he has also been known to be a rival of the Kingpin. for other uses please see Crime (disambiguation) A crime is an act that violates a political or moral law. ... Sicily ( in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Maggia is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Baron Strucker, retconned founder of HYDRA, wearing the HYDRA logo on his chest. ... Hammerhead is a fictional character, a supervillain in publications from Marvel Comics. ... 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. ...

In 1975, writer Gerry Conway and artists Don Heck and Vince Colletta created Silvermane's son Joseph Manfredi. Gerard F. Gerry Conway (September 10, 1952 - ) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. ... Don Heck (January 2, 1929-1995) was a comic book artist best known for co-creating the character Iron Man, and for his long run penciling The Avengers in the 1960s. ... Vince Colletta (born Oct. ... Blackwing is the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain. ...

In his old age, Silvermane attempted to prolong his life by transforming himself into a cyborg. He has occasionally attempted to boost the power of his remaining organic parts by harvesting parts from the superhuman body of his nemesis, Spider-Man. He is still an active member of the Maggia. For other uses, see Cyborg (disambiguation). ...

Silverman attempted to take part in a meetup of various criminal warlords, during a time when Wilson Fisk had fallen from power. The meeting's goal was to divide up Fisk's resources, but it did not go well. Silvermane was caught in the crossfire between Secret Empire forces and the Punisher. This was purely by coincidence as he was simply staying at the same motel as the Punisher was. Silvermane used the resources of his semi and the cyborg bodies stored within to battle his way through the attackers and leave. The Secret Empire is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe. ... The Punisher is a fictional vigilante and anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Other versions

Ultimate Silvermane

Silvermane had a brief cameo in Ultimate Spider-Man. With Wilson Fisk lying low due to legal problems, Silvermane decided to work with Hammerhead to wrestle him out of the seat of power. He told Hammerhead that all he needed was a little 'up here' (referring to his intelligence). For the video game of the same title, see: Ultimate Spider-Man (video game). ... Cover to Daredevil #170. ... Hammerhead is a fictional character, a supervillain in publications from Marvel Comics. ...

Hammerhead, however, wanted it all to himself. He snapped Silvermane's neck, saying "I think I got enough up here already."

He was also mentioned as a leader of a mob which included Hammerhead in Ultimate X-Men. He is stated as owing a debt to Nathanial Essex (Mister Sinister). Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

Also, in the Ultimate Universe, his real name is shown in the Daily Bugle to be Allan Silvermane, though later in the same comic Wilson Fisk refers to him as Silvio Manfredi. Due to his status as a high-ranking crimelord, it is likely one or both of these names are aliases.

Visually, aside from long hair and a scar along the bridge of his nose, he's more or less the same as the classic Silvermane when he was a normal human.

In other media

Television

Silvermane appeared in the 1981 Spider-Man cartoon voiced by Paul Winchell. In "Wrath of the Sub-Mariner," he called a truce with the Kingpin when his scientist Dr. Everett has developed a powerful dissolvent fluid capable of eating through anything. Spider-Man is the name of a syndicated animated TV series based on the popular Marvel Comics character of the same name. ... Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Paul Winchell (December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005), born Pinkus Wilchinski (the family later shortened the name to Wilchin) in New York City, was an American ventriloquist and voice actor whose fame flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. ...

Silvermane (left) and Tombstone in Spider-Man: The Animated Series

In Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Silvermane (voiced by Jeff Corey as an old man and by Townsend Coleman as an adult) is a crime lord. Although he is an enemy of Spider-Man, he doesn't see eye-to-eye with Spidey's other foes. He is a hated rival of Wilson Fisk (Kingpin), another crime lord. Silvermane is also the father of Alisha, aka Alisha Silvers, a name she went by in order to spy on the research of Dr. Curt Connors. He first appeared in the Insidious Six arc, where in he has Hammerhead hired to capture Spider-Man. In the end of Battle of the Insidious Six, he was rescued by Spider-Man from the Kingpin who tried to kidnap him. Image File history File links Spidermanep25. ... Image File history File links Spidermanep25. ... Tombstone is the nickname of a fictional character in Marvel Comics comic books. ... Jeff Corey (August 10, 1914 — August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor who became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s. ... Townsend Coleman (born May 1954) is an American voice actor. ... 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. ... Alisha Silver is a fictional character. ...

Silvermane never enjoyed a normal childhood, as he grew into old age, he became obsessed with finding the secrets to youth and immortality. He heard legends of an ancient tablet which allegedly was inscribed with the formula to rejuvenate and individuals youth, The Tablet of Time. When the tablet was unearthed and brought to the United States he arranged for Tombstone to steal the tablet and kidnap Dr. Curt Connors (Lizard), who was studying its powers. Even with the intervention of Spider-Man, Silvermane was able to kidnap Connors' wife and force Connors to activate the tablet. In the comic book the formula is for a potion. Conner's prepares the potion for him, while the lives of Connors family was used as a motivator for him to successfully decipher the tablet. Spider-Man saved Connors but Silvermane took the potion anyway despite Connors warnings of it being unstable. In the animated series version of the story, Silvermane was transformed into a baby instead of being mildly rejuvenated. There, the tablet focuses the suns rays into lasers which produce a greenish glow. Silvermane is initially turned into a young man, fights the Lizard then transforms further into a baby. The Lizard is bombarded by the rays and mutates back to human form. Dr. Connors concludes that they might by able to use the tablet to stabilize Spider-Man's mutations, but the tablet is stolen by Hammerhead, working for Wilson Fisk (Kingpin). Fisk dismayed that his wife left him orders Hammerhead to get rid of the tablet. Hammerhead sells the tablet to an elderly man, presumably The Vulture, who uses the Tablet to temporarily restore youth to himself. He is unable to remain youthful for an expended period of time, transforming back and forth uncontrolably. Tombstone is the nickname of a fictional character in Marvel Comics comic books. ... For other uses, see Lizard (disambiguation). ... Hammerhead is a fictional character, a supervillain in publications from Marvel Comics. ... 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. ... The Vulture is the name of three comic book supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

In a later episode, "Partners", a baby Silvermane was seen to have retained his adult intellect. He and Alisha got the cyborg Alistair Smythe to kidnap The Black Cat (Felicia Hardy), blackmailing Spider-Man to apphrehend The Scorpion. Baby Silvermane believes that he can use The Scorpion, who had been created through the use of Neogenics, to combine his genetic structure with that of a scorpion to swap bodies with Spider-Man. The Scorpion meanwhile in an attempt to go straight, was living with the Vulture. The Vulture, one of the originators of the Neogenic technology believes he himself can use Silvermane's lab to make himself permanently youthful. During the neogenic transfer the Vulture intervenes, allowing Spider-Man, The Black Cat & The Scorpion to escape. Silvermane and the Vulture exchange energys in the neogenic transfer allowing the Vulture to become semi-permanently young again and reverting Silvermane into an old man. Alistair Smythe is a comic book supervillain, owned by Marvel Comics and existing in that companys Marvel Universe. ... Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero and one-time foe and ex-girlfriend of the Spider-Man. ... Scorpion is the name that two separate fiction characters have used in stories published by Marvel Comics. ...

Appearances

• The Insidious Six
• Battle of the Insidious Six
• Tablet of Time
• Ravages of Time
• Partners

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External links

• Silvermane's entry at Spiderfan.org
• Silvermane on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki