This isn’t the first time a gang war has broken out in The House of Ideas, but without a doubt, the current one is huge and, as expected, most of the street heroes are captured, including Spiderman. middle. We’ll review the most important ones in the conflict below to show how many villains want a piece of the pie.
Stone
The villain, whose civilian identity is Lonnie Lincoln, first appeared in the “Phreak-Out” adventure published on the web by Jerry Conway and Alex Saviuk in Spider-Man #36 (1988). As Joe Robertson’s former friend, Tombstone devotes himself to making most of his life impossible until Robbie overcomes his fears and dares to face him. In the gang war, Spiderman and Hulka, knowing that he is not a person to be trusted, are forced to cooperate with him in pursuit of a greater advantage.
Rose
The adventure published in The Amazing Spider-Man #83 (1970) featured Richard Fisk, son of the Kingpin, under the mask of Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. in his moment. Tom DeFalco and Rick Leonardi were introduced to La Rosa’s secret identity in The Amazing Spider-Man #253 (1984). His costume is reminiscent of other villains like The Big Man or the Crime Lord. At the time, his greatest desire was to find out the secret identity of the Goblin, but in the Gang War, his desire goes in another direction.
Undertaker
This particular character is actually a creature made up of the bodies of seven mafia bosses who were killed and under the influence of the gamma bomb. J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr. introduced him in The Amazing Spider-Man #51 (2003). In Gang Wars, the Undertaker has shown that he has no problem switching partners if it suits him.
The Chandlera Mafia
This band first appeared in Lucky: A Clint Barton / Hawkeye Adventure published in Hawkeye #1 (2012) by Matt Fraction and David Aja. As the name of the Mafia Chandlera indicates, it is clear that they do not waste the opportunity to participate in the gang war to control some territories.
Inner demons
Another team involved in the gang war is made up of these characters created by Dan Slott and Steve McNiven in Crimes of the Heart, a comic published in The Amazing Spider-Man #547 (2008). Inner demons are designed as servants of the negative master.
Mrs. Musk
We first saw this villain in the comic book Tales of Suspense #97 (1967) when she was Tony Stark’s love interest Whitney Frost. However, in The Beginning of the End by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska in Archie Goodwin #17 (1969)! She is under the guise of Madame Mascara. She is, without a doubt, one of the most important villains of this gang war.
Hammer head
This villain was born in an adventure called Doctor… Octopus!, published in Amazing Spider-Man 113 (1972), by Jerry Conway, who wanted to create a character that would bring back the old-time flavor, and John Romita, inspired by Dick Tracy’s adventure criminal Sr., for the design. When there’s a gang war, Hammerhead can’t be far behind.
The union
In the opening night of The Amazing Spider-Man #25 (2019) adventure, written by Nick Spencer and illustrated by Ryan Otley, Humberto Ramos, Patrick Gleason and Kev Walker, we see how the villainous White Rabbit, Electro, Mistress. Octopus, Scorpia, Beetle, and Trapster join a crime group called the Syndicate, who refuse to be left without their pieces in the gang war, especially considering Tombstone’s daughter is in the group.
Conde Nefaria
Although Luchino Nefaria was born in the adventure… the Castle of Count Nefaria!, in The Avengers #13 (1965), published by Stan Lee and Don Heck, we didn’t know Madame Mascara’s father until the comic A Duel. Released in Invincible Iron Man #8 (1968) Must End! However, just because Count Nefaria and his daughter fought on the same side in the Gang Wars doesn’t mean they have much love for each other.
Silver hair
Mobster Silvio Manfredi, also known as Silverman, created an adventure by Stan Lee, John Romita Sr. and John Buscema in Close the Web!, published in The Amazing Spider-Man #73 (1969). The various setbacks in his life as a criminal have made the silver hair shrink to a head, but this does not mean that he loses the opportunity to participate in gang warfare.
Kingpin
Wilson Fisk first appeared in the epic adventure Spider-Man No!, published by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. in The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (1967). Despite what one might expect, after a clean head fight with Tombstone, the Kingpin declares that he will not risk his new life, his wife and children for a gang war, so he will not participate. However, we know this is not a man you can completely trust.
Typhoid Mary
Born in Daredevil’s published adventure Typhoid, the fearless man! #254 (1988), with scripts by Ann Nocenti and drawings by John Romita Jr. This villain creates problems for various heroes, among which we can highlight Spiderman and Daredevil. However, she is now the Kingpin’s new wife and if her ambitions match her husband’s, she has no major role to play in the gang war either.
Gun
Jensen R. Walker, Shotgun’s civilian name, was created by Daredevil, in the published adventure Genetics of the Man Without Fear! #271 (1989), by Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr. The character had been out of circulation for a long time, but resurfaced shortly before the start of Gang Wars, and there was a clear intention to use him.
Rabble
Undoubtedly, she is the most recent of all the characters on the list. It first appeared in The Spider Trials – Part Three, in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #3 (2023), an adventure published by Cody Ziglar and Federico Visentini, Ranim Rashad, before he became a rabble and in which he participated in War de Bandas, the same free that Miles Morales eventually found. Education was an indicator of luck, which he has yet to forgive.