Thursday, December 22, 2011

The Spider-Mobile


1st appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #130 (1976)
Drawn by by Ross Andru

Clipped from www.spidervillain.com:

History: Corona Motors, in an effort to promote their new non-polluting car engine, hired the advertising firm of Carter & Lombardo to approach Spider-Man about building a Spider-Mobile. Initially turning down the offer as a dumb idea, Spider-Man reconsidered when he realize how badly he needed the money for rent and expenses. Turning to his friend Johnny Storm, the pair began working on a Spider-Mobile (Amazing Spider-Man #126, Amazing Spider-Man #127). Finally, the Spider-Mobile makes its debut. After some quick driving lessons from Johnny Storm, Spider-Man quickly puts the mobile to good use by using it to apprehend a gang of Hammerhead's thugs. (Amazing Spider-Man #130)

At some point, Mysterio tricks Spider-Man into dumping the Spider-Mobile in the river ( Amazing Spider-Man #141). Corona Motors demands their engine back and threaten to sue, so Spider-Man goes looking for the car only to find it missing (Amazing Spider-Man #157). The Tinkerer, supported by the Kingpin, recovered the car and modified to become an engine of death for Spider-Man instead. Spider-Man battled it out with the Spider-Mobile managing to overcome the car and subdue the Tinkerer as well returning the destroyed car to the offices of Carter & Lombardo (Amazing Spider-Man #160).

Powers & Abilities: Originally, the Spider-Mobile came equipped with web-shooters, a Spider-Signal spotlight, and ejection seats. It also had the ability to camouflage itself with a fake car-body. After the Tinkerer modified it, it had the ability to be driven by remote control, drive up walls (mimicking Spider-Man's wall-crawling ability), and launch special gas bombs that would nullify Spider-Man's powers (Spider-Sense and wall-crawling abilities).




Alternate Universes Earth-90210


Rebuilt by Hawkeye and one of his ex-wives 50 years in the future, The Spider-Mobile is the ride of choice for Logan and Hawkeye on their journey to New Babylon. Its many features come in very handy on their trip, since it "does whatever a Spider can."

Toys of the Spider-Man Buggy




Fan Art



Dork Note: What can I say 1970's Dune Buggies are the shit...so a Spider-Man Buggy is the SHNIT!

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