Raymond Warren

Background

Mr. Raymond Warren was Peter Parker's science teacher at Midtown High School. He appeared to have a multi-sided attitude towards his top student, Peter Parker. In Amazing Fantasy #15, he commends Peter on his good work, and assures him that he will be sure to get a scholarship if he continues as he is going. In Amazing Spider-Man #2, Mr. Warren berates Peter for ignoring his experiment to read "lurid magazines" (i.e. "Now" magazine, which has the request for Vulture pictures which pique's Peter's attention). But in the backup story in that same issue, Mr. Warren warmly recommends Peter as an assistant to Professor Cobbwell. Cobbwell subsequently becomes a target for the Tinkerer's spying ring, but that's not Mr. Warren's fault.

In Amazing Spider-Man #8, it is Mr. Warren who introduces Mr. Petty of I.C.M. and his "Living Brain". Mr. Warren subsequently asks Peter to take the machine's output (presumably containing the answer to Spider-Man's identity) home to translate. Actually, it's funny that Peter has time to translate ALL the inputs into mathematical symbols during class - but then doesn't seem to have time to translate the single output from symbols, it will take so long he has to do it overnight! But enough nit-picking.

In Amazing Spider-Man #15, Mr. Warren again berates Peter. This time, Peter has screwed up his experiment, in fact because his hands are shaking thanks to Kraven the Hunter's jungle poisons. Actually, Mr. Warren is more sad than angry, seeing his favourite student make an atypical error in his work.

That's all for the Amazing Appearances. Mr. Warren does turn up again in Untold Tales of Spider-Man #25, where he offers to introduce Peter to his brother, Professor Miles Warren, during the open day at Empire State University attended by Peter Parker and other soon-to-graduate Midtown High School students.

Note: Mr. Warren's first name, Raymond, first appears in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Volume 11 (2009).

”Venomous”

Mr. Warren showed up to Peter’s ten year high school reunion, which was crashed by Venom (Angelo Fortunato). (Marvel Knights Spider-Man (vol. 1) #7) By the time that Venom killed Seymour O’Reilly, Raymond was evacuated. (Marvel Knights Spider-Man (vol. 1) #8)

”Arachnobatics”

Many years later, Peter took Miles Morales to the Coffee Bean at Empire State University. They ran into “professor” Warren in the check out line and Peter introduced them to each other. Raymond was briefly surprised to hear that the young man’s name was Miles but the subject changed when he explained that he was meeting a colleague. He was meeting with Professor Seymour Krepps, who was helping him inventory his brother’s former lab.

Later, both Spider-Men defeated a strangely mindless Jackal rampaging across the university. Raymond and Seymour investigated the Jackal’s laboratory, with an unknown area that held a suspension chamber. Dr. Krebbs surmised that he set the creature free after the power to the main lab was switched on. Raymond was saddened that another of his brother’s monsters had been set free but was grateful that no one had been injured. Spider-Miles disagreed after finding a charred skeleton under some rubble. (The Spectacular Spider-Men (vol. 1) #1)

As a detective, Shari Sebbens, interviewed Raymond and Seymour, Seymour left the coffee shop feeling insulted. Raymond apologized to the detective, saying that was unlike his colleague. He had been acting oddly lately. Sebbens implied that he might be one of the Jackal's clones but Raymond insisted that even his brother wouldn't go so low. Seymour had been his friend, too. They were interrupted by Sha Shan, who asked the detective if she was aware that several regulars at the coffee shop had gone missing. They included two baristas, Cedric Harrison, Peter Parker and Miles Morales. Raymond was worried when he heard his former student was missing. (Spectacular Spider-Men (vol. 1) #4)

Raymond discussed with Sha finding Peter, and he had resources to do so. He ended up underground, led to the nerve center of Arcadium by the Vermin doppelgangers. (Arcadium was the experiment being run by Arcade and Mentallo, funded by Hammerhead.) Inside, the computer program called him a threat and said the safest course of action was to kill him. Raymond said that being killed has rarely slowed him down, and suggested they talk instead. (Spectacular Spider-Men (vol. 1) #5)

Raymond claimed to be sympathetic to Arcadium, saying that the world had no use for "real innovation." He watched a screen broadcasting a fight between both Spider-Men and robots of Kingpin, Silvermane, Black Cat, Tombstone and Mr. Negative. He asked whose fantasy it was. (It was Hammerhead's.) Arcadium explained that it was an amalgamation of code from Stark International, Beyond Corporation, OsCorp, the Baxter Building, Roxxon, A.I.M., Hydra and the Danger Room. Raymond appreciated that the code had evolved beyond it's initial forms. It agreed and said it had evolved through study and telepathy. In fact, it had used telepathy to learn that "Raymond" was Miles Warren. As the fight against the robots turned in the spiders favor, Arcade and Mentallo decided to implement "Contingency Zed," which would wipe out the Arcadium program. It sensed that it's creators were about to destroy it and Miles said that it couldn't be allowed. Miles suggested a partnership and offered it the chance to become organic. Arcadium was soon K.N.A.I.V.E. and confronted the Spider-Men and Hammerhead and the Tombstone robot. (Spectacular Spider-Men (vol. 1) #6)

"Strange Love"

Raymond's funeral was attended by May Parker, Flash Thompson, Liz Allan, Jason Ionello, Brian "Tiny" McKeever, Principal Davis, Sally Avril, Mr. Murch, Coach Smith, Professor Daphne Smith, Dr. Petty, Sha Shan and Curt Connors. Sally approached Peter and said they didnt have a great history together but they agreed to get coffee. (Spectacular Spider-Men (vol. 1) #8)

Appearances

Cover Date	Appearance Information
Aug 1962	App: Amazing Fantasy #15
	Assures Peter of scholarship
Sep 1995	App: Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1
May 1963	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #2 (Story 1)
	Berates Peter for reading in class
May 1963	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #2 (Story 1)
	Gets Peter a job with Professor Cobbwell
Jan 1964	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #8 (Story 1)
	Introduces Mr. Petty of I.C.M.
Aug 1964	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #15
	Berates Peter for fumbling an experiment
Sep 1997	App: Untold Tales of Spider-Man #25
	Introduces Peter to brother, Prof. Miles Warren
Year 1996	App: Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual 1996

Thanks To

 The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.