Spider-X
Attributes
| Eyes: | Brown; yellow as Spx (I think there's six) |
| Features: | Spider-like features, such as mandibles, 4 extra limbs, extra eyes, etc. |
| Hair: | light red; sparse black hair over head and body as SpX |
| Height: | 5' 10"; 6'6" as SpX |
| Weight: | 170 lbs; 300 lbs as SpX |
Powers
| Abilities: | None known |
| Powers: | Tap into mystical power to achieve virtually limitless variations/amplifications of Spider-Man's powers. He possesses Class 100 strength, along with a high degree of resistance to injury, including mystical assaults. He recovered from most attacks in seconds. He could climb walls and adhere to virtually any surface. He could form durable, adhesive webs which exuded a powerful acid. He possesses 4 extra spider-like limbs, 2 of which grew from his upper back and two from his waist. He had razor sharp fangs and could project bursts of destructive energy from his mouth. |
| Strength Level: | Class 100 |
Summary
| Citizenship: | USA |
| Created By: | Mort Todd, Javier Saltares, John Czop, Ken Meyer, Jr., Vince Giarrano |
| Current Aliases: | Spider-Man to the Xth Power |
| Current Occupation: | apparently deceased |
| Dual Identity: | Secret |
| Education: | Unknown, Presumed High |
| Former Bases: | New York |
| Former Occupation: | unrevealed |
| Known Allies: | Chthon, the Dwarf, and the Other (a demon serving Chthon) |
| Known Relatives: | Mrs. Kornfield (mother); father (deceased) |
| Legal Status: | Unknown |
| Major Enemies: | Spider-Man, Midnight Sons/Darkhold Redeemers/Nightstalkers (Blade, John Blaze, Frank Drake, Ghos |
| Marital Status: | Unknown |
| Place of Birth: | Unknown |
| Real Name: | Brian Kornfield |
| Usual Bases: | New York, @ Broadway |
Background
Brian Kornfield grew up off Broadway in New York, raised by his mother, his father having been killed at an unknown time period. He had a very active imagination and idolized all super-heroes, even writing letters to as many of them as he could. His mother was brutally assaulted and mugged on the Streets on New York. Brian became obsessed with becoming a super-hero, so he could find and take down her muggers.
Brian was met by the Dwarf, an agent of the demon Chthon, who offered him the power to be like his idol Spider-Man, via a page of the magical tome, the Darkhold. Brian accepted the offer and was transformed into Spider-X. His obsessive desire for vengeance was twisted even further by the black magic of the Darkhold, and Brian saw himself as the ultimate arbitrator of justice, willing to mete out punishment that no one else would.
Spider-X first brutally slew the mugger who had attacked his mother. He then captured and planned to slay some other criminals, which brought him into conflict with the Ghost Rider and John Blaze when they crashed into a web Spider-X had spun across entire street. Their conflict ended inconclusively when Spider-X fled from the Ghost Rider's penance stare. His eight eyes may have somehow diluted the stare's force, allowing him to break its hold.
Another group of occult investigators/warriors, the Nightstalkers, came to New York and investigated a previous letter from Kornfield, which claimed there was an occult basis to the rise in crime in New York City. Spider-X attacked the three when they questioned his mother. His struggles escalated, bringing in some of the Darkhold Redeemers, summoned by the energy released by the use of a Darkhold page, as well as Morbius, and even Spider-Man himself.
Still seeking to punish criminals, Spider-X continued to fight off the occult warriors, and traveled to the 14th Street power station, where the mutant criminal Paralyzer was using the electrical energy to recreate the electrical monster Zzzax. Spider-X attacked Zzzax, and the group of heroes fighting him poured their own powers into the conflict, which caused an energy overload, apparently killing both Spider-X and dissipating Zzzax.
Note: All who encountered Spider-X initially believed that he was actually Spider-Man, mutated by the Darkhold, until Mrs. Kornfield learned the truth and explained it to them.
A window is always open for the return of a being affected by magic (especially black magic), if anyone ever had the interest (not likely).
Image Gallery
Appearances
| Cover Date | Appearance Information |
|---|---|
| Oct 1993 | App: Midnight Sons Unlimited #3 |
Thanks To
This profile was completed with information used with permission from the Appendix of Marvel Universe website, mantained by Jeff Christiansen (Snood). If you want to find out about that odd-ball character you've only seen once, or even about that character you haven't ever seen, that's the site you're looking for. An impressive amount of obscure characters await you there!
The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.
Some of the above information is extracted from the various versions of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe and the more recent Marvel Encyclopaedias.