Vulture I (Adrian Toomes)

Background

"Origin"

Not much is known about Adrian Toomes's life before he became the Vulture. His parents died when he was young and he was raised by his older brother, Marcus. At some point Marcus was involved in a motorcycle accident, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. Marcus gave up on life and begged Adrian to push his wheelchair in to the ocean. Adrian refused to kill his brother, prompting Marcus to tell him that all humans are just animals, and that they were both weak, but that Adrian was weaker because he refused to admit it. (Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #15)

Toomes's career as a criminal began when he discovered his then partner Gregory Bestman (in the engineering firm of Bestman & Toomes) had been cheating him out of his share of the profits. The elderly Toomes confronted Bestman and in doing so discovered that he, Toomes, had somehow gained incredible strength. Toomes had already begun work on his now infamous electromagnetic flying harness and discovered that exposure to its unique radiation had granted him super-human strength. Bestman threw Toomes out of the company. Enraged, the elderly inventor took his creation with him, to perfect it as a weapon against his former partner. Dubbing himself the Vulture, Toomes ransacked his former company, feeling that the money was rightfully his. (Amazing Spider-Man #241)

Intoxicated with his new found power and the ease with which he committed his crime, the Vulture went on a wild crime spree, daring the police to catch him. At J Jonah Jameson's NOW magazine building, he threw a rock through a window with a message threatening to steal one million dollars worth of diamonds from a Park Avenue jewelry exchange. He came across Spider-Man as the teenager was fumbling with his camera to get a picture of the winged menace and took him by surprise. Spidey never knew what hit him after the old man hit him from behind and dumped his unconscious body in a nearby water tower. He soon made good on his promise to steal the diamonds, this time from a sewer tunnel instead of from the sky. He escaped through the sewers and out a subway tunnel before heading back to his farmhouse silo on Staten Island. Spider-Man had since escaped from the water tower and created a device that interfered with Toomes' flying harness. The gadget successfully forced the Vulture to land, where he was webbed by the wall crawler and taken by the police. (Amazing Spider-Man #2)

"The Return of the Vulture"

Adrian acted the part of the model prisoner to get more privileges, and the warden made him a trustee and gave him access to the prison shop. Little did anyone know, but he was building another, albeit less powerful, flying harness to escape. After building a new harness, he was flying circles around police helicopters and back to robbing jewelry stores. Spider-Man was soon on his trail and ready to use his anti magnetism device again. Toomes had expected that, and had remade his harness to function despite Spidey's gadget. He feigned falling from the sky but as the web swinger got his camera ready, Vulture doubled back and hit him from below. The old man pummeled Spider-Man and then dropped him. Spidey missed catching a surface with his webline and hit a rooftop hard, spraining his arm. Toomes next target was the Daily Bugle and the employee pay checks. Jameson begged Vulture not to take them and as they argued, Peter got into costume despite the pain in his arm. The fight raged through the Daily Bugle and then over the skies of New York until Spidey webbed his wings together. Spider-Man spun a web parachute and tied it to the crook, letting it carry him to the street. (Amazing Spider-Man #7)

"The Sinister Six"

Along with Kraven the Hunter, Electro, Mysterio and Sandman, Toomes was a founding member of the Sinister Six, which was led by Doctor Octopus. The Six kidnapped Aunt May and Betty Brant in order to draw out Spider-Man. Each villain took on Spider-Man mano a mano, with the battlegrounds suited to the crook's strengths. Vulture met Spider-Man at the top of the Empire State Building and forced the web-slinger to throw away his web shooters. Despite the loss of his most versatile weapon, Spidey's amazing agility was enough to overwhelm Toomes, and Spider-Man went on to face the next challenger. (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1)

"The Wings of the Vulture"

Back in prison, Toomes suffered an accident in the work shop and believed he was near death. In the prison infirmary he demanded to see his cellmate, Blackie Drago, and give him an important message. Drago had pestered Toomes for months, wanting to know where he kept his spare wings. Believing himself close to death, Adrian agreed to tell Blackie where they had been hidden on the condition that he kill Spider-Man. Immediately after being told that the wings were buried right outside the prison walls, a gloating Drago told Toomes that he had arranged the "accident" in the workshop to make the old man talk. Drago soon escaped with the flying harness, leaving Toomes to seethe with rage over the betrayal. (Amazing Spider-Man #48)

"Wings in the Night"

Drago was eventually defeated in a three way fight with Spider-Man and Kraven and sent back to prison. Meanwhile, Toomes had pulled through and become healthy enough to escape prison and become the Vulture again. His first crime was to break into the museum that held the wings that had been taken by Drago. He returned to prison and broke out Blackie, ordering him to put the wings on. After getting clear of the guards guns, Blackie demanded to know how Adrian was still alive. Toomes explained that he used the confusion in the prison caused by Drago's escape to escape himself. He had overpowered a guard and used his uniform to disguise himself. In the coming months, Adrian rebuilt his wings and planned his revenge. He challenged Drago to fight him in the skies over New York, to prove who was the real Vulture. During the fight, the two collided into a balcony and nearly knocked a young boy to his death. Spider-Man saved the day and after Toomes defeated Drago, he turned his attention to the web head. (Amazing Spider-Man #63)

"The Vulture's Prey"

Spider-Man held his own against the Vulture, but he had hurt his arm after falling to a rooftop in the rain and catching the boy had made it worse. Spidey had webbed the Vulture's legs but the crook swung him around midair, nearly missing Jonah Jameson and Robbie Robertson, who were watching from the Bugle's roof. Vulture smashed into the Bugle sign and a piece of concrete fell to the rooftop, nearly crushing Robbie. In a rage, Jonah grabbed Spider-Man and held him so Vulture could take him out but the web slinger was able to flip him over and still avoid Toomes' attack. Spidey took the time to attend to Robbie, who didn't seem to have any broken bones. the fight with Vulture resumed but the beating Spider-Man took , combined with the injured arm, caused him to fall to the street. He managed to land on a web cushion and break his fall but he was soon confronted by the Vulture. Spidey managed to damage Toomes electro magnetic harness, causing the criminal to fly away before his power source died. (Amazing Spider-Man #64)

"The Dark Wings of Death"

The third Vulture was a professor at Empire State University named Dr. Clifton Shallot. He was a professor of bio-mutation and became obsessed with killing anyone that knew about his secret experiments. (Amazing Spider-Man #127 and #128)

"Spider-Kill!"

Toomes laid low for quite a while, anonymously working in a repair shop, all the while tinkering with his harness and making improvements. A local mobster named Morgan had tried to muscle him for protection money, and Vulture replied by dumping his goon into the Hudson River. Vulture again humiliated Morgan when he came to talk to the old man, and left the mobster hanging from a lamp post. As Vulture had humiliated Morgan, he would humiliate Toomes. Vulture struck next by taking hostages every fifteen minutes until Spider-Man arrived. Morgan watched the news on TV and hired the Hitman to kill Spider-Man before Vulture could do it. Hitman finds Vulture standing over an electrocuted Spidey and Vulture fights to protect his enemy...so that he can kill him. (Spectacular Spider-Man #4)

Spider-Man is surprised at Hitman's speed and shooting accuracy and he escapes out a window. Vulture is also surprised and forced to flee after he gets a face full of mace. A tracer had been placed on Vulture's back, and Hitman followed him to goad him into another fight with his modified weapons. Vulture followed him to Peter's neighborhood, because Hitman had also placed a tracer on Spidey. The fight drew out the web swinger and the fight moved to Central Park. Vulch and Spidey battled on top of a construction crane and Spidey feigned helplessness as he dangled from a webline. Vulture dove at his enemy as the Hitman took a careful shot at the hero. Spidey beat them both by catching Vulture in his legs and turning him around in time for the bullet to destroy Toomes' power pack. Hitman fled the scene as the contract was to kill Spider-Man and steal Toomes revenge. That was now impossible, as Toomes was helpless. (Spectacular Spider-Man #5)

"The Vengeance Gambit"

Toomes was especially ambitious when he tried to take over the Kingpin's empire after Fisk "retired" from organized crime. Using his nephew, Malachi Toomes, as an intermediary with the squabbling, remaining crime bosses, Vulture hoped to rule the New York mafia. Through several tests of loyalty, Toomes used the mafia to kill potential rivals. After "Black Alfred" found out he had been used by the Vulture, he swore revenge and shot Malachi. His nephew's death badly upset Vulture. (Spectacular Spider-Man #44)

"Let Fly These Aged Wings"

Adrian was soon captured again, in physical therapy after many of his bones had been broken. He would only be in therapy long enough to get well, and would then be moved to a federal prison. An orderly left Toomes alone to get his information and while alone, Adrian met another elderly patient, Nathan Lubensky. Adrian told the friendly man that he felt like a useless old fool without family or friends. Nathan disagreed, telling Toomes that he would be his friend and that age was only a state of mind. After Nathan left, Adrian decided that he wasn't dead yet and that he was still capable. He created a new harness after tinkering with electronics in the therapy room and was soon crashing out of the window to freedom. He was soon back to robbing jewelry stores and armored trucks. After his last robbery, he went back to his nursing home, which he considered to be the perfect hideout. Adrian was soon playing poker with Nathan and his friends when Peter Parker arrived to see May. Peter instantly recognized Toomes and Adrian saw the look of stunned recognition. Toomes used a cover story, and a gun hidden in his coat, to convince Peter to come back to his room and see his photographs. As soon as they arrived, Toomes hit Peter over the head with the gun and tied him up. He changed into the Vulture and was going to drop Peter from 10,000 feet when May knocked on his door, looking for her nephew. Adrian told her he left and after a confused May went away, he turned back to Peter and found Spider-Man waiting for him. The fight crashed from room to room in the retirement home, eventually leading back to the rec room. Vulture tried to take a hostage and found that he had grabbed Nathan. He refused to hurt his new friend, but did shove him in his wheelchair back at Spider-Man and used the distraction to escape. Spidey was unable to follow as he was surrounded by fragile elderly residents that wanted to thank him. (Amazing Spider-Man #224)

"High Stakes"

Vulture was trying to peddle trick dice in Atlantic City. The dice was made of a plastic that the casino could control with ultra sonic waves. He was turned down by a gangster and got revenge later by smashing up his casino. Naturally Peter was there with Aunt May and his spider sense warned him of danger. Peter changed into Spidey and went after Vulture, but the Hobgoblin (probably Ned Leeds) showed up. This casino's owner was in league with the Rose and Hobgoblin was his enforcer. Vulture had no interest in taking on both Spider-Man and Hobgoblin and fled. (Web of Spider-Man #24)

"Death From Above"

Toomes later set his eyes on revenge on the Las Vegas mafia, who he felt had cheated and humiliated him in Atlantic City. His target was Morris "The Snake" Diamond, a casino owner. Diamond laughed in Toomes face and later ordered the death of Randall Reese, the inventor of the plastic, who was traveling with Toomes. Diamond's boys had also stolen Reese's journals, which detailed how to make the plastic. Vulture managed to crash the plane to New York that both Diamond and Peter Parker were traveling on, stranding the passengers in the desert. Spider-Man managed to capture the Vulture and the Diamond gang, with the help of flight attendant/Central Intelligence Division agent Sara Glenville. (Web of Spider-Man #45)

”Lethal Protector 2”

Vulture broke into a Long Island medical research facility and stole the medical records of Eddie Brock. He turned the data over to his customer, Victor von Doom. (Venom: Lethal Protector 2 #1)

Vulture next attacked the longevity research wing of Blessed Hospital. He was looking for Dr. Frank Goddard but was stopped by Cardiac. Their fight ended up outside and they were interrupted by Doom, whom had suspected that Toomes had failed to capture Dr. Goddard. (Venom: Lethal Protector 2 #2)

Doom was disappointed in Vulture and he didn’t deal with disappointment well. Vulture assured him that he would get Goddard after he dealt with Cardiac. Doom was impatient and defeated Cardiac himself. Doom’s security force had captured Goddard themselves and since the mission was still a success, he merely fired Toomes instead of killing him. Vulture considered himself a lucky man, until the police arrived behind him. (Venom: Lethal Protector 2 #3)

"The Return of the Sinister Six"

At a deserted Long Island beach, Vulture was demonstrating his flying prowess for the Kingpin. Fisk wanted a casino owner eliminated, as he had refused to join with Fisk’s organization. His death would send a message to anyone that was reluctant to join Kingpin’s criminal empire. He was even taking bets on Raymond Trask’s death. As Trask spoke at his yacht, Vulture dove in with grenades. He took out the bodyguards and reached for Trask when Spidey webbed his hand. Vulture tried to escape but was pulled back to earth by Spidey, who was soon distracted by the arrival of Chance, who also came for Trask. While Spider-Man dealt with the new problem, Vulture tried to take May Parker hostage but he was grabbed by Nathan Lubenski. Vulture took off with Nathan, who fell to the ground. Vulture tried to fly away but was cut off by helicopters. He was saved by Dr. Octopus, who arrived in a flying craft. Vulture reluctantly agreed to join him. (Amazing Spider-Man #336)

He joined the new Sinister Six, with Hobgoblin (Jason Macendale) replacing the dead Kraven. Octopus explained his plan to commandeer a satellite and use it to take the world hostage. Vulture and Sandman were sent to steal a tank vehicle from the coast guard compound at Governor’s Island. Vulture was able to distract the guards by lifting a gas tanker from the sky and dropping it. Spider-Man arrived by they escaped with the tank. At their hideout, Ock had Vulture look over his assault plan and he approved. (Amazing Spider-Man #337)

The Six attacked the satellite launch site with Vulture and Hobgoblin tasked with keeping security busy. Spider-Man arrived and managed to yank Hobgoblin from his glider and tried to hurl it at Vulture, who dodged it. It did manage to hit Electro, whose confused blasts took out Vulture. Sandman had been conflicted by the entire operation and came to Spider-Man’s defense. He was rewarded by being turned into glass by a weapon of Ock’s. The rest of the Six went to smash him but they all fled as the nearby rocket began to launch. Hobgoblin used the opportunity to douse Spidey with some of Ock’s poison. (Amazing Spider-Man #338)

They realized that Ock had tricked them after Spider-Man choked on the gas but didn’t die. Ock arrived and explained that he had lied to them. The gas was a painful cure for cocaine addiction, which he planned to hold the rich and powerful for ransom. The Six attacked him in fury and he easily deflected them. They fled, promising they wouldn’t forget. (Amazing Spider-Man #339)

"The Revenge of the Sinister Six"

Vulture gathered with the rest of the original Sinister Six in a warehouse. They were all there to kill Otto Octavius after he had betrayed them. Sandman was the exception, as he had tried to put his life as a criminal behind him and wanted revenge against Ock for seemingly killing a family he had grown close to. They all arrived at Ock’s hideout but he already knew they were coming. (Spider-Man (vol.) #18)

The group attacked and Octavius batted them aside quickly. He used a ray gun to turn Sandman into glass and warned the others he could also give them unpleasant fates. That’s when Spider-Man and the Hulk arrived but they were beaten by the criminals. Otto was unimpressed by how they handled themselves and planned in taking them to another dimension to acquire better weaponry. (Spider-Man (vol. 1) #19)

At the site of the dimensional transport device, Spider-Man went against them again with the help of Solo. Both of them were fooled by Mysterio’s illusions. Thinking he had killed the Six, Solo had actually nearly killed his ally. (Spider-Man (vol. 1) #20)

Vulture was skeptical of trusting Doctor Octopus again. He had betrayed them before and had no reason to not do it again. Octavius claimed that if he wanted to kill them, he would have done it already. Vulture agreed but insisted that they had no idea what to expect in the alien dimension. Ock told him he worried too much. When they returned with the new technology, they easily defeated Spider-Man and Deathlok. (Spider-Man (vol. 1) #21)

Otto wanted his team to test their new weapons and Vulture refused. He resented being treated like a subordinate and didn’t jump through hoops for anyone. Electro told him to calm down and Vulture accused him of working for Ock. (He was.) Vulture continued to rant about how he didn’t trust any of them. Ock had possibly killed Sandman and could do the same to him. Mysterio told him to calm down. Either all of them would win, or none of them. He offered to calm him with an illusion but Vulture warned him to not use any cheap parlor tricks, he was wise to them. He agreed to work with them but gave no promises.

Otto informed them they were going to commandeer a Hydra base in Manhattan, which was being used as a satellite control center. The satilites could destroy the earth several times over and they would soon be theirs. As they attacked the base, Spider-Man and Dethlok, Hulk, Ghost Rider and Sleepwalker tried to stop them. When the tide began to turn against them, Ock called in the new recruit: Gog. (Spider-Man #22)

As Spider-Man dodged Gog, Vulture told him things looked grim. That’s when the Fantastic Four and Nova arrived with Solo. When Ock was defeated by the Hulk, Vulture and Hobgoblin fled. (Spider-Man #23)

"Funeral Arrangements"

As the Vulture dangled a terrified thug named Frankie Fillmore off the edge of a skyscraper, he wondered why Frankie thought he could get away with double crossing Adrian Toomes. Five years prior, Fillmore had gone to the police to report Toomes's hideout, hoping to make extra money. Vulture had known Fillmore was a traitor and was gone by the time the police arrived. Catching up to the thug was only a matter of time, and he had all of the time in the world. After dropping Frankie to his death, Toomes remembered that his time was running out. At his old farm silo hideout, Toomes was beating and berating his former business partner, Gregory Bestman. He told Bestman that he was dying of cancer and that the electromagnetic power source that fueled his wings was the cause. He grudgingly admitted that," I...I'm an old man, Gregory. I've lived a long life--one that I'm not necessarily proud of. And--when I die--I want to go with a clear conscience. I want the ledger of my life in balance." He then broke his old partner's neck.

Toomes was soon at the top of a skyscraper, yelling into the night that he didn't want to die. At that moment, he saw Spider-Man swing by, and decided that this was a score that needed to be settled immediately. He dove at Spidey, but the webhead dodged the attack and caught Vulture by a webline. Attempting to smash Spidey into the side of a building, Vulture taunted that his power harness was turned up well past the safety level, giving him extra strength and speed. Spidey told him to get a refund. Vulture tossed Spidey away, with greater ease than Spider-Man was used to. As Spidey hung to the side of a building, Toomes flew past him, telling his enemy to watch his back. From a distance, Toomes decided he'd savor stalking Spider-Man and take his time in killing him. In the mean time, he had more important business with "the old woman." As May Parker walked into her bedroom, she found the Vulture perched in her window, telling her it was nice to see her again. (Spectacular Spider-Man #186)

May told him that they had no business together, and that he had killed Nathan Lubensky. Toomes agreed that he had killed Nathan....and was sorry. He told her that when he met Nathan in the hospital, he had nearly given up on life but Nathan had given him the encouragement to go on. A man like the Vulture didn't have many friends, but Nathan was one of them. He claimed to have no idea that the man he had grabbed and dropped had been Lubensky and didn't even find out until the next day in the newspaper. May wanted to know what he wanted and when he asked for forgiveness, she slapped him hard enough to leave him speechless. He left after she ordered him to leave and never come back. Vulture's next target was J. Jonah Jameson, who was at his office at the Bugle. As he dangled Jameson out of the window, he told him to print a story in the next day's paper promising that Spider-Man was going to die publicly and brutally.

After Vulture had left May's home, she had called Peter to tell him what happened. He stayed at her house as she slept until she screamed for help from upstairs. Toomes flew off before Peter got into the room, but circled back through the front door. He held both of them at gunpoint, until he tossed it aside as a sign of good faith. As Adrian explained how easily he could hurt Peter, Pete snapped in anger and punch Toomes out of the room and down the stairs. Peter went to follow and ignored his spider sense as Toomes grabbed him by the throat. Before Vulture could explain that he was there to make amends, May came downstairs with Toomes's gun, telling him to leave. The police arrived at that moment, causing Toomes to panic and take off with Peter as a hostage.

At the silo, Vulture tried to persuade Peter to tell May that he honestly wanted to make things right. Listening to Toomes made Peter begin to believe that he was telling the truth, but after seeing Gregory Bestman's body on the floor, he knew that Toomes was a unrepentant killer. He charged at Toomes, falling out of the silo window, seemingly to his death. A stunned Vulture didn't understand why Peter would do that and was about to check on him, when Spider-Man arrived. Vulture gleefully attacked his enemy, hoping he had friends and family that would miss him after he died. (Spectacular Spider-Man #187)

The fight smashed though the silo and into the sky where Spider-Man warned that both of them could die at that height. Vulture wasnt worried about dying and the sky was his element. Spidey told him that if he were really dying, he needed to do it as a man and with dignity but Toomes swore that he'd go out fighting. He turned up the power to the electromagnetic harness to the maximum, flooding him with power. The power generator caught fire, burning Vulture's wings and causing them to free fall. Spider-Man managed to tear the machine off of Toomes and spun a web parachute to stop the fall. They hit the ground hard, but in one piece. Spider-Man found Toomes a short distance away, wanting to know why he didn't let him die. Spidey promised it wouldn't be that easy. He dragged Adrian to May's home, forcing him to apologize for everything he had done to the Parkers. May told him that she wanted his death to be long and full of suffering. Sometime later, May visited Adrian in prison. He expected her to humiliate him but instead, she told him that she would not stoop to his level. She was an old woman and would not waste her remaining years hating him. As for forgiveness, that was between him and God. She left him after that, alone. (Spectacular Spider-Man #188)

"Lifetheft"

Toomes's desperation for a cure led him to team with the Chameleon, who was in the midst of a plan, concocted by Harry Osborn right before his death, to avenge Kraven's death. Over the course of these invents the Vulture found himself rejuvenated, the cancer gone from his system and his youth restored. As a result Toomes updated his costume to a suit of battle-armor, complete with a host of new weapons. The "new" Vulture proven to be even more short-tempered, cruel and dangerous than the "old," as his youth depended on his ability to drain the vitality out of others.

"Back From the Edge"

Vulture tried committing mass murder with an experimental virus that he stole from the military. He liked being his stronger, youthful self and couldn't bear anyone remembering what a weak old man he had been. With the help of the Owl, Vulture was going to spread the virus all over New York via vultures, eagles and other birds. They were defeated by Spider-Man and Daredevil, but not before one of the birds infected Peter with the virus. Peter only survived after Doctor Octopus created an antidote.

”The Secret Origin of Starling!”

Adrian’s son had walked away from his wife (Lenora) and daughter, Tiana. Adrian left money for them but Lenora knew that her father in law was no angel. She didn’t want his blood money and he assured her that it was clean. He saw Tiana eavesdropping from around the corner and he took her for a flight. He said he’d have to go away because mean people were going to put him in a box. She knew he meant jail and asked if he’d done bad things. He said he had.

Years later, Lenora passed away from an unknown condition. Tiana asked if her father even knew that her mother was dead and Adrian didn’t know. He hadn’t spoken with his son in years. He couldn’t stay long but he took Tiana to see something. It was her own wings and soon he was flying with her above the city. She didn’t know what she was going to do without her mother but her grandfather said that since she wanted to be an artist, she should go to school in NYC. He even had a place for her to stay. (Miles Morales: Spider-Man (vol. 1) #10)

"The Mark of Kaine"

He joined the Sinister Seven with Hobgoblin (Jason Macendale), Electro, Scorpia, Shocker, Mysterio and Beetle) in their attempt to kill the villain-slaying Kaine. Vulture didn’t work well with the rest of the team. He bickered with Hobgoblin over the plan and eventually traded punches with him. He considered Scorpia to be self righteous. He ended up webbed by the Scarlet Spider, who was actually Peter in Ben Reilly’s costume. (Ultimate Spider-Man #9)

"Powerless and Responsibility"

He also fought the second Prowler, around this time. Toomes had already fought and badly hurt Hobie Brown, the original Prowler and attacked the third Prowler (Rick Lawson) thinking that it was Brown. He gutted the new Prowler, who was a hospital attendant for Brown and had stolen his costumed identity. Spidey took the injured man to the hospital, where he survived. Toomes's rejuvenation didn't last long. During a battle with Spider-Man, he was attacked by David Kalen who somehow sucked the youth from him. Easy come, easy go. (Sensational Spider-Man #18)

"Identity Crisis"

Toomes soon fought Peter after he assumed the Hornet identity. Norman Osborn had framed Spider-Man for assault and put a bounty on his head, so everyone with a gun came after the web swinger. "Hornet" had claimed on TV that New York didn't have to worry about Spider-Man any more and an enraged Vulture assumed that Hornet had claimed to have killed his foe. Vulture went after Hornet and nearly defeated him due to Toomes greater experience in flying, until Hornet crashed him into a billboard. (Sensational Spider-Man #28)

”Another Return of the Sinister Six”

The Six were still angry at Octavius over his last betrayal and Sandman gathered them for revenge. Octopus had taken Senator Ward hostage. The Six came to kidnap the senator and kill Octavius, while Sandman had no interest in Spider-Man. (He had already been attacked by Electro and Vulture.) Venom arrived at that moment, wanting a piece of Spidey. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #12)

Sandman reneged on his promise to let him have Spider-Man and when he complained, Sandman smashed him into a wall. Venom then declared vengeance on the Sinister Six. (Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #12)

"Snow Day"

Spidey stumbled across Toomes one snowy day after the crook held up a jewelry store. Toomes assumed that Spidey had been following him and tried to kill him, but Spodey managed to take back the gems. Vulture challenged Spider-Man to a final fight, mano a mano at the site of their first fight. Spidey waits at the top of the Empire State Building through a snow storm, but wonders why Vulture is late. Its actually because their first fight was at the Chrystler Building. Toomes finds Spider-Man and pulls an uzi on him, telling him that he lied about going mano a mano. Spidey lied too, and the Human Torch arrives, frying Vultures wings. Spidey punches Vulture in the face and he goes spiraling down into a snow bank as Spider-Man and Torch laugh. (Peter Parker: Spider-Man vol 2 #37)

"Down Among the Dead Men"

As much as he would deny it, Vulture does have a kind side. He would consider it a weakness, but not only did he ask May for forgiveness, he also has stolen to provide for his young grandson. He didn't even know he had a grandchild until his daughter in law brought him in to Riker's Island to meet Adrian. Toomes's son was in jail for armed robbery, the boy had been diagnosed with leukemia and his mother had no way to pay for the treatments. With the aid of Electro, he stole $20 million but the money was lost in a fight with Spider-Man. Peter managed to get $5 million to the boy's mother.

"Taking Wing"

After Peter revealed his ID on live TV during the Superhuman Registration Act, Toomes attacked Deborah Whitman, who had written a tell all book about her past with Spider-Man. Attacking Deb drew out Peter and Toomes suffered a stroke in mid air during the battle. Afterward, Vulture claimed that he's rather die than be saved by a compassionate weakling like Spider-Man. In a rage, Peter began suffocating Toomes in his hospital bed with a pillow. He stopped after Toomes struggled. Peter told him that for a man who said he wanted to die, he definitely fought to live. (Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #16)

”Feral”

Toomes went through a forced transformation after Stegron brought a crystal from the arctic, bringing out the inner animal of everyone in New York. Like a real vulture, Toomes began murdering and eating the corpses of random people. (Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2) #24

”Hunter/Hunted”

Lately, he was kidnapped by a former Sinister Six member: Alysha Kravinoff. Alyosha was hunting animal themed super villains and was stopped by the Punisher. When Rhino asked why Toomes couldn’t figure a way out, he showed him that his hands had been broken several times. (Punisher War Journal (vol. 2) #13 - #15)

"24/7"

When a new, mutated Vulture came on the scene, Spidey paid a visit to his old friend in prison. While Adrian had only heard rumors, he gave Spider-Man a clue that the red costumed Vulture was a former mafia hitman named James Natale. Natale was forced to undergo experiments to be deadlier and Adrian hoped he killed Spidey. (Amazing Spider-Man #594)

"Great Heights"

A while later, a free Toomes was using teenage delinquents as surrogate Vultures. He didn't trust them to give him his share of the loot that they stole, so he kept track of their weight before and after a heist. He knew down to the ounce how much each teen was to steal and if they were so much as two coins over the limit, he would turn off their magnetized wings in mid-air. This had happened several times, and the apparent teen suicides drew the attention of Spider-Man and Carlie Cooper. Spidey suspected that Toomes was behind the deaths when one of the dead criminal's body piercings was found to be magnetized. Further evidence led Peter and Carlie to a club called the Wake. (A Wake is a flock of vultures.) The teens were captured and Toomes escaped after he tossed a water tower at Carlie. (Amazing Spider-Man #673)

"My Own Worst Enemy"

Adrian didn't fare as well when he next faced Spider-Man (Octavius). He was using children to steal back jewelry from The Wake. His electromagnetic signature used by his flying device was used by Spider-Man to track him back to his hideout. Children were easy to use as henchmen, as all they asked for were game tokens and pizza. Spider-Man became enraged when he learned that kids were being used, as it reminded him of his childhood abuse at the hands of his father. Toomes fled in the face of the strangely furious Spider-Man but was beaten after being blinded by and crashing into the spider-signal used by mayor Jameson, badly cutting and burning Toomes in the process. (Superior Spider-Man #3)

"No Escape"

The Vulture was blinded after the battle and was incarcerated at The Raft in a medical ward with the Scorpion and Boomerang, both of whom had also been badly injured by the new webhead. At the same time, Alistaire Smythe was about to be executed and Spider-Man was there to make sure he didn't escape. Smythe did try to avoid his fate with tiny robots. Spider-Man had expected this and had his own tiny robots at the ready. As Spider-Man attempted to apprehend the escaping mad scientist, Alistaire's robots arrived at the medical ward and cured Toomes of his blindness, as well as freeing Scorpion and Boomerang. In return, they were tasked to kill the wall crawler. (Superior Spider-Man #11)

Toomes and the others soon began to over power the wall crawler, until Smythe gave them new orders to attack Jonah Jameson and the other hostages (Norah Winters, Glory Grant, the head of security of The Raft, Smythe's lawyer and a priest) which Toomes set out to do while Scorpion went after Jameson and Boomerang stayed with Spider-Man. (Superior Spider-Man #12) Arriving at the hostage site, Vulture found a weakness in the force field they were protected by and began to power it down when the people inside began to offer deals with him. Grant claimed she could spin the story so he was the hero of the ordeal. One of the D.A.s promised leniency and Smythe's lawyer said he could say that Smythe's technology made Toomes act against his will. He considered all of the offers but was soon powerless after Spider-Man killed Smythe, making all his upgrades to the other criminals power down. Toomes was shot for good measure by The Raft's head of security. (Superior Spider-Man #13)

"The Superior Six"

Vulture was soon in the custody of Spider-Man, who implanted a mind control chip and forced him to join his Superior Six. The new Six were forced to act as heroic vigilantes under Spider-Man's mind control. Their first mission was to protect Alchemax, the new corporation of Liz Allan, which was under attack from The Wrecking Crew. The Wrecking Crew got away but the particle engine was saved, only to be taken back to Parker Industries by Spider-Man. (Superior Spider-Man Team Up #5)

Vulture and the rest of the "Superior Six" later faced off against Whirlwind, who was bait for the rest of the Masters of Evil to attack the Six. Meanwhile, the boss of the Masters, Lightmaster, was stealing the engine from Parker Industries. The Six were joined by Sun Girl, who eventually set off the device on Spider-Man's orders. This was a mistake, as it defeated Lightmaster and the Masters of Evil, but also made Sandman into a giant and erased the mind control used on the Six. (Superior Spider-Man Team Up #6)

Vulture and Electro took part in torturing Lightmaster to force him to tell how the particle engine worked. When he didn't talk, Vulture dropped him from the air but he was caught by Sun Girl, his daughter. Vulture and Mysterion tried to kill her but were beaten by the girl. (Superior Spider-Man Team Up #7)

"Project Twilight"

Toomes was hired by the Tinkerer to kidnap his brother, Hophni Mason, and destroy his lab. Spider-Man and ex-S.H.E.I.L.D. agent Teresa Durand arrived just as Vulture was about to blow the lab apart. (Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #4 vol. 3)

Vulture escaped with Hophni but was hit with a webline by Durand, who was carried away by the crook. While she dealt with Toomes, Spider-Man tried to smother as many of the bombs with webbing as he could. The building was still leveled by explosions and Spidey managed to hold up the ceiling before it crushed him and the boy named Uatu. Vulture saw he was dragging Durand with him and before he could cut her away, she pulled Hophni away with another web. Her own wings saved her and as Vulture came back to finish them off, he was trounced by Spider-Man. He managed to escape before Spidey could capture him. (Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #5 vol. 3)

"Most Wanted"

Vulture next attacked Peter and Teresa as they tried fleeing New York for San Francisco. He blew up several cars on the bridge they were on to draw them out, and Spidey quickly tackled him. Teresa was grabbed by Whiplash and thrown into the windshield of a truck. Vulture explained that Tinkerer had helped them, so they were returning the favor. Whiplash said that information was hidden inside Teresa, but they didn't need her to be alive to get it. Spidey was about to throw a car at Whiplash but was cut by one of Vulture's knives. He complained that he wanted it over with, because he was tired of being in debt to Tinkerer for the new wings. The wings were then ripped apart by Black Panther, who arrived in the nick of time. He kicked Vulture into the river beneath the bridge, who surfaced a time later and made a call to Tinkerer. Black Panther was a problem, and suggested Tinkerer send everyone. (Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man # 298)

"Hunted"

Toomes was captured by the mercenaries Taskmaster and Black Ant, on the orders of Arcade and Kraven the Hunter. He was soon in a cage with Scorpion, Stegron, Tarantula, Rhino, King Cobra. When Scorpion tried to escape, Vulture told him to not bother. If he managed to get out, "they" would just capture him again. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #13) He and the others were then on display for wealthy donators to Kraven and Arcade, who were allowing them to hunt the animal themed criminals via remote controlled robots. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #16)

• White Rabbit
• Rhino
• Kangaroo (Hibbs)
• Puma
• Tarantula
• Armadillo
• Owl
• Beetle (Janice Lincoln)
• Toad
• Squid
• Stegron
• Dr. Octopus (Carolyn Trainer)
• Iguana
• Gibbon
• Frog Man
• Walrus
• Mad Dog
• Gazelle
• Mandrill
• Black Racer
• Viper
• Scorpia
• Man-Bull
• Razorback (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #17)

After the criminals were released into Central Park (kept captive by a force field around the park) the robots were set loose on them. Spider-Man was among the captives and saved the Gibbon from some of the hunters. Gibbon had always been a mild threat at best, and Spidey was glad to help him. He offered to help Gibbon find a way out, but Vulture told him to not trust the hero, who would just put him in jail. Vulture fled and Gibbon followed him. Gibbon thanked Vulture for the help but he didn't realize Toomes's ulterior motive. Gibbon moved slower than the Vulture, and he provided a good distraction for the hunters. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #18)

Arcade contacted Vulture, telling him they should meet. Toomes had no reason to trust him, but his other option was to stay on the killing field. They met at one of the park's restaurants and Arcade explained Kraven's plan. Vulture threatened to kill Arcade but was stopped by his heavily armed drones. Arcade then explained that he never built death traps without giving the victim a slight chance of victory. He gave Vulture a device that would short out the robots but only if the controller got in close to the robot. However, if the robot were destroyed, the range on the jammer would expand. The more robots destroyed, the greater the range grew. It was a war of attrition. Vulture took the device, which was Kraven's plan. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #20.HU)

The criminals escaped and regrouped later, and their bickering was stopped by Toomes. He told them all that they were right to be afraid, as he had also been when he found himself in their situation. He "sadly" told them that the Gibbon had been killed and he had died in Toomes arms. He spun a story of Gibbon heroically fighting off the robots and turning to Vulture for his technological expertise. Toomes said he reluctantly took his advice and found a way to override the robots. It was then that Gibbon was cut down by the robotic hunters. Gibbon then told him that only he could lead the others to safety and victory. Spider-Man then showed up, told them to never trust the Vulture and that he had no proof of his story. Toomes then showed them all the head of one of the robots and promised them that he could get more of them. Spidey was attacked by the Rhino but was stopped by Toomes who said they had bigger problems than Spider-Man. He then rallied the group to his cause. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #19)

The group found one of the hunters, isolated. After twisting its head off, the man piloting the device was killed, as the robot was linked to his brain. Kraven's plan was not just to kill those that defiled wildlife by acting like them, but weaklings that thought they were hunters. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #20) The plan to destroy the robots was working but the group was losing many members. He was very sorry to hear about the collateral damage. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #21) After Kraven ordered Arcade to shut down the robots, Vulture claimed he had led the team to victory. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #22) The army of criminals were captured by the Avengers and Fantastic Four but Vulture escaped and formed a new Savage Six. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #23)

"A Family Affair"

Adrian was spending an afternoon in Union Square with Tiana. He bought her expensive colored pencils, which she adored. He reminded her of the drawing of the two of them she had drawn as a child, and how he had kept it in his prison cell for years. It was at that moment that he looked up and saw Spider-Man swinging overhead. He started to panic, and told her she needed to leave, which she refused to do. She wouldn't let Spider-Man hurt her grandfather, and he replied that he didn't need her to fight his battles. She reminded him that he didn't have his flight harness, while she had hers.

Soon she was in the air, attacking a bewildered Spidey. He hadn't any idea that the Vulture had even been in the area, much less who this young woman was. She called herself Starling and told him that she didn't want to hurt him but would if he harmed her grandfather. She managed to hit him with elephant tranquillizer darts while he asked if she really wanted to defend a killer. She admitted he was a criminal, but was never a murderer. Before Spidey passed out, he told her to research Nathan Lubensky and the Gibbon. Starling flew away, wanting to know more. (Amazing Spider-Man #850)

"Sinister War"

"Sinister Adaptoid"

Vulture and the rest of the Sinister Six (including Kraven's clone) had been kidnapped by the avatar of the Living Brain, who wanted to learn about Spider-Man's identity. The Brain had created an amalgamation of the Six and made it into an adaptoid, which was hunting Spider-Man. Spidey ran from the creature and found himself in the holding area of the captured criminals. Reluctantly he set them free, hoping they would defeat their mutual enemy. The adaptoid defeated itself, after the personalities tore each other apart. Naturally they all attacked Spider-Man afterward, but Kraven had the idea of wounding Spider-Man's soul. He promised to help the vigilante escape, if he killed the Brain. Of course, Spider-Man would never take a life, so he prepared to defend the machine from his enemies. The Brain's avatar, was touched by the gesture and learned all it needed to know about Spider-Man from that action. It imprisoned the Six in a force field and sent them away in a UFO. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #6)

”A World Without Love”

Vulture came gunning for Spider-Man immediately afterward, after Tiana disowned him. She had taken Spider-Man's advice to research her grandfather's past, and learned of his multiple murders. In a rage, Vulture attacked Spider-Man, flying him high into the air and shredding his web shooters. He blamed Spider-Man for destroying his one relationship with a loved one and then dropped him towards the ground. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #7)

Spidey saved himself by using a spare web cartridge in his belt, breaking it open. The webbing and the trees slowly but painfully kept him from hitting the ground. The Vulture was on him immediately, screaming incriminations before throwing him into the side of a chimney. In a panic, Spider-Man called Norman Osborn (whose sins had been removed by the Sin Eater and gained a conscience) to send him a Spider-Suit that he had developed. Osborn refused and hung up, leaving Spidey to take desperate measures. He allowed Vulture to grab him again and then climbed on top of him. To Toomes’s rage, he steered the flying criminal to Osborn’s building across town. He steered him right into the side of a wall but soon Vulture was back in the air. He was surprised to see Spider-Man crashing through a window with his own spider themed glider. Spidey tossed a device carrying nanobots at Vulture, who was quickly blinded. Now it was Spidey and the glider’s (whom he named “Bug”) turn to steer him into a chimney. When Toomes woke up, he said Spidey should have killed him, since Tiana would never speak to him again. Spidey mentioned that Vulture’s plan to avenge the situation, caused by his murders, was to commit another murder. Toomes didn’t see the hypocrisy. (Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #8)

"Birds of a Feather"

Vulture confronted Tiana on her rooftop, wanting to explain himself. She called him a murderer and he said that he always provided for them, despite the law. He wanted to share his side of the story but called her a child. He blamed Spider-Man for ruining their relationship and Tiana accused him of thinking she was too stupid to think for herself. He knew she wasn't stupid, but was naive and didn't know how the "Spider-People" affected people. He told her that the spider vigilantes leave death and destruction behind them and despite their talk of "power and responsibility," they can't protect the people around them. He would never let that happen to her. He was going to "handle" her relationship with the new Spider-Man, Miles Morales. She pulled a gun and threatened to shoot but he called her bluff. That's when Spider-Miles arrived.

He'd been given a bloodlust during the "Bloodhunt" vampire invasion and was trying to contain it by beating the Hell out of Vulture. Even Tiana was surprised by the ferocity and stopped the fight, telling Miles there is a difference between "helping" and "beating to a pulp." Spider-Man began to apologize and Vulture told him what to do with it. He told Tiana that this was the man she was throwing their relationship away for. He then escaped with a flash grenade and fled to his hideout. There he emerged with a new suit or armor. (Miles Morales: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #24)

Vulture returned quickly while resenting his son for his lack of honor for abandoning his family. He lacked Adrian's tenacity, wrath and vengeance. Vulture smashed through the roof of Misty Knight's roof after tracking Starling's suit, bringing him face to face with Spider-Man, Starling, Misty Knight and Black Panther. T'Challa had come to help Miles recover from the vampire infection with a new costume. It helped him heal and increased his speed but reduced the strength of his punches. Starling wanted them to help Miles against her grandfather, but Black Panther said Spider-Man had to handle the Vulture alone. (Miles Morales: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #25)

Toomes accused Spider-Man of driving a wedge between him and his granddaughter, and Miles said he had been the one to smash through the roof to kill him. Vulture told him that he was just a boy that was barely fit to have a spider symbol on his costume and showed off his new suit's abilities. His wings feathers shot out at Spider-Man like knives but they were deflected by the new suit. The feathers damaged a support beam, which toppled onto Tiana, Misty and Doctor Kwan. Spidey saved them but Vulture swooped in and carried him away. Vulture was slammed into a rooftop and the sight of blood triggered Miles bloodlust. However, he contained it by using his venom blast, which eased the hunger. Vulture destroyed another roof support beam and crashed into onto Spidey but he was saved by the intervention of Starling. Vulture was shocked that she would turn against family, especially after all he'd done for her. She said that many wrongs don't make a right and that he had no one to blame for ruining their relationship but himself. He called her ungrateful and used his feather knives against her in a fit of rage, then immediately regretted it. She had minor injuries and after kicking him hard, told him to never darken her doorstep or go after her loved ones again. Before flying away, he said he'd always love her and hoped she would forgive him. (Miles Morales: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #26)

Image Gallery

Appearances

Cover Date	Appearance Information
Oct 1999	App: Guts & Glory
May 1963	1st: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #2 (Story 1)
	First encountered Spider-Man during jewelry heist
Dec 1963	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #7
	Modified harness, attemped to rob the Daily Bugle payroll
Year 1964	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) Annual #1 (Story 1)
	Joined original Sinister Six
Jan 1996	App: Untold Tales of Spider-Man #5
Apr 1997	App: Untold Tales of Spider-Man #20
Nov 1964	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #18
May 1967	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #48
	Believed self dying in prison, revealed location of extra Vulture outfit to cellmate Blackie Dargo who became second Vulture
Aug 1968	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #63
	Toomes defeated Dargo
Sep 1968	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #64
	Defeated Spider-Man in battle
Mar 1977	App: Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #4
	Humiliated racketeering mobster, Mr. Morgan, for trying to steal the Vulture's revenge by hiring the Hitman to kill Spidey
Apr 1977	App: Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #5
Jul 1980	App: Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #44
	Arranged murder of New York's top mobsters to become crimelord, battled Spidey
Aug 1980	App: Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #45
Jul 1981	App: Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #56
Jan 1982	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #224
	Escaped prison, battled Spidey
May 1983	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #240
	Came out of retirement to attack Gregory Bestman. Origin told.
Jun 1983	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #241
Jun 1985	App: Web of Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #3
	Confronted Vulturians, a group of youths who stole his designs
Date TBD	App: Daredevil (Vol.1) #225
Jan 1986	App: Secret Wars II #7
Feb 1987	App: Web of Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #23
	Atlantic City, fights Hobgoblin
Mar 1987	App: Web of Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #24
	Las Vegas
Nov 1987	App: Power Pack #33
Dec 1988	App: Web of Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #45
Date TBD	App: New Mutants (Vol. 1) #83
	Confronted mutants Rusty Collins & Skids in an attempt to release Nitro
Date TBD	App: New Mutants (Vol. 1) #84
Date TBD	App: New Mutants (Vol. 1) #85
Date TBD	App: New Mutants (Vol. 1) #86
Aug 1990	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #336
	Rejoined Sinister Six, killed Nathan Lubensky, battled Spider-Man
Aug 1990	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #337
Sep 1990	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #338
Sep 1990	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #339
Jan 1992	App: Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #18
	w/ Sinister Six, battled Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Ghost-Rider, the Hulk, & Nova
Feb 1992	App: Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #19 (Story 1)
Mar 1992	App: Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #20 (Story 1)
Apr 1992	App: Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #21
May 1992	App: Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #22
Jun 1992	App: Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #23
Mar 1992	App: Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #186
	Discovers has cancer, decides to kill all his enemies
Apr 1992	App: Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #187
May 1992	App: Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #188
Feb 1994	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #386
	Aided Chameleon in revenge on Spider-Man, youth and health restored, donned redesigned costume and weapons
Mar 1994	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #387
Apr 1994	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #388 (Story 1)
Dec 1994	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #396
	w/ Owl, attempted poisoning of all his enemies, battled Spider-Man & Daredevil, poisoned Spider-Man
Dec 1994	App: Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #219
Mar 1995	App: Spider-Man: Funeral for an Octopus #1
	w/ Electro, Hobgoblin, & Mysterio, attemped theft of Dr. Ock's arms, battled Spider-Man, Scarlet-Spider, & Kaine
Apr 1995	App: Spider-Man: Funeral for an Octopus #2
May 1995	App: Spider-Man Unlimited #9
	Formed Sinister Seven to kill Kaine
Nov 1994	App: Prowler #1
Sep 1995	App: Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #62
Sep 1995	App: Spider-Man Unlimited #10
	Sinister Seven again
May 1997	App: Sensational Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #16 (Story 1)
Jun 1997	App: Sensational Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #17 (Story 1)
Aug 1997	App: Sensational Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #18
Apr 1998	App: Sensational Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #26
May 1998	App: Sensational Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #27
Jun 1998	App: Sensational Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #28
Dec 1999	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #12 (Story 1)
Dec 1999	App: Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #12
Mar 2000	App: Webspinners Tales of Spider-Man #15
	Blacked out parts of New York to perform burglaries
Apr 2000	App: Webspinners Tales of Spider-Man #16
Apr 2002	App: Spider-Man Tangled Web #11
Jan 2002	App: Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #37
Jun 2002	App: Spider-Man Tangled Web #13
May 2004	App: The Pulse #2
Jul 2004	App: Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #2
Aug 2004	App: Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #3
Sep 2004	App: Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #4
Mar 2005	App: Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #10
Apr 2005	App: Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #11
Apr 2006	FB: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #5
Apr 2006	App: Sensational Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #23
Jan 2007	App: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #14
Feb 2007	App: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #15
Mar 2007	App: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #16
Jun 2009	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #594
Apr 2010	App: Web of Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #5 (Story 1)
Jan 2012	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #674
Feb 2012	App: Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #675
Mar 2013	BTS: Superior Spider-Man #2
Apr 2013	App: Superior Spider-Man #3
Aug 2013	App: Superior Spider-Man #11
Aug 2013	App: Superior Spider-Man #12
Sep 2013	App: Superior Spider-Man #13

Thanks To

 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.