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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #367 (August 1992) |
| Created by | David Michelinie Mark Bagley Jerry Bingham |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Michael Bingham |
| Species | Human |
Blood Spider (Michael Bingham) is a supervillain appearing in media by Marvel Comics. He was created by David Michelinie, Mark Bagley, and Jerry Bingham. He was featured in The Amazing Spider-Man, Venom, and Daredevil comics. In addition, he was featured in Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover and the TV show Ultimate Spider-Man.
Publication history
[edit]Blood Spider was created by David Michelinie, Mark Bagley, and Jerry Bingham, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #367 (October 1992).[1] In the story, he and two other villains were trained by Taskmaster to imitate different superheroes, to kill Spider-Man; he was trained to imitate Spider-Man himself. The two other villains were Death-Shield (imitating Captain America) and Jagged Bow (imitating Hawkeye).[2]
In Venom: Lethal Protector, he is killed by Venom while fighting with Death-Shield.[3]
In other media
[edit]- An original incarnation of Blood Spider appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Benjamin Diskin.[4][5] This version is an alternate universe version of Peter Parker who originates from a universe where vampires took over most of Earth.
- Blood Spider appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.
- Blood Spider appears in the Spider-Man prequel novel Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover. This version was subjected to experiments by Norman Osborn, which exacerbate his preexisting mental health issues. Blood Spider comes to believe that he is the real Spider-Man and Peter Parker is an imposter.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Gormley, Jesse (November 17, 2016). "Spider-Style: The 15 Best Alternate Spider-Man Costumes". CBR. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- 1 2 Carter, Justin (September 7, 2018). "How Spider-Man PS4's tie-in novel shades the game's story". Polygon. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ Schreur, Brandon (May 23, 2022). "A C-Level Spider-Man Villain Just Died in Horrible Fashion". CBR. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Blood Spider Voice - Ultimate Spider-Man (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 11, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ↑ Humphries, Rebekah (April 29, 2021). "Spider-Man's Forgotten Evil Twin Was Made by the MCU's Next Villain". CBR. Retrieved September 6, 2026.