One might even think of hardcore B-listers like Mysterio, Electro, Sandman, or Vulture.
But ones focus certainly doesnt turn to todays Spidey villain of the hour: The Shocker.
And now, the day has come for this persistent Spidey rogue to make it to the big time!
Shocker may have never been big league, but his creators certainly were.
I mean, just look at that costume!
The symmetry, the unique design, the way it offsets Spider-Mans own super hero geometry and colors!
The Shocker is not one of those villains.
Shockers real name is Herman Schultz.
Schultz was a professional burglar until he got arrested.
Then he designed a specially padded suit to protect him from the force of his vibrations.
As the Shocker, Herman went to toe to toe with Spider-Man and actually defeats the Webslinger!
Yes, essentially Spider-Man conquered Shocker by defeating him in thumb wrestling.
And no, Stan Lees didnt originally intend to call the Shocker The Vibrator instead.
Yes, we know theres a v-pattern on the costume.
Yes, we also know what the shocker means.
So with that out of the way, we turn to a few more memorable Shocker appearances.
But most Shocker tales are just good fun, and heres some of the good ones…
In these issues, the Shocker takes over New York Citys electric grid to hold it for ransom.
Hermans big plan is to use the grid to spell his name out in lights.
Cant you, like, sell your earthquake gloves to the military for way more than that?
Hermans gauntlets produce a concentrated wave of compressed air that can be tuned to different vibrational frequencies.
Shocker can take down skyscrapers if he chooses.
Still, in the worlds of Hannibal Lecter, Love your suit.
All this silliness aside, for a semi-loser, Shocker has been part of many supervillain teams.
It could be aDeadpoolmeetsOceans 11type of thing.
Sony, call me, well talk.
