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Attributes

Height: 5'2" (originally) 6'0" (finally)

Weight: Overweight (originally) Solid (finally)

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Brown

Features: Requires a wheelchair at times

Summary

Created By: Louise Simonson, Mary Wilshire, Pat Redding, Modified by, David Michelinie, Mark Bagley, Randy Emberlin

Real Name: Alistaire Alphonso Smythe

Current Aliases: None

Former Aliases: None

Dual Identity: Not secret

Current Occupation: Imprisoned.

Former Occupation: Assistant to Kingpin

Citizenship: U.S.

Legal Status: Criminal Record

Place of Birth: U.S.

Marital Status: Single

Known Relatives: Professor Spencer Smythe (Father, deceased)

Known Confidants: Kingpin

Known Allies: Kingpin

Major Enemies: Spider-Man, Carolyn Trainer (Doctor Octopus II)

Usual Bases: Unknown

Former Bases: Kingpin's Tower

Current Groups: None

Former Groups: None

Education: High School

Powers & Paraphenalia

Strength Level: Currently Superhuman

Powers: None

Abilities: Highly talented robotics engineer

Equipment: Various Spider-Slayers of his own making

Weapons: None

Limitations: Can be a little over-confident, is also psychotic

Background

Smythe found a job with the Kingpin, where he used the crime lord's resources to track down Spider-Man in the now classic Amazing Spider-Man Annual #19. Implanting a tracking device into Aunt May's hat, Smythe hoped to kidnap her and lure Spidey to a trap. Instead, he took Anna Watson and Mary Jane, who managed to trick him into thinking she was Spider-Man. The trap ended in disaster, with Alistaire losing not only his job, but nearly his life, as his flying saucer crashed into high-tension lines.

In Amazing Spider-Man #291-292, Smythe returns... wheelchair bound, and as determined as ever to track down and destroy his arachno-foe. Smythe is now fully reliant on his Spider-Slayers, as he chases Peter Parker across the country (Peter being on the trail of Mary Jane Watson, for purposes matrimonial). Of course, this attempt also ends in crushing defeat, and an intimidated Alistaire Smythe faces an enraged Spider-Man after he is forcefully peeled from his latest ride-in Spider-Slayer.

In the Invasion of The Spider-Slayers (Amazing Spider-Man #368-373), Alistair Smythe enlists the reluctant aid of the patients of the psychiatric institution, including the former assistant of Mendel Stromm, to which he has been comitted. He escapes, and attacks Spider-Man (and the Black Cat) with the usual range of Spider-Slaying toys. In the final climactic battle, it is revealed that Alistaire has undergone surgery to be come himself, The Ultimate Spider-Slayer. Sadly for him, he's still not good enough to beat our wall-crawling hero.

Alistaire Smythe was nearly killed by Dr. Octopus II in the {{Virtual Morality}} story line from the Scarlet Spider titles. He returned after the Reboot, once again to exact vengeance on Spider-Man. He failed miserably, and was KO'ed by J. Jonah Jameson with a baseball bat.

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The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.

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