Mysterio is one of the most known villains in the Spider- man canon and he will make his big screen debut in this July’s Spider-man: Far From Home.
It’s the perfect time to find out some facts and trivia about Mysterio and his power set!
- Mysterio is the name of several fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
- The first and most high-profile incarnation of Mysterio is Quentin Beck
- Although several other characters have since used the Mysterio alias
- The character has appeared in numerous Spider-Man cartoons and video games
- In 2009, Mysterio was ranked as IGN’s 85th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time
- Mysterio will make his film debut in the 2019 film Spider-Man: Far From Home,
- Mysterio will be portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal
- Mysterio was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #13
- He made his debut on June of 1964
- Mysterio is Quentin Beck, a special effects wizard and stunt man working for a major Hollywood studio with dreams of making a name for himself in the film industry
- He came to see his career in special effects as a dead-end job
- His attempts to become an actor were poorly received
- Beck then realized that his expertise in illusions could make him an effective supervillain
- Quentin Beck does not possess superhuman abilities but he is an expert designer of special effects devices and stage illusions
- Beck is also is a master hypnotist and magician
- And an amateur chemist and roboticist
- He has extensive knowledge of hand-to-hand combat techniques learned as a stuntman
- Mysterio is using his skills at misdirection as a further method of self-defense
- Mysterio’s suit includes many devices to aid him
- His helmet is made of one-way plexiglas, meaning he can see out but no one can see in
- The helmet also includes an air supply to protect him from his own gases, sonar to navigate within his mist cloak and a holographic projector to create 3D illusions
- His boots contain magnetic coil springs which allow him impressive leaps as well as the ability to cling to surfaces
- Mysterio’s costume contains nozzles in the boots and wrists that can release a constant stream of smoke that shields his movements
- He can mix other chemicals into this smokescreen for various effects
- Including a gas that dulls and inhibits Spider-Man’s spider-sense
- A gas that causes paralysis for 30 minutes
- An abrasive that eats away Spider-Man’s webbing
- Hypnogens that make those around him more susceptible to his will
- And hallucinogens to cause vivid hallucinations
- A combination of the hypnogens and hallucinogens, along with his holographic projectors, are how Mysterio achieves most of his illusions
- The costume sometimes also includes offensive weaponry, such as lasers or knockout gas nozzles in the eye emblems on his shoulders, or electric coils within his cape to electrocute those who touch it
- He joined the Sinister Six for revenger on Spider-man
- He has also crossed paths with various Marvel heroes
- After Quentin Beck, there have been several other characters who became his successors taking his mantle as Mysterio
- The second Mysterio was Daniel Berkhart
- He was created by Gerry Conway and Ross Andru
- He first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #141 in February of 1975
- The third Mysterio is Francis Klum
- He was created by Kevin Smith and Terry Dodson
- He first appeared in Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do #1 in August 2002
- He became Mysterio in the final issue of the miniseries
- The fourth Mysterio (called “Mysterion”) was created by Christopher Yost and David Lopez
- He made his first appearence in Avenging Spider-Man #22 in June 2013
- Different variations on the character has appeared in a lot of stories that take place in parallel universes
- The most known of the lot is the one in the Ultimate line of comics
- The Ultimate Marvel version of Mysterio was introduced in Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #3
- His appearance is drastically changed from his 616 counterpart
- He wears all black with a green neck brace that produces blue smoke that envelopes his face
- In his first appearance, he had a police technician to set up surveillance equipment to the police department
- It was revealed in Spider-Men that this reality’s Mysterio is a simple android
- It was remotely controlled in real time by an ‘avatar’ program that was created and sent forth by the Earth-616 Mysterio in order to conquer the Earth of the Ultimate Marvel universe
- The character made a lot of appearences in the various Spider-man tv series
- Mysterio was a villain in the 1960s Spider-Man animated series voiced by Chris Wiggins
- Mysterio appeared in the Spider-Man episode “The Pied Piper of New York Town” voiced by Michael Rye
- Mysterio made an appearance in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends episode “Spidey Goes Hollywood” voiced by Peter Cullen
- Mysterio appears in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, voiced by Gregg Berger
- Mysterio appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man voiced by Xander Berkeley
- Mysterio appears in the Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Paul Scheer
- Mysterio appears in Spider-Man, voiced by Crispin Freeman
- Bruce Campbell made varying cameos throughout the Sam Raimi Spider-Man film series, with plans to have played Mysterio
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