Mysterio trivia: 60 amazing facts about the Spider- Man villain!

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.

1. Mysterio is the name of several fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
2. The first and most high-profile incarnation of Mysterio is Quentin Beck
3. Although several other characters have since used the Mysterio alias
4. The character has appeared in numerous Spider-Man cartoons and video games
5. In 2009, Mysterio was ranked as IGN’s 85th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time
6. Mysterio will make his film debut in the 2019 film Spider-Man: Far From Home,
7. Mysterio will be portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal
8. Mysterio was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #13
9. He made his debut on June of 1964
10. 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
11. He came to see his career in special effects as a dead-end job
12. His attempts to become an actor were poorly received
13. Beck then realized that his expertise in illusions could make him an effective supervillain
14. Quentin Beck does not possess superhuman abilities but he is an expert designer of special effects devices and stage illusions
15. Beck is also is a master hypnotist and magician
16. And an amateur chemist and roboticist
17. He has extensive knowledge of hand-to-hand combat techniques learned as a stuntman
18. Mysterio is using his skills at misdirection as a further method of self-defense
19. Mysterio’s suit includes many devices to aid him
20. His helmet is made of one-way plexiglas, meaning he can see out but no one can see in
21. 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
22. His boots contain magnetic coil springs which allow him impressive leaps as well as the ability to cling to surfaces
23. Mysterio’s costume contains nozzles in the boots and wrists that can release a constant stream of smoke that shields his movements
24. He can mix other chemicals into this smokescreen for various effects
25. Including a gas that dulls and inhibits Spider-Man’s spider-sense
26. A gas that causes paralysis for 30 minutes
27. An abrasive that eats away Spider-Man’s webbing
28. Hypnogens that make those around him more susceptible to his will
29. And hallucinogens to cause vivid hallucinations
30. A combination of the hypnogens and hallucinogens, along with his holographic projectors, are how Mysterio achieves most of his illusions
31. 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
32. He joined the Sinister Six for revenger on Spider-man
33. He has also crossed paths with various Marvel heroes
34. After Quentin Beck, there have been several other characters who became his successors taking his mantle as Mysterio
35. The second Mysterio was Daniel Berkhart
36. He was created by Gerry Conway and Ross Andru
37. He first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #141 in February of 1975
38. The third Mysterio is Francis Klum
39. He was created by Kevin Smith and Terry Dodson
40. He first appeared in Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do #1 in August 2002
41. He became Mysterio in the final issue of the miniseries
42. The fourth Mysterio (called “Mysterion”) was created by Christopher Yost and David Lopez
43. He made his first appearence in Avenging Spider-Man #22 in June 2013
44. Different variations on the character has appeared in a lot of stories that take place in parallel universes
45. The most known of the lot is the one in the Ultimate line of comics
46. The Ultimate Marvel version of Mysterio was introduced in Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #3
47. His appearance is drastically changed from his 616 counterpart
48. He wears all black with a green neck brace that produces blue smoke that envelopes his face
49. In his first appearance, he had a police technician to set up surveillance equipment to the police department
50. It was revealed in Spider-Men that this reality’s Mysterio is a simple android
51. 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
52. The character made a lot of appearences in the various Spider-man tv series
53. Mysterio was a villain in the 1960s Spider-Man animated series voiced by Chris Wiggins
54. Mysterio appeared in the Spider-Man episode “The Pied Piper of New York Town” voiced by Michael Rye
55. Mysterio made an appearance in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends episode “Spidey Goes Hollywood” voiced by Peter Cullen
56. Mysterio appears in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, voiced by Gregg Berger
57. Mysterio appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man voiced by Xander Berkeley
58. Mysterio appears in the Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Paul Scheer
59. Mysterio appears in Spider-Man, voiced by Crispin Freeman
60. Bruce Campbell made varying cameos throughout the Sam Raimi Spider-Man film series, with plans to have played Mysterio