Thousand (Marvel)
The Thousand is a comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Carl King
A bully as a child, King's favorite target of abuse was classmate Peter Parker who he has tormented in elementary school. (Tangled Web of Spider-Man v1 #1) When Aunt May heard of this, she complained to the principal about Carl King's. No student would testify as a witness. When it came to Peter Parker's days at Midtown High School, Carl King continued to torment Parker by forcing him to write his papers and then beating him up if his grades weren't good. (Tangled Web of Spider-Man v1 #2)
Wanting to gain superpowers like Peter, King returns to the science exhibit and, finding the now dead irradiated spider, kept for study, eats it. For several days, King shows no sign of mutation, until one morning he discovers his body is composed of spiders. Discovering his power to consume the innards of other human beings and use their skin like a suit after accidentally doing so to his mother, King proceeds to do the same to his father and, wanting to gain mastery of his new abilities, begins to consume and take over the bodies of various people, including his girlfriend, most of them homeless vagrants and children. (Tangled Web of Spider-Man v1 #3)
Years later, King becomes jealous of the fame and glory Peter Parker has as Spider-Man following his fight against Rhino and decides to kill him. (Tangled Web of Spider-Man v1 #1) Murdering and assuming the identity of Daily Bugle employee Jess Patton, King finds Peter and, pretending to be Patton, spins a lie about being broke, alcoholic and homeless after being rejected by a boyfriend. Managing to gain Peter's pity, King is taken to his apartment by him, where he reveals his true identity and attacks, managing to beat Peter in seconds after he changes into his Spider-Man outfit, paralyzing him with his venomous bite and, putting him in restraints, takes him back to his apartment where he plans to devour him. (Tangled Web of Spider-Man v1 #2)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- The Thousand was created by Garth Ennis and John McCrea where he made his first appearance in Spider-Man's Tangled Web v1 #1 (June, 2001).
Appearances
- Spider-Man's Tangled Web v1: (2001)
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