Tombstone (Marvel)
Tombstone is a male comic supervillain that features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Lonnie Thompson Lincoln
He came to study at Harlem High School where he had a noted reputation for being a troublemaker. One spring, he came to learn that Joseph Robertson who was the editor of the school newspaper intended to write an article on Lonnie's activities. This led to Lincoln ambushing Robertson when he was closing the office on a Friday where he beat him up badly to get him to pull back on the article. The next day, Joseph withdrew the story in fear of Lonnie who stated that he came to like Robertson and used this time to intimidate him. A result of their exchanges led to Robertson being afraid of Lonnie with this being something that affected him for much of his life. (Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #139)
Many years later, he came to operate as a mob enforcer and worked in Philadelphia. During this time, a crime boss named Ozzy Montana was murdered with someone witnessing the act and they attempted to inform the newspaper. Tombstone was then dispatched to kill the informant where he successfully murdered the man before he could reveal anything to a reporter that happened to be Joseph Robertson. This led to Tombstone encountering Robertson after many years where he continued to intimidate the man and even made a number of calls to his residence in an attempt to scare him. Robbie never reported the murder to the police which meant that Lonnie was never convicted of the crime. Over the years, he remained an enforcer for the mobs where he was charged for various crimes but never convicted. (Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #139)
At some point, he had a daughter by the name of Janice Lincoln who he showered with affection. (The Superior Foes of Spider-Man v1 #6)
Overview
Personality and attributes
His fearsome reputation led to him being known as the Horror of Harlem. (Miles Morales: Spider-Man v1 #7)
He had a daughter by the name of Janice who he loved deeply with her treating her the best and funding her education. (The Superior Foes of Spider-Man v1 #6)
Powers and abilities
He was once accidently exposed to an experimental preservative gas that made him stronger and made his skins tough to resist damage with bullets not affecting him. (Web of Spider-Man v1 #68)
Notes
- Tombstone was created by Gerry Conway and Alex Saviuk where he made his first appearance in Web of Spider-Man v1 #36 (March, 1988).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Tombstone appeared as an antagonist in the 1990s animated television series where he was voiced by actor Dorian Harewood.
- In The Spectacular Spider-Man, Tombstone appeared as an antagonist in the animated television series where he was voiced initially by actor Keith David before being voiced by actor Kevin Michael Richardson. He was shown that around 12 years ago the villainous Silvermane who operated as the Big Man of Crime was exposed by Frederick Foswell leading to the FBI arresting him for his illegal operations. In the vacuum, L. Thompson Lincoln stepped in and took over Silvermane's operations thus becoming the new Big Man who was the chief crime lord in New York City.
Films
- In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Tombstone appeared as an antagonist in the animated film where he was voiced by actor Marvin "Krondon" Jones III.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, Tombstone appeared in the setting of the MMOPG video game where he was voiced by actor Nolan North.
- In Spider-Man, Tombstone appeared as a boss antagonist in the setting of the 2018 video game where he was voiced by actor Corey Jones.
Appearances
- Web of Spider-Man v1: (1988)
- Spectacular Spider-Man v1:
- The Superior Foes of Spider-Man v1:
- Daredevil v5:
- Miles Morales: Spider-Man v1: (2019)
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