Iron Spider
The Iron Spider is an armor that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
The Iron Spider was a type of armored suit created by Tony Stark for Spider-Man as a replacement for his Spider-Man costume. Spider-Man tested the suit where he helped foil a kidnapping where he was shown to be pleased with the armor. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #529)
After Avengers Tower was sold, the content within the building was moved to the new Avengers headquarters in crates. When Spider-Man and Iron Man battled Regent, Mary Jane Watson decided to help where she decided to wear the Iron Spider armor. (Amazing Spider-Man v4 #15) At some point, the criminal outfitter Ceres managed to acquire the suit and performed some upgrades on it with it being in her arsenal. By this time, Aaron Davis was looking to perform a hit to steal a lot of money and was looking for a gang of supervillains to form. Upon seeing the Iron Spider suit, he bought it from Ceres and used it as he became a costumed supervillain with him taking the name Iron Spider. (Spider-Man v1 #234)
Overview
Mesh-webbing was incorporated into the design that allowed for limited gliding over short distances. It was outfitted with heat-resistant Kevlar micro-fibre that can resist smaller calibre bullets. The armor had a built-in fire, police and emergency scanner along with audio and visual amplification that included infrared and ultraviolet. Carbon filters in the mouth region prevented toxins from being inhaled by the wearer. There was also a short-range GPS microwave communication system built into the suit. All these systems were routed through a computerised control system in the titanium chest plate. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #529)
Users
- Peter Parker :
- Mary Jane Watson :
- Aaron Davis :
Notes
- The Iron Spider armor was created J. Michael Straczynski and Ron Garney where it made its first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man v1 #529 (April, 2006).
Alternate Versions
- In Contest of Champions v1 (2016), an alternate reality Earth was shown whereby President Tony Stark's Registration forces won the Civil War and formed the Mighty Avengers with Natasha Romanov wearing the Iron Spider armor.
In other media
Television
- In Ultimate Spider-Man, the Iron Spider Armor made multiple appearances in the animated series. It first appeared in the episode "Flight of the Iron Spider" where it was shown that the armor was built by Tony Stark for Spider-Man who he wanted to train under his wing. Ultimately, Spider-Man decided not to actively use the armor but instead his own abilities. In "The Next Iron Spider", high school genius Amadeus Cho took the Iron Spider armor and showed that he was able to operate it when he participated in a fight against Taskmaster. Afterwards, he became a member of Spider-Man's Web Warriors that were assembled by Nick Fury.
Films
- In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Iron Spider made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Spider-Man: Homecoming, the Iron Spider made its first live-action appearance in the film where it was shown near the end. It was created by Tony Stark as Spider-Man's new costume for when he was ready to formally join the Avengers.
- In Avengers: Infinity War, the Iron Spider returned in the live-action film where it was deployed by Tony Stark during the Black Order's attack on Earth. At the time, Spider-Man was on the hull of the alien vessel as it was heading back into orbit with the Wall-Crawler losing consciousness until the Iron Spider armor arrived where it encased him within it. Initially, Iron Man had intended to use it to send the hero back to Earth's surface but he managed to sneak his way into the craft where he aided Stark in battling the villains. He later utilised the suit in the fight against the Mad Titan Thanos on his ruined homeworld in an attempt to stop him from using the power of the combined Infinity Stones.
Video games
- In Spider-Man Unlimited, the Iron Spider appeared as a playable character in the iOS video game.
Appearances
- Amazing Spider-Man v1:
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