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By: Mary Warner

Mary Warner — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:23:22 +0000

The Vulture is one of THE Greatest bad-guys ever! I’ve never understood the people that don’t like him. (Whenever I’ve read any complaints about the Vulture, they always seem most upset by the fact that he’s old. That makes no sense at all. It’s nothing more than outright prejudice. It’s not as though his age is a handicap in any way– His flight suit adds to his physical strength, so he’s tough enough for anyone up to Spidey’s level.)
One of the things I really love about Toombs is that he is so MEAN– rotten to the core. But he’s NOT a sadist or a sociopath, which are horribly overused nowadays.
It is true that a lot of writers don’t know how to use him, but it should be the editor’s job to shoot down their lousy stories when they propose them.

By: Comics Should Be Good! » 365 Reasons to Love Comics Archive

Comics Should Be Good! » 365 Reasons to Love Comics Archive — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:12:32 +0000

[...] 285. The Vulture [...]

By: kirbydotter

kirbydotter — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:56:20 +0000

Hey! I like Abe Vigoda every time I see him in a movie or tv episode. I recenly bought the first season of BARNEY MILLER on dvd and he’s never been better than in this great comedy series, one of the best tv shows ever!

I’ve always liked the classic original Spidey villains best. Maybe it’s because I came to Spidey via the Spider-man cartoon from the 60′s (then was hooked by early John Romita sr.). But Electro, Octopus, Mysterio, all those great Ditko creations are the best. Ditko’s Vulture was really spooky, the old face, the wing tips that almost looked like blades… PLus the Vulture symbolism; the scavenger, death hovering over the dying… Spooky when you think about it… But they are some characters that only Ditko could draw with effect. And I think that’s why Vulture is so often dismissed as a serious Spidey villains nowadays.

By: SwanShadow

SwanShadow — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:34:27 +0000

One of the few original published pages I own is an Alex Saviuk page from Web of Spider-Man #45, in which Spidey KOs the Vulture in the desert outside Las Vegas. Good times.

By: stephen cade

stephen cade — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:46:19 +0000

That cover link shows a Little Lulu cover…

I too am grieved they didn’t go with Ben Kingsley as the Vulture. SInce seeing the first movie I’ve been hoping they’d do the Vulture as it would be a terrific character study–soemthing the second movie really had going for it with Doc Ock. Kingsley would still be perfect for the next movie though.

By: Evan Waters

Evan Waters — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:57:47 +0000

It wasn’t until John H.’s post that I figured out that the Vulture is bald because actual vultures are bald as well.

Nice visual joke by Ditko there.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:07:38 +0000

I vote Antonio Banderas for Kraven. He looks the part.

By: Jon H

Jon H — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:18:01 +0000

“Oh hell no. No AARP members, please. Maybe Russell Crowe.”

Or maybe Liev Schrieber, who’s taller (6’3″).

By: Jon H

Jon H — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:15:18 +0000

“Schwarzenegger as Kraven”

Oh hell no. No AARP members, please. Maybe Russell Crowe.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:56:39 +0000

My favorite Vulture appearance is in Amazing Spider-Man #63, where Toomes beats the crap out of Blackie Drago, who had replaced him as the Vulture in #48-#49.

Great cover…

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=22085&zoom=4

By: Tom Russell

Tom Russell — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:45:58 +0000

The Vulture is one of my favourites, because he’s so weird and old. The Lee-Dito Spider-Man was a weird book, with lots of wonderfully rough edges– when he became more of a “mainstream” superhero (Romita and on) and faced more “mainstream” villains– like the Rhino and the Kingpin– the book lost something immeasurably wonderful.

By: Vincent Paul Bartilucci

Vincent Paul Bartilucci — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:01:56 +0000

Though I’ve never been what you could call a Spider-Man fan, I do love the original Lee / Ditko run and villains like the Vulture are the primary reason why. Spidey’s original Ditko-designed rogues gallery is one of the greatest in comics. The only Spidey villains introduced post-Ditko that are the least bit interesting to me are Kingpin and Rhino. The rest, feh …

A Spider-Man 4 with Kingsley as the Vulture and Schwarzenegger as Kraven would be bliss.

By: Flush it all away

Flush it all away — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:38:29 +0000

Good entry! The Vulture’s definitely a reason to love comics. Although I could never really take him seriously as a life-or-death threat to Spidey, it was always cool to see this little old guy doing battle with a much younger, super-strong hero.

By: mrjayberry

mrjayberry — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:28:55 +0000

Jon H, if I remember right Vulture 2099, is a cannibal, perhaps someone can tell us for sure.

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:20:15 +0000

Seeing all this talk of Vulture in a Spider-Man movie really makes me lament the fact that he was replaced by Venom in number 3. For those that don’t know Vulture was in the original draft and Kingsley was approached for the role.

I like the Vulture and yeah, he works becuase he is old and decrepit. I also like the green jumpsuit more than the black and red one he has sported in recent years.

By: Billy F

Billy F — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:55:13 +0000

Turner D Century better show up in this list. Greatest. Villain. Ever.

By: Roger Stern

Roger Stern — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:26:16 +0000

The Vulture is Spider-Man’s greatest villain, bar none.

– Uncle Rog

By: Ian Astheimer

Ian Astheimer — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:05:21 +0000

Vigoda really must play Vulture in a Spidey flick.

By: Pedro BouÃ§a

Pedro BouÃ§a — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:16:08 +0000

No, he was ROBBING dead bodies on the graveyard!

Anyway, it is rare to see anyone who really “gets” the Vulture. He is awesome EXACTLY because he is an old man and doesn’t take crap from those newfangled young super-heroes!

Best,
Hunter (Pedro BouÃ§a)