Friday, June 1, 2018

Spider-Man: Homecoming creator credits

I've finally seen last year's Spider-Man: Homecoming and I'm ready to talk about the various people seen in that film. Did I miss someone? Let me know in the comments.

Stan Lee: co-creator of Spider-Man, Peter Parker, a teenage super hero garbed in red and blue with a red webbing design, spider emblem on chest, lenses in his mask and webbing in his armpits; Peter gaining his powers from a radioactive spider bite; Spider-Man swinging around on webbing fired from his web-shooters and climbing up walls; Peter designing his own web-shooters and web fluid; Spider-Man motivated to use his powers to help others; Peter's aunt May Parker, who is not aware of Peter's double life; of Flash Thompson, a student who bullies Peter; of Liz Allan, one of Peter's classmates and a romantic interest; of Seymour, one of Peter's classmates; of Sally, one of Peter's classmates (Amazing Fantasy #15, 1962); of Peter Parker's interest in photography (Amazing Spider-Man #1, 1962); of Adrian Toomes, alias the Vulture, a thief who wears a high-tech flight guide equipped with wings and battles Spider-Man; of the Tinkerer, a master inventor who opposes Spider-Man; of Mr. Cobbwell, a professor who mentors Peter Parker (Amazing Spider-Man #2, 1962); of Spider-Man's spider-signal flashlight (Amazing Spider-Man #3, 1963); of Betty Brant, a reporter in New York (Amazing Spider-Man #4, 1963); of Spider-Man's webbing dissolving after an elapse of time (Amazing Spider-Man #6, 1963); of Spider-Man forming a parachute with his webbing; of the Parkers living in Queens (Amazing Spider-Man #7, 1963); of Montana, a criminal who battles Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #10, 1964); of Spider-Man using spider-shaped tracers to track his enemies (Amazing Spider-Man #11, 1964); of Spider-Man calling himself a 'friendly neighborhood' Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #17, 1964); of Ned, an associate of Peter Parker (Amazing Spider-Man #18, 1964); of Mac Gargan, a criminal who encounters Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #20, 1965); of Liz's mother Doris (Amazing Spider-Man #28, 1965); of Spider-Man struggling to hold back an immense load (Amazing Spider-Man #33, 1966); of the Shocker, a criminal equipped with technology which generates powerful vibrations, battles Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #46, 1967); of the Prowler, an African-American thief (Amazing Spider-Man #78, 1969); of the Avengers testing Spider-Man for membership, Spider-Man refusing to join (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3, 1966); of the Avengers, a team of super heroes who include Iron Man, Hulk and Thor (Avengers #1, 1963); of Captain America as an Avenger; of Captain America frozen in ice until modern times (Avengers #4, 1964); of Black Panther, a black costumed super hero (Fantastic Four #52, 1966); of Vibranium, a near-indestructible metal (Fantastic Four #53, 1966); of Bruce Banner, a famous scientist and the monstrous Hulk (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); of Thor, Norse god of thunder, garbed in blue with a red cape and magic hammer (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of Thor's magic belt of strength (Journey into Mystery #91, 1963); of the Howling Commandos, a World War II combat unit (Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1, 1963); of Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist whose Iron Man armor grants him superhuman strength, flight and special weapons (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's secretary and romantic interest; Happy Hogan, a former boxer turned chauffeur and bodyguard to Tony Stark; Stark Industries, Tony's technology company (Tales of Suspense #45, 1963); of Iron Man wearing red & gold armor (Tales of Suspense #48, 1963); of the Black Widow, a black-clad spy (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Hawkeye, an expert archer with a variety of trick arrows; of Iron Man's repulsor ray weapons (Tales of Suspense #57, 1964); of the Super-Soldier Serum's creator being named Abraham Erskine (Tales of Suspense #63, 1965); of Ant-Man's identity as the enormous, super-strong Giant-Man (Tales to Astonish #49, 1963)

Steve Ditko: co-creator of Spider-Man, Peter Parker, a teenage super hero garbed in red and blue with a red webbing design, spider emblem on chest, lenses in his mask and webbing in his armpits; Peter gaining his powers from a radioactive spider bite; Spider-Man swinging around on webbing fired from his web-shooters and climbing up walls; Peter designing his own web-shooters and web fluid; Spider-Man motivated to use his powers to help others; Peter's aunt May Parker, who is not aware of Peter's double life; of Flash Thompson, a student who bullies Peter; of Liz Allan, one of Peter's classmates and a romantic interest; of Seymour, one of Peter's classmates; of Sally, one of Peter's classmates (Amazing Fantasy #15, 1962); of Peter Parker's interest in photography (Amazing Spider-Man #1, 1962); of Adrian Toomes, alias the Vulture, a thief who wears a high-tech flight guide equipped with wings and battles Spider-Man; of the Tinkerer, a master inventor who opposes Spider-Man; of Mr. Cobbwell, a professor who mentors Peter Parker (Amazing Spider-Man #2, 1962); of Spider-Man's spider-signal flashlight (Amazing Spider-Man #3, 1963); of Betty Brant, a reporter in New York (Amazing Spider-Man #4, 1963); of Spider-Man's webbing dissolving after an elapse of time (Amazing Spider-Man #6, 1963); of Spider-Man forming a parachute with his webbing; of the Parkers living in Queens (Amazing Spider-Man #7, 1963); of Montana, a criminal who battles Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #10, 1964); of Spider-Man using spider-shaped tracers to track his enemies (Amazing Spider-Man #11, 1964); of Spider-Man calling himself a 'friendly neighborhood' Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #17, 1964); of Ned, an associate of Peter Parker (Amazing Spider-Man #18, 1964); of Mac Gargan, a criminal who encounters Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #20, 1965); of Liz's mother Doris (Amazing Spider-Man #28, 1965); of Spider-Man struggling to hold back an immense load (Amazing Spider-Man #33, 1966); of Iron Man wearing red & gold armor (Tales of Suspense #48, 1963)

Jack Kirby: co-creator of the Avengers, a team of super heroes who include Iron Man, Hulk and Thor (Avengers #1, 1963; of Captain America as an Avenger; of Captain America frozen in ice until modern times (Avengers #4, 1964); of Captain America, Steve Rogers, a patriotic super hero garbed in a red, white and blue costume with 'A' on forehead and stars & stripes on his chest; of the scientist whose serum empowers Captain America (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); of Captain America's mask being fastened to his costume; of Captain America's round, red and white shield with star in its center (Captain America Comics #2, 1941); of Black Panther, a black costumed super hero (Fantastic Four #52, 1966); of Vibranium, a near-indestructible metal (Fantastic Four #53, 1966); of Bruce Banner, a famous scientist and the monstrous Hulk (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); of Thor, Norse god of thunder, garbed in blue with a red cape and magic hammer (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); of the Howling Commandos, a World War II combat unit (Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1, 1963); of Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist whose Iron Man armor grants him superhuman strength, flight and special weapons (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of Iron Man wearing red & gold armor (Tales of Suspense #48, 1963); of the Super-Soldier Serum's creator being named Abraham Erskine (Tales of Suspense #63, 1965); of Ant-Man's identity as the enormous, super-strong Giant-Man (Tales to Astonish #49, 1963)

Don Heck: co-creator of Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist whose Iron Man armor grants him superhuman strength, flight and special weapons (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); of Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's secretary and romantic interest; Happy Hogan, a former boxer turned chauffeur and bodyguard to Tony Stark; Stark Industries, Tony's technology company (Tales of Suspense #45, 1963); of the Black Widow, a black-clad spy (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); of Hawkeye, an expert archer with a variety of trick arrows; of Iron Man's repulsor ray weapons (Tales of Suspense #57, 1964)

Joe Simon: co-creator of Captain America, Steve Rogers, a patriotic super hero garbed in a red, white and blue costume with 'A' on forehead and stars & stripes on his chest; of the scientist whose serum empowers Captain America (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); of Captain America's mask being fastened to his costume; of Captain America's round, red and white shield with star in its center (Captain America Comics #2, 1941)

Len Kaminski: co-creator of the War Machine armor, a suit of Iron Man armor colored silver and grey and outfitted with heavy weaponry, including a shoulder-mounted canon (Iron Man #281, 1992); of the War Machine armor being worn by James Rhodes with a unibeam designed for its chest (Iron Man #284, 1992); of Iron Man using modular attachments to his armor to create a larger suit better able to fight the Hulk (Iron Man #304, 1994)

Kevin Hopgood: co-creator of the War Machine armor, a suit of Iron Man armor colored silver and grey and outfitted with heavy weaponry, including a shoulder-mounted canon (Iron Man #281, 1992); of the War Machine armor being worn by James Rhodes with a unibeam designed for its chest (Iron Man #284, 1992); of Iron Man using modular attachments to his armor to create a larger suit better able to fight the Hulk (Iron Man #304, 1994)

J. Michael Straczynski: co-creator of Mr. Harrington, a staff member at Midtown High School (Amazing Spider-Man #32, 2001); of May Parker finding out her nephew Peter is Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #35, 2001); of Tony Stark mentoring Peter Parker (Amazing Spider-Man #519, 2005); of Tony Stark building a new costume for Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #529, 2006)

Mark Millar: co-creator of Iron Man and Captain America taking opposing sides on the issue of super heroes being registered by the government (Civil War #1, 2006); the Triskelion, S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters (Ultimates #1, 2002); of the Chitauri, an extraterrestrial army who battle the Avengers (Ultimates #8, 2002)

John Buscema: co-creator of the Prowler, an African-American thief (Amazing Spider-Man #78, 1969); of Ultron, the Avengers' enemy, a robot (Avengers #54, 1968); of Vision, an android Avenger with phasing powers (Avengers #57, 1968); of Quinjets, the personal aircraft of the Avengers (Avengers #61, 1969)

Dwayne McDuffie: co-creator of Damage Control's connection to Tony Stark (Damage Control #3, 1989); of Anne Marie Hoag, head of Damage Control, an organization which cleans up the debris following battles between superhumans (Marvel Age Annual #4, 1988)

Ernie Colon: co-creator of Damage Control's connection to Tony Stark (Damage Control #3, 1989); of Anne Marie Hoag, head of Damage Control, an organization which cleans up the debris following battles between superhumans (Marvel Age Annual #4, 1988)

Larry Lieber: co-creator of Thor's magic belt of strength (Journey into Mystery #91, 1963); of Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist whose Iron Man armor grants him superhuman strength, flight and special weapons (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963)

Robert Bernstein: co-creator of Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's secretary and romantic interest; Happy Hogan, a former boxer turned chauffeur and bodyguard to Tony Stark; Stark Industries, Tony's technology company (Tales of Suspense #45, 1963)

Mark Gruenwald: creator of Herman Scultz's name (Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #10, 1983); of Jackson Brice's name (Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition #4, 1986)

Brian Michael Bendis: co-creator of Stark Tower, the downtown Manhattan headquarters of the Avengers (New Avengers #3, 2005); of Aaron Davis, who steals advanced technology (Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #1, 2011)

Steve McNiven: co-creator of Iron Man and Captain America taking opposing sides on the issue of super heroes being registered by the government (Civil War #1, 2006)

John Romita: co-creator of the Shocker, a criminal equipped with technology which generates powerful vibrations, battles Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #46, 1967); of the Avengers testing Spider-Man for membership, Spider-Man refusing to join (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3, 1966)

Roy Thomas: co-creator of Ultron, the Avengers' enemy, a robot (Avengers #54, 1968); of Vision, an android Avenger with phasing powers (Avengers #57, 1968); of Quinjets, the personal aircraft of the Avengers (Avengers #61, 1969); of Jim Morita, a World War II Nisei soldier who fought alongside the Howling Commandos (Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #38, 1967)

Dick Ayers: co-creator of Jim Morita, a World War II Nisei soldier who fought alongside the Howling Commandos (Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #38, 1967)

Ryan Odagawa: co-creator of Friday, an artificial intelligence used by Iron Man which has a feminine personality (Iron Man #53, 2002)

Mike Grell: co-creator of Friday, an artificial intelligence used by Iron Man which has a feminine personality (Iron Man #53, 2002)

Ross Andru: co-creator of the Tinkerer supplying new and repaired technology to super-criminals (Amazing Spider-Man #160, 1976)

Len Wein: co-creator of the Tinkerer supplying new and repaired technology to super-criminals (Amazing Spider-Man #160, 1976)

David Finch: co-creator of Stark Tower, the downtown Manhattan headquarters of the Avengers (New Avengers #3, 2005)

John Romita Jr.: co-creator of Mr. Harrington, a staff member at Midtown High School (Amazing Spider-Man #32, 2001); of May Parker finding out her nephew Peter is Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #35, 2001)

Kurt Busiek: co-creator of Jason Ionello and Tiny, students at Midtown High School (Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1, 1995)

Pat Olliffe: co-creator of Jason Ionello and Tiny, students at Midtown High School (Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1, 1995)

Sara Pichelli: co-creator of Aaron Davis, who steals advanced technology (Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #1, 2011)

Bryan Hitch: co-creator of the Triskelion, S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters (Ultimates #1, 2002); of the Chitauri, an extraterrestrial army who battle the Avengers (Ultimates #8, 2002)

Salvador Larroca: co-creator of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts as a couple (Invincible Iron Man #15, 2009)

Matt Fraction: co-creator of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts as a couple (Invincible Iron Man #15, 2009)

Mike Deodato Jr.: co-creator of Tony Stark mentoring Peter Parker (Amazing Spider-Man #519, 2005)

Bill Mantlo: co-creator of Seymour's name (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #17, 1983)

Ed Hannigan: co-creator of Seymour's name (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #17, 1983)

Mark Bagley: co-creator of Spider-Man wearing a hoodie (Spider-Man #52, 1994)

Howard Mackie: co-creator of Spider-Man wearing a hoodie (Spider-Man #52, 1994)

Tom Lyle: co-creator of Spider-Man wearing a hoodie (Spider-Man #52, 1994)

James Hudnall: co-creator of Phineas Mason's real name (The Agent, 1989)

John Ridgway: co-creator of Phineas Mason's real name (The Agent, 1989)

Adi Granov: creator of Iron Man armor design (Iron Man #75, 2004)

Luke McDonnell: oc-creator of Iron Man's ability to control his armors remotely (Iron Man #174, 1983)

Dennis O'Neil: oc-creator of Iron Man's ability to control his armors remotely (Iron Man #174, 1983)

Joe Sinnott: co-creator of Thor's magic belt of strength (Journey into Mystery #91, 1963)

Bob Layton: co-creator of James "Rhodey" Rhodes, pilot and friend of Tony Stark (Iron Man #118, 1979)

John Byrne: co-creator of James "Rhodey" Rhodes, pilot and friend of Tony Stark (Iron Man #118, 1979)

David Michelinie: co-creator of James "Rhodey" Rhodes, pilot and friend of Tony Stark (Iron Man #118, 1979)

Don Rico: co-creator of the Black Widow, a black-clad spy (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964)

Peter David: co-creator of Spider-Man struggling to travel in the suburbs without high buildings to sling from (Amazing Spider-Man #267, 1985)

Bob McLeod: co-creator of Spider-Man struggling to travel in the suburbs without high buildings to sling from (Amazing Spider-Man #267, 1985)

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