Marvel fans shocked to discover Spider-Man villain named Joe Biden
Villain also known as ‘Spectrum’ appeared in multiple issues of the Marvel comic
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Your support makes all the difference.Spider-Man fans have been left stunned by the name of an obscure villain from the Marvel comic book series.
While many of Spider-Man’s nemeses are almost as well-known as he is – such as Doctor Octopus, Venom or Green Goblin – the minor fellon known as Spectrum has perhaps the most famous name of all.
As was recently pointed out in a viral tweet, Spectrum’s real name is in fact Joe Biden.
The character first appeared in Peter Parker No 1 back in 2010, at a time when the real-life Joe Biden was serving as US Vice President under Barack Obama.
While the name is therefore no coincidence, many Spider-Man fans were nonetheless unaware of the villain’s existence until now.
“I’m crying why the f*** is Joe Biden a Spider-Man villain,” wrote one person, alongside an image of the character’s page on a Marvel wiki website.
The tweet has been liked more than 120,000 times.
As well as the villainous Joe Biden, Spider Man has also featured another character called Joe Biden – this one directly based on the politician.
Joe Biden Jr appeared in multiple Spider-Man comics, beginning with Amazing Spider-Man No 683.
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