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Symbiote Spider-Man and the Kingpin of Crime
The Symbiote Costume, also known as the Black Suit by fans, is the first brand new change of costume donned by Peter Parker in the first published Amazing Spider-Man #252, and chronologically donned in Secret Wars #8.
The black costume originated in 1982 from an idea submitted by 22-year-old fan Randy Schueller, after Marvel ran a competition for aspiring writers and artists to elicit new ideas for the Marvel Universe.
Schueller's idea was to slightly upgrade Spider-Man's abilities and appearance: he would don a new black, stealth-like suit designed by Reed Richards and The Wasp of the Avengers. Composed of the same unstable molecules found in the Fantastic Four's costumes, this new suit would be more durable and stealth-like than the handmade red and blue costume.
The idea was purchased by Jim Shooter at Marvel for the sum of 220 US dollars (over 500 dollars today) and the opportunity to craft the story. Schueller submitted different versions of the story, but ultimately, Marvel took creative control.
It was not until 1984's Secret Wars that the black costume would debut. Having damaged his original costume in battle, Spider-Man discovers a machine thought to be a fabric replicator. The machine produces a black sphere, which then engulfs Peter in black goo, eventually forming his suit while augmenting his powers and abilities. The suit would later be revealed to be a symbiotic lifeform.
My Black Suit Spider-Man is built on an original Mego Type 2 body with black hands from CTVT; head is a shrink of the head topper to a shampoo bottle; suit designed by Daremo and printed by yours truly.
Wilson Fisk, the man who would one day become the Kingpin, started out as a common thug in the Bronx. He was noticed by one Don Rigoletto, an accomplished crime boss who admired Fisk's sheer brutality and hired him as his primary enforcer. Fisk eventually murdered his benefactor and took control over his mob empire. Thus, the Kingpin was born.
Wilson Fisk is a criminal mastermind who is involved in extensive illegal activities such as drug running, smuggling, murder, and so forth.
Despite this, he has no criminal record and an army of lawyers to keep it that way, and is a criminal financial strategist without parallel. Fisk has no superhuman powers, but the majority of his 400-plus pound bulk is solid muscle.
As he appears in the 1995 Animated Spider-Man television series
My Kingpin was originally made using an old Kojak action figure body by Excel Toys a number of years ago. This version has been upgraded using an Andre the Giant body from FTC; cane from CTVT; an enlarged Marvel Legends head by me; paints by me; shoes from Toy Biz Famous Covers; and finally the suit masterfully crafted by Hawkmike.
I have always wanted to make Kingpin with this body and when I finally found one at Mego Meet 2015 I jumped at the chance. Thanks ScottA for having him for sale.
In my opinion, Kingpin is now the perfect size in relation to an original Mego T2 body.
I hope you enjoy my customs as much as I do, and, as always, thanks for looking!
Peace, Love, and Megos!
Austin
The black costume originated in 1982 from an idea submitted by 22-year-old fan Randy Schueller, after Marvel ran a competition for aspiring writers and artists to elicit new ideas for the Marvel Universe.
Schueller's idea was to slightly upgrade Spider-Man's abilities and appearance: he would don a new black, stealth-like suit designed by Reed Richards and The Wasp of the Avengers. Composed of the same unstable molecules found in the Fantastic Four's costumes, this new suit would be more durable and stealth-like than the handmade red and blue costume.
The idea was purchased by Jim Shooter at Marvel for the sum of 220 US dollars (over 500 dollars today) and the opportunity to craft the story. Schueller submitted different versions of the story, but ultimately, Marvel took creative control.
It was not until 1984's Secret Wars that the black costume would debut. Having damaged his original costume in battle, Spider-Man discovers a machine thought to be a fabric replicator. The machine produces a black sphere, which then engulfs Peter in black goo, eventually forming his suit while augmenting his powers and abilities. The suit would later be revealed to be a symbiotic lifeform.
My Black Suit Spider-Man is built on an original Mego Type 2 body with black hands from CTVT; head is a shrink of the head topper to a shampoo bottle; suit designed by Daremo and printed by yours truly.
Wilson Fisk, the man who would one day become the Kingpin, started out as a common thug in the Bronx. He was noticed by one Don Rigoletto, an accomplished crime boss who admired Fisk's sheer brutality and hired him as his primary enforcer. Fisk eventually murdered his benefactor and took control over his mob empire. Thus, the Kingpin was born.
Wilson Fisk is a criminal mastermind who is involved in extensive illegal activities such as drug running, smuggling, murder, and so forth.
Despite this, he has no criminal record and an army of lawyers to keep it that way, and is a criminal financial strategist without parallel. Fisk has no superhuman powers, but the majority of his 400-plus pound bulk is solid muscle.
As he appears in the 1995 Animated Spider-Man television series
My Kingpin was originally made using an old Kojak action figure body by Excel Toys a number of years ago. This version has been upgraded using an Andre the Giant body from FTC; cane from CTVT; an enlarged Marvel Legends head by me; paints by me; shoes from Toy Biz Famous Covers; and finally the suit masterfully crafted by Hawkmike.
I have always wanted to make Kingpin with this body and when I finally found one at Mego Meet 2015 I jumped at the chance. Thanks ScottA for having him for sale.
In my opinion, Kingpin is now the perfect size in relation to an original Mego T2 body.
I hope you enjoy my customs as much as I do, and, as always, thanks for looking!
Peace, Love, and Megos!
Austin
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