Notable Teams/Partnerships[edit]

Shocker has proven to be a constant presence among Spider-Man's gallery of enemies. He often
works as a member of a team (including Hobgoblin's Sinister Seven, Norman Osborn's Sinister
Twelve, Doctor Octopus's most recent Sinister Six, and the Masters of Evil) or in partnership with at
least one other villain. Previous alliances include Boomerang, the Beetle, Rhino, Leila Davis, Hydro-
Man, and Speed Demon (all of which made up the Sinister Syndicate), and
the Trapster, Constrictor and Jack O'Lantern. He also teamed up with a large group of villains during
the Acts of Vengeance, when he helped them unsuccessfully attack the Fantastic Four.[15]

Infinity War[edit]
During one of his team-ups with Doctor Octopus, he participated in a raid on Avengers Mansion,
hoping to help conquer it as the heroes were distracted by the events of the Infinity War. Shocker
was forced to fight alongside the heroes called the Guardians of the Galaxy when alien doubles of
both sides attacked. After the doubles stopped coming, Doctor Octopus tried to order Shocker and
the others to continue fighting the heroes but instead, they turned on Doctor Octopus. They did not
wish to harm the people who had helped save their lives. Shocker helped chase Doctor Octopus out
of the building.[16]

Paranoid[edit]
At one point in his career, Shocker became increasingly paranoid that he was on the Scourge of the
Underworld's hit list, even though there was no actual proof that he was.[17] He thus started seeking
ways to become more powerful, hoping to thwart any attempt on his life by the vigilante
group.[volume & issue needed] Shocker somehow acquired actual superhuman vibration powers. As he
becomes more powerful, he realizes that the new powers will eventually kill him. He seeks a
vibrational harness to cure himself and is aided by Night Thrasher and Spider-Man.[18]

Defeating/Saving Spider-Man[edit]
Shocker has had Spider-Man on the ropes on several occasions, with timely interventions often
saving Spider-Man. Individuals thwarting Shocker's victories over Spider-Man include security
guards, Dominic Fortune, and even a Scourge of the Underworld impostor. Shocker has also let
Spider-Man go on a few occasions, the first being when he found Spider-Man incapacitated with a
bout of vertigo on the outside of a tall building. He doesn't kill Spider-Man, thinking it an unworthy
end, but doesn't help him either.[19]
Shocker found another moment of victory over Spider-Man when he teamed up with the Trapster.
Sent by the Friends of Humanity to assassinate Paul Stacy, the duo managed to glue Stacy and
Spider-Man together and corner them, only to be called off their assignment moments before
finishing them off.[20]

Betraying Trapster[edit]
Shocker would later turn on the Trapster at the behest of Osborn of having Trapster eliminated as a
potential witness against his recent attempt to frame Spider-Man for murder. Preparing to kill the
resigned Trapster in an alley, he was attacked and rendered unconscious at the last minute by
Spider-Man (then disguised under the alias Dusk).[21]
Shocker has a run-in with Iron Man on a subway car in NYC.[22]

Fighting The Hood[edit]

Shocker is hired by the Golem, along with Constrictor and Jack O'Lantern, to protect a diamond
delivery. He battles the Hood.[23]
Accidentally evaporated Hydro-Man[edit]
Shocker was terminated as a freelance agent by Hammer Industries and captured by Spider-Man
while trying to rob a federal bank alongside Hydro-Man. He accidentally evaporates his water-based
ally with a misplaced vibration.[24]

New Thunderbolts[edit]
He allied himself with Speed Demon of the New Thunderbolts in order to break into a particularly
well-guarded safe. Though the police arrived at his hide-out in quick pursuit, he was saved by Speed
Demon dashing in and stealing both the loot and Shocker's weapons, removing all traces of
evidence (and, unfortunately for Shocker, also keeping the money to fund the Thunderbolts' further
activities).[25]
Shocker plays a small role in the "Secret War" crossover event.[26]

Civil War[edit]
A new version of the Sinister Six, with Shocker as a member, bands together during the Civil
War but were stopped by Captain America and his Secret Avengers.[27]

The Punisher War Journal[edit]

In The Punisher War Journal #4, he was among the group of villains that the Punisher attempts to
kill at the wake of the recently deceased Stilt-Man. He survives the poisoning and fire-bombing. He
later appears in She-Hulk #17 and later again in Avengers: The Initiative #3, in which he was shown
to have partially reformed the Sinister Syndicate alongside Hydro-Man and Boomerang. This group
attempts to rob Baily's Auction House but are interrupted by Spider-Man and then Initiative
members War Machine and Komodo. The latter are there to neutralize Spider-Man. The trio
escapes, only to be found and attacked by government operatives called 'Scarlet Spiders'.

Brand New Day[edit]

In his first Brand New Day appearance, he is shown to have been hired by a mobster to take out a
subway train wagon full of jurors. After a brief battle with Spider-Man, he is knocked unconscious
while Spider-Man uses his gauntlets to destroy rubble blocking the path. Although he seems
cooperative at first, as soon as he is secured by Spider-Man, he activates a powerful shock in his
gauntlets through his belt, causing the main exit to collapse and allowing him to escape.[28] On their
way to collect money from bets on superhero fights, Shocker and Boomerang discover the dead
body of "the Bookie".[29]
Shocker later appeared as a member of Hood's crime syndicate.[30]

Origin of the Species[edit]

During the Origin of the Species storyline, Shocker is invited by Doctor Octopus to rejoin the
reestablished Sinister Six, where he exchange for securing some specific items. He and Tombstone
went after Menace's infant in the restaurant shop, until Spider-Man interfered.[31] After he passes out
from his fight, the police arrive but Shocker is carried away by Tombstone, who escapes.[32] When
Spider-Man goes on a rampage against the villains after the infant was stolen by Chameleon,
Shocker is attacked in his hideout and threatens Shocker to tell him everything about the villains'
whereabouts. Shocker tells Spider-Man that Chameleon has the baby at the Kravinoff Mansion.[33]

Thunderbolts[edit]
Shocker was then seen in the Raft due to a popular online vote at Marvel.com[34] and was selected to
join the Thunderbolts's new Beta team called the Underbolts where it was revealed that MACH-
V has put his name on the list of likely candidates.[35]
Spider-Island[edit]
During the Spider-Island storyline, Spider-Man and Carlie Cooper encounter a six-armed Shocker.
During the fight, Shocker reveals that he wants the money so that Mad Thinker can cure him.
Shocker then pulls off his mask to reveal that he's slowly mutating into a spider-like creature.[36]
Shocker later appeared as a member of Villains for Hire (a villain counterpart of Heroes for Hire).[37]

Sinister Six[edit]
As part of the Marvel NOW! event, Shocker appears as a member of the latest incarnation of
the Sinister Six, consisting of himself, Boomerang, Lady Beetle, Speed Demon, Overdrive, and
the Living Brain.[38] Shocker features as one of the main characters in The Superior Foes of Spider-
Man, which concludes with Silvermane crowning him the new don of the New York underworld after
Shocker saves dozens of mobsters by singlehandedly defeating the Punisher.[39]

She-Hulk[edit]
Shocker shares a meal with She-Hulk while they discuss a memory Jennifer can't remember, and
Herman helps her by telling what little he remembers because she treated him well and bought him
lunch, whereas other heroes would just beat him up and ask questions later.[40] It was then revealed
that a villain named Nighteater created a spell that would murder hundreds of people but made
everyone he wasn't a villain, but was instead a hero named Nightwatch, because it was more
profitable. When Shocker found out, he assisted She-Hulk in defeating Nightwatch. When asked by
Nightwatch why Shocker was mad after already getting his cut, even if he had forgotten, Shocker
said that it was because he wanted to be a hero too.[41]