Doctor Octopus

Doctor Octopus
Doctor Octopus drawn by John Romita Jr.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	(As Doctor Octopus): The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (July 1963) (As Superior Spider-Man): Daredevil vol. 3 #21 (Dec. 2012)
Created by	Stan Lee Steve Ditko
In-story information
Alter ego	Otto Gunther Octavius
Team affiliations	(As Doctor Octopus): Sinister Six Masters of Evil Thunderbolts Legion Accursed (As Superior Spider-Man): Avengers Mighty Avengers Parker Industries Horizon Labs Spiderlings Superior Six
Notable aliases	Master Planner, Master Programmer, Doc Ock, Bowrey Bum, Prisoner #4756689, Superior Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
Abilities	(As Doctor Octopus): Brilliant engineer and inventor Superb strategist Charismatic leader Genius-level intellect Wears super-strong and durable mechanical appendages Telepathic control over his mechanical arms (As Superior Spider-Man): Possesses Spider-Man's powers, abilities, memories and equipment Carbonadium plating over his neck and skull Talons on his hands and feet Split-toed footwear Slightly different spider-motif on his back Enhanced lenses

Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), also known as Doc Ock and the Superior Spider-Man, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A highly intelligent mad scientist, Doctor Octopus is typically portrayed as a stocky, myopic man who utilizes four powerful, mechanical appendages, and is obsessed with proving his own genius and destroying Spider-Man.

The character has appeared in numerous Spider-Man cartoons and video games, and is portrayed by Alfred Molina in the 2004 film Spider-Man 2. In 2009, Doctor Octopus was ranked as IGN's 28th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. His first brief appearance as the Superior Spider-Man was in Daredevil vol. 3 #21 (December 2012) and his first full appearance of the same character was in Avenging Spider-Man #15.1 (Dec. 2012). Comics journalist and historian Mike Conroy writes of the character: "Created by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, Doc Ock, as he became known, has become one of the web slinger's most persistent and dangerous foes."IGN rated him as the greatest enemy of Spider-Man.

The character of Doctor Octopus first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (July 1963), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. Lee recounted that "usually in creating a villain the first thing I would think of was a name, and then I would try to think of, 'Well, now that I've got the name, who's the character going to be and what will he do?' For some reason, I thought of an octopus. I thought, 'I want to call somebody Octopus. And I want him to have a couple of extra arms just for fun.' But I had to figure out how to do that." The character soon appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #11-12, and again in #31-33.