Tombstone (comics)
| Tombstone | |
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Art by Sal Buscema.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Web of Spider-Man #36 (March 1988) |
| Created by |
Gerry Conway (writer) Alex Saviuk (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Lonnie Thompson Lincoln |
| Team affiliations |
The Hand Sinister Twelve Hardcore's Untouchables |
| Notable aliases | Lonnie Tombstone |
| Abilities | Excellent street fighter Highly skilled marksman Superhuman strength, speed, stamina and reflexes High-level resistance to injury Razor sharp teeth |
Tombstone (Lonnie Thompson Lincoln) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The character was created by Gerry Conway and Alex Saviuk and first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #36 (March 1988). The character was immediately established to have a history with longtime Spider-Man supporting character Joseph "Robbie" Robertson, and was brought on as a regular in The Spectacular Spider-Man, which was then being written by Conway. Conway explained why he created Tombstone: "My general motivation was a need to work with the characters who weren't central to The Amazing Spider-Man title, since that was the main book. That meant I needed to focus my attention not on Aunt May or Mary Jane, or even J. Jonah Jameson, but on second- or even third-tier supporting characters. Joe Robertson was one of those. The second motive had to do with my desire to bring back that type of character, the ruthless gangster Hammerhead had been, but not Hammerhead himself. It just came to me as a character type. One thing led to another, and as his backstory expanded, readers responded well to it."
Born as Lonnie Thompson Lincoln in Harlem, in New York City, he started out as troubled youth who was bullied by his peers because he was Harlem's only African American albino. Taller and stronger than the other children, he became a school bully, extorting protection money from his classmates. The school newspaper, edited by Joseph "Robbie" Robertson, was going to run a story on Lonnie's activities but pulled it when Lonnie used intimidation. Lonnie allowed his personal demons to direct the course of his life and he turned to a life of serious crime.
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