Vulture (Marvel Comics)

Vulture
Interior artwork from Amazing Spider-Man Annual vol. 1, 1 (October, 1964 Marvel Comics). Art by Steve Ditko.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (May 1963)
Created by	Stan Lee Steve Ditko
In-story information
Alter ego	Adrian Toomes
Team affiliations	Sinister Twelve Sinister Six Legion Accursed
Abilities	Genius electrical engineer Electromagnetic tailored body-harness grants: Enhanced physical attributes Flight

Vulture
Jimmy Natale's Villain Variant cover for The Amazing Spider-Man #623. Art by Joe Quinones
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Amazing Spider-Man #593 (June 2009)
Created by	Mark Waid Mike McKone
In-story information
Alter ego	Jimmy Natale
Species	Human Mutate
Abilities	Expert cleaner Superhuman strength Flight via razor-sharp wings Enhanced durability Acid spitting Bird-like talons on his hands and feet

The Vulture is an alias used by several fictional characters, all supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original character to use the alias is Adrian Toomes. A recurring supervillain and enemy of Spider-Man, he was the second villain Spider-Man encountered, after the Chameleon. Over the years, other characters have taken the mantle as enemies of Spider-Man, but Adrian Toomes is still the most recurring Vulture.

The character has been depicted in numerous Spider-Man cartoons and video games, and will make his cinematic debut in 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming, portrayed by actor Michael Keaton.

The original Vulture (Adrian Toomes) was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (May 1963).

The Blackie Drago version of Vulture first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #48 and was created by Stan Lee and John Romita, Sr.

The Clifton Shallot version of Vulture first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #127 and was created by Ross Andru, Gerry Conway, and John Romita, Sr.

The Jimmy Natale version of Vulture first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #593 and was created by Mark Waid and Mike McKone.

Adrian Toomes was born in Staten Island, New York. He is a former electronics engineer who was once the business partner of Gregory Bestman; Bestman handled the finances whilst Toomes handled the inventions. One day, after creating a flight harness, Toomes eagerly rushed into Bestman's office to share the happy news. However, Bestman was not there, and Toomes discovered that Bestman had secretly been embezzling funds and that Toomes had no legal recourse, meaning he lost his job. Enraged, Toomes wrecked the business, discovering that the harness also granted him superhuman strength. He then decided to turn to crime professionally as the Vulture.