MYSTERIO

APPEARANCE

Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 175 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Features: Wears a fish-bowl on his head

SUMMARY

Real Name: Quentin Beck
Other Current Aliases: None
Former Aliases: Dr. Ludwig Rinehart
Dual Identity: Known to legal authorites
Current Occupation: Professional Criminal
Former Occupation: Hollywood special effects designer and stunt man
Citizenship: United States of America
Legal Status: Criminal record in U.S.
Place of Birth: Riverside, California
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Known Confidants: Daniel Berkhart
Known Allies: the Wizard, Electro, the Vulture, Hobgoblin, Shocker, Scorpia, Beetle; (former)Doctor Octopus(deceased), Kraven(deceased), Sandman,
Major Enemies: Spider-Man, Scarlet-Spider, Kaine
Usual Base of Operations: Mobile
Former Base of Operations: Hollywood, California
Current Group Membership: Sinister Seven (Beetle, Electro, Hobgoblin, Scorpia, Shocker, the Vulture)
Former Group Membership: Sinister Six I (Doctor Octopus, Electro, Kraven, Sandman, the Vulture), Sinister Six II (Doctor Octopus, Electro, Hobgoblin, Sandman, the Vulture)
Extent of Education: Film school graduate

POWERS AND PARAPHENALIA

Strength Level: Normal
Powers: None
Abilities: Expert designer of special effects devices(hologhraphics) and stage illusions, master hypnotist & prestidigitator, taneled chemist and roboticist.
Equipment: One-way plexiglass helmet w/half-hour air supply & holographic projector; gas jets mounted in gloves and boots capable of emitting hallucinigenic, sense-dulling, or "web" disolving gases. Also elaborate stage sets and props as part of his schemes for revenge.
Weapons: Occasionally carries hypnotic aides & conventional hand held weaponry.
Limitations: His quest for an 'artistic' revenge on Spider-Man means that he never really actually wants to kill him outright

BACKGROUND

Quentin Beck stared his career as a hollywood stuntman. He later branched into special effects, and within a few months was one of the industries top special effects designers. But Beck grew tried of his continual backstage role and wanted something greater. One day a friend jokingly told him to take out one of the new cotsumed crime-fighters, that were popping out of the woodwork at the time, if he wanted to make a name for himself. Beck took the idea to heart and began to study the then fledgling Spider-Man.

He entered into a partnership with the Tinkerer to steal industrial and military plans. The two men pooled their genius and developed an alien disguise to mask the true nature of their crime. The scheme was foiled by Spider-Man, but the hero did not see through the villains' diguises. After more planning and study of his foe, Beck attacked Spider-Man as Mysterio, master of illusion, and was soundly defeated. Mysterio accepted Doctor Octopus' invitation to join the original Sinister Six, a group made up of fromer spider-foes all looking for revenge.

Mysterio has fought Spider-Man many times since then. Most notably was his prolonged campainge to recover a fortune from May Parker's house, which he eventually discovered had been eaten by silverfish. Mysterio is currently at large, plotting and planning his next move. Foremost on his mind these days is the destruction of Kaine, the enigmatic foe who has a preferance for killing spider-villains

CRIMINAL HISTORY

First Appearance: (as bogus alien)ASM#2, (as Mysterio)ASM#13
Origin Story: PPSSM#51
Ref: ASM#2 (hired by the Tinkerer to disguise himself as an alien and uncover military and industrial secrets)
Ref: ASM#13 (first encountered Spider-Man as Mysterio
Ref: ASM Annual#1 (joined original Sinister Six)
Ref: ASM#24 (created alias of phychiartrist Dr. Rinehart, used technology and hypnosis in attempt to drive Spider-Man insane)
Ref: ASMAn#4 (w/ Wizard, tried to kill Spidey & the Human Torch on Hollywood movie set)
Ref: ASM#66-67 (hypnotised Spidy into believing he was 6" tall)
Ref: ASM#141 (cellmate Daniel Berkhart became new Mysterio on original's behalf)
Ref: ASM#198-199 (resumed Rinehart identity, manipulated Aunt May into revealing whereabout of supposed fortune hidden in her house)
Ref: SSM#50-51 (used bogus alien disguise to frighten Aunt May into revealing fortune, learned money eaten by silverfish)
Ref: ASM#311 (tricked Spidey into believing he had caused the death of a bystander)
Ref: Power Pack#55 (attempted to scare tentant from apartment complex in real estate, thwarted by Power Pack)(definetly a career low point. CA)
Ref: ASM#335-339 (rejoined Sinister Six, battled Spider-Man)
Ref: SM#18-23 (w/ Sinister Six, battled Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Ghost-Rider, the Hulk, & Nova)
Ref: WoSM#90 (attempted to convince Spidey he was an actor)
Ref: SMU#4 (created phony Spider-Man to discredit original)
Ref: Funeral for an Octopus#1-4 (w/ Electro, Hobgoblin, & the Vulture, attemped theft of Dr. Ock's arms, battled Spider-Man, Scarlet-Spider, & Kaine)
Ref: SMU#9 (formed Sinister Seven to kill Kaine)