Tinkerer (Marvel Comics)
Tinkerer | |
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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 | Phineas Mason |
Species | Human |
Team affiliations | Masters of Evil |
Notable aliases | The Terrible Tinkerer Hophni Mason |
Abilities |
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The Tinkerer (Phineas Mason) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an adversary of the superhero Spider-Man and the father of Rick Mason. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (May 1963).[1] The Tinkerer is generally depicted as a genius in engineering who is able to create gadgets and other devices from nothing more than spare parts left over from ordinary household appliances. While in his initial appearances he sought to personally eliminate Spider-Man, more recent storylines depict him under the employ of other supervillains, whom he supplies with his gadgets for their personal vendettas against Spider-Man or other heroes.
Since his introduction in comics, the character has been adapted into several other forms of media, such as animated television series and video games. The Tinkerer made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), portrayed by Michael Chernus. Additionally, a female version of Phineas Mason named Phin Mason appears in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, voiced by Jasmin Savoy Brown.
Publication history
The Tinkerer is a character that was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and made his initial appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (April 1963), opposing Spider-Man as a villain.[2][3] It would, however, be several years before he would return, and made his second appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #160 (September 1976), once again opposing Spider-Man in a losing effort.[4] The Tinkerer would be mentioned in The Amazing Spider-Man #182 (July 1978). This was his first mention in the publication as a supporting side character to the other villains.[5]
Fictional character biography
Criminal career
Phineas Mason is a brilliant inventor and technician who designs advanced weaponry for criminals and sometimes undertakes crimes of his own. As "the Terrible Tinkerer", he runs an underground fix-it shop disguised as a radio repair shop. On at least one occasion, a potential customer gained the inventor's attention by presenting a transistor radio and telling Mason that "I've got a radio that just can't carry a tune". The Tinkerer's original scheme involved the employment of a team of petty has-been stuntmen and thugs. They specialized in placing
The Tinkerer's next encounter with Spider-Man resulted in deploying the Toy, a hi-tech robot that serves as an assistant and lackey.
Since he is a small business operator who works alone (and arms criminals), the Terrible Tinkerer takes precautions to prevent being cheated. For instance, Killer Shrike commissioned the Tinkerer to improve weapon gauntlets. At delivery time, the criminal decided to use the weapons to threaten the inventor and avoid paying. The gauntlets backfired on Killer Shrike, wounding and immobilizing due to a failsafe the Tinkerer engineers into his products for such situations.[25]
Mason is forced to work for the
The
His son Rick Mason is a world-class mercenary for the American government and freelance operative. Despite the two being on opposite sides of the law, father and son remained on good terms and met frequently. The Tinkerer even aided Rick from time to time, and once provided his son with information about a coup in South America.[28] After Rick was seemingly killed in action, the grief-stricken father decided to mend his ways while still maintaining links to supervillains to give information he could discreetly pass along.[29]
In the
The
During the "
He fabricated the identity of his own brother Hophni Mason via a robotic suit.
Skills and abilities
Phineas Mason has a genius-level intellect with extensive knowledge in various sciences. He is capable of designing and manufacturing numerous
Other versions
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows
During the "Secret Wars" storyline in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, a version of Tinkerer resides in the Battleworld domain of The Regency. When Regent defeated every superhero, Tinkerer gave up a life of crime and started a fix-it shop. When Spider-Man came to him for Inhibitor Chips (to conceal the superhuman signatures of himself and his daughter Annie), Tinkerer stalled until the Sinister Six could arrive, although Spider-Man managed to steal the Inhibitor Chips and escape.[46]
Old Man Logan
On Earth-807127, Tinkerer was mentioned by
Ultimate Marvel
The
The Ultimate Marvel equivalent of Tinkerer is Elijah Stern, an original character created by
While repairing the
The Prowler (Aaron Davis) later breaks into his workshop, getting interrogated before being killed in cold blood once his killer realized things about the new Spider-Man.[53]
In other media
Television
- The Phineas Mason incarnation of the Tinkerer appears in Tombstone to create powered suits for the Enforcers.
- The Phineas Mason incarnation of the Tinkerer appears in Spider-Man (2017), voiced by Aaron Abrams.[54] This version is an eccentric inventor who can create various forms of machinery from everyday appliances, primarily for his own amusement.
- The Phineas Mason incarnation of the Tinkerer appears in Marvel Super Hero Adventures, voiced by Michael Daingerfield.[54] This version creates toys for children that serve evil purposes.
Film
Phineas Mason appears in the
Video games
- The Phineas Mason incarnation of the Tinkerer appears as the first boss of the Master System version of Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin.[citation needed]
- The Phineas Mason incarnation of the Tinkerer appears in SNESversion.
- The Phineas Mason incarnation of the Tinkerer appears as a boss in the PS2 and PSP versions of Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, voiced by William Utay.[54]
- The Phineas Mason incarnation of the Tinkerer appears in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, voiced by Philip Proctor.[citation needed] He uses the Fold, a nanite hive mind that has brainwashed supervillains that Iron Man injected control nanites into, to achieve his goals until he is defeated by the heroes.
- The Phineas Mason incarnation of the Tinkerer appears as a boss in the Nintendo DS version of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, voiced by Jim Cummings in an homage to Sterling Holloway.[citation needed] He utilizes a fragment of the Tablet of Order and Chaos to power a machine capable of creating an army of robots. However, Spider-Man tracks him down and destroys it.
- The Phineas Mason incarnation of the Tinkerer appears as a playable character and mini-boss in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, voiced by Kevin Coello.[56]
- A character based on Phineas Mason / Tinkerer, a female, African-American teenager named Phin Mason, appears as the final boss of Roxxon after her brother Rick Mason died trying to expose the company's corruption and fast-tracking a dangerous new fuel called "Nuform". As the Tinkerer, she becomes the leader of the criminal group, the Underground, whom she supplies with her advanced programmable matter technology, and comes into conflict with the second Spider-Man, who she eventually learns is Morales. After her vendetta nearly destroys Harlemand almost kills Morales, Phin sees the error of her ways and sacrifices herself to save him.
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