Tombstone (character)

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Tombstone
Hardcore's Untouchables[2]

Tombstone's Gang
Notable aliasesLonnie Tombstone
Lonnie Lincoln
Abilities
  • Criminal mastermind
  • Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, and reflexes
  • Razor-sharp teeth
  • Mastery of combat and
    firearms

Tombstone (Alonzo Thompson "Lonnie" Lincoln) is a

Robbie Robertson
.

The character has appeared in several media adaptations outside of comics over the years, including animated series and video games. Tombstone made his cinematic debut in the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, voiced by Marvin "Krondon" Jones III.

Publication history

The character was created by

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 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."[4]

Fictional character biography

Born as Lonnie Thompson Lincoln in

hitman and enforcer, he used his albinism to his advantage. He filed his teeth and nails to points, giving him the appearance of a vampire. This frequently caught his opponents off-guard, making it easier to kill them. He also lifted weights and engaged in many street fights to hone his fighting skills. One night, Robertson, now working for a local paper, went to meet a source only to see the source being killed by Lincoln. He threatened to kill Robertson if the story was brought out. Robertson kept the secret for over 20 years, allowing Lincoln to continue his rise through the criminal underworld.[6]

Now known as "Tombstone" for the many lives he had taken, he returned to New York City as the

Hobgoblin out of the Arranger's window.[9] Later, he captured a mutant known as the Persuader for the Arranger.[10] Tombstone eventually returned to Robertson's neighborhood, where the reporter finally worked up the nerve to challenge him. He revealed the decades-old murder to the police, resulting in Tombstone's arrest, but not before Tombstone confronted and seriously injured Robertson, nearly permanently damaging his spine.[5] Tombstone then encountered Spider-Man in Atlanta; Tombstone was defeated and sent to the Philadelphia State Penitentiary.[11]

Robertson was also incarcerated for suppression of evidence. On learning this, Tombstone obtained a transfer to Lewisburg State Penitentiary where Robertson was serving his sentence. There, he killed an inmate named Bruiser who died trying to protect his friend Robertson. Tombstone eventually broke out of prison but was confronted by

Chameleon, and then saved Robertson from the Hobgoblin so that he could kill his old foe himself.[12] Robertson earned a full pardon from the government for helping recapture Tombstone.[13]

Tombstone eventually gained a

Hood's army of criminals.[18] He later returned to pester Deadpool in the miniseries Deadpool: Suicide Kings.[19] Tombstone was with the Hood when he presents the original Scorpion's costume to whichever low-level crook impresses him until the party is crashed by the Scorpion stealing the costume.[20]

During the "Origin of the Species" storyline, Doctor Octopus invites Tombstone to join a supervillain team in exchange for some items.[21] Later, Tombstone confronts Carlie Cooper.[22] However, the police arrive and Tombstone escapes, but later doubles back to follow Cooper after discovering that Cooper knows who Menace really is.[23] He corners Cooper, Mary Jane Watson and Menace, but Menace manages to knock him out by activating the Goblin Glider and sending it crashing into him.[24] The police soon arrive and take Tombstone away.[25] It is later revealed that Tombstone is the father of the new Beetle (Janice Lincoln). He was contacted by his daughter to help the Sinister Six against the Owl's men.[26]

Tombstone continued to fight Spider-Man.

Crime Master and the Enforcers attempted a jail break, the Inner Demon shot Tombstone in the chest.[volume & issue needed
]

After surviving the attempt on his life, Tombstone is later approached by Mr. Fish who warns him about the Black Cat's gang targeting him and his criminal empire in the upcoming gang war in Harlem.[29] Tombstone and Mr. Fish are later visited by Alex Wilder, who talks about his father Geoffrey Wilder's family business, as the two of them knew him back when he was still alive. He also tells Tombstone and Mr. Fish that he is starting a new incarnation of the Pride which will be based in Harlem. Afterwards, Alex beats up Tombstone and uses a magic spell to send Mr. Fish to Hell.[30] After recovering from the attack, Tombstone rescues Mr. Fish from Hell with the help of Black Talon.[31] During the "Infinity Wars" storyline, Tombstone is among the villains that accompany gangster Turk Barrett to his meeting with the Infinity Watch at Central Park.[32]

During the "Hunted" storyline, Tombstone was seen as a patron at the Pop-Up with No Name.[33]

Tombstone is among the crime lords competing with Mister Negative in obtaining the Tablet of Life and Destiny to win the favor of Mayor Wilson Fisk.[34]

Tombstone later invited his fellow crime lords to the wedding of Janice Lincoln and

Shotgun who fired special bullets that managed to wound him. Spider-Man pursued Shotgun while Tombstone was taken to the hospital.[35]

During the "

Inner Demons' territory. He later sets up a meeting with Wilson Fisk who is accompanied by Typhoid Mary and some Hellfire Club soldiers.[37] During the meeting, Tombstone, Spider-Man, and She-Hulk learn from Fisk that his son Rose has been drawn into the gang war. Due to Typhoid Mary doing some taunting to Spider-Man, both sides end up fighting each other. This ends when Fisk gets a call from someone on what happened at Sugar Hill. Fisk quotes to Tombstone "It's over"![38] The armored soldiers that crashed the fight between the Sinister Syndicate and Rose and Digger broke up the fight under Fisk's orders where they drag Rose away leaving Digger behind. One soldier gave his cell phone to Janice as Tombstone hears from her that Rose "has been taken off the board". After Fisk leaves with Typhoid Mary stating that they are going to sit out this gang war, he warns Tombstone about Madame Masque running the Maggia. Tombstone, Spider-Man, and She-Hulk later head out upon hearing about Madame Masque's challenge to Beetle that will occur in Central Park.[39] During the fight in Central Park, Tombstone managed to subdue Shotgun enough to remove the mind-control sigil. Upon learning from Shotgun that the U.S. government has the files on the known crime lords including Janice Lincoln. Tombstone knocks him out. After keeping Beetle from flying, Tombstone knocks her out stating that he'll be the one that keeps the New York underworld as a prize.[40] Tombstone later tells White Rabbit to have those on Janice Lincoln's side to pull out. Following Madame Masque's defeat, Tombstone speaks to White Rabbit about Janice having left town and that the Sinister Syndicate has been promoted. While noting that he won't be challenged for a while with the other crime lords "licking their wounds", Tombstone plans to beat Spider-Man to death in broad daylight as White Rabbit states that they now have a city to run.[41]

Powers and abilities

Originally, Lonnie Lincoln had no powers, but was simply unusually tall with a near-peak human condition. Lincoln later gained actual powers as a result of a mutagenic reaction to an experimental preservative gas absorbed into his bloodstream. He possesses physical strength and reflexes that have been increased far beyond his original limits to abnormal levels. Tombstone's body can withstand extreme temperatures, great impact forces, high caliber bullets, and even toxic vapors without sustaining injury. He has filed all his teeth into razor-sharp points for intimidation on rare occasions.[42]

Aside from these advantages, he also possesses unarmed combat skills with years of street fighting experience. Before gaining superpowers, Tombstone is capable of killing someone easily with his bare hands. He now combines those skills with physical prowess to create a unique fighting style that relies on intense speed or force to overwhelm his opponents. He is also highly proficient with conventional firearms and well-connected in the world of organized crime.[43]

Tombstone was also usually depicted as only being capable of speaking in whispers. However, after the exposure to Diox-3 at Oscorp, he is depicted speaking in tones approaching normal voice.

Reception

  • In 2020,
    CBR.com ranked the Tombstone 9th in their "Marvel: Dark Spider-Man Villains, Ranked From Lamest To Coolest" list.[44]
  • In 2022, Screen Rant included Tombstone in their "10 Spider-Man Villains That Are Smarter Than They Seem" list.[45]
  • In 2022, Screen Rant ranked Tombstone 10th in their "10 Most Powerful Silk Villains In Marvel Comics" list.[46]
  • In 2022,
    CBR.com ranked Tombstone 9th in their "10 Most Violent Spider-Man Villains" list.[47]

Other versions

MC2

An older version of Tombstone appears in the Spectacular Spider-Girl digital comic series, set in the MC2 universe. He had been paid by Silvermane to carry out a hit on Spider-Girl. Despite his advanced years, Tombstone still proved to be a tough opponent to defeat.[48]

He met Spider-Girl and did battle with her. But when he saw

another Spider-Girl saving people from a burning building on TV, Tombstone grew furious and rapidly finished her off. [volume & issue needed
]

When Tombstone met the Blue Spider-Girl, he revealed to her that he killed the other Spider-Girl, which caused her to attack him in rage. Tombstone was surprised that she has symbiote powers and was defeated. At first thinking he will be on the streets again soon since he believes heroes cannot kill, the Blue Spider-Girl suffocates and kills him.[49]

Cage

Tombstone (known as "Lonnie the Tombstone") appears in the

Marvel MAX Cage mini-series. This version of the character has a less monstrous, more realistic appearance with pink skin, blond hair and normal teeth. He becomes embroiled in a brutal gang war with Sonny "The Hammer" Caputo and Clifford "Clifto" Townsend.[50]

Marvel Noir

Tombstone appears in

Luke Cage Noir, as an albino Harlem crime lord.[51]

Marvel Adventures

In the Marvel Adventures reality, Tombstone is an enforcer of the Torino crime family. After his fellow mobsters were arrested, Tombstone secretly stole Captain George Stacy's cellphone and lured Gwen Stacy to the subway where he sent the pictures he took of them to her father. Spider-Man arrived telling him to get away from Gwen. Tombstone stated that he didn't abduct or harm Gwen and backed away without a fight. When Captain Stacy arrived to arrest Tombstone and the rest of the gang, Spider-Man and Captain America arrived. It took the combined efforts of Spider-Man, Captain America, and Captain Stacy to defeat Tombstone.[52]

Secret Wars

During the 2015 "Secret Wars" storyline, a version of Tombstone lives in the Battleworld domain of Arachnia. He and Carnage were stalked by Spider-Man Noir and defeated by the Warriors of the Great Web.[53]

In other media

Television

Film

Tombstone appears in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, voiced by Marvin "Krondon" Jones III.[56] This version is the Kingpin's personal bodyguard.

Video games

See also

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