The name and tech aren’t the most fear-inducing things, so you can’t really blame Spidey for laughing.
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #58
Published: c. June, 1981?
Cover Date: September, 1981
“Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New!”
Writer: Roger Stern
Artist: John Byrne
Inker: Vince Colletta
Letterer: Jean Simek
Colorist: Ben Sean
I am just gonna take a genuine guess that Roger Stern when creating “THE RINGER”, was really thinking back to the days when Stan Lee gave everyone that worked on the comics nick names. The most famous one those was Spidey second artist John Romtia senior was in the pages known as Johnny ( ring a ding) Romtia!