Does Electro seriously think Spidey’s just going to stand still and allow himself to be shot?
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #9
Published: c. December, 1963?
Cover Date: February, 1964
“The Man Called Electro!”
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Steve Ditko
Inker: Steve Ditko
Letterer: Artie Simek
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He literally has the power of electricity at his finger-tips, and he elects to use a gun? Electro has always been a textbook example of a B-list villain who could easily be an A-lister if he only had some brains. I think his appearance in the first Marvel Knights arc was a good demonstration of just how dangerous he can be, I wish he was written that way more often.
Also, I absolutely love the classic Electro costume design, I groan every time someone tries to ‘improve on’ it. I guess the green on the costume is kind of illogical since it’s the last colour I think of when I think electricity, but it was almost a requirement for the era.