Lament (Sarah Walks
Unseen) Ultraforce II #1 (1995) Ex-mercenary able to become invisible, joined Ultraforce,
met Spider-Man when Ultraforce was manipulated into attacking the Green Goblin
(Urich).
Lamont, Lt. Jake Amazing Spider-Man II #41 (2002) Sardonic police
officer, assisted Spider-Man in investigations of Shade and Digger.
Lana Amazing Spider-Man I #439 (1998) Archaeologist
over a thousand years in the future, discovered one of Spider-Man's
web-shooters with Zack.
Landon, Herbert Spider-Man: The Mutant Agenda #1 (1994) Head of new
Brand Corporation and former co-worker of the Beast, led anti-mutant endeavor,
stopped by Spider-Man and the Beast, fell into chemicals and mutated into
monstrous form, defeated by the two heroes.
Landslide Marvel Treasury Edition #25 (1980) Outcast, emits
vibrations which can cause earthquakes and shatter objects, competed against
Brad Rossi.
Langunn, Atleza Infinity Abyss #3 (2002) Human child destined to
help maintain reality, protected by Spider-Man and other heroes from X and the
Nihilists, taken by Adam Warlock and Gamora to be raised for position of cosmic
importance.
Larcenous Lil Fantastic Four I #220 and others (Hostess
Twinkies Cakes advertisement, 1980) Female crime boss, briefly trapped
Spider-Man, captured by him.
Lasher Amazing Spider-Man I #411 (1996) Member of Cell-12, able
to create whips and nets from energy.
Latverian Liberation
Front Amazing Spider-Man II #50
(2003) Armored rebels, attacked Doctor Doom at American airport, defeated
by Spider-Man and Captain America while Mary Jane Watson watched.
Lava Men Avengers I #5 (1964) Race of Subterraneans
mutated into molten form by the demon Cha’sa’dra, sided with Kala against
Spider-Man, later broke into Project:
Pegasus, fought back by Spider-Man and the Avengers.
LaVeau, Marie Dracula Lives #2 (1973) Immortal witch-queen;
encountered Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and Ms. Marvel when they sought Silver
Dagger; subsequently clashed with Doctor Strange, Morbius, Brother Voodoo, and
Blade.
LD-50 Avengers I #326 (1990) Gang leader and drug
dealer, caught in conflict between Avengers and extradimensional criminals; his
gang was later fought by Spider-Man (Reilly), Venom, and the Venom Task Force.
Leader (Samuel Sterns) Tales to Astonish I #62 (1964) Received
superhuman intellect from gamma radiation, archenemy of the Hulk; spread
mutating gamma flu which struck many, including Spider-Man, until the Avengers
distributed an antidote; embarked on various grand schemes, currently believed
dead.
Leap-Frog (Vincent
Patilio) Daredevil I #25 (1967)
Used leaping coils and specialized suit as villain, fought Daredevil and other
heroes alone and with other villains, gave up criminal career, helped capture
the White Rabbit when he was recruited as a henchman, initially disapproved of
his son Frog-Man's super-hero efforts, donned costume again to help his son and
Spider-Man against the White Rabbit and the Walrus.
LeBron, Claude Marvel Treasury Edition #25 (1980) French
bobsledder, given bombsled with flame-cannons by Kala to fight Digger of the
Outcasts.
Lee, Stan (Stanley
Martin Lieber) Suspense #29 (1953)
Father of Marvel Comics, has reportedly encountered Spider-Man and other
super-heroes a number of times, knows many secrets about their lives.
Leech Uncanny X-Men #179 (1984) Mutant child, Morlock,
nullifies the mutant powers of others, currently held captive by Weapon X; he
and Artie Maddicks once used image inducers to secretly help Spider-Man in a
fight against the Sandman.
Leeds, Ned Amazing Spider-Man I #18 (1964) Reporter for the Daily
Bugle, married Betty Brant after promotion to city editor, pursued the
Hobgoblin (Kingsley) after one of the villain's fights with Spider-Man,
brainwashed by him to act as his double in interactions with the Rose (Fisk),
killed by the Foreigner's men in mistaken belief that he was the original
Hobgoblin.
Legal Eagle (Ralph G.
Fake) Master of Kung Fu I #58 and
others (Hostess Cup Cakes advertisement, 1977) Attorney able to take green
griffin-like form, sought control of Washington, DC, captured by Spider-Man.
Legion of Light
(Man-Beast (as Hate-Monger), Brother Power, Sister Sun, Sue Hollis, others) Spectacular Spider-Man II #12 (1977) The
Man-Beast and Brother Power manipulated this peaceful cult until Spider-Man and
Razorback defeated the villains.
Legion of Losers see Spider-Man Revenge Squad.
Leno, Jay Amazing Spider-Man I #332 (1990) Comedian and
talk show host, once paid five thousand dollars to be photographed with
Spider-Man, later fought alongside him in unsanctioned reality show effort and
let him guest on his show, presided over celebrity auction including Spider-Man
and J. Jonah Jameson.
Leroy Amazing Spider-Man Annual I #11 (1977) Stuntman
who played the role of "Man-Spider" in "Spawn of the
Spider," briefly replaced by Spider-Man after being injured as part of
Anton DeLionatus's efforts.
Leslie Web of Spider-Man #37 (1988) Hired by Harvey
Finkelstein to pretend to attack Elyse Nelson as the Slasher so Harvey could
rescue her.
Leslie Venom: Lethal
Protector #4 (1993) Bonded with one of the Life Foundation's symbiotes,
fought Spider-Man and Venom.
Lessman Amazing Spider-Man I #191 (1979) Daily Bugle
reporter.
Lewis, Detective Garon Amazing Spider-Man I #413 (1996) Father of Devon
Lewis, ex-husband of Shirley Washington; detective with Task Force Seven,
briefly mistaken for a criminal by Spider-Man (Reilly).
Lewis, Devon Sensational Spider-Man #0 (1996) Son of Shirley
Washington, met Ben Reilly at his mother's restaurant the Daily Grind.
Life Foundation (Carlton
Drake, Roland Treece, Pullman, others) Amazing
Spider-Man I #298 (1988) Organization of survivalists, seek to build
luxury compounds in case of apocalyptic developments, hired and then betrayed
Chance, fought by Spider-Man, reactivated the Tri-Sentinel, established the
Arachnis Project to develop disease immunity, mutated Carlton Drake into Homo
Arachnis.
Lifeline Tablet Amazing Spider-Man I #68 (1969) Ancient Atlantean
artifact, contained secrets that temporarily regressed Silvermane into
non-existence and granted temporary godlike power to Hammerhead and cured his
sister Toni, sought by various criminals, sent to another dimension by Doctor
Strange so that its power wouldn't be misused.
Life Model Decoys Strange Tales I #135 (1965) Androids used by
SHIELD to impersonate various people; Marrow was sent to locate rogue LMDs, in
which capacity she encountered Spider-Man.
Light New Warriors I #54 (1994) Emits white light laser
beams, one of the Soldiers of Misfortune.
Lightmaster (Dr. Edward Lansky) Spectacular Spider-Man II #3 (1977)
Used battlesuit capable of light-blasts and flight, allied with the Tarantula
(Rodriguez) and Kraven the Hunter, transformed into living energy during battle
with Spider-Man, fought Spider-Man and Dazzler, regained human form, defeated
by Cloak and Dagger.
Lightning Fist Peter Parker:
Spider-Man #16 (2000) Electric-powered member of the Wicked Brigade.
Lightwave (Aurora Dante) Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981): Mission: Save the Guardstar" Flying mutant able to manipulate light, uses laser blasts and photon force-fields, ex-SHIELD agent, manipulated by SHIELD traitor Bud Mason, fought and later helped by Spider-Man and others. (TV)
Lilith Giant-Size Chillers #1 (1974) Daughter and sworn
enemy of Dracula, has been both hero and villain; during one of the latter
periods, she enslaved the zombie Simon Garth and fought Spider-Man and Hannibal
King.
Litter (Dane, Terrier,
Poodle, Pitbull, Basenji) Excalibur I
#53 (1992) Foreign exchange students at ESU, thieves who genetically altered
themselves to assume dog-like forms, fought Spider-Man and Captain Britain
while the latter was staying with Peter Parker in the US.
Live Wire (Rance
Preston) Fantastic Four Annual #5
(1967) Uses electrified rope as a member of the Circus of Crime.
Living Brain Amazing Spider-Man I #8 (1964) Non-sentient robot
created early in Spider-Man's career, demonstrated at Midtown High, went out-of-control,
halted by Spider-Man, briefly used by criminals, later rebuilt by Phreak and
again defeated by Spider-Man.
Living Monolith (Ahmet
Abdol) X-Men I #54 (1969)
Formerly known as the Living Pharaoh, absorbed cosmic energy; battled the
X-Men, Spider-Man, Thor, others while in gigantic form; became a "living
planet" in space, eventually returned to normal.
Living Pharaoh (Akasha
Martinez) Sensational Spider-Man #19
(1997) Fell under control of Egyptian spirits through Staff of Horus, used
her new energy powers to fight Spider-Man before regaining control, left for
parts unknown.
Lizard (Dr. Curt
Connors) Amazing Spider-Man I #6
(1963) Brilliant scientist, mutated into super-powered reptilian form in
attempt to regenerate lost arm, fought Spider-Man several times in monstrous
form, served as science consultant for Spider-Man while untransformed, went
through various stages of controlling the transformation, lost arm regenerated
by Hammerhead.
Lizard see Primal Lizard.
Llyra (Llyra Morris) Sub-Mariner #32 (1970) Lemurian ruler with grudge
against the Sub-Mariner; joined the Frightful Four, in which capacity she
clashed with Spider-Man and posed as Peter Parker's neighbor, mentally
enslaving and nearly killing him before the Sub-Mariner stopped her.
Lobo Within Our Reach (1991) Slumlord, manipulated
illegal immigrants for his own profit, shot at Spider-Man when the hero
investigated his operations, downed with one punch.
Lobo Brothers (Carlos
and Eduardo Lobo) Spectacular
Spider-Man II #143 (1988) Mutants with power to take wolf-like forms,
formed criminal empire in Texas; targeted by the Arranger, who sent the
Persuader and the Punisher against them; came to NYC in retaliation, clashed
with Spider-Man and various criminal rivals; Eduardo was accidentally shot by
his lover Glory Grant, while Carlos was arrested.
Lobo, Lucky Amazing Spider-Man I #23 (1965) Gangster active
early in Spider-Man's career, arrested when the Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
attempted to take over his gang; attempted to blackmail Sundown into crime
years later.
"Lobster Man" Amazing Spider-Man II #43 (2002) B-grade movie in
which Mary Jane Watson played "the girlfriend who is killed in Act 1,
giving Lobster Man his motivation."
Lockdown and Rosetta
Stone (Jomo Kimanye and Nefer Neith Sinue)
Fantastic Four III #17 (1999) Armored heroes from the Negative Zone,
helped Spider-Man and other heroes against the Coterie.
Locke, Miss Marvel Team-Up I #65 (1978) One of Arcade's two
chief assistants, later killed by him.
Locke, Dr. Cassandra Marvel: The Lost Generation #12 (2000) Time
traveler from twenty-second century en route to the 1950s, where she ultimately
died; briefly encountered Spider-Man during the Ghost's attack on Tri Corp;
revealed that in her era, Spider-Man is remembered as having lived into old
age, while Mary Jane Watson has been forgotten.
Locker, Mr. Amazing Spider-Man I #403 (1995) Attorney who
defended Peter Parker for a murder committed by Kaine, did not realize when Ben
Reilly took Peter's place.
Loki (Loki Laufeyson) Venus # 6 (1949) Asgardian god of evil with great
magic power, archenemy of Thor, accidentally caused the formation of the
Avengers, set the Acts of Vengeance into motion, empowered the Tri-Sentinel.
Longshot Longshot #1 (1985) Extradimensional adventurer,
extremely agile, possesses good luck power, fought Spider-Man due to
misunderstanding shortly after arrival in Earth dimension, later joined the
X-Men, returned to his home dimension to overthrow Mojo.
Looter (Norton G.
Fester) Amazing Spider-Man I #36
(1966) Granted super-strength by meteorite vapor, also known as the Meteor
Man, fought Spider-Man and other heroes, stole weapons of various other
super-villains, defeated by Spider-Man (both in normal identity and as the
Hornet).
Lopez, Father Enrique Spectacular Spider-Man II #137 (1988)
Delvadian-born priest who helped immigrants in NYC, encountered the Tarantula
(Alvarez) during the villain's activities against Spider-Man.
Lorca, Maggie Spider-Man #29 (1992) Daily Bugle reporter, worked
with Peter Parker on followup story about the Mad Dog Ward, suspected Peter of
being a pathological liar.
Lubensky, Nathan Spectacular Spider-Man II #47 (1980)
Wheelchair-bound senior citizen, former vaudeville performer, became engaged to
May Parker, estranged from her when he made it possible for the police to shoot
a criminal, troubled by gambling addiction, died of heart attack in encounter
with the Vulture (Toomes).
Lubisch, Dr. Maxwell Amazing Spider-Man I #326 (1989) One of Peter's
ESU professors, conducted the experiment in extradimensional energies that
resulted in Spider-Man temporarily receiving the power of Captain Universe.
Lumley, Judy Peter Parker:
Spider-Man #3 (1999) Daily Bugle fashion and society reporter,
interviewed Mary Jane Watson.
Lumpkin, Willie Fantastic Four I #11 (1963) Best known as the
Fantastic Four's mailman, dated May Parker for a while.
Lunatic Legion
(Dylon-Cir, Tazer, Dekker, Galen-Kor, Kona-Lor, Ciry, Bron Char, Talla Ron,
others) Iron Man III #7 (1998)
Renegade Kree faction rebelling against rule by the Shi'ar, operated from the
Moon; Spider-Man once became involved in a battle between the Legion and
members of the Imperial Guard.
Lunatik (Arisen Tyrk) Marvel Premiere #46 (1979) Three fragments of the extradimensional ruler, acted as violent vigilantes while a fourth fragment became an ESU professor named Harrison Turk, clashed with the Defenders and Spider-Man, involved the Defenders in extradimensional conflict.
Luthor, Lex Action
Comics #23 (1940, DC Comics), original version; The Man of Steel #4 mini-series
(1986, DC Comics), current version Wealthy evil genius, businessman,
political figure, greatest enemy of Superman, from the DC Universe, teamed up
with Doctor Octopus (Octavius) against Spider-Man and Superman in a plan to
destroy the world; Doctor Octopus foiled Luthor's plot.
Lyja the Laserfist Fantastic Four I #265 (1984) Energy-powered
Skrull who impersonated Alicia Masters, married the Human Torch, caught in
complex relationship with the Fantastic Four, met Spider-Man on occasion.
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