Vaalu Web of Spider-Man #25 (1987) Monarch of the planet
Hyginus II, traveled twenty years into the past, possessed the body of deceased
detective Harry Gibbs to eventually keep the Cosmultigizer out of Xanja's hands
with Spider-Man's assistance.
Vacuum Untold Tales of Spider-Man #4 (1995) Member of the
Spacemen, can transform his body into a portal to an airless void.
Vale, Mr. Amazing Fantasy #16 (1995) Con artist who attempted
to prey on May Parker after Ben Parker's death, worked for the Undertaker.
Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) Defenders I #4 (1973) Asgardian warrior, wields
enchanted sword Dragonfang, rides winged horse Aragorn, member of the Defenders
and the Dragon Circle; worked with Spider-Man against the Meteor Man (Looter),
Lunatik, and the Enchantress.
Valkyrie (Samantha
Parrington) Incredible Hulk II #142
(1971) Heiress given the Valkyrie identity through machinations of Pluto
and Lorelei, joined the Defenders; fought the Order alongside many heroes,
including Spider-Man.
Vampire Queen (Miriam) Spider-Man (1994): "Partners in Danger, Chapter VII: The Vampire Queen" (7/12/97) Powerful vampire, sought to move her activities to NYC, fought by Spider-Man and others. (TV)
Vampiro Nova III #5 (1999) Criminal, fierce fighter,
partner of Badd Axe and Firearms, destroyed the home of Nova's parents, quickly
defeated by Spider-Man and Nova.
Van Horn, Katrina Luisa Marvel Team-Up I #8 (1973) Ex-skier crippled in
accident, empowered by AIM exoskeleton; as the Man-Killer, fought Spider-Man,
the Cat (Tigra), the She-Hulk; joined the Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil,
fought the Thunderbolts, later aided them as Amazon; currently non-criminal
professional fighter alongside Daniel Axum.
Vandergill, George Amazing Spider-Man I #249 (1984) Wealthy
member of the Century Club, blackmailed by the Hobgoblin (Kingsley), fled the
country.
Vanguard (Nicolai
Krylenko) Iron Man I #109 (1978)
Russian mutant, able to focus energy-repelling power through hammer and sickle,
brother of Darkstar, once manipulated by General KutzoInto fighting
Spider-Man and the Hulk, fought various heroes and villains as member of the
Soviet Super-Soldiers and Winter Guard.
Vanisher X-Men I #2 (1963) Mutant teleporter, enemy of the
X-Men, former member of Factor Three and leader of the Fallen Angels, fought
Spider-Man as member of the New Enforcers, recently turned to the drug trade.
Varua (Mira) Thor I #300 (1980) Fifteenth-century Polynesian
girl, telepathic and teleporting member of the Young Gods, stopped half of her
team from interfering with the High Evolutionary, encountered Spider-Man.
Vaughn-Pope, Desiree Spectacular Spider-Man II #47 (1980) Sister of
Belladonna, briefly mistaken for her by Spider-Man.
Vasquez, Prof. Ramon Spectacular Spider-Man II #9 (1977) Professor of
ethnic studies at ESU, impersonated the White Tiger to steal Erskine
manuscripts in ploy to keep ESU's night school open, exposed by the White Tiger
and Spider-Man.
Vazhin, Colonel Alexei Marvel Team-Up Annual #2 (1979) Russian secret
agent, sought to stop General Kutzov's plans, killed Dr. Daniel Ironwood, later
became head of Mutant Affairs.
Vega, Robin Spider-Man #82 (1997) Mutant, ESU student, research
assistant to Dr. Lanning, able to transform into metamorphic metal, befriended
by Peter Parker, confronted Friends of Humanity without Spider-Man.
Velasco, Robert Within Our Reach (1991) Immigrant victimized by el
Lobo; he and his son Fredo were briefly helped by Spider-Man.
ven Garmchee, Rasheed Spider-Man Team-Up #3 (1996) Megalomaniacal
sorcerer of Perrinois, brother of explorer Shiwa ven Garmchee, fought
Spider-Man (Reilly) and Fantastic Four.
ven Garmchee, Shiwa Spider-Man Team-Up #3 (1996) Sorcerer explorer of
Perrinois, declined to aid Spider-Man (Reilly) and the Fantastic Four against
Rasheed ven Garmchee, mesmerized by a video game.
Vengeance (Michael
Badalino) Ghost Rider III #21 (1992)
NYC police officer, gained the power of a Spirit of Vengeance, embarked on
violent campaign against crime alongside and against the Ghost Rider (Ketch),
fought Rak and Dread alongside Spider-Man, apparently trapped in Hell.
Venom (Edward Charles
"Eddie" Brock) Amazing
Spider-Man I #299 (1988) Reporter driven mad when expose on the Sin-Eater
was proven false by Spider-Man's activities, bonded with Spider-Man's symbiote
costume; gained superhuman strength and agility, webshooting and wall-clinging
powers, ability to mimic appearance of others, ability to evade Spider-Man's
spider-sense; became obsessed with killing Spider-Man, embarked on deranged
vigilante activities, briefly joined the Sinister Six, recently developed
cancer and separated from symbiote.
Venom Task Force (Detective Clark, Detective Steen, others) Venom: Along Came a Spider #1 (1996) Police task force to capture Venom.
Vermin (Edward Whelan) Captain America I #272 (1982) Genetics researcher
mutated into rat-like form by Baron Helmut Zemo, fought Spider-Man and Captain
America, manipulated by Kraven the Hunter, cured by Dr. Kafka, relapsed and
used by the Punisher in effort to track Daredevil.
Vertigo Marvel Fanfare I #1 (1982) Vertigo-inducing
member of the Savage Land Mutates, fought Spider-Man and others; later joined
the Marauders, the Femizons.
Vicary Spider-Man #32 (1993) Drug-addicted electronics
expert, forced to help the Master of Vengeance, rescued by Spider-Man.
Videoman
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981): "Videoman" Digital
creature created from video game by Electro, twice fought Spider-Man and others.
(TV)
Videoman (Francis Byte)
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981): "The Education of a
Super-Hero" Youth transformed into super-powered digital being, helped
Spider-Man and others against the Gamesman, sent to the X-Men's school. (TV)
Vise X-Man #37 (1998) Member of the Gauntlet, required
cybernetic enhancement of her telepathy, fought X-Man and Spider-Man, double
agent, betrayed team.
Vindicator (Heather
MacNeil Hudson) Uncanny X-Men #139
(1980) Wife of Alpha Flight founder Guardian/Vindicator, uses battlesuit
for flight, energy-blasts; while using name of Guardian, fought the Chess Set
with Spider-Man and Alpha Flight.
Vine-Things Spider-Man (1967): "Vine" Giant mobile plants from over three million years ago; one hatched from a seed to menace NYC, and Spider-Man traveled back in time to learn how to stop it with radium. (TV)
Viper Captain America I #110 (1969) Formerly Madame
Hydra, deadly terrorist and nihilist; uses poisoned fingernails, lips, and
teeth; led the Serpent Squad, the Fangs, and other criminals; seeks destruction
of society; formerly worked with the Silver Samurai, fought Spider-Man while
targeting SHIELD.
Virus Peter Parker:
Spider-Man #48 (2002) Sentient entity, created by AGK Corporation
and used to poison people in Bangladesh, mutating Tara in the process; later
possessed/infected AGK employee Corman, defeated by Spider-Man, swore
vengeance.
Vishnu (Dr. Victor
Norman) Marvel Team-Up Annual #1 (1976)
"Preserver" of the Nest, biophysicist.
Vision Avengers I #57 (1968) Synthezoid created by
Ultron from temporal divergence of the android Human Torch, able to alter
density, Avenger, ex-husband of the Scarlet Witch; teamed with Spider-Man
against the Dark Rider, the Toad, others.
Vivisector (Myles Alfred) X-Force #117 (2001) Intellectual mutant able to take feral form, member of X-Statix, briefly encountered Spider-Man while fighting Euro-Trash.
Vogel, C.J. Amazing Spider-Man Annual #17 (1983) Classmate of
Peter Parker at Midtown High.
Void Sentry #1 (2000) Created from the subconscious of
the Sentry, preyed upon the Kingpin, fought by the Sentry and Spider-Man;
activities erased from world's memory, returned years later, defeated.
Volcana (Marsha
Rosenberg) Marvel Super-Heroes Secret
Wars #3 (1984) Mutated by Doctor Doom on the Beyonder's Battleworld, gained
power to convert self to flaming or rock-like form, fought Earth's heroes
(including Spider-Man), fell in love with the Molecule Man, later left him.
Voltan
Spider-Man (1967): "Thunder Rumble" Giant alien warrior, able
to throw lightning bolts and cause storms, fought Spider-Man, sent back into
space when struck by bolt avoided by Spider-Man. (TV)
Von Frankenstein,
Victoria Frankenstein Monster #18
(1975) Descendant of original Doctor Frankenstein, cares for Children of
the Damned, ally of the Frankenstein Monster, encountered Spider-Man during his
clash with Doctor Kraft.
Vortex Web of Spider-Man Annual #9 (1993) Cadre member,
creates powerful winds.
VR-39 Amazing Scarlet Spider #1 (1995) Cyberspace creation of the
Master Programmer, fought the Scarlet Spider and Seward Trainer in Cyberspace.
Vulture (Adrian Toomes) Amazing Spider-Man I #2 (1963) Elderly criminal,
uses electronic harness for flight and super-strength, longtime enemy of
Spider-Man, served in various incarnations of the Sinister Six, briefly
rejuvenated, youth lost in clash with D.K., later supposedly reformed to become
a vigilante alongside Al Kravinoff.
Vulture (Blackie Drago) Amazing Spider-Man I #48 (1967) Cellmate of
Vulture (Toomes), duped him into revealing location of harness, used wings for
crimes, defeated by Spider-Man.
Vulture (Dr. Clifton
Shallot) Amazing Spider-Man I #127
(1973) Former ESU professor, became unbalanced when his funding was cut,
mutated into the appearance and powers of the Vulture (Toomes), defeated when
Spider-Man forcefed him an antidote.
Vulture 2099 Spider-Man 2099 #6 (1993) Flying cannibalistic
criminal, enemy of Spider-Man 2099; Spider-Man briefly visited the future and
fought him.
Vulturions (Honcho,
Gripes, Sugar Face, Pigeon) Web of
Spider-Man #1 (1985) Criminals with grudges against Spider-Man, developed
flying strength-enhancing costumes based on harness of Vulture (Toomes), armed
with poison blow darts, fought Spider-Man and Vulture, defeated.
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