SPIDER-X
Real Name: Brian Kornfeld
Identity/Class: Human mutated via black
magic (Darkhold)
Occupation: Vigilante; previous
occupation unrevealed
Affiliations: Chthon (used
him as pawn), Dwarf; formerly idolized Spider-Man
Enemies: John Blaze, Darkhold Redeemers (Jinx, Victoria Montesi), Ghost Rider (Dan Ketch/Noble Kale),
Morbius, Nightstalkers (Blade/Eric Brooks, Frank
Drake, Hannibal King),
Paralyzer (Randall Darby), Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Zzzax
Known Relatives: Mrs. Kornfeld
(mother), father (deceased)
Aliases: Spider-Man to the Xth
Power
Base of Operations: Manhattan, New York
City. raised @ Broadway street
First Appearance: Midnight Sons Unlimited#3
(October, 1993)
Powers/Abilities: Spider X could tap on mystical
power to achieve virtually limitless physical power, all of which
were variations or amplifications of the powers of the original
Spider-Man. He possesses Class 100 strength, along with a high
degree of resistance to injury, including to mystical assaults.
He recovered from most attacks in seconds. He could climb walls
and adhere to virtually any surface. He could form durable,
adhesive webs which exuded a powerful acid.. He possesses 4 extra
spider-like limbs, 2 of which grew from his upper back and two
from his waist. He had razor sharp fangs and could project bursts
of destructive energy from his mouth.
History:
(Midnight Sons Unlimited#3/3 (fb) - BTS) - Brian Kornfeld grew up off Broadway in New York, raised by his
mother, his father having been killed at an unknown time period.
He had a very active imagination and idolized all super-heroes,
even writing letters to as many of them as he could. His mother
was brutally assaulted and mugged on the streets of New York.
Brian became obsessed with becoming a super-hero, so he could
find and take down her muggers.
(Midnight Sons Unlimited#3/5 (fb)) - Brian was met by the Dwarf, an agent of the
demon Chthon, who offered him the power to be like his idol
Spider-Man, via a page of the magical tome, the Darkhold. Brian
accepted the offer and was transformed into Spider-X. His
obsessive desire for vengeance was twisted even further by the
black magic of the Darkhold, and Brian saw himself as the
ultimate arbitrator of justice, willing to mete out punishment
that no one else would.
(Midnight Sons Unlimited#3/3 - BTS) - Spider-X first brutally slew the mugger who had
attacked his mother.
(Midnight Sons Unlimited#3/2) - He then captured and planned to slay some
other criminals, which brought him into conflict with the Ghost
Rider and John Blaze when they crashed into a web Spider-X had
spun across entire street. Their conflict ended inconclusively
when Spider-X fled from the Ghost Rider's penance stare. His
eight eyes may have somehow diluted the stare's force, allowing
him to break its hold.
(Midnight Sons Unlimited#3/3) - Another group of occult investigators/warriors,
the Nightstalkers, came to New York and investigated a previous
letter from Kornfeld, which claimed there was an occult basis to
the rise in crime in New York City. Spider-X attacked the three
when they questioned his mother and even temporarily kidnapped her until he heard about Paralyer attacking a nearby power plant. He took off and left his mother with the Nightstalkers.
(Midnight Sons Unlimited#3/4) - His struggles escalated,
bringing in some of the Darkhold Redeemers, summoned by the
energy released by the use of a Darkhold page, in addition to Ghost Rider, Blaze, who were already after him.
(Midnight Sons Unlimited#3/5) - Still seeking to punish criminals, Spider-X
continued to fight off the occult warriors, and traveled to the
14th Street power station, where the mutant criminal Paralyzer
was using the electrical energy to recreate the electrical
monster Zzzax. Spider-X attacked Zzzax, and the group of heroes fighting him, now also joined by Morbius and Spider-Man,
poured their own powers into the conflict, which
caused an energy overload, apparently killing both Spider-X and
dissipating Zzzax.
Comments: Created by Mort Todd and a
plethora of artists, including himself, Javier Saltares, John
Czop, Ken Meyer jr., and Vince Giarrano.
All who encountered Spider-X
initially believed that he was actually Spider-Man, mutated by
the Darkhold, until Mrs. Kornfeld learned the truth and explained it to them.
A window is always open for the return of a
being affected by magic (especially black magic), if anyone ever
had the interest (not likely).
New images and correction of the Kornfeld name by Markus Raymond.
Profile by Snood.
Clarifications:
Spider-X should not be confused with:
- Spider-Man and any related character
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Mrs. Kornfeld
(Midnight Sons Unlimited#3/3 (fb) - BTS) - At some point Mrs. Kornfeld was brutally assaulted and mugged on the streets of New York.
Brian became obsessed with becoming a super-hero, so he could
find and take down her mugger.
(Midnight Sons Unlimited#3/3) - The Nightstalkers visited her at home to follow up on a letter they had received from her son. She revealed that Brian had gone missing and how obsessed he had become after her mugging. Spider-X attacked the Nighstalkers while he tried to deliver the dead mugger to his mother. Spider-X abducted her to bring her to safety, but the Nighstalkers went after him. Spider-X left his mother with the Nighstalkers after learning about Paralyzer's attack on a power plant. Mrs. Kornfeld realized that the corpse delivered to her home belonged to her former mugger.
(Midnight Sons Unlimited#3/5 - BTS) - Mrs. Kornfeld told the Nighstalkers that Spider-X must be her son.
--Midnight Sons Unlimited#3/2 ([3/2 (fb)], 3/2, [3/5]
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images:
Midnight Sons Unlimited#3, p6, pan3 (main)
Midnight Sons Unlimited#3, p19, pan2 (human head shot)
Midnight Sons Unlimited#3, p6, pan4 (shooting web)
Midnight Sons Unlimited#3, p11, pan3 (Spider-X head shot)
Midnight Sons Unlimited#3, p19, pan1 (Mrs. Kornfeld)
Appearances:
Midnight Sons Unlimited#3 (October, 1993) - Mort Todd (writer/pencils), Pat Redding (inks), Hildy Mesnik (editor)
Story 2: Mort Todd (writer), Javier Saltares (pencils), Mike Witherby (inks), Hildy Mesnik (editor)
Story 3: Mort Todd (writer), John Czop (pencils), Mark Pennington (inks), Hildy Mesnik (editor)
Story 4: Mort Todd (writer), Ken Meyer Jr. (artist), Hildy Mesnik (editor)
Story 5: Mort Todd (writer), Dougie Braithwaite & Vince Giarrano (pencils), Cam Smith & Vince Giarrano (inks), Hildy Mesnik (editor)
First Posted: 09/09/2001
Last Updated: 02/23/2025
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