PRESERVER

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human technology user

Occupation: Unrevealed

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: None

Enemies: Spider-Man (Peter Parker), J. Jonah Jameson, Mayor Ed Koch

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Times Square, New York City

First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man I#290 (July, 1987)

Powers/Abilities: None. The Preserver carries an empty gun.

History:

(Amazing Spider-Man I#290 (fb) ) - The Preserver was an inhabitant of the Times Square in all of his life.

(Amazing Spider-Man I#290) - The Preserver took J. Jonah Jameson and Mayor Ed Koch hostage to protest the tearing down of several old Times Square buildings. Spider-Man quickly disarmed him. Mayor Koch revealed that they would only renovate the buildings not tear down.

Comments: Created by David Michelinie (writer), John Romita Jr. (penciler), Vince Colletta (inker).

Ed Koch was the Mayor of New York between 1978 and 1989. He made some development in the Times Square during this period.

Due to Marvel's sliding timescale Ed Koch's mayoral time is considered topical at this point.
--Markus Raymond

Profile by Fatum.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Preserver has no known connections to

• Vishnu the Preserver -- Member of the Nest @ Marvel Team-Up Annual#1
• or to anyone else with a similar name.