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 Marvel Universe  Shocker (Herman Schultz)
 

Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Herman Schultz

Aliases
None

Identity
Known to authorities

Occupation
Professional thief, hired assassin

Citizenship
U.S.A.

Place of Birth
New York, New York

Known Relatives
Mr. & Mrs. Schultz (parents)

Group Affiliation
Formerly Masters of Evil, Sinister Syndicate, Sinister Seven, Sinister Twelve

Education
Trained electrical engineer

Height
5'9"

Weight
175 lbs.

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Brown

Powers
None

Abilities
The Shocker is a gifted, and apparently self-taught, engineer who built his battle suit from scratch in a prison workshop.

Weapons
The vibro-shock units, once only built into a sheath that Schultz wore over his hands but currently built into his entire uniform, use high-pressure air blasts to cause powerful vibrations.

Paraphernalia
The heavily-cushioned battle-suit is made to absorb the potentially-lethal vibrations generated by the Shocker's vibro-shock units. It can shake off Spider-Man's webbing.

First Appearance
Amazing Spider-Man #46

Origin
Amazing Spider-Man #46

Significant Issues
Web of Spider-Man #10, Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1-3, Amazing Spider-Man #151

Herman Schultz is a career criminal who, after several prison terms for robbery, built a battle suit that sent out shock waves to quickly open safes as well as give him a significant advantage over the New York police. During his first outing as the self-styled "Shocker" he ran into and defeated Spider-Man (Peter Parker), who became Schultz's nemesis.

Schultz was usually involved in theft or extortion; a typical day in the life of the Shocker would find him knocking over armored cars or trying to hawk items he previously stole. On one particularly ambitious day, the Shocker held New York City for ransom when he blacked out portions of the city to spell out his criminal moniker, then threatened to black out the entire city unless he was paid 1 million dollars. On another he terrified a stockbroker into playing the market, for substantial monetary gain.

The Shocker has been a member of the Masters Of Evil and has fought Spider-Man many times. He has proved to be one of Spider-Man's more difficult opponents. The Shocker, being very masterful in his equipment, makes changes accordingly to defeat his enemies.

The Shocker has severe confidence problems but came back to his original cocky, arrogant self, recently. He once had Spider-Man completely at his mercy but let him go. The Shocker's brief period of shakey confidence appears to be a thing of the past.
 
 
 
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