9 Times Mysterio Messed With Spider-Man
Can Mysterio please stop hurting Peter Parker?
The mystic genius Quentin Beck, AKA Mysterio, is well known for his mind-bending visions and vendetta against Peter Parker, AKA Spider-Man, but how many times does he mess with the web-slinger?
It’s clear he uses his background as a Hollywood stuntman and special-effects artist to create a worthy arsenal capable of taking down the famous wall-crawler. Here are nine times the illusionist tricked the spider with his psychedelic “powers” in the comics.
1. First Encounter
Mysterio’s first encounter with Spider-Man occurs on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, where he appears in a cloud of smoke. While they battle on the bridge, Mysterio continues to emit a smokescreen ripe with chemicals--a tactic he often employs to dull Spider-Man’s Spidey-sense and escape physical combat.
![Mysterio’s first encounter with Spider-Man occurs on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City](https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/mysterio-01.jpg)
2. Hacked TV Broadcast
Mysterio continues to mess with Spider-Man when he hacks a television broadcast. Here, he threatens Spider-Man with the bridge's destruction using staged illusions.
![ysterio continues to mess with Spider-Man when he hacks a television broadcast.](https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/mysterio-02c.jpg)
3. Hall of Mirrors
Mysterio is later seen standing over a table-top model of an amusement park which he plans to use as a staging area to shrink Spider-Man with one of his new inventions. His goal: to squash the spider!
![Mysterio is later seen standing over a table-top model of an amusement park](https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/mysterio-03.jpg)
Once Mysterio successfully tricked and shrunk Spider-Man, the spider-size hero finds himself in the amusement park’s hall of mirrors that trap him.
![Spider-Man trapped in Mysterio's hall of mirrors at the amusement park](https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/mysterio-04b.jpg)
4. Building Come to Life
When Mysterio wants to make Spider-Man believe that he kills an innocent man, he brings the New York Public Library to life to attack him. The very bricks of the building form into a giant and as Spider-Man destroys it, a man gets caught under the rubble trying to help but unintentionally aiding Mysterio in his diabolical plan.
![Mysterio brings the New York Public Library to life to attack Spider-Man](https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/mysterio-05d.jpg)
5. Drone Technology
Mysterio often uses combat and surveillance robots, or drone technology, to further craft his illusions. With this tech, he tricks Spider-Man into killing a Maggia cronie.
![Mysterio's high tech illusions](https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/mysterio-06.jpg)
6. Unified Team
Practice makes perfect when it comes to honing his illusions for Spider-Man, so Mysterio employs a number of Hollywood colleagues that help him practice before he goes up against the elusive wall-crawler.
![Mysterio employs a number of Hollywood colleagues](https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/mysterio-07b.jpg)
7. Multiple Mysterios
Mysterio installs hidden holograms, mirrors and other illusion-casting devices in his costume and cape to protect himself, and trick others of course. This technology allows him to replicate himself so that when up against Spider-Man, he does not sustain any injuries.
![Mysterio installs hidden holograms, mirrors and other illusion-casting devices in his costume and cape](https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/mysterio-08.jpg)
8. Spidey-Sense
Despite the illusionist’s best laid plans and practiced moves, Spider-Man is able to take Mysterio down when he hones his spider-sense amidst the mist.
![Spider-Man is able to take Mysterio down when he hones his spider-sense amidst the mist](https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/mysterio-09.jpg)
9. J. Jonah Jameson Team-Up
Though nothing stops Mysterio from returning the favor. He tries many times to frame Spider-Man for crimes he didn’t commit and even once teamed up with J. Jonah Jameson to launch a campaign against Spider-Man.
![Mysterio teamed up with J. Jonah Jameson to launch a campaign against Spider-Man](https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/mysterio-10.jpg)
While Spider-Man holds his own against the notorious liar, Mysterio always has contingencies at the ready for their next encounter.
BONUS: MYSTERIO MOCKS THE SOCKS OFF SPIDER-MAN
While Mysterio's gadgetry and illusions mess with the wall-crawler, he is always out to outdo Spider-Man even in comedic jest. Mysterio's sarcasm lives up to the famous quipster with worthy wisecracks of his own.
![Mysterio mocks the socks off Spider-Man](https://cdn.marvel.com/content/1x/mysterio-11c.jpg)