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Mysterio (Daniel Berkhart)

 
Mysterio
Daniel Berkhart

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Mysterio

Alter Ego: Daniel Berkhart

Other Names: Mysterio II; Jack O'Lantern; Mad Jack

Classification: villain villain  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #141 (Feb. 1975): "The Man's Name Appears to Be...Mysterio!"

Creators: Gerry Conway, Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, Dave Hunt

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 35

Teams/Affiliations: Sinister Six

Enemy of: Spider-Man, Joe Smith, Sr.

Gender: male

Excerpts

BELOW: Eddie Brock ("Venom") was moved by Mel Gibson's "Passion of the Christ" to renounce villainy, sell The Symbiote, and donate the money to charity: The Terrible Tinkerer conducts an auction for super-villains in which Eddie Brock is auctioning off the alien symbiote that transforms him into Venom - selling the symbiote to the highest bidder. Note how Mysterio questions whether Eddie Brock's actions are truly "Christ-like." It is not every day you see a super-villain question whether somebody's actions are "Christ-like." But Eddie Brock's spiritual motivations in this case are very sincere, and hearken back to the earliest beginnings of this Catholic character, who first merged with The Symbiote after a sincere prayer in a Catholic church. Note how the Tinkerer refers to Eddie Brock's "crisis of faith." This term is usually used to describe as a period of doubt that causes one to question one's beliefs. In this case, Eddie Brock has come to doubt his life as a villain, and is actually turning back to his religious faith.

Eddie Brock (Venom) was moved by Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ to renounce villainy, sell The Symbiote, and donate the money to charity

Source: Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6 (Nov. 2004): "Venomous: Part Two", pg. 23, panels 2-4. Written by Mark Millar. Art by Rachel Dodson, Terry Dodson. See also: charity; Christ-like; faith; repentance; crisis of faith; Catholic; Venom (Eddie Brock); Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth); Tinkerer (Phineas T. Mason); The Symbiote; Mysterio (Daniel Berkhart); Mel Gibson


This character is in the following 5 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Amazing Spider-Man
Marvel Knights Spider-Man
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #12 (Dec. 1999): "Another Return of the Sinister Six"


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=8137
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=7285
  - http://www.marvel.com/universe/Sinister_Six
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/m3.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/mvmz.htm