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Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)

 
Doctor Octopus
Otto Octavius

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Doctor Octopus

Alter Ego: Otto Octavius

Other Names: Otto Gunther Octavius; Master Planner; Master Programmer; Doctor Octopus I; Spider-Man; The Superior Spider-Man

Classification: villain villain   hero hero   scientist scientist  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #3 (July 1963): "Spider-Man Versus Doctor Octopus"

Creators: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

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

Number of Appearances: 1,006

   Comic Book Appearances: 963

   TV, Film Appearances: 40

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 3

Teams/Affiliations: Sinister Six; The Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts Army

Enemy of: Spider-Man

Birth Place: Schenectady, New York, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)


This character is in the following 101 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Amazing Spider-Man
Assault on New Olympus Prologue #1 (Jan. 2010) (mentioned)
Astonishing X-Men/Amazing Spider-Man: The Gauntlet Sketchbook (Sep. 2009)
Captain America
Conspiracy #2 (Mar. 1998): "Print the Legend"
The Craptacular B-Sides #2 (Dec. 2002): "The Return of Doc Ock"
Daredevil
Dark Reign Files #1 (Apr. 2009)
Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #3 (Oct. 2009): "Negative Reinforcement" (mentioned)
Dark X-Men
Deadpool (vol. 3) #900 (Dec. 2009): "Great Balls of Thunder on the Deep Blue Sea"
The Defenders (vol. 2) #10 (Dec. 2001): "Head to Head" (hologram)
Doctor Doom and the Masters of Evil #1 (Mar. 2009): "Doomed If You Do, Doomed If You Don't!"
Fantastic Four Annual #23 (1990): "When Franklin Comes Marchin' Home"
Gambit (vol. 5) #9 (Apr. 2013): "A Man Walks into a Bar..." (behind the scenes)
Guardians of the Galaxy
Heroes for Hire (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 2006): "Taking it to the Streets, Part 1" (mentioned)
Inhumanity: The Superior Spider-Man #1 (Mar. 2014) (lead character)
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (2013)
Marvel Fanfare
Marvel Holiday Special 2004 #1 (Jan. 2005): "Jonah's Holiday Carol"
Marvel Knights Spider-Man
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #4 (Winter 1990): "pinup gallery"
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars
Marvel Universe: Millennial Visions #1 (Feb. 2002): "Death of the Spider"
Marvel Year-in-Review #4 (1992)
The Marvelous Adventures of Gus Beezer with Spider-Man #1 (May 2003): "The Amazing Gus Beezer" (cameo)
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man
Peter Parker: Spider-Man
Scarlet Spider
Secret Wars II
Solo Avengers #17 (Apr. 1989): "Even an Octopus Needs Arms!"
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Spider-Man Unlimited
Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure
Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Out of Reach #1 (Jan. 2004)
Spider-Man: Dead Man's Hand #1 (Apr. 1997): "Dead Man's Hand" (cameo)
The Superior Spider-Man
Thunderbolts
Untold Tales of Spider-Man
Venom
Web of Spider-Man Annual (vol. 1) #3 (1987) (only on cover)


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001363/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/doctor-octopus/29-1485/
  - http://www.marvel.com/universe/Masters_of_Evil
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/docedocq.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/mastmasz.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/d2.html
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/ultimateuniverse.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/ocog.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/thosthz.htm