DISRUPTOR
Real Name: Richard M. Raleigh
Identity/Class: Human, criminal mastermind, technology user
Occupation: Politician
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Employed Jester (Jonathan Powers), Dr. Thraxton;
Man-Monster/Smasher (pawn); J. Jonah Jameson (avid supporter); Enemies: Man-Monster/Smasher, Franklin "Foggy" Nelson,
Spider-Man, George Stacy Known Relatives: None Aliases: Disruptor (identity used only
in retelling in Amazing Spider-Man (see below)) Base of Operations: Townhouse,
Manhattan, New York City First Appearance: (As Raleigh) Daredevil I#42 (July, 1942); (as Disruptor) Amazing Spider-Man
I#116 (January, 1973) Powers:
None. Raleigh was very charismatic and skilled at manipulating
the public. He engineered numerous events to foster sympathy and
support for himself. He thought of himself as virtually
unstoppable, and above all others. He held a remote control which
could cause excruciating pain in the Man-Monster via his
headband. He used the deivce to control the Man-Monster, but he
took great pleasure in using it at every possible opportunity. History:
Raleigh has a sordid, if not
criminal past, as well as ties to the underworld, although minimal
detail was given on this subject. He sought the position of mayor
of New York City as a stepping stone to greater power and
eventually world takeover.
(Spectacular Spider-Man I#1 (fb) - BTS) - He hired Dr. Thraxton to create for
him a superhuman pawn, the Man-Monster. He used the Man-Monster
and other criminals to foster the illusion that the underworld
was against him, in order to gain further support from the
public. (Spectacular Spider-Man I#1) - Raleigh had the Man-Monster
rampage through Manhattan, destroying billboards and other images
of Raleigh. Spider-Man encountered the Man-Monster, and seemed
unable to make a dent in the rampaging brute. Raleigh next spoke at a public forum, in which
he engineered events to cause the room to collapse, again in
order to make him appear as an enemy of the underworld. That this
involved death and injury to his supporters didn't bother him in
the least. However, Spider-Man sensed the cracking ceiling in
time to stop it from collapsing. (Daredevil I#42) - Raleigh heard that Franklin "Foggy" Nelson would be running for district attorney and planned to get Nelson in his pocket. He read about the Jester, a new criminal, in the paper and wanted to put the criminal in his employ. He purchased a TV ad and spoke out against the Jester and, just as Raleigh planned, Jester soon attacked Raleigh at his campaign headquarters. He offered Jester ten thousand dollars to take Nelson out of the running for D.A. (Spectacular Spider-Man I#1) - Raleigh had Thraxton empower the Man-Monster
even further, and make him more easily controlled. Thraxton gave
the Man-Monster a head-band that enabled Raleigh to give the
Man-Monster excruciating agony at the touch of the button. Jonah Jameson, an avid supporter of Raleigh,
and an associate of George Stacy, casually mentioned to Raleigh
that Stacy was looking into his background. Raleigh sent the
Man-Monster to kill George Stacy, to prevent him from discovering
his criminal past. Spider-Man prevented the murder, and realized
that the Man-Monster was Raleigh's agent after seeing the hatred
in his eyes when he saw Raleigh's billboard. Spider-Man led the Man-Monster back to
Raleigh's townhouse. Raleigh, infuriated that his plans were at
risk of discovery, began pushing the Man-Monster's
pain-stimulator, incessantly, attempting to push him to destroy
Spider-Man. However, Raleigh overloaded and short-circuited the
headband, freeing the Man-Monster from Raleigh's control. The
Man-Monster took his revenge, crushing Raleigh's skull and
killing him wiht a single blow. (Daredevil I#42) - Jester and Daredevil lately battled in Raleigh's apartment and found Raleigh dead. In case you didn't know, there were two issues
of a magazine called Spectacular Spider-Man in 1968. This was a
separate book from the series which ran from Peter Parker: The
Spectacular Spider-Man, which ran from 1976-1998. I'm not quite sure why they revised and retold
this story. The original was in black-and-white. Attempts were
made to update the story into the chronology of the time, such as
eliminating all references to Captain George Stacy, and even
having Spider-Man wear his costume shop mask from Amazing
Spider-Man I#113. For the continuity buffs, this story EITHER takes
place between Amazing Spider-Man I#59-60, or 155-119, depending on the version.
However, the second version doesn't really fit, as Richard
Raleigh was dead at the time of the re-telling (not that that
ever stopped anyone before). Clarifications: Disruptor has no known
connection to: Smasher is not to be confused with: Appearances: Last updated: 05/10/11 Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know. Non-Marvel Copyright info
Comments:
Created by Stan Lee and John Romita, sr.
Daredevil I#42 (July, 1968) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Gene Colan (pencils), Dan Adkins (inks)
Spectacular Spider-Man I#1 (July, 1968) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), John Romita (pencils), Jim Mooney (inks)
Amazing Spider-Man I#116-118 (January-March, 1973) - Stan Lee & Gerry Conway (writers), John Romita (pencils), Jim Mooney & Tony Mortellaro (inks), Roy Thomas (editor)
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