SEYMOUR O'REILLY

Real Name: Seymour O'Reilly

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: Unrevealed

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Liz Allan, Sally Avril, Eugene "Flash" Thompson, Jason Ionello, Sean "Tiny" McKeever, Charlie, Ernie;
    formerly Peter Parker

Enemies: Peter Parker, Venom (Angelo Fortunato)

Known Relatives: Unidentified grandfather

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Queens, New York

First Appearance: Amazing Fantasy I#15/1 (August, 1962)

Powers/Abilities: Seymour had no known special abilities. Desiring to be part of the "in crowd," he tended to pick on the less popular in an effort to build himself up.

History:
(Amazing Fantasy I#17 (fb)) - Seymour was friends with Peter Parker when they were younger, attending his eleventh birthday party. They started to drift apart in junior high as Peter showed more interest in scholastics than social gatherings.

(Amazing Fantasy I#17 (fb) - BTS) - At Midtown High School, Seymour was drawn to the loud, funny, and energetic "Flash" Thompson, who took an instant dislike to the "bookworm" Peter Parker. Desiring to earn Flash's approval, Seymour (and others) turned against Peter, belittling him at every opportunity.

(Amazing Spider-Man Annual#17 (fb)) - While Flash-wannabe Ernie beat up Parker, Seymour shouted, "Sissy!" Never one to scuff his knuckles, he was a coward and mean-spirited. Fellow student C. J. Vogel then showed up and distracted the others with jokes, ending Parker's torment.

(Amazing Fantasy I#15/1) - Seymour taunted Peter when he invited a group of the more popular crowd to a science exhibit: "You stick to science, son! We'll take the chicks!" and "See you around, bookworm!"

(Amazing Spider-Man I#4) - As Spider-Man fought the Sandman at Midtown High, Flash cheered on his hero and Seymour, quick to follow Flash's lead, called out, "Give 'im one for us, pal!"
    Later, Seymour was laughing at Flash's side when Peter backed down from a fight.

(Amazing Spider-Man I#5) - Alongside Charlie or Jason, Seymour played a part in a prank on Peter, where Flash was to impersonate Spider-Man and confront Peter Parker who had earlier spoken out against Spider-Man to throw off suspicion. As Peter walked by, Seymour said, "Betcha he'll jump clean out of his skin when he sees 'Spider-Man'! This'll be the greatest gag of the century!" Running to his idol, he called out, "Flash, hurry! Parker's walking by along Front Street!"

(Amazing Spider-Man I#8/1) - As Peter prepared to box Flash, hoping to control his own strength enough to teach Flash a lesson without hurting him, Seymour helped Peter put on his boxing gloves. Seymour wore a smirk as he was sure of the outcome of the match. He quickly ran over to Flash and told him, "Don't end it TOO soon, Flash Boy! Give us a little show, huh?" However, when Peter did finally throw a light punch that knocked Flash out, Flash had been distracted by a cry about the rampaging Living Brain. Seymour cried out, "That was a crummy thing to do, Parker! Poor Flash wasn't even looking!"
    Later when the criminals who had unwittingly unleashed the Living Brain tried to escape, they tripped over Flash as he was bending over, tying his shoes. Flash's friends rushed in to see the two men lying unconscious, and Seymour asked, "Great work, Flash! How'd you do it?" Seymour was as surprised as the others when Peter showed up and accused Flash of secretly being Spider-Man and having thrown the fight to avoid suspicion.

(Amazing Spider-Man I#9) - When Peter was distracted by his Aunt May's illness, Seymour taunted him, "S'matter, teacher's pet? Too busy to answer us common folks?"

(Untold Tales of Spider-Man#11) - Seymour made a class presentation at Midtown High, and showed a picture of a fish he had caught at Empire Lake with his grandfather.

(Amazing Spider-Man Annual#17) - Seymour attended a Midtown High School reunion, during which time he stuck a "Kick me" sign on someone's back and got punched by that guy in return.