MAESTRO
(of Earth-15329)

Real Name: Bruce Banner

Identity/Class: Extradimensional/alternate reality (Earth-15329) human mutate

Occupation: Tyrant, ruler

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Strange's demon of Earth-928 circa 2099 A.D., unidentified minister and other servants

Enemies: Spider-Man (Miguel O'Hara) of Earth-928 circa 2099 A.D.

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
    formerly Maestro's Palace, former New York State, Earth-15329

First Appearance: All-New X-Factor I#20 (March, 2015)

Powers/Abilities: Maestro has the same powers as his Earth-9200 counterpart. These include vastly superhuman strength, agility, and stamina in addition to a regenerative healing factor and genius intellect.

Height: 7'6''
Weight: 1150 lbs.
Eyes: Green
Hair: White

History: (Spider-Man 2099 II#9 (fb) - BTS) - In the early 21^st century a program started by Alchemax led to nuclear war had turned the world into a dystopian wasteland. Bruce Banner had his personality merge with that of the Hulk, emerging as the malevolent Maestro.

(Spider-Man 2099 II#10 (fb) - BTS) - Some of the world's superheroes survived the initial catastrophe, and Maestro waged war against them, keeping the trophies of his kills in a special trophy room within his castle near the ruins of the New York City. Over time, Maestro became bored with the reality that he ruled, feeling that he had achieved all there was to achieve in it and desiring to accomplish more in another world.

    Among his trophies was a Time Platform created by the late Doctor Doom, but Maestro had no way of activating or operating it. To that end Maestro had made a deal with a demon inhabiting the body of a woman named Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth-928 circa 2099 A.D. who had been displaced into Maestro's reality.

(Spider-Man 2099 II#9) - Feeling artistic, Maestro raided a nearby human settlement, killing all within it and arranging their bodies on a large sign that spelled MAESTRO near the entrance to his citadel. During that time he came across a surprise visitor to his domain, whom he initially mistook for the original, long-dead Spider-Man. Maestro correctly assumed that the newcomer had arrived to his world by time-traveling, it was in fact Miguel O'Hara of Earth-928 circa 2099 A.D. who unintentionally traveled into reality-15329. Maestro asked the Spider-Man to take him along on his journey back, but Spider-Man attempted to fool him, so Maestro angrily beat Spider-Man to the point where he could no longer stand. Maestro then took the prisoner back to his citadel and, having concocted a plan to finally leave his reality behind, put Spider-Man in the same cell with Strange.

(Spider-Man 2099 II#10) - Maestro's Minister questioned the wisdom of putting one unrestrained prisoner in the same cell with another, but Maestro brushed off his concern stating that he knew what he was doing.

(Spider-Man 2099 II#10 - BTS) - True to Maestro's plan, the demon had put a glamour spell on its host, appearing to Spider-Man as both the only friend from his world and the only way out. Strange healed Spider-Man's wounds so that he could cut her restraints, after which both made their way to Maestro's trophy room, where Spider-Man jury-rigged a power source for the Time Platform from the remains of the old Iron Man suits.

(Spider-Man 2099 II#10) - As they prepared to leave together, Maestro revealed himself to be present all along wearing the Hood's invisibility cloak and pretended to stab Strange with a fake soul dagger. The demon made it look as if its host had died, after which Spider-Man shot Maestro with a blast from a Hulkbuster armor, buying himself time to activate the Time Platform and escape back into the past of Earth-616. After his departure, both Stange's demon and Maestro ceased their act, their goal of getting Spider-Man to repair the Time Platform successfully accomplished. Maestro then used the Time Platform to travel back in time to New Mexico in an unspecified reality.

(All-New X-Factor I#20 - BTS) - After returning to the present day of Earth-616, Miguel O'Hara encountered Harrison Snow, another time-traveler from his reality of Earth-928 circa 2099. Thinking of Maestro, Miguel revealed to Snow that their shared future had been altered by an unknown time event.

Comments: Created by Peter David and William Sliney.

    This Maestro's first published appearance was in All-New X-Factor I#20, which chronologically takes place after the Spider-Man 2099 II#9-10 issues that were released later.

    This Maestro's physical stats are taken from his reality-9200 counterpart.

    It is quite possible that this Maestro is the same one that appears in the Old Man Logan II (2016). Their history matches almost perfectly, as that Maestro also grew bored with his timeline, took the time machine from the late Doctor Doom, and used it to travel into another reality through time. The only difference is that in Old Man Logan II Maestro's time machine does not look like a Time Platform, but rather like a portal one has to step through. This could be either due to miscommunication with the artist, or because Maestro had modified the time machine in between the two stories.

    Subsequent to this story, the realities associated with the future of 2099 A.D. were apparently merged into the reality of Earth-2099.

    This profile was completed 07/19/2025, but its publication was delayed as it was intended to celebrate Peter David's birthday.

This profile was saved for the late Peter David's birthday!

Profile by HBK123.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Maestro (Bruce Banner) of Earth-15329

    may or may not be the same as

• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) - who traveled back from his reality to Earth--21923 and allied with the Hulk Gang--Old Man Logan II#25
  

    but he should be distinguished from:

• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-9200 - the original version, ruler of Dystopia--Hulk: Future Imperfect#1
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-9722 - divergent Maestro-9200 killed by the Hulk--Incredible Hulk #453
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-10071 - ally of the Next Avengers--Avengers IV#2
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-10943 - divergent Maestro-10071 killed by Immortus--Avengers IV#6
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-18067 - dictator of Arizona--Marvel Two-in-One#7
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-20922 - ruled Earth ravaged by the Kree--Marvel's Avengers video game
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-28245 - worked for President Red Hulk--A+X#1
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-69413 - Baron of Battleworld's Dystopia domain, took part in the Contest of Champions--Future Imperfect #1
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-Cosmic Ghost Rider - defeated and imprisoned by King Thanos--Thanos II#14
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-60129 - companion of Abigail Mercury--Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider#23
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-24283 - unburdened by morality, the Hulk killed the Fantastic Four and other heroes, became Maestro in the modern day--Hulk III#9
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-15400 - traveled back in time to Earth-12041, followed by A-Bomb; after the Hulk was cured of radiation poisoning, Reality-81505 was diverged and/or overlapped with their original reality; the Maestro was apparently affected by this reality warp, and he was no longer inflicted with the radiation-poisoning-induced madness, and he and A-Bomb presumably returned to this reality--Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. television series episode "Enter the Maestro"
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-15115 - killed Doom with the Destroyer Armor--Future Imperfect#5
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner) of Earth-39351 - attacked the Avengers Academy of Earth-61284--Marvel Avengers Academy video game
• MAESTROof the Ultravengers - possibly Bruce Banner vs. Brute (Reed Richards); purple-skinned, transported to Earth-93060--Ultraforce/Avengers#1
• MAESTRO (Hercules) of Earth-9200 - Banner's precursor as the ruler of Dystopia--Maestro#2
• MAESTRO (Bruce Banner Jr.) of Earth-807128 - born into Hulk Gang, became member of the Fantastic Force--Wolverine III#66
• MISSTRO (Jennifer Walters) of Earth-10051 - corrupted female ruler of a radiation-blasted Earth--She-Hulk Sensational #1
• or any other characters named "Maestro" or "Bruce Banner"

images: (without ads)
All-New X-Factor I#20, p13, pan1 (main image)
Spider-Man 2099 II#9, p12, pan2 (headshot)
Spider-Man 2099 II#9, p15, pan2 (Maestro punches Spider-Man)

Appearances:
All-New X-Factor I#20 (March, 2015) - Peter David (writer), Carmine Di Giandomenico, William Sliney (pencils, inks), Katie Kuber (editor)
Spider-Man 2099 II#9 (April, 2015) - Peter David (writer), William Sliney (pencils, inks), Devin Lewis (editor)
Spider-Man 2099 II#10 (May, 2015) - Peter David (writer), William Sliney (pencils, inks), Devin Lewis (editor)

First Posted: 09/23/2025
Last updated: 09/23/2025

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