GUTTERBALL
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human technology user, citizen of
the United States
Occupation: Professional criminal
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Spider-Boy (Bailey Briggs), Spider-Man
(Peter Parker)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: "G.B.", "Ball boy", "Bowling-alley bandit"
(nicknames used by Spider-Boy)
Base of Operations: New York City, New York
First Appearance: Spider-Boy II#1 (January, 2024)
Powers/Abilities: Gutterball possesses no known
superhuman abilities. His head is encased in a seemingly indestructible
sphere he calls an indestruct-o-ball. In combat, Gutterball relies on
two modified blasters that shoot bowling pins. He dresses in typical
bowling alley gear, including trademark bowling shoes.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'8")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 150 lbs.)
Eyes: None
Hair: None
History:
(Spider-Boy II#1 (fb) - BTS) - In the three years that young Bailey
Briggs served as Spider-Man's sidekick, he fought the villain known only
as Gutterball on several occasions. He considered the bowling-alley
bandit to be one of his deadliest foes.
(Spider-Boy II#1 (fb) - BTS) - As a result of being cut and
erased from the web of destiny and life, Gutterball, along with everyone
else in existence, forgot about Spider-Boy.
(Spider-Man IV#11 - BTS) - When he touched a shirt on a clothesline,
Spider-Boy's psychometric spider-sense gave him a vision of Gutterball
attacking the shirt's owner. Joined by Spider-Man, he set out to stop
the assault.
(Spider-Boy II#1 (fb) - BTS) - Gutterball attacked and took over the
Lucky Lanes bowling alley in Manhattan, using his pin blasters to hold
the alley's patrons hostage.
(Spider-Boy II#1) - Gutterball was surprised when Spider-Man and
Spider-Boy showed up, especially because the young hero acted like he
knew him. He fired a barrage of bowling pins at the hero who nimbly kept
all the hostages from getting hurt. Spider-Man attempted to ambush
Gutterball by hitting him in the head, unaware that Gutterball's head was an
impervious indestruct-o-ball. Spider-Boy managed to get the drop on his
enemy, grabbing him by the leg and smashing him headfirst through the
nearest wall. Gutterball was relieved to see that the police had come to
arrest him and was eager to get away from the two heroes and their terrible
bowling-related puns.
(Spider-Boy II#1 - BTS) - The owner of Lucky Lanes was so grateful to
Spider-Boy for his aid that she hosted a special ceremony where the young
hero was presented with a lifetime free pass and a ceremonial key to the
alley.
(Spider-Boy II#8 - BTS) - Gutterball was included in Puzzle Man's top
ten Spider-Boy villains crossword puzzle.
Comments: Created by Dan Slott, Paco Medina.
Gutterball might be the lowest of Spider-Boy's trademark
low-stakes villains. What good is having an indestructible bowling ball
for a head when the rest of your body isn't indestructible?
Profile by Norvo
CLARIFICATIONS:
Gutterball should not be confused with
Images: (without ads)
Spider-Boy II#2, p2, pan1 (main)
Spider-Boy II#2, p3, pan4 (closeup)
Appearances:
Spider-Man IV#11 (October, 2023) - Dan Slott (writer), Luciano
Vecchio (pencils & inks), Ellie Pyle (editor).
Spider-Boy II#1 (January, 2024) - Dan Slott (writer), Paco Medina
(pencils & inks), Ellie Pyle (editor)
First Posted: 10/07/2026
Last Updated: 10/07/2026
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