Max Modell
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| Max Modell | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #648 (January 2011) |
| Created by | Dan Slott (writer) Humberto Ramos (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Horizon Labs Parker Industries |
| Supporting character of | Spider-Man Doctor Octopus |
Max Modell is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily in association with Spider-Man.
Publication history
[edit]Max Modell first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #648 (January 2011), and was created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Max Modell is the CEO of Horizon Labs. Marla Madison-Jameson has Peter Parker meet with Modell and helps him get a job at Horizon Labs after proving himself by shutting down Sanjani Jaffrey's out-of-control machine.[1] When the Hobgoblin attacks Horizon Labs, Spider-Man saves Modell from the Hobgoblin.[2] Modell later demands that the reverbium that Jaffrey created be destroyed, to Jaffrey's chagrin.[3]
In later appearances, Modell works as an ally to Spider-Man, assisting him in technological matters and tracking down criminals such as Massacre and the Jackal.[4][5][6] Modell believes that Peter is the one who makes Spider-Man's technology, which Peter goes along with.[7]
During the "Ends of the Earth" storyline, it is revealed that Modell is openly gay, with his partner Hector Baez working as a lawyer at Horizon Labs. Baez defends Modell when J. Jonah Jameson attempts to shut down Horizon Labs.[8]
In "All-New, All-Different Marvel", Peter Parker hires Modell and Baez to run the West Coast operations of Parker Industries.[9] At the conclusion of the "Go Down Swinging" arc, Modell accepts a job application at Horizon University by Superior Octopus under the alias of Elliot Tolliver.[10]
Other versions
[edit]In the Age of Ultron universe (Earth-61112), Max Modell was killed by Ultron.[11]
In other media
[edit]- Max Modell appears in Spider-Man (2017), voiced by Fred Tatasciore.[12][13] This version is Horizon High's headmaster who is aware of Spider-Man's secret identity and created the Anti-Venom symbiote.
- Max Modell appears in the Guardians of the Galaxy episode "Drive My Carnage", voiced again by Fred Tatasciore.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #648 (January 2011)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #649 (January 2011)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #650 (February 2011)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #656 (May 2011)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #671 (December 2011)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #680 (April 2012)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #654 (April 2011)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #682 (May 2012)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 4) #1 (December 2015)
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #800 (July 2018)
- ^ The Superior Spider-Man #6AU (May 2013)
- ^ Buxton, Marc (January 6, 2017). "New Spider-Man Animated Series Coming in Summer 2017". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ a b "Max Modell Voices (Spider-Man)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
External links
[edit]- Max Modell at Marvel Wiki
- Max Modell at Comic Vine
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