Tombstone, one of Spider-Man's most enduring villains, is having a moment in the Marvel universe. The character, whose real name is Lonnie Lincoln, first appeared in the 1987 comic Web of Spider-Man #36. He is typically portrayed as an albino African American gangster with a long-running grudge against journalist Joseph Robertson.
In the original comics, Tombstone was a huge and intimidating man without superpowers, but later gained super strength and almost indestructible skin after being exposed to an experimental gas created by Oscorp.
His latest live-action appearance is in Spider-Noir on Prime Video, where he is played by Abraham Popoola. The show gives a different spin to the characters by turning two classic Spider-Man villains into unlikely heroes.
Tombstone's latest appearance in the Disney Plus animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man shows him as a popular kid in school who joins a gang to protect his younger brother, but slowly loses control of his normal life.
Reports suggest that Tombstone will also appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with rapper and actor Marvin Jones III expected to play the live-action version.
