Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #19

[iamrman]

Hey, it’s the Enforcers! I love those losers!

Lummox? I think I might have posted Superior Spider-Man by mistake.

Mantlo reminding us that Hector Ayala is still around.

Comments

[icon_uk]

At a certain level you almost have to admire the Enforcers work ethic. Apart from Ox (possibly) none of them have super powers, and they must have each worked extremely hard to develop the range of skills they possess.

It feels like a prototype of the later Flash's Rogues in terms of proper blue collar supervillainy.

These guys don't want to take over the world, or make their clashes personal, they are professional enforcers and they have a job to do which they are suitably recompensed for.

(The fact that job is "wholesale violence against innocent people" sort of spoils the mood of course)

[beyondthefringe]

I love these goobers. Especially since they haven’t changed -much- over the years apart from the odd membership change and maybe upgrading gimmicks now and then.

[blues32]

You know, Spidey...I bet the owners of the joint would have preferred you knocked Ox out BEFORE he ripped up the counter to throw at you. You had the time.

[scorntx]

Not to mention breaking that window and getting glass all over the place.
(Bet he's not even going to help clean it up.)

[mazway_75]

"We forgot the guy famous for climbing up buildings could come in through the skylight!"

Never change, you loveable idiots.

[donnblake]

So Montana does rope tricks and Ox is big. What's Fancy Dan's deal, besides sharp suits? Does he know karate or something?

[iamrman]

Yes, I think Fancy Dan is the martial arts guy.

[zachbeacon]

The Enforcers are great.

Master martial artist.

Freakishly strong guy.

Man with a rope.

Okay, 2/3 of the Enforcers are great.


Also sometimes they have a really flexible guy. I'm a little unclear on what Snake Marston adds to a team of, well, enforcers but "contortionist" seems to be a surprisingly common supervillain gimmick.

[iamrman]

Sounds like Snake Marston would be more comfortable in the Circus of Crime.

[zachbeacon]

Ringmaster: Damnit, when you said your limber snake friend was coming, I assumed you meant Cobra. Or maybe the Eel. This is just some guy.

Princess Python: One, I said "limber friend, Snake" and, two, eels are fish.

Scarecrow: Does this mean the position has been filled?

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Ah, this was great. More superheroes-- especially Spider-Man -- should have a clean win like this every once in a while. It really helps put over how they're just on another level entirely (meaning that when bigger villains give them trouble, they must be really bad news.