Tombstone

Tombstone is a comic book character that first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #36




Lonnie Lincoln used to be your run-of-the-mill hitman until one day he was locked in an airtight chamber filled with experimental gas, Diox-3, at the Osborn Chemical Plant.

History

  

Lonnie started off life at quite a disadvantage. Being Harlem's only black albino, he was bullied often at school. He eventually became a bully himself, taking protection money from other kids. Robbie Robertson was the editor for the school paper, and was going to publish a story about Lonnie's criminal acts, but Lonnie "persuaded" him that this would be a bad choice.

This eventually led Lonnie to much more serious crime, and he used his unusual appearance to his advantage. He filed his teeth to points, combined with his albino complexion, he appeared to be very Vampire-like in appearance, which helped in catching marks off-guard for an easy kill.

While working for Hammerhead, Lonnie decided to set a trap for Robbie at the Osborn Chemical Plant. Unfortunately, the trap was set off early by Spider-Man, the Molten Man, and the Green Goblin (Harry Osborn). Face-to-face with Lonnie, Robbie shot him, and Lonnie fell into a chamber filled with Diox-3, an experimental plant preservative. The gas entered Lonnie's bloodstream and altered his chemical make-up. The preservative gave Lonnie super strength, made his skin impervious to most attacks, and lightning-fast reflexes. Due to these changes, Lonnie took the title 'Tombstone', since it not only describes his appearance and powers, but also works well in his chosen profession as hitman and enforcer.  

Tombstone has battled Spider-Man on numerous occasions.  In their final encounter, Spider-Man was only able to KO him with a full strength punch to the face with a fist layered in webbing.  Tombstone also battled Daredevil in France.  He bested the hero easily, and the battled him a second time.  He was defeated when the man without fear struck him with a sledgehammer across the face.  He was also a member of the Sinister Tweleve.  He recently battled Deadpool.  He defeated him, but then Deadpool recovered, and threatened to stab Tombstone in his eye with a katana. 

   

Powers & Skills


Superhuman Strength

Tombstone is capable of lifting 6 tons.   


Superhuman Durability

Tombstone is highly resistant to physical injury. He can withstanding high caliber bullets, high impact force, and temperatures as hot as 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit and as low as -80 degrees Fahrenheit without injury.    It took a full powered hit from Spider-Man with a fist layered in webbing to harm him. 
 

Superhuman Stamina

Tombstone can exert himself at peak capacity for several hours before fatigue begins to kick in.  
 

Abilities

Tombstone is a skilled hand-to-hand combat and is skilled with firearms.    Both Spider-Man and Daredevil have commented on how impressive his speed is for a man of his size. 
 
 

Television  

 
Tombstone currently makes appearances in "The Spectacular Spider man" cartoon series, voiced by Kevin Micheal Richardson. Throughout the series he is known as "The Big Man" to his henchmen and associates, including his right-hand man Hammerhead. Tombstone's strategy is to use Oscorp to create super villains to fight Spider-Man in order to keep him distracted or busy while the activities of his cohorts goes uninterrupted.

Its revealed in the episode "The Invisible Hand" that the "Big Man" is apparently L. Thompson Lincoln, a.k.a. Tombstone.  He made an offer to Spider-Man that he'll stop using Oscorp to create metahuman's as long as Spider-Man keeps his nose out of his affairs he even pays Spider-Man in advance. Obviously Spider-Man refuses and will keep fighting him inspite of the super villain onslaught coming his way sooner or later. 

Unlike his comic-book counterpart who's just a hired muscle, this Tombstone is a cunning and intelligent criminal mastermind.

In many ways, Tombstone is used as a surrogate Kingpin.  Due to Wilson Fisk's heavy involvement in the Daredevil series, the rights to the Kingpin character were stripped from the Spider-Man franchise.


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Super Name: Tombstone
Real Name: Lonnie Thompson Lincoln
Aliases: Lonnie Thompson Lincoln
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Publisher: Marvel Publishing
Gender: Male
Character Type: Human
1st Appearance: Web of Spider-Man #36
Appears in: 106 issues
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