History
Corona Motors, in an effort to promote their new non-polluting car engine, hired the advertising firm of Carter & Lombardo to approach Spider-Man about building a Spider-Mobile. Initially turning down the offer as a dumb idea, Spider-Man reconsidered when he realized how badly he needed the money for rent and expenses. With the aid of the Human Torch, they completed the construction of the Spider-Mobile.[1] After a crash course in driving, Spidey's first capture was of Hammerhead's thugs.[2] Mysterio tricked Spider-Man into dumping the car into the river, but Corona Motors wanted their product back.[3] After being unable to find it in the waters, Spider-Man faced off against a modified version courtesy of the Tinkerer. Battling it out with the car, Spidey subdued the vehicle and returned it to Carter and Lombardo, albeit a little smashed.[4]