Luis Alvarez (Earth-616)

Tarantula
Name	Luis Alvarez
Current Alias	Tarantula
Aliases	El Araña
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Delvadian Army
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′2″ (1.88 m)
Weight	190 lbs (86.18 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human enhanced by a series of drugs
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	San Palo, Delvadia
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	Delvadian
Occupation	Terrorist, assassin, government agent; former soldier
Education	Military school
Base of Operations	Mobile Formerly New York City, New York; Delvadia
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Gerry Conway, Alex Saviuk
First	Web of Spider-Man #35 (October, 1987)
First	Web of Spider-Man #35 (October, 1987)
Death	Venom: Sinner Takes All #4 (October, 1995)
Death	Venom: Sinner Takes All #4 (October, 1995)

History

Become a Tarantula

Several months after the death of the original Tarantula, Captain Luis Alvarez was employed by the same repressive dictatorship of Delvadia, a South American country, to replace him as the country's counterpart to the United States' costumed champion, Captain America. Alvarez was injected with drugs by Dr Karl Mendoza, giving him enhanced fighting abilities and strength.

As Tarantula, Alvarez was sent to the United States to kill those who fled the South American regime. Tarantula killed Armando Ruiz, an employee at the Daily Bugle, then proceeded to hunt down other refugees. It was revealed that a man called South and assorted allies in other intelligence agencies were supporting Tarantula's government and providing him with aid in the current Captain America (John Walker) was assigned to work with Tarantula. Tarantula and Walker came into conflict with Spider-Man, and Tarantula engaged the hero in combat, while Walker refused to intervene. Spider-Man was able to defeat Tarantula and he was deported to his native country. Walker eventually conferred with his own superiors and learned that South had been working without official authorization to back the South American country.

Tarantula proved to be as brutal and malicious as his predecessor, and soon was also exiled from the country and on the run from the law. He would encounter Spider-Man again shortly after Peter was depowered but was still defeated. Luis was later killed as part of an initiation ritual for the vigilante team known as the Jury.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Alvarez's altered physiology granted him increased speed and reflexes.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Both of his boots were equipped with retractable blades coated with poison. The poison, once delivered, could cause a victim to become sluggish and a second (or more powerful) dose could paralyze or kill a victim.

See Also

• 23 appearance(s) of Luis Alvarez (Earth-616)
• 6 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Luis Alvarez (Earth-616)
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Luis Alvarez (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Luis Alvarez (Earth-616)
• 18 image(s) of Luis Alvarez (Earth-616)
• 2 victim(s) killed by Luis Alvarez (Earth-616)

Links and References

• UnOfficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe