The Shocker
First Appeance: Amazing Spider-man #46
The Story: Herman Schultz was a career criminal who, after several prison terms for robbery, built a
battle suit that sent out shock waves to quickly open safes as well as give himself a
one-up on the authorities. During his first outing as the self-styled "Shocker" he ran into
and defeated Spider-Man, who became Schultz's nemesis.
Schultz was usually involved in theft or extortion; a typical day in the life of the Shocker
would find him knocking over armored cars or trying to hawk items he previously stole.
On one particularly ambitious day, the Shocker held New York City for ransom when he
blacked out portions of the city to spell out his criminal moniker, then threatened to black
out the entire city unless he was paid 1 million dollars. On another he terrified a
stockbroker into playing the market, for substantial monetary gain.
The Shocker has been a member of the Masters of Evil and has fought Spider-Man
many times. He has proved to be one of Spider-Man's more difficult opponents. It has
been rumored that the Shocker is about to update his equipment, which may make him an
even more formidible Spidey opponent.
The Shocker has had severe confidence problems in the past but he appears to be back to
his original cocky, arrogant self. He recently had Spider-Man completely at his mercy
but let him go. The Shocker's brief period of shakey confidence appears to be a thing of
the past.
