Montana (character)

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Montana
Daredevil vol. 2, 102 (Jan, 2008) artwork.jpg
Montana (left) with Fancy Dan and Ox.
Textless cover of Daredevil #102 (January 2008).
Art by Marko Djurdjevic.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Amazing Spider-Man #10 (March 1964)
Created byStan Lee
Steve Ditko
In-story information
Alter egoJackson W. Brice
Team affiliationsEnforcers

Montana (Jackson W. Brice) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is one of the founding members of the Enforcers, a team of assassins usually employed by crime bosses such as the Kingpin, Mister Fear or Hammerhead, and a recurring threat to the superheroes Spider-Man and Daredevil.

The character has been featured in numerous media adaptations, most notably adopting the Shocker persona in both The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series as well as the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), where he was portrayed by Logan Marshall-Green.[1][2]

Publication history[]

Montana first appeared alongside the other Enforcers in The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (March 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

The character subsequently appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (July 1964), #19 (December 1964), The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964), Marvel Team-Up #39-40 (November–December 1975), The Spectacular Spider-Man #19-20 (June–July 1978), Dazzler #7-8 (October–September 1981), Marvel Team-Up #138 (February 1984), Tales of the Marvels: Inner Demons #1 (1996), Civil War: War Crimes #1 (February 2007), Daredevil #99-100 (September–October 2007), #102 (January 2008), and The Amazing Spider-Man #562-563 (August 2008).

Montana appeared as part of the "Enforcers" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #4.

Fictional character biography[]

Jackson Brice was born in Bozeman, Montana. Along with Fancy Dan (Daniel Brito) and Ox (Raymond Bloch), he was a founding member of the Enforcers.[3] He has great proficiency with the lariat.

Montana, Fancy Dan and Ox make their first appearance under the employ of the Big Man (Frederick Foswell). During this time, they have their first run-in with their longtime nemesis Spider-Man. During their first fight against the web-slinger, Montana's lasso skills initially prove successful but Spider-Man defeats the trio.[4]

Over the next couple of years, Montana and the team would be employed by Lightmaster in one of his many schemes, again bringing them into conflict with Spider-Man, with similar results.[5] They would then lend their services to Tech-Master in his revenge plot against Harry S. Osgood, only to be defeated by Dazzler.[6] Montana and the team would also go up against She-Hulk at one point.[volume & issue needed]

Following the 2006 "Civil War" storyline, Montana, Ox (Ronald Bloch) and Fancy Dan reunite to work for Mister Fear, which pits them directly against Daredevil.[7] After Mister Fear's arrest, the Enforcers are taken in by the Hood's organization.[8]

Following the events of the 2008 "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" storyline, the Enforcers are patrons at the Bar With No Name. They take bets with a person calling himself "The Bookie", over whether Spider-Man will show up to battle "Basher", an unknown villain who claimed to have fought Spider-Man. Spider-Man shows up, but is revealed to be Screwball in disguise when the real web-head shows up. The Enforcers decide to get revenge on The Bookie, capturing him. The Bookie's father calls Spider-Man for assistance, and he agrees to help. Spider-Man defeats Fancy Dan and Montana.[9]

In the story arc "Kill To Be You", Montana is the right-hand man of the Kingpin (Wilson Fisk), and shows contempt toward the Hobgoblin (Phil Urich). When Spider-Man and the Black Cat come to steal back the Reverbium, Montana falls out a window to his death while Hobgoblin saves Kingpin. Hobgoblin cruelly joked that "he'll be missed by everyone – except the pavement".[10]

During the 2016-2017 "Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy" storyline, Montana is among the cloned villains by Miles Warren's company New U Technologies.[11] He is involved in a fight with the other cloned supervillains until it is broken up by the clone of the Prowler.[12]

Other versions[]

  • In the future timeline of the 1999 Earth X miniseries, Montana had been mutated and developed the ability to change his hands into lassos. He and his fellow Enforcers were hired as heavies to protect President Norman Osborn. However, this protection proved to be ineffectual when the Skull came to New York to take over America. He took control of Montana and the Enforcers and murdered Osborn. Montana's fate following the defeat of the Skull remains unknown.[13]
  • In Spider-Man Noir, Montana and the other Enforcers serve as muscle for a crime boss called the "Goblin".[14]
  • The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Montana is Montana Bale, an employee of the Kingpin of Crime in New York along with Fancy Dan (Dan Crenshaw) and Ox (Bruno Sanchez).[15]

In other media[]

Television[]

  • Montana, referred to as the "Cowboy", appears in the 1960s Spider-Man animated series episode "Blueprint for Crime", voiced by Bernard Cowan.[citation needed]
Montana as the Shocker in The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008).
  • Montana appears as the Shocker in The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series, voiced by Jeff Bennett.[16] He is the leader of the Enforcers as well as the owner of the Big Sky Lounge, a bar frequented by New York City's criminals.[17] The character was chosen to act as the show's version of Shocker because producer Greg Weisman felt he was more interesting and "threatening" than Herman Schultz, Shocker's alter ego in the comics.[1] Montana's Shocker costume is similar to the source material with minor differences, including goggles and larger vibration gauntlets.[18] Introduced in the pilot episode "Survival of the Fittest", the Enforcers are hired by Hammerhead to kill Spider-Man for the Big Man of Crime.[19] In "Market Forces", Montana dons a high-tech suit stolen from Tricorp with shockwave-generating gauntlets and becomes "Shocker" to complete his contract. Despite besting the web-slinger during their first encounter, Shocker is captured when Spider-Man traps him in a collapsing theater.[20] In "Group Therapy", Shocker breaks out of prison with five other supervillains to form the Sinister Six. The group initially overwhelms Spider-Man, but the web-slinger's black suit later takes control of his body to defeat them.[21] As of season two, Shocker has left the Sinister Six to rejoin the Enforcers.[22] In "Probable Cause", Shocker and the "New Enforcers" are hired by Tombstone to rob the Federal Gold Repository, but Spider-Man intervenes and Hammerhead sabotages their escape to usurp Tombstone, resulting in their imprisonment.[23] In "Opening Night", Montana and the other inmates in the Vault are released by the Green Goblin to hunt down Spider-Man, who has been trapped in the prison. The villains are all recaptured after Walter Hardy fills the complex with sleeping gas.[24]
  • Montana appears in the Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors animated series episode "Nightmare on Christmas", voiced by Troy Baker.[25]

Film[]

Jackson Brice / Shocker appears in the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), portrayed by Logan Marshall-Green.[2] This version is a member of Adrian Toomes' criminal enterprise and wields a modified version of Crossbones's vibration-emitting gauntlet. Toomes fires Brice after a weapons deal with Aaron Davis attracts Spider-Man's attention. When Brice threatens to expose their operation, Toomes attempts to intimidate him with one of Phineas Mason's weapons but inadvertently disintegrates him instead. Toomes subsequently gives Brice's gauntlet to Herman Schultz.

Merchandise[]

In 2009, Hasbro released an action figure of Shocker in their "Spider Charged" wave of toys based on The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series.[26][27]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Spectacular Spider-Man Past and Future part one". IGN. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Gallagher, Brian (April 19, 2017). "Spider-Man: Homecoming Has Two Different Shockers". Movie Web. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  3. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #10. Marvel Comics.
  4. ^ Stan Lee (w), Steve Ditko (a). "The Enforcers!" The Amazing Spider-Man 10 (March 1964), Marvel Comics
  5. ^ Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #19. Marvel Comics.
  6. ^ Dazzler #7-8. Marvel Comics.
  7. ^ Daredevil Vol. 2 #99-105. Marvel Comics.
  8. ^ Dark Reign: The Hood #2-5. Marvel Comics.
  9. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #562. Marvel Comics.
  10. ^ Dan Slott (w), Humberto Ramos (p), Carlos Cuevas, Joseph Damon (i). "Big Time (part 4)" The Amazing Spider-Man 651 (March 2011), Marvel Comics
  11. ^ Dan Slott (w), Jim Cheung (p), John Dell (i). Clone Conspiracy 2 (January 2017), Marvel Comics
  12. ^ Sean Ryan (w), Javier Saltares, Jamal Campbell (p), Jamal Campbell (i). Prowler v2, 1 (December 2016), Marvel Comics
  13. ^ Earth X #9. Marvel Comics.
  14. ^ Spider-Man Noir #1. Marvel Comics.
  15. ^ Bendis, Brian Michael (w), Bagley, Mark (p). Ultimate Spider-Man #10. Marvel Comics.
  16. ^ CBR Staff (2008-03-19). "The Shocker drops by on "Spectacular Spider-Man" this weekend". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  17. ^ "Subtext". The Spectacular Spider-Man. Season 2. Episode 11. November 4, 2009. Disney XD.
  18. ^ Goldman, Eric (2008-04-15). "Market Forces Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  19. ^ "Survival of the Fittest". The Spectacular Spider-Man. Season 1. Episode 1. March 8, 2008. The CW.
  20. ^ "Market Forces". The Spectacular Spider-Man. Season 1. Episode 4. March 22, 2008. The CW.
  21. ^ "Group Therapy". The Spectacular Spider-Man. Season 1. Episode 11. May 31, 2008. The CW.
  22. ^ "Reinforcement". The Spectacular Spider-Man. Season 2. Episode 3. June 29, 2009. Disney XD.
  23. ^ "Probable Cause". The Spectacular Spider-Man. Season 2. Episode 9. October 14, 2009. Disney XD.
  24. ^ "Opening Night". The Spectacular Spider-Man. Season 2. Episode 12. November 18, 2009. Disney XD.
  25. ^ "Nightmare on Christmas". Ultimate Spider-Man. Season 3. Episode 22. December 3, 2014. Disney XD.
  26. ^ Cochran, Jay (2009-06-14). "Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series Wave 4 Figures With Shocker". MarvelousNews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  27. ^ Cochran, Jay (2009-06-30). "Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series Figures Get Spider-Charged". MarvelousNews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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