Screwball (character)

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Screwball
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceAmazing Spider-Man #559 (July 2008)
Created byDan Slott (writer)
Marcos Martín (artist)
In-story information
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsDeadpool Inc.
Notable aliasesScrewball
AbilitiesExpert gymnast

Screwball is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Dan Slott and artist Marcos Martín, the character first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #559. Screwball is described as the world's first "live streaming super-villain" and commits crimes to get more hits on her web page.[1] She is a recurring antagonist of the superhero Spider-Man.[2][3]

Publication history[edit]

Screwball debuted Amazing Spider-Man #559, created by writer Dan Slott and artist Marcos Martín.[4] She appeared in the 2021 Marvel Action: Spider-Man series.[5]

Fictional character biography[edit]

Not much is known about Screwball's past. She is an Internet personality who seeks attention, to the point that she commits infractions to gain followers and fame. Screwball would commit crimes while a film crew filmed her so that she could get more hits on her videos by having Spider-Man appear on it. She first encountered Spider-Man while he was tracing the "Spider-Tracer Killer."[6]

Screwball later posed as Spider-Man to help Bookie where they filmed Spider-Man fighting a villain called Basher. The fight was uploaded on YouTube and watched by the patrons of the "Bar with No Name". The Enforcers recognized what was happening and began to attack Bookie only for him to be rescued when the real Spider-Man showed up.[7]

When Spider-Man and Daredevil arrive at the Bar With No Name, Screwball is among the patrons that attack them.[8]

Because of Spider-Man's humiliating fight with Screwball, Ben Reilly didn't want to buy any of Peter Parker's photos.[9]

During the "Origin of the Species" storyline, Spider-Man apprehends Screwball and Looter in Midtown in light of Doctor Octopus stealing Lily Hollister's newborn child Stanley.[10]

Spider-Girl later chased Screwball and confiscated her camera to prevent her from broadcasting her latest activity before handing her over to the police.[11]

Screwball later collaborated with Jester in pranking Mayor J. Jonah Jameson which was uploaded on the Internet. Both villains were defeated by the Superior Spider-Man (Otto Octiavus's mind in Spider-Man's body), who savagely beats them.[12] Screwball later appeared in Las Vegas where she collaborated with Arcade who gave her the training, equipment, and exclusive streaming rights that she needed. She later fights Elektra, under Arcade's orders, but is defeated.[13]

During the "Hunted" storyline, Screwball was seen as a patron at the Pop-Up with No Name.[14]

Following the "Gang War" storyline, Screwball used drones to pull off a pique to gain more followers. These drones ended up attacking Spider-Woman and Spider-Boy. Screwball later spoke through them when they combined into a giant robot. When the robot was defeated, Spider-Woman and Spider-Boy used one of the drones to track down Screwball. They defeat Screwball and leave her for the police.[15]

Powers and abilities[edit]

Screwball is an expert gymnast. She relies on her skills to evade Spider-Man.

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

Joshua Kristian McCoy of Game Rant included Screwball in their "5 Spider-Man Villains Who Actually Could Carry A Solo Project" list, calling her "perfect" for a "meta-comedy film about making movies or social media."[16] Screen Rant included Screwball in their "Spider-Man: 10 Best Female Villains" list,[17] and in their "10 Spider-Man Villains That Are Smarter Than They Seem" list.[18] Comic Book Resources ranked Screwball 10th in their "Spider-Man's 10 Funniest Villains" list.[19]

In other media[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pantoja, Kevin (June 22, 2019). "5 Spider-Man Villains We Want In The MCU (& 5 We Don't)". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  2. ^ Lapitan, Emilio Gabriel (2022-04-02). "MCU: 10 Weirdest Spider-Man Villains That Marvel Will Never Adapt To Screen". Collider. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  3. ^ Chrysostomou, George (2022-10-03). "10 Spider-Man Villains That Are Smarter Than They Seem". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  4. ^ Serrano, Ryan (2021-01-03). "Spider-Man PS4: Who Is Screwball?". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  5. ^ Johnston, Rich (November 20, 2020). "Transformers Beast Wars in IDW February 2021 Solicits". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  6. ^ Amazing Spider-Man #559. Marvel Comics.
  7. ^ Amazing Spider-Man #562. Marvel Comics.
  8. ^ Amazing Spider-Man #600. Marvel Comics.
  9. ^ Amazing Spider-Man #608. Marvel Comics.
  10. ^ Amazing Spider-Man #645. Marvel Comics.
  11. ^ Spider-Girl Vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.
  12. ^ Superior Spider-Man #6. Marvel Comics.
  13. ^ Elektra Vol. 4 #1-4. Marvel Comics.
  14. ^ Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5 #19.HU. Marvel Comics.
  15. ^ Spider-Woman Vol. 8 #5. Marvel Comics.
  16. ^ McCoy, Joshua Kristian (2022-05-13). "5 Spider-Man Villains Who Could Carry A Solo Project". Game Rant. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  17. ^ Hernandez, Brenda (2021-09-29). "Spider-Man: 10 Best Female Villains". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  18. ^ Chrysostomou, George (2022-10-03). "10 Spider-Man Villains That Are Smarter Than They Seem". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  19. ^ Sparkle, Billie (2022-08-19). "Spider-Man's 10 Funniest Villains". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  20. ^ "Screwball Live". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  21. ^ "Liz Allan Voice - Spider-Man (2017) (TV Show) - Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 27, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  22. ^ Radulovic, Petrana (September 12, 2018). "A guide to the Spider-Man PS4 villains". Polygon. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  23. ^ Baker, Ben (September 21, 2021). "Every Boss In Marvel's Spider-Man, Ranked". Game Rant. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  24. ^ Pantoja, Kevin (2020-09-02). "Every Villain In Marvel's Spider-Man, Ranked". Game Rant. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  25. ^ Bunn, Glenn (September 17, 2022). "Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered's Most Annoying Enemies". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  26. ^ "Voice Of Screwball – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  27. ^ Miranda, Felicia (December 23, 2018). "These voice actors put the 'Oomph!' in 'Marvel's Spider-Man'". Digital Trends. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  28. ^ Goldman, Eric (April 2, 2018). "Marvel Animated Minimates Series 9 Revealed, Including Symbiote Spider-Man, Star-Lord and More". Marvel.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  29. ^ "#Marvel Animated #Minimates Series 8 Revealed; Series 7 Now Available at @Walgreens !". ActionFigureInsider.com. December 13, 2017. Retrieved 2023-07-04.

External links[edit]

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