Ringer (comics)
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Ringer is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
[edit] History
When he broke into a safe in a building owned by Kyle Richmond, aka the super-hero Nighthawk II, Anthony Davis was eventually defeated. During the battle, an angry Nighthawk broke Davis' tooth and was sent to prison. Once in jail, it has been revealed that it took the prison scientist months to rebuild the teeth.
However, the battle with Nighthawk at first taught Davis that he wasn't cut out for a life filled with crime. After leaving prison, he decided to hire the villain called the Tinkerer, and had him hire a battlesuit so he could sell it to business contracts and as a "get rich fast" scheme. Though, upon testing the suit by himself, the Beetle broke into his workshop and it came to a battle between the two, resulting into Davis becoming the Beetle's prisoner. The Beetle wanted Davis to put on the suit so they could fight Spider-Man together, and convinced Davis to do it because of the deadly explosive weapons built inside the suit.
As can be guessed, Spider-Man easily defeated the Ringer despite his many weapons and was once again sent to jail. After next leaving prison, the Ringer avoided New York City and its "super heroes" and operated as a costumed criminal primarily in the Midwest. On a visit to the "bar with no name" in Medina County, Ohio, one of a number of similar secret meeting places for costumed criminals, the Ringer was contacted by Gary Gilbert, who was formerly the costumed terrorist called Firebrand. Gilbert invited the Ringer to attend a meeting at the bar to discuss strategies for dealing with Scourge, the mysterious vigilante who had murdered a large number of costumed criminals. The Ringer came to the meeting, but, unfortunately for him, so did Scourge, disguised as the bartender. Scourge slaughtered the Ringer and all the other criminals who were present.
After his death, Davis was revealed to have a wife named Leila Davis, who put on his suit and continued her husband's criminal career.
AIM resurrected Anthony as the cyborg Strikeback.
[edit] Alternate versions
In Ultimate Spider-Man #91, Anthony Davis appeared as the Ringer yet again, but ended up defeated by both Spider-Man and Shadowcat. He was handed over to the police, and hasn't been heard of since.
