The Finisher
| The Finisher | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5 (November 1968) |
| Created by | Stan Lee and Larry Lieber |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Karl Fiers |
| Partnerships |
Albert Malik The Gentleman |
The Finisher is a fictional character and super-villain in the Marvel Universe. He is primarily an enemy of Spider-Man.
Publication History
The Finisher was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Larry Lieber and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5, published on November 1968. He died the same issue.
Fictional character biography
Karl Fiers, otherwise known as the Finisher, is an assassin employed by Albert Malik (who was impersonating the Red Skull at this time) to kill Richard and Mary Parker. Years after succeeding in his mission, he comes face to face with the now grown-up son of the Parkers, a hero who works under the alias Spider-Man. Spider-Man kills the Finisher in self-defense after a fight between the two.[1]
Other versions
In the Sinister Six trilogy of novels by Adam Troy Castro, the Finisher is revealed to have an elder brother, Gustav Fiers, known as the Gentleman, who was responsible for revealing the Parkers' treachery to the Albert Malik. Seeking revenge for the Parkers' defeat of his plans and for Spider-Man's role in his brother's death, the Gentleman recruits the Sinister Six as part of a complex plan to destroy the world economy, but Spider-Man is able to defeat the scheme.[2][3][4]
Film
An assassin who may be the Finisher appears in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, in which he is hired by Oscorp to kill Richard and Mary Parker on an airplane. The plane crashes during a struggle between Richard Parker and the assassin, presumably killing everyone on it.