Who Is Cobweb? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Cobweb is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Unknown, with over 20 comic issue appearances. Cobweb is an immortal demon of the Mindscape and a Sleepwalker foe. He should not be confused with the namesake member of the Special Executive, a Captain Britain character.

Who is Cobweb?

Origin Cobweb is an immortal demon of the Mindscape and has haunted the Mindscape since times immemorial, before recorded time. In doing so, he became the prime enemy to the valiant Sleepwalkers, a race of guardians for the Mindscape. Creation Cobweb was created by Bob Budiansky and Bret Blevins in 1991 and first appeared in Sleepwalker # 3. Major Story Arcs Enemy of the Sleepwalker Cobweb was a menace to the Mindscape for many years, and had more recently encountered one of the strongest Sleepwalkers he had met. In trying to escape from this Sleepwalker, he entered the mind of a human from earth named Rick Sheridan. While Sleepwalker followed, Cobweb again left the mind, and trapped the Sleepwalker. This caused Sleepwalker to remain inside the mind of the young human man. Not much was heard from Cobweb again until it was revealed that he had planned an invasion on earth, along with many of his demons, at that time looking like other Sleepwalkers.

Key facts

Cobweb is of other origin and first appeared in "Theater Of Madness". The character is published by Marvel. With 20 recorded issue appearances, Cobweb ranks among the most featured characters in comics.