Who Is Crime-Master (Lewis)? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Crime-Master (Lewis) is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Nick Lewis, with over 67 comic issue appearances. A gangster mob boss in New York City, Crime-Master is an old foe of Spider-Man.

Who is Crime-Master (Lewis)?

For the current Crime-Master, see Bennett Brant . Origin Nick Lewis Jr. was already a renowned gang boss in New York City when he instructed 'The Terrier' to keep a tail on Betty Brant . Miss Brant's brother had run up terrible gambling debt's with Lewis' gang, and he wished to use this to his advantage by wrestling the Daily Bugle from out of J Jonah Jameson's control. However, The Terrier (and therefore Lewis) was thwarted by Spider-Man , thus creating a passionate vendetta against the wall-crawler. Later Lewis arranged for the Vulture to be liberated from his incarceration. In order to repay the debt of freedom, the Vulture was expected to assassinate the Kingpin . The plan was to remove the Kingpin, allowing Lewis to usurp his power base and take further control over New York's gangs.

Key facts

Crime-Master (Lewis) is of human origin and first appeared in "The Man In The Crime-Master's Mask". The character is published by Marvel. With 67 recorded issue appearances, Crime-Master (Lewis) ranks among the most featured characters in comics.