Who Is The Burglar? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

The Burglar is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Unknown, with over 269 comic issue appearances. A burglar Spider-Man allowed to escape at one point, he would later kill Uncle Ben.

Who is The Burglar?

Origin Peter Parker realises his grave mistake After Peter Parker first gained his powers, he used them for profit as a professional wrestler, before going into showbiz on television. While leaving the studio one day, a burglar ran past. Peter could have easily stopped him, but chose not to viewing it not to be his problem. Upon returning home Peter was horrified to discover his Uncle Ben had been murdered by a burglar hiding from the police, and upon cornering the criminal in a warehouse, was shocked to find it to be the same man he had allowed to escape earlier that night. Creation The Burglar was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko . Major Story Arcs Years later, the Burglar got out of jail, and bought Aunt May 's old house. This was no coincidence: the Burglar had heard that the treasure of a notorious gangster named Dutch Mallone had been hidden in his old house. The reason he had been at the TV studio that night was so that he could find out where Dutch Mallone had lived.The night Peter 's Uncle Ben had died, he had been looking for the treasure, but was disturbed by Uncle Ben and Aunt May .

Key facts

The Burglar is of human origin and first appeared in "Spider-Man!; The Bell Ringer; The Man in the Mummy Case; There are Martians Among Us". The character is published by Marvel. With 269 recorded issue appearances, The Burglar ranks among the most featured characters in comics.