Daddy Longlegs (comics)

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Daddy Longlegs
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Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Spider-Woman #47 (Dec 1982) [1]
Created by Ann Nocenti and Brian Postman

Daddy Longlegs (Ramsey Cole) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Publication history

Daddy Longlegs first appeared in Spider-Woman #47 (Dec 1982), and was created by Ann Nocenti and Brian Postman.

Fictional character biography

Ramsey Kole was a dancer of short stature who stole and drank some experimental chemicals that Bill Foster was working on, and grew to a height of 15 feet with extremely long arms and legs. Spider-Woman went looking for him, and now calling himself Daddy Longlegs, she defeated him, leaving him a dejected emotional wreck.[ volume & issue needed ]

Daddy Longlegs was captured by the Locksmith along with a number of other superhumans, but they were freed by Spider-Woman.[ volume & issue needed ] She threw a party for Kole and the other escapees, who were forced to forget her when she was believed to be dead.[ volume & issue needed ]

Daddy Longlegs was later restored to normal by Dr. Karl Malus, who used samples from Kle to purify the Pym Particles.[ volume & issue needed ]

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