Daddy Longlegs (comics)

Daddy Longlegs
Publication information
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.

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 ]}

References

1. Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains . New York: Facts on File. p. 74. ISBN   0-8160-1356-X.

External links

• Daddy Longlegs at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe