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| Bombastic Bag-Man | |
| First appearance: | The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 #258 |
| Alternate name(s): | None |
| Lead Designer(s): | {{{Lead Designer(s)}}} |
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Additional Designer(s): | {{{Additional Designer(s)}}} |
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Current Owner(s): | Peter Parker |
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Previous Owner(s): | None |
The Spare Fantastic Four Costume also known as and dubbed "The Bombastic Bagman" or "The Amazing Bag-Man" is a costume Peter Parker (Spider-Man) had to don as a result of being separated from the alien symbiote in the Baxter Building.
History
When Reed Richards first examined the alien symbiote and separated it from Peter, he was left without a costume and could not simply go web-slinging undisguised as it could reveal his true identity.
At the mercy of the Human Torch, he was given a spare, older version of a Fantastic Four costume with no footwear, a loose brown paper bag as a mask, and a "Kick Me" sign on his back, placed by Johnny.
On his way home from the Fantastic Four's headquarters, Spider-man's spider-sense buzzed, and he took a detour to help the police with a foiled liquor store robbery. Attacking the criminals, he cracked the joke, "I'm just your friendly neighborhood travel agent! And I'm here to present you with a free ticket to loose tooth city!" Then, a passel of reporters arrived on the scene, asking if he wore the old Fantastic Four costume because he was a new member, if he planned to apply for membership, or if it was a super hero initiation prank. Later on TV, they referred to him as "the unknown super hero".
During Spider-man's Identity Crisis story arc, Peter is out of reach of his costume and is forced to fight crime wearing a paper bag on his head, again referring to himself as ' The Bombastic Bag-man '.
Features
The bag man is born!
The second incarnation of the Bag-Man, worn briefly during the Identity Crisis story arc, is limited to a pair of red pants, black knee high boots, no shirt and a paper bag worn overhead.[1]
Media
Although the suit is never seen again, in many video games featuring Spider-Man, this is a infamous alternate costume that is always unlockable and wearable in-game.
Video Games
- In 2000's Spider-Man (video game), the "Bombastic Bagman" costume is wearable once unlocked.
- In 2001's Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro, the "Bombastic Bagman" costume is wearable once unlocked again. However, for some unknown reason, the "4" number on the chest is removed, the bag on Spider-Man's head is a silver color instead of brown. The shade of blue for the costume is much lighter as wel.
- In 2010's Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, the "Bombastic Bagman" costume is only wearable for Amazing Spider-Man levels when unlocked.
- In 2011's Spider-Man: Edge of Time, if the player has a saved game file from Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions on the game system, the costume will be unlockable, and wearable from the start for the Amazing Spider-Man.
- In 2011's Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, the "Bag Man" costume is wearable once bought.
- In 2013's Marvel Heroes, the Bombastic Bagman is a alternate wearable costume for Spider-Man that can only drop via defeating enemies or a boss.
- In 2019, The Bombastic Bagman suit appeared in a free update along with the Future Foundation suit for Marvel's Spider-Man on the PS4
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