Charles Bates

Charles Bates steps onto the scene in 1997, debuting in the Panini Deutschland Spider-Man universe during the thick of the Modern Age — a world populated by the likes of Peter Parker, Ben Reilly, and the mysterious Scrier. With appearances across Spider-Man, Spider-Man Special, and Der sensationelle Spider-Man, this is a character woven into the fabric of a distinctly German-market corner of Spidey's world. His seven catalog appearances may be modest, but they place him squarely in compelling company, and for collectors who love hunting the edges of the Spider-Man mythos, Charles Bates is exactly the kind of discovery that makes digging through international runs so rewarding.