The Prowler Legacy

2 heroes have worn the Prowler mantle.

The originalheld the mantle from 1969

Hobart "Hobie" Brown

The Amazing Spider-Man #78 (1969) · 96 appearances

Powers. No innate superpowers; self-taught inventor/engineer who uses a homemade gadget-laden costume — wrist cartridges firing sleeping gas/sonic/explosive pellets and steel claws, pneumatic-piston gauntlets for climbing/projectiles, and a cape for gliding.

Origin

Frustrated by dead-end jobs and social inequality, self-taught inventor Hobart Brown built his own high-tech costume — complete with pellet-firing wrist cartridges, pneumatic gauntlets, and a gliding cape — to become the Prowler, debuting as a minor antagonist before becoming a trusted Spider-Man ally.

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Successorheld the mantle from 2010

Aaron Davis

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1 (2010) · 38 appearances

Powers. No innate superpowers; skilled thief, marksman and combatant using stolen high-tech gear including Tinkerer-built gauntlets/equipment (the Prowler suit and later Iron Spider tech)

Origin

In the Ultimate Universe, Aaron Davis is a skilled thief who operates under the alias the Prowler, using his illicit expertise to run jobs largely off the radar. His complicated family ties would unexpectedly intersect with a new chapter in Spider-Man's history.

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