- Count Otto Vermis
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Count Otto Vermis was the leader of HYDRA's European branch. His only appearance (in main Marvel continuity) was in Marvel Spotlight #32 (February 1977), the book that featured the first appearance of Spider-Woman.
Vermis recruited Jessica Drew (whom by that time went by the name "Arachne") into HYDRA at a time when she was suffering from amnesia and had no clue about her own past. He then manipulated her into falling in love with fellow agent Jared and attempting to kill Nick Fury.
Vermis promised to find out the truth about Arachne's past and did a sincere effort in that direction, although the findings were incomplete and misleading. Ultimately, he kept what little he knew hidden from Arachne until soon before his death[1].
An alternate timeline's Vermis was also seen in a What If...?[2], where he was alive, but captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and where Spider-Woman is a super-villain[3].
References
- ^ Marvel Spotlight #32, February 1977
- ^ What If? vol. 1 #17 (October 1979)
- ^ Article on Earth-79101 at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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- Characters created by Archie Goodwin
- Characters created by Jim Mooney
- Characters created by Sal Buscema
- Fictional counts and countesses
- Marvel Comics supervillains
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