
In his third encounter with Spider-Man, it was revealed that Peter's friend Liz Allan was Raxton's stepsister, and the Molten Man's metallic skin had begun to give off intense heat and to consume itself. Ĭover of The Amazing Spider-Man #133, art by John Romita Sr. However, he was once again defeated by Spider-Man. Raxton was later released from jail, only to continue his criminal activities. Peter Parker, as Spider-Man, nearly missed his high school graduation to stop the Molten Man's first crime spree.

Realizing the great potential his new abilities afforded him, Raxton, calling himself the Molten Man, turned to crime to further his monetary gains. Fearing for his life, Raxton ran for the nearest hospital, only to discover that the alloy had changed him for the better when he angrily punched an irate motorist's hood, buckling it. In the ensuing fight with Smythe in the laboratory, Raxton spilled the liquid alloy all over himself, his skin absorbing it and turning golden. Raxton and Smythe developed an experimental new liquid metallic alloy for the Spider-Slayers from a radioactive meteor, but Raxton in his greed and impatience, attempted to steal it and sell it, ignoring Smythe's protests that it needed further testing. Spencer Smythe, creator of the Spider-Slayers. He was a scientist who could not wait to use his skills to become rich and once worked at Oscorp Industries as the laboratory assistant to Dr.


The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #28 (September 1965). A creature based on the "Molten Man" appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), which was actually an illusion created by a series of drones operated by Mysterio. The character has made appearances in several forms of media, including animated series and video games. Turning to a life of crime, he started off as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man, but eventually was redeemed. Once a chemical engineer who longed to get rich, Mark Raxton was caught in an accident that saw his body get covered by an experimental organic-liquid metal alloy, which granted him superpowers, including the ability to generate extreme heat and radiation. The Molten Man ( Mark Raxton) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
