Max Modell
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|debut = The Amazing Spider-Man #648 (January 2011)
|creators = Dan Slott (writer)
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|species = Human
|alliances = Horizon Labs
Parker Industries
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Max Modell is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily in association with Spider-Man.
Publication history
Max Modell first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #648 (January 2011), and was created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos.
Fictional character biography
Max Modell is the CEO of Horizon Labs, who gets Peter Parker a job there after he shuts down Sanjani Jaffrey's out-of-control machine. When the Hobgoblin attacks Horizon, Spider-Man saves Modell from him.The Amazing Spider-Man #648 - 650 (January - February 2011)
In later appearances, Modell assists Spider-Man, Mister Fantastic, and Yuri Watanabe, among others, in fighting crime.{{multiref2|The Amazing Spider-Man #652 - 658 (March - June 2011)|The Amazing Spider-Man #671 - 673 (December 2011 - January 2012)|The Amazing Spider-Man #679 (April 2012)|The Amazing Spider-Man #688 - 692 (August - October 2012)|Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy #3 (February 2017)
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"Ends of the Earth" reveals that Modell is gay and in a relationship with Horizon Labs lawyer Hector Baez.The Amazing Spider-Man #682 - 684 (May - June 2012) In "All-New, All-Different Marvel", Spider-Man employs the two at Parker Industries.The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 4) #1 (December 2015)
In "Go Down Swinging", Modell accepts a job application at Horizon University under the alias Elliot Tolliver.{{multiref2|The Amazing Spider-Man #800 (July 2018)|The Superior Octopus #1 (December 2018)|The Superior Spider-Man (vol. 2) #10 - 12 (October - December 2019)
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Other versions
In the Age of Ultron universe (Earth-61112), Max Modell was killed by Ultron.The Superior Spider-Man #6AU (May 2013)
In other media
- Max Modell appears in Spider-Man (2017), voiced by Fred Tatasciore.{{cite web |last=Buxton |first=Marc |date=January 6, 2017 |title=New Spider-Man Animated Series Coming in Summer 2017 |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/spider-man/259073/new-spider-man-animated-series-coming-in-summer-2017 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |website=Den of Geek|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108134501/https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/spider-man/259073/new-spider-man-animated-series-coming-in-summer-2017 |archive-date=8 January 2017 }}{{cite web |title=Max Modell Voices (Spider-Man) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Spider-Man/Max-Modell/ |access-date=August 13, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is Horizon High's headmaster who is aware of Spider-Man's secret identity and created the Anti-Venom symbiote.
- Max Modell appears in the Guardians of the Galaxy episode "Drive My Carnage", voiced again by Fred Tatasciore.
References
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External links
- Max Modell at Marvel Wiki
- [http://comicvine.gamespot.com/max-modell/4005-74419/ Max Modell] at Comic Vine
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Category:Characters created by Dan Slott
Category:Comics characters introduced in 2011
Category:LGBTQ characters in comics
Category:Marvel Comics businesspeople