Hammerhead (Marvel)

“	Who said I can't put a man in the cage? Before I ran my own gang I was a Maggia enforcer. Know how I got to the top? Head first!	„
	~ Hammerhead.

“	Maybe not. Maybe it's time I stopped in to check on my investment. Besides, if youse guys caught two Spider-Men in your wish-web... then HAMMERHEAD has a few wishes of his own he wants fulfilled!	„
	~ Hammerhead to Mentallo and Arcade.

Joseph (possible last name Martello), better known as Hammerhead, is a crime boss supervillain from Marvel. He is one of the dangerous enemies of Spider-Man, Daredevil and the Punisher.

He is a Maggia criminal who's skull was shattered during a brawl, but he was saved by Jonas Harrow and received a steel-made skull to replace his fractured one. With his last memory being a 1920s movie poster, Joseph awakened obsessed with that era's clothing and behavior. Naming himself "Hammerhead", the hitman rose through the ranks to become a crimelord and enemy of the superhero Spider-Man.

Overview[]

While we know little about his past, the unnamed Maggia gangster named Joseph was wounded in a brawl. His body was discovered by the scientist Jonas Harrow, who replaced the gangster's shattered skull with a steel one while he was placing a metal plate in his head through an undergo transplant surgery. When he awoke, the gangster only remembered a 1920s movie poster, and soon became obsessed with it. Taking the name Hammerhead, he favored 1920s clothes and weapons, and became a crime leader when the Kingpin stepped down for a short time. Hammerhead was often at odds with fellow crime lord and supervillain Doctor Octopus, as well as his mutual enemy Spider-Man.

Several supervillain criminals have worked for Hammerhead, including Tombstone, Electro, and the Tinkerer, who once made a cybernetic exoskeleton for Hammerhead, in which he battled the Human Torch.

Biography[]

Background[]

Little is known of his early life, but he and his sister Antonia were born in the Soviet Union to unnamed parents, and it's implied that their surname is Martello. After fleeing from his homeland to Italy, Joseph suffered physical abuse from his father, often beating him with a hammer anytime he misbehaved or spoke Italian instead of Russian. While in school, Joseph lied that he was Italian until his bully Rico exposed him and showed his scars that he received from his father. Once he reached the appropriate age, Joseph joined the Maggia as a hitman and later killed his father with a large hammer.

Becoming Hammerhead[]

During a brawl, Joseph's head was shattered, leaving him critically injured until he received a steel plate to replace his fractured skull by Jonas Harrow. Once he awakened, he adopted the name "Hammerhead" and became obsessed with 1920s gangster behavior and movies onward. During his tenure, he became a central enemy for New York's crime-fighter Spider-Man, often losing to the superhero every time they encountered each other. After the Kingpin laid low during a gang war, Hammerhead partnered with Doctor Octopus to replace him. The gangster was seemingly killed during a nuclear explosion, but returned as a ghost and haunted his ally until he was revived.

During the Civil War storyline, Hammerhead took advantage of Kingpin's imprisonment to gain a foothold in organized crime and uniting numerous supervillains together. During his conquest, Kingpin's agent Underworld shot Hammerhead point blank with adamantium bullets, damaging his psyche. He was later retrieved from the hospital by Mister Negative and Doctor Tramma, whom not only revived the gangster, but gifted him with an adamantium skeleton. While he found success working under Mister Negative, he was defeated by Spider-Man once again.

In Other Media[]

The Spectacular Spider-Man[]

Main article: Hammerhead (The Spectacular Spider-Man)

Hammerhead appeared as one of the secondary antagonists (along with Doctor Octopus, Venom and Rhino) in the animated series, The Spectacular Spider-Man. He worked as the right-hand man for the crime lord Tombstone (a reversal from the comics) before betraying him.

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions[]

Main article: Hammerhead (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)

Hammerhead 03 — Hammerhead in *Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions*.

Hammerhead appeared as a boss in the Spider-Man videogame Shattered Dimensions. He was from the Noir universe, set in the 1920's-30's, and worked for Norman Osborn. He used his piece of the Tablet of Order and Chaos to fuse two machine guns to his hands, making him even more powerful. In this version, Hammerhead also has a real name; Joseph Lorenzini.

He was also voiced by John DiMaggio, who also voiced Bender Bending Rodríguez in Futurama, Dr. Drakken in Kim Possible and Joker in Batman: Under the Red Hood.

Marvel's Spider-Man[]

Main article: Hammerhead (Marvel's Spider-Man)

Hammerhead from MSM promo — Hammerhead in *Marvel's Spider-Man*.

Hammerhead appears as the main antagonist of the DLC The City That Never Sleeps for the 2018 video game Marvel's Spider-Man.

He is voiced by Keith Silverstein, who also voiced Kurozumi Orochi in One Piece, Deep Sea King in One-Punch Man and Reaper in Overwatch.

In this game, The Hammerhead is much darker than his old portrayals. This version of him makes his full name Joseph Martello, his last name meaning "hammer" in Italian.

After killing Yuriko Watanabe's colleagues, he gains her ire which results in him being critically injured by the officer. However, he was saved by his men and received cybernetics from Silver Sable's technology. He is later thwarted by Spider-Man and Silver Sable in the final episode of the story expansion.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 - Hammerhead Boss Boss 15

Trivia[]

He was created by Gerry Conway and John Romita.
The gaming website IGN ranked Hammerhead 20th on their Spider-Man's greatest enemies list.

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Hammerhead (Marvel)

Contents

Overview[]

Biography[]

Background[]

Becoming Hammerhead[]

In Other Media[]

The Spectacular Spider-Man[]

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions[]

Marvel's Spider-Man[]

Gallery[]

Images[]

Videos[]

Trivia[]

Navigation[]