Vulture
The first rogue in the gallery.
Adrian Toomes is the first recurring villain the series produced, arriving in the second issue.
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Why Vulture matters to collectors
Toomes is the oldest Spider-Man villain in every sense. He was the first recurring one created for the title, and he is an elderly man who beats a teenager by being meaner and more experienced. Comics rarely let age be the threat, and that is the whole idea here.
Key issues and milestones
- The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (1963) - His debut, plus the Tinkerer, in only the second issue of the series.
- The Amazing Spider-Man #7 (1963) - The rematch, and the issue that established Spider-Man villains as recurring rather than one-shot.
- The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964) - One of the original Sinister Six.
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) - Michael Keaton plays him as a working contractor squeezed out by Stark money, one of the best-received villain takes of the era.
Toomes has no powers whatsoever. The flight harness is his own invention, built by an electronics engineer who was cheated out of his company, and every version of the character since has kept that grievance intact.
Collecting Vulture through the years
ASM #2 is the second most valuable book in the run after the first issue, and it is genuinely hard to find with clean spine and white pages. It holds two first appearances, which is part of why it outperforms the issues immediately after it. The 2017 film brought a wave of new buyers to a book that was already thin on supply, and grading census numbers for this issue remain small compared with mid-1960s Marvel generally. Buying raw here is a specialist's move - restoration and colour touch are common on early ASM.
Read Vulture comics on VeVe
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Vulture on VeVe
The Vulture is part of VeVe's Sinister Villains series. The wing harness is the sculpting challenge, and a full wingspan is exactly the sort of thing that works better as an AR display piece than as a shelf item that needs three feet of clearance. Sinister Villains drops are scheduled with tiered rarities.
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Vulture collector FAQ
Where can I buy Vulture digital collectibles?
Vulture digital collectibles release on VeVe through scheduled drops and the in-app marketplace. The Sinister Villains series.
What is Vulture's first appearance?
Vulture first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (1963). Adrian Toomes is the first recurring villain the series produced, arriving in the second issue.
Are Vulture collectibles on VeVe officially licensed?
Yes. Every Marvel collectible on VeVe is produced under official license with the rights holder - that licensing is the core difference between VeVe and unlicensed NFT projects. More on licensed vs unlicensed.
Are Vulture digital collectibles NFTs?
Technically yes - VeVe collectibles are NFTs recorded on blockchain for provenance. In practice they work like licensed digital collectibles: bought in-app with a custodial wallet, no crypto knowledge needed. How VeVe NFTs actually work.