Sinister Syndicate
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The Sinister Syndicate is the name of a group of Spider-Man villains. Patterned after the conglommeration of Spider-Man's deadliest foes who call themselves the Sinister Six, the Sinister Syndicate is sort of the B-team. Many of the members have long storied pasts in the Marvel Universe. The Beetle organized the Sinister Syndicate after countless failures acting independently as a super-villain. Realizing that there was strength in numbers, the Beetle recruited several of his chosen vocation to act as a mercennery group. Their first work for hire was to prevent Spider-man and Silver Sable from capturing the international terrorist Jack O'Lantern.
Original Line-up
- The Beetle (Leader)
- Boomerang
- Hydro-Man
- Rhino
- Speed Demon
Subsequent Members
Though this team is currently 'inactive' in the Marvel Universe, the conflict which broke up the team has resurfaced in the pages of the Thunderbolts where a reformed Beetle is a long-standing member.
First Appearance
- Amazing Spider-man #280, September 1986
(left to right: Hydro-Man, Boomerang, Rhino, Beetle, Speed Demon)
[1]Sinister Syndiate at Marvel.com
The Sinister Syndicate is also the name of a group of Spider-Man's villains in the Universal Studios ride, The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man. This ride is located in Islands of Adventure, in Orlando. In the ride, the evil group steals the Statue of Liberty with an anti-gravity gun, and Spider-Man must stop them. The Syndicate is made up of Doctor Octopus, Scream, Electro, Hydro-Man, and the Hobgoblin.
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