Silvermane is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Silvermane is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Silvermane later became a cyborg in an attempt to extend his lifespan.
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Silvio Manfredi, nicknamed "Silvermane" for his near-white hair, is a professional criminal originally from Corleone, Sicily that started his criminal career as a racketeer in the Maggia, eventually forming his own crime family and becoming a powerful Maggia Don.
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Silvermane first crossed paths with Conners's alter-ego, the Lizard, and Spider-Man during this scheme.
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Silvermane eventually reappeared, revealing that he had mystically aged to his forties.
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Silvermane started a new career and again quickly rose through the Maggia's ranks until he regained control of his family, the sought to form an alliance with Hydra, determined to take over the world as their leader, the Supreme Hydra.
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Silvermane has worked with many super-villains, such as Hammerhead, and he has been known to be a rival of the Kingpin, even once trying to assassinate the crime lord while he was suffering from amnesia.
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Silvermane learned that Silvermane was a legendary criminal figure for decades; mothers would even warn their children to behave or "One-Eye" would get them.
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Silvermane attempted to prolong his life by transforming himself into a cyborg.
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Silvermane attempted to drain his nemesis's radioactive blood to power a new, much stronger cyborg body.
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Silvermane attempted to take part in a meetup of various criminal warlords, during a time when Wilson Fisk had fallen from power.
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Silvermane was caught in the crossfire between the Secret Empire's forces and the Punisher.
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Silvermane used the resources of his personal semi-trailer and the cyborg bodies stored within to battle his way through the attackers and escape.
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However, this is later revealed to be a ruse orchestrated by a mobster named Carmine: "Silvermane" is actually a lifelike robotic duplicate controlled by a hired Mysterio to give Carmine more influence within the Maggia and position him to take over.
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Silvermane's head is shown to still be alive as it was found by a young boy when he traveled into the scrap yard, before then being stolen by the Shocker.
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Silvermane is considered one of the Maggia's most legendary bosses.
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Silvermane was a superb hand-to-hand combatant, an excellent marksman, and a brilliant strategist and organizer.
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However, Silvermane's remaining organic body parts are those of an elderly man, and thus extremely vulnerable.
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Silvermane told Hammerhead that all he needed was a little "up here" .
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Silvermane appeared in the House of M reality, portrayed as a younger crime boss and one of dozens of mobsters captured by the NYPD's elite Brotherhood unit.
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Silvermane appears in the novel Spider-Man: Forever Young, written by Stefan Petrucha.
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The details of the tablet story are retold, with some elements being updated or changed, such as Silvermane displaying a disdain for personal electronic devices due to their lack of security as well as the Kingpin being left in a coma due to the shock of learning that his son was the masked criminal, the Schemer.
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The ensuing battle ends with an enraged Silvermane burning the church down to try to kill Spider-Man, though his ultimate fate is left unclear.
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