Rocket Racer

There have been two characters in the Marvel universe who have used the Rocket Racer name, but only one of them is worth mentioning here – the original and best of the pair, Robert Farrell.

Farrell is a villain who actually reformed to become a hero, but his most memorable scenes are when he was a burglar and would regularly be thwarted by Spider-Man.

He was a young science prodigy who wanted to support his family but, when he realised he couldn’t, he turned to a life of crime. He developed a cybernetically-controlled, rocket-powered magnetic skateboard for himself, as well as gauntlets armed with mini-rockets, and embarked on a crime spree.

After Spider-Man first put a stop to his nefarious activities, he had his equipment upgraded by the Tinkerer. However, he was still impossible to take seriously after the upgrade – and that was in a comic! There is, therefore, absolutely no way that he could be taken seriously in a live action movie.