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THE SECRET ORIGIN OF MYSTERIO! Even Kingpin knows little about the criminal in the smoky helmet…but Spider-Man's about to learn more than he bargained for!

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Published April 30, 2025

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Jonathan Hickman

1,224 books2,048 followers
Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia

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Profile Image for James DeSantis.
Author 17 books1,203 followers
May 3, 2025
Damn good issue. We find out who mysterio is...and it's way different than I expected. More so the mytho building with him/them is amazing. Overall a great issue to build up the background/world building. Shit's about to get messy.
Profile Image for Lukáš Kudela.
91 reviews2 followers
June 10, 2025
Right now, there’s only one series where every single issue is absolutely perfect, and I can’t wait for the next one! And that’s been true for 16 issues already! Every single one has been absolutely flawless! Hickman is the best writer working today!
1,765 reviews3 followers
April 30, 2025
I knew (spoiler) wasn’t dead, but the mystery of Mysterio was better than anything I could have imagined.
Profile Image for Raven Reads.
166 reviews19 followers
August 18, 2025
this comic just keeps getting better w/ each releasing issues. it's like they can't stop cooking. i say let 'em
26 reviews
September 28, 2025
HARRYS NOT DEAD?!? GWEN HAS SECRETLY BEEN MYSTERIOUS THIS WHOLE TIME?!? Fuckkkkk
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Profile Image for Marcus.
475 reviews2 followers
August 9, 2025
Mysterio’s identity finally revealed! This is shaping up to be a really cool take on the character and sets the stage for some interesting developments in the future. I’m hoping they can stick the landing when things come to a head.
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525 reviews
August 6, 2025
“So long, Comrade.”

an excellent twist.
Profile Image for RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez.
Author 8 books32 followers
August 20, 2025
Tras ese gran cliffhanger, este número se centra por completo en revelar el cómo Gwen Stacey puede ser Mysterio en este Universo... Y la verdad es que es uno de los descubrimientos más estimulantes por parte de Jonathan Hickman. Dando una nueva entidad a este archienemigo clásico del trepamuros en esta descomunal y ominosa narrativa de una realidad deformada en favor de los designios del Hacedor. Por supuesto, el gancho emocional está en poder asistir a la relación entre Gwen y Harry que les lleva a ese matrimonio y empresa en común en torno al Duende Verde que no parece que haya quedado enterrado en la Tierra Salvaje de Kraven.

Ojalá nunca te tuvieses que ausentar de la colección, Checchetto.
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983 reviews20 followers
June 26, 2025
In this issue, Hickman reveals somewhat thr mystery of Mysterio and who is under the bowl-helmet in a masterful and page turning way with excellent pencil work from Checchetto. With now 8 more issues to go of this just announced two year run the secrets are being discovered and the drama ramped up. The back third of this incredible run should be spectacular. It is the mark of a great book when the main character isn’t much in the issue at all and yet it still comes off as a great read with twists and turns I didn’t see coming.
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332 reviews2 followers
May 13, 2025
Hate that I’m caught up on the series now because i want to keep taking it all in.

Through every deception, Mysterio just using a revolver was kinda hilarious. This issue felt like the end reveals to an Agatha Christie novel. Love the reveal of Mysterio and knew I shouldn’t’ve trusted Gobbie’s fate.
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834 reviews20 followers
June 26, 2025
Ultimate Spider-Man #16 was 🔥. Hickman and Checchetto deliver another layered, compelling issue that dives deep into Mysterio’s backstory while revealing a chilling new dimension to Gwen Stacy’s past. The cult legacy adds a dark, unsettling twist, and Gwen’s shifting loyalties keep the tension high. Bold, weird, and unpredictable—this series continues to be a standout in the Ultimate line.
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4,571 reviews
August 5, 2025
5
Did Gwen Stacy just become the most important person in the new Ultimate line? And Mysterio as the the person driven to uncover the truth of the lies of reality...inspired. The most interesting Mysterio ever has been and will be.

Man, such a bummer there are only issues remaining until this run ends.
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16 reviews
April 30, 2025
Brillante. Me encanta la revelación de que Gwen es Mysterio, Mysterio en este universo es buena y Harry está vivo.

Entonces no más Duende Verde? La IA de Norman se apoderará del traje?

Qué gran serie.
Profile Image for Emiliano.
218 reviews
July 2, 2025
WHAT THE HECK!!

Gwen being Mysterio is such a cool twist and wow is she cool. Didn’t expect so much lore in this issue and how Gwen’s character compared to the main timeline to be so vastly different. It’s crazy seeing so many of Spider-Man’s iconic villains becoming his ally like wow!
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88 reviews3 followers
September 29, 2025
Holy God I would have never in my wildest dreams would thought Gwen was mysterio, and now I love her and Harry's relationship even more. This was a peak reveal and a perfect issue, Hickman is truly a wonderful genius...
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652 reviews1 follower
January 11, 2026
Mysterio was behind almost everything this entire run??????????? That was a crazy revelation. What’s even crazier is that GWEN IS MYSTERIO and there’s a whole cult behind Mysterio!!!??? Harry faked his death. A lot just changed…
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234 reviews
April 30, 2025
And there it is, the return of Harry!!! I knew that something was special about Gwen, but I never would've guessed that. USM continues to surprise and delight.
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Profile Image for Liz.
573 reviews
April 30, 2025
This was so interesting and a fun twist in the story.
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282 reviews
May 2, 2025
Haha holy sh**, Hickman you must be a pro league baseball player with the big swings you took in this issue.

Keep it coming.
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878 reviews
May 3, 2025
that ending…..FULLY BODY CHILLS!! hickman you glorious bastard!!!
610 reviews1 follower
May 4, 2025
This was a twist I didn't see coming at all and was an incredibly well-done way to rectify *redacted's* death (which was expected). The story feels alive and well!
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35 reviews1 follower
May 22, 2025
I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING UP WITH GWEN!! and i’m so fcking happy harry isn’t actually dead i love that little ginger so much :(((
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Profile Image for Aaron.
274 reviews1 follower
May 30, 2025
This is not where I saw any of this going.
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395 reviews
June 25, 2025
Best is issue so far, and that says it all
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57 reviews
June 28, 2025
Gwen being mysterio is cool and there being multiples is way cooler
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1,036 reviews16 followers
September 30, 2025
Un court volume riche en révélations! Cette saga Spiderman est vraiment un bon divertissement
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