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The Trapster!

"Who's the Trapster?", you may be asking yourself.

First appearing in Strange Tales (1951) #104 as Paste-pot Pete, the Trapster has not quite yet managed to make a name for himself as anything more than a D-list villain, but hell, if he ain't trying!

Peter Petruski changed his villain alias during Fantastic Four (1961) #38 to the Trapster, and hasn't changed names since (He got close during Fantastic Four (1998)!)

He's gone up against a variety of characters, namely the Fantastic Four, Spider-man, and a random assortment of others he randomly decided to go against for fame and notablity.

I love this guy for no particular reason other than his constant patheticness throughout his misc. comic appearances, and his sheer obscurity (The MCU won't touch this guy. His fanbase is too strong!)

Animated Appearances

  • The New Fantastic Four (1978) - "The Frightful Four" voiced by Gene Moss
  • Fantastic Four (1994) - "And the Wind Cries Medusa" voiced by Beau Weaver
  • Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2006) - "Frightful" voiced by Sam Vincent
  • The Super Hero Squad Show (2009) - "If This Be My Thanos!" and "The Ice Melt Cometh!" voiced by Dave Boat
  • Ultimate Spider-Man (2012) - Multiple episodes (I'll make a list eventually.) voiced by Steven Weber
  • Marvel Super Hero Adventures (2017) - "It's Clobberin' Time" voiced by Bradley Duffy
  • Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition (2024) - voiced by Steve Blum

    • OTHER APPEARANCES
  • Cameo in Avengers Assemble (2013) in "The Avengers Protocol"
  • There's a female Trapster in Spidey and His Amazing Friends (2021), voiced by Deva Marie Gregory

    • Here's all of his official merch too, to serve as a checklist whenever I start my Trapster collection.

    CARDS

    Super Top Trumps Marvel (1988) - Marvel Vision Fleer/Skybox Card #66 (1996) - Marvel Beginnings VOL.2 Series 2 Micromotion (2023)

    Marvel Allegiance Secret Wars Canvas Chapters No One's Home! #CH-85 (2024) - Topps Hero Attax Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man "TRAPSTER" #153 (2010) - VS System Trapster Peter Petruski Marvel Team-Up

    FIGURES

    Trapster #015 Fantastic Four Marvel Heroclix - Trapster #015 Veteran Sinister Marvel Heroclix

    Eaglemoss Classic Marvel Fantastic Four TRAPSTER Figure (2012) - Unreleased Toybiz Figure

    Trapster's Eras

    Ok so, Trapster hasn't had that many comic appearances but over all the ones that he has had, he has various different costumes, is with different groups, etc etc. So I attempted to sort all of that mess into a handy-dandy timeline! It will also have a key for each costume at the end of the page.

    ERA 0 - PASTE-POT PETE
  • Strange Tales (1951) #104
  • Strange Tales (1951) #110
  • Avengers (1963) #6
  • COSTUME CHANGE(2) - Strange Tales (1951) #124

    • ERA 1 - FRIGHTFUL FOUR
  • COSTUME CHANGE(3) - Fantastic Four (1961) #36
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #38
  • Journey into Mystery (1952) #116
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #41
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #42
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #43
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #45
  • Daredevil (1964) #35
  • Daredevil (1964) #36
  • Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #15
  • Captain America (1968) #108
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #94
  • Marvel Team-Up (1972) #2
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #129
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #130
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #133
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #148
  • COSTUME CHANGE(3.5)Ghost Rider (1973) #13
  • Captain America (1968) #191
  • COSTUME CHANGE(4)Fantastic Four (1961) #176
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #177
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #178
  • Marvel Team-Up (1972) #58
  • Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #39
  • Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #40
  • Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #42
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #218
  • Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #214
  • Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #215
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #265
  • Marvel Age Annual (1985) #1
  • COSTUME CHANGE(5)Captain America (1968) #324



    • COSTUMES

    Costume: (1)

  • Strange Tales (1951) #104
  • Strange Tales (1951) #110


    • Costume: (2)

  • Strange Tales (1951) #124


    • Costume: (3)

  • Fantastic Four (1961) #36
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #38
  • Journey into Mystery (1952) #116
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #41
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #42
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #43
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #45
  • Daredevil (1964) #35
  • Daredevil (1964) #36
  • Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #15
  • Captain America (1968) #108
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #94
  • Marvel Team-Up (1972) #2
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #129 - Colour changed to Purple/Blue with silver accent
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #130
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #133
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #148 - Silver accents gone.


    • Costume: (3.5) - This is a minor weird period.

  • Ghost Rider (1973) #13
  • Captain America (1968) #191


    • Costume: (4)

  • Fantastic Four (1961) #176
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #177
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #178
  • Marvel Team-Up (1972) #58
  • Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #39 (Assumed)
  • Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #40
  • Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #42
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #218
  • Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #214
  • Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #215
  • Fantastic Four (1961) #265
  • Marvel Age Annual (1985) #1 (Assumed)


    • Costume: (5)

  • Captain America (1968) #324


    • CIVILLIAN APPEARANCES

    Civillian Appearance: (1)

  • Avengers (1963) #6


    • Civillian Appearance: (2)

  • Captain America (1968) #324