Tinkerer (Marvel Comics)

The Tinkerer (Phineas Mason) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is usually depicted as a supervillain and an adversary of the superhero Spider-Man, as well as the father of Rick Mason. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (May 1963). The Tinkerer is portrayed as a genius in engineering who can create gadgets and other devices from nothing more than spare parts left over from ordinary household appliances. While in his initial appearances he sought to personally eliminate Spider-Man, later storylines would have him under the employ of other supervillains, whom he supplies with his devices for their personal vendettas against Spider-Man or other heroes. Since his introduction in comics, the character has been adapted into several other forms of media, such as animated television series and video games. The Tinkerer made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), portrayed by Michael Chernus. Additionally, an original incarnation named Phin Mason appeared in the video game Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020), voiced by Jasmin Savoy Brown.