[1] An African-American teenage prodigy, Hobie created the Prowler technology to operate as a petty thief, but following his encounter with Spider-Man, he was convinced to turn his life around.

Silva) serves as the lead character of a second Prowler limited series, which ties in with the 2016–2017 storyline "Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy".

Both Hobie Brown and Aaron Davis have appeared in several media adaptations outside of comics, including films, animated series, and video games.

The original and most well-known iteration of Prowler, Hobie Brown, debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #78 (November 1969), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artists John Buscema and Jim Mooney.

The second version first appeared in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #47 (October 1980), and was created by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko.

The third version, Rick Lawson, first appeared in The Sensational Spider-Man #16 (May 1997) and was created by writer Todd DeZago and artist Mike Wieringo.

Silva, serves as the protagonist of the "Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy" tie-in limited series Prowler, published from October 2016 to May 2017.

Donning his green and purple Prowler costume for the first time, Hobie set out to rob the payroll office of the Daily Bugle, figuring that would garner him quick publicity.

Parker, with no way to defeat Prowler without giving away his own secret identity, contrived to get thrown through a window during the struggle, and used spider-powers to save himself once outside.

Spider-Man vanquished and unmasked Hobie, but realized he was just a misunderstood kid (just like Peter once was), so instead of handing him over to the police, he advised him to rethink his life.

[10] Prowler attempted to join the super-hero group the Defenders, only to be tossed into the harbor by Valkyrie, at which point he decided to retire his identity.

Hobie was eager to join the search for the thieves, but Spider-Man insisted that he stay home so he would not get into trouble, since the second Prowler had committed a felony murder.

[14] Prowler later attempted to vindicate Spider-Man of a crime and first encountered Silver Sable and the Outlaws (including rehabilitated villains like Sandman, Rocket Racer and Puma).

He later wakes up to find that Spider-Man managed to defeat the head of Fairgray Pay with help from Iron Man who bought the company and turned into a division of Stark Unlimited.

[36] At one point, Bella Donna (Narda Ravanna) stole Hobie Brown's costume and equipment and hired a cat burglar that Spider-Man fought a long time ago to become the new Prowler.

[44] Spider-Man later discovers that Aaron was hired to break into Oscorp by Donald Roxxon,[45] and was revealed to be Turk Barrett's criminal acquaintance when he and Jefferson used to commit various crimes in their youth.

Equipped with a recolored variant of "Iron Spider" armor, he forms his version of Sinister Six (consisting of Bombshell, Electro, the Hobgoblin, Sandman, and the Spot)[47] and manages to have a reunion with Spider-Man trying to stop him.

[50] When the Champions interrupt a meeting with Lucia von Bardas as a buyer, Spider-Man attempts to persuade his uncle to give up his criminal ways.

[60] During the "Gang War" storyline, Aaron Davis is approached by Hobie Brown in his Hornet attire where he had heard about his exploits as Prowler.

Prowler accompanied the Enforcers to Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan where they ran into Miles Morales and Cape-Killerss members Scorpion and Gust.

Upon taking them to where Hobgoblin's hideout is, he warns them about his hired muscle as Ms. Marvel notices that Goldbug III, Lady Stilt-Man, Man-Bull, Mr.

Jackal reminds Hobie that he was brought back to keep the reanimated supervillains in line and that he is to warn him when he leaves the building, so his technology does not go out into the world.

Knowing how annoying it is to be stuck in the same location, Jackal assigns Hobie to take care of a potential hacker in San Francisco.

After confronting his killer, Electro, Prowler figures out Madame Web's precognition and goes to Alcatraz, where he sets off a trap and gets caught in the process.

[30] The Prowler's various iterations have no superhuman powers, although Hobie Brown is naturally inventive, especially in the field of pneumatics despite no formal education in that science.

Prowler wears modified coveralls interwoven with denim and stretch fabric, equipped with gas cartridge bracelets and anklets capable of propelling projectiles at high velocity.

Their arsenal of projectiles include steel darts ("flechettes"), gas pellets, small explosives, magnesium flares and cleaning fluid.

He also wears a cape which contains a network of pneumatic filaments which expand with air to give it a rigid structure, allowing him to glide for short distances.

A technological genius, Hobie Brown has also designed the cybernetically-controlled wing harness used by Hornet (Peter Parker during Identity Crisis), although he himself was unable to use it due to the weight.

[74] Initially referred to as Hobart Brown to distinguish him from his primary continuity counterpart, he was renamed "Hobie" following the release of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.