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If there is one condition that is universally associated with the term “outcast”, it has to be albinism. Even though it is a rare congenital disease that can be extremely fatal to the health of the person afflicted by it, creative figures have been more inclined towards exploring its symbolic “otherness”. George R. R. Martin used albinism as an allegory for hidden strength, with the direwolf Ghost growing up to be the most deadly out of his entire pack. Dan Brown used it to make his readers aware of the stigma it can be associated with, through the wayward monk Silas from his novel The Da Vinci Code. Gerry Conway decided to merge those two depictions and create one of the most terrifying B-List comic book villains of all-time. There were at least 3 Spider-Man titles floating about in 1988 and because most of the Sinister Six-level supervillains were busy wrecking shop on the main Amazing Spider-Man title, Conway needed a few fresh faces to populate his own run on the Spectacular Spider-Man. He wanted to move away from the Mary Janes and the Aunt Mays and put the focus on Peter Parker’s supporting cast. He also wanted to bring in a new, mob-associated figure to tie-up the webslinger. That character would go on to become the man we know today as Tombstone. He debuted in Web of Spider-Man issue #36 and has gone on to become one of the most dangerous (and popular) street-level threats to Spidey’s life. Let’s take a look at the Horror of Harlem; this is Tombstone’s Origins - Explored.