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Don Fortunato
Don Fortunato as depicted in All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #4 (April 2006).
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Spider-Man #70 (July 1996)
Created by	Howard Mackie John Romita Jr.
In-story information
Alter ego	Vincente Fortunato
Team affiliations	Maggia HYDRA

Vincente Fortunato is fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. An elderly crime boss affiliated with the Maggia and HYDRA, he is usually depicted as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man, and a competitor to the Kingpin.

Publication history

The character first appeared in Spider-Man #70 (July 1996), and was created by Howard Mackie and John Romita Jr.

Fictional character biography

Don Fortunato is a crime boss who took over a power vacuum left by the Kingpin's absence. However, his elder son Giachomo, also known as Jimmy-6, attempts to kill him before Spider-Man intervenes.

After the Kingpin returns, Fortunato is attacked by Nitro and rendered comatose. After recovering, he obtains the Venom symbiote, but it rejects him and allows him to fall to his death.

In other media

Don Fortunato appears in the Spider-Man DLC "The City That Never Sleeps" as the leader of the Maggia.

References

1. Spider-Man #73
2. Spider-Man #74
3. The Spectacular Spider-Man #255
4. Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #8
5. Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #7

External links

• Don Fortunato on the Marvel Wiki

• Characters created by John Romita Jr.
• Characters created by Howard Mackie
• Comics characters introduced in 1996
• Fictional crime bosses
• Fictional gangsters
• Marvel Comics supervillains
• Spider-Man characters
• Fictional Italian people