▁successful ▁burg lar ▁and ▁the ▁world ' s ▁best ▁safe - cra cker ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁later ▁stories ). ▁After ▁finally ▁being ▁caught ▁and ▁in car cer ated ▁for ▁his ▁cr imes , ▁he ▁developed ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁ga unt lets ▁designed ▁to ▁shoot ▁air ▁bl asts , ▁v ibr ating ▁at ▁high ▁frequency . ▁Sch ult z ▁uses ▁his ▁ga unt lets ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁prison ▁and ▁becomes ▁the ▁super villa in ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁Sho cker ". ▁He ▁defe ats ▁Spider - Man ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁confront ation ▁( Sp ider - Man ▁was ▁at ▁a ▁dis adv antage ▁due ▁to ▁having ▁a ▁bad ▁left ▁arm ▁sp rain ▁from ▁an ▁earlier ▁battle ▁with ▁the ▁L izard ) ▁during ▁a ▁rob ber y . ▁While ▁ro bb ing ▁a ▁bank , ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁be aten ▁and ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁prison ▁after ▁Spider - Man ▁p inned ▁Sch ult z ' s ▁thumb s ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁ga unt lets ' ▁triggers ▁with ▁the ▁we bb ing ▁and ▁then ▁knock ed ▁him ▁out . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Sch emes ▁Sho cker ▁later ▁st ole ▁an ▁ancient ▁stone ▁table t ▁with ▁an ▁ins cription ▁for ▁a ▁formula ▁that ▁could ▁restore ▁youth , ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁earlier ▁st olen ▁by ▁the ▁King pin . ▁L ik ely ▁Sch ult z ' s ▁most ▁am bit ious ▁solo ▁explo it ▁was ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁hold ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁for ▁r ans om ▁by ▁black ing ▁out ▁various ▁elect rical ▁gr ids ▁to