Grim Hunter

Grim Hunter
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Spider-Man #47 (June 1994)
Created by	Howard Mackie Tom Lyle
In-story information
Alter ego	Vladimir "Vlad" Kravinoff
Team affiliations	Kravinoff Family
Notable aliases	"Son of the Hunter"
Abilities	Skilled weapons master Enhanced strength, speed, agility, durability and senses Longevity (As a humanoid lion): Superhuman strength and durability Carries a heavy stone axe

Grim Hunter is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the son of Kraven the Hunter, the nephew of Chameleon, the half-brother of Alyosha Kravinoff, and the brother of Ana Kravinoff.

Grim Hunter first appearance was in Spider-Man #47 and was created by Howard Mackie and Tom Lyle.

Vladimir Kravinoff was a son of Sergei Kravinoff, the infamous adversary of Spider-Man known as Kraven the Hunter. Unlike his illegitimate half-brother Alyosha Kravinoff who was raised in shame in Africa, Vladimir grew up in Russia benefiting from his father's wealth and luxuries. However, their father often neglected both sons while he pursued his various international quarries. Unaware of his siblings, Vladimir was raised by Sergei's servant Gregor who acted as a surrogate father teaching him Sergei's hunting techniques. When Vlad was still a boy, Sergei put his son through a rite of passage, hunting Vladimir while disguised as the fabled "Grim Hunter." Impressed by his son's abilities learned under Gregor, Sergei began to train Vlad personally.

Vladimir Kravinoff took up the name "The Grim Hunter" and decided to hunt down Spider-Man and several of his foes. He only had one battle with Spider-Man, and his methods were nearly the same as his father's. He was briefly involved with the Hobgoblin, even giving his identity of Jason Macendale his father's super-strength formula which reacted to the anomalies in his bloodstream which gave him greater power. This is perhaps the reason why Vladimir became more powerful than his father when he took the treatment. When he got out of jail, he decided to track Spider-Man down again, only to fight the Scarlet Spider instead. Kaine (a clone of Spider-Man) arrived and after a confrontation, Vladimir was killed by the insane duplicate. On death's door, he staggered to Gregor falling in his arms and died shortly after that.

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