Swarm (Fritz von Meyer) is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, an enemy of Spider-Man. Created by Bill Mantlo and John Byrne, the character first appeared in Champions #14 (July 1977). A former Nazi sympathizer, the character is devoured by a colony of mutated bees who absorb his consciousness. He surrounds his skeletal remains with the bees, and can manipulate them at will.
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Famous quotes containing the word swarm:
“As night returns bringing doubts
That swarm around the sleeper’s head
But are fended off with clubs and knives ...”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“Bees don’t swarm in a mango grove for nothing.
Where can you see a wisp of smoke
without a fire?”
—Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)
“A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.”
—Unknown. A Swarm of bees in May (l. 1–6)