Slyde

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Slyde
Slyde in his first appearance cover by Ron Frenz and Josef Rubinstein
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Amazing Spider-Man #272 (Jan 1986)
Created by	Tom DeFalco Sal Buscema
In-story information
Alter ego	Jalome Beacher
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Masters of Evil Thunderbolts
Notable aliases	'The Teflon Coated Man'
Abilities	Skilled chemist Wears chemical lubricant-laced suit that grants: Ability to move at superhuman speeds Incredible maneuverability Ability to easily escape from a grappling hold

Slyde (Jalome Beacher) is a fictional character who is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Slyde first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #272 and was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Sal Buscema.^[1][2]

Jalome Beacher was a chemical engineer who created a non-stick coating that could be applied to anything, only to be fired by his employers. He created a costume coated in the substance that enables him to slide across floors with ease and grip objects without them slipping from his grasp.^[2][3][4]

Slyde was part of the seventh such group called the Masters of Evil when the villainous assemblage tangled with the Thunderbolts, ironic because the Thunderbolts are mostly made up of reformed members of the Masters of Evil.^[5]

Upon the realization that he was turning forty soon, he got a new costume, gave himself a new (and fictional) origin, and made an attempt at robbing a bank with henchmen—but it was all a ploy to lure Spider-Man out in order to fight him. At the end of the story, on the way to jail, he mused that, knowing that he "went toe to toe with Spider-Man", he is entirely all right with middle age.^[6]

While Slyde is in prison, his stepbrother Matthew assumes the mantle before being killed by Elektra.^[7][8]

Slyde is among the army of villains recruited by Zemo and his Thunderbolts to serve as "hero-hunters" during the events of the Civil War.^[9] He is later killed by Hammerhead's enforcer Underworld after refusing to join his gang.^[10]

• Following Beacher's death, an unknown person succeeds him as Slyde and joins the 50 State Initiative.^[11][12]
• An undercover NYPD police officer assumes the Slyde mantle during Spider-Man: Brand New Day.^[13]
• After losing her powers during M-Day, Stacy X uses a modified Slyde suit along with Stilt-Man armor, web shooters, and Frog-Man springs.^[14][15][16]

The chemicals on the suite that Slyde wears allow him to move at nearly 30 miles per hour (48 km/h), making him very agile and difficult to attack. He is also a skilled chemist.

Jalome Beacher / Slyde appears in the Spider-Man episode "The Road to Goblin War", voiced by Phil LaMarr.^[17] This version is a former worker at the Beemont Chemical Corporation who was fired by CEO Alan Beemont and became Slyde to get revenge and cause chaos.

• Slyde at Marvel.com
• Slyde (Beacher) at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
• Slyde (NYPD) at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe