Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Carl "Carny" Rives

Aliases
None

Identity
Known to authorities

Citizenship
Unrevealed

Place of Birth
Unrevealed

First Appearance
(mentioned) Osborn #1 (2011); fully seen (Osborn #4, 2011)

Origin
Unrevealed

Carl Rives is a known felon that often travels with carnivals or circus companies. His obsession with the sisters of two unidentified Senators resulted in three high profile deaths. While in prison it was implied Rives had died, but the priest who delivered the news was part of a group that worshiped Norman Osborn and lied. Rives was actually removed from the prison to find Norah Winters, a newspaper reporter for Front Line, and bring her back to document Osborn's escape, also orchestrated by the mysterious Goblin cult. Rives was unable to escape from the Special Containment Center on his own because something in the walls caused his phasable body to dissolve on contact, but a mini-sub within the prison did not pose the same problem. He opened the locks from the inside so Osborn, Winters and three other escapees could join him, and they sped away before Osborn blew up the prison to cover their escape. Back in the outside world, Rives found himself a circus to visit.