Jack O'Lantern

The latest villain to wear the Jack O'Lantern mantle, this incarnation debuted in 2018 operating within Marvel's symbiote-heavy underworld, crossing paths with Eddie Brock and other dangerous figures in stories connected to Venom and Carnage.

A creature of the Modern Age, this Jack O'Lantern burst onto the scene in 2018's Venom #1 (166), landing squarely in Marvel's darkest, most symbiote-soaked corner of the universe. With appearances across Gold Goblin, Venom, and Cult of Carnage: Misery, this incarnation keeps genuinely dangerous company — sharing pages with Eddie Brock, Spider-Man, and War Witch in some of Marvel's most intense recent storytelling. Still a relatively fresh face with a tight but intriguing catalog footprint, Jack O'Lantern represents exactly the kind of Modern Age wildcard that rewards readers who get in early.