Phage

Phage is one of five symbiotes forcibly spawned from Venom's alien costume by the Life Foundation, a survivalist organization that sought to weaponize symbiote offspring as super-powered guardians for their wealthy clients.

Born from the creative partnership of David Michelinie and Mark Bagley, Phage made their striking entrance in the gold-edition debut of Venom: Lethal Protector #1 in 1993 — a collector's milestone from the height of Marvel's Copper/Modern Age symbiote obsession. Phage belongs to that wild, ambitious corner of the Marvel Universe where Venom reigns, sharing the page with Eddie Brock himself alongside memorable figures like Lasher and Trevor Cole across titles like Venom: Separation Anxiety. With appearances tracked across nearly a quarter century, this symbiote character carved out a persistent, if select, niche in Marvel's darker mythos. For fans who love the alien, visceral edge of Venom's world, Phage is one of those deep-catalog discoveries that rewards the dedicated collector.