The Venom Legacy

2 heroes have worn the Venom mantle.

The originalheld the mantle from 1988

Edward Charles Allan "Eddie" Brock

The Amazing Spider-Man #300 (1988) · 536 appearances

Powers. Bonded to the Venom symbiote: superhuman strength/durability/speed, wall-crawling, shapeshifting tendrils and weapons, web-like organic projection, camouflage, immunity to Spider-Man's spider-sense, and a healing/regenerative bond.

Origin

Disgraced Daily Globe journalist Eddie Brock blamed Spider-Man for ruining his career, and his consuming hatred made him the perfect host for an alien symbiote the hero had already rejected — together, the two became Venom, a living costume granting Eddie superhuman strength, shapeshifting tendrils, and a unique immunity to Spider-Man's spider-sense.

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Successorheld the mantle from 2006

MacDonald "Mac" Gargan

Beyond! #1 (2006) · 68 appearances

Powers. Symbiote-granted superhuman strength/durability/agility, wall-crawling, shapeshifting/camouflage, fangs, prehensile tongue and tendrils, immunity to Spider-Man's spider-sense; (as Scorpion) cybernetic battle-suit with prehensile tail.

Origin

Former villain Mac Gargan — once the Scorpion — bonded with the alien Venom symbiote, gaining devastating powers including superhuman strength, shapeshifting, and immunity to Spider-Man's spider-sense. He later posed as Spider-Man within Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers.

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