History Comicbook / Venom

** The 2003-2004 ''ComicBook/{{Venom}}'' series ended on a {{Cliffhanger}} where Venom mutated into a larger, even more monstrous form after absorbing the clone Symbiote that had bonded with Patricia. Worse still, he was shown preparing to fulfill the clone's mission to KillAllHumans at the behest of its alien masters. The next time Venom appeared, he'd returned to his classic form without any explanation, and while the clone later did resurface as Mania's Symbiote, the alien genocide plot was never resolved.

For tropes related to the symbiote itself, individual hosts, and characters from the series, there is a [[Characters/{{Venom}} Character Sheet here]].

!!Venom's appearances in various media:

[[AC:Notable Mainstream Comic Appearances:]]
* ''ComicBook/{{Carnage}}''
** ''Venom vs. Carnage'' (Eddie Brock as Venom)
** ''Carnage U.S.A.'' #1-5 (Flash Thompson as Agent Venom)
** ''Minimum Carnage'' (Flash Thompson as Agent Venom)
** ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'' #1-5 (Eddie Brock as Venom)
* ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'' (Mac Gargan as Venom)
* ''ComicBook/CivilWar2015'' (Flash Thompson as Venom)
* ''ComicBook/ContestOfChaos'' (Dylan Brock as Venom)
* ''ComicBook/DarkReign'' (Mac Gargan as Venom & Symbiote Spider-Man)
** ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'' (Vol. 1)
** ''Dark Reign: The Sinister Spider-Man'' #1-4
** ''ComicBook/{{Siege}}'' (first appearance of Venomized Ms. Marvel)
* ''ComicBook/DeadpoolBackInBlack'' #1-5 (Wade Wilson as Symbiote Deadpool/Venompool)
* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' (Vol. 3) #14-27 (Flash Thompson as Agent Venom/Cosmic Venom/All-New Venom; Venomized Groot, Rocket Raccoon, and Drax)
* ''Marvel Knights: Spider-Man''
** ''Marvel Knights: Spider-Man'' #7 (first appearance of Angelo Fortunato as Venom)
** ''Marvel Knights: Spider-Man'' #10 (first appearance of Mac Gargan as Venom)
* ''ComicBook/{{Nova}}'' (Vol. 3) #6-7
* ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers'' (Flash Thompson as Agent Venom)
* ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion2008'' (Mac Gargan as Venom)
* ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984'' (Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man)
** ''[[ComicBook/SecretWars2015 Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars]]'' (Wade Wilson as Symbiote Deadpool)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''
** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #252 (Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man; first appearance of the Venom symbiote)
** ''Web of Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #18 (first appearance of Eddie Brock)
** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #299 (first appearance of Eddie Brock as Venom)
** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #316 (Venom almost kills Black Cat)
** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #360 (first appearance of [[Characters/MarvelComicsCletusKasady Cletus Kasady]] as ComicBook/{{Carnage}})
** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #375 (Venom arranges a truce with Spider-Man and leaves for San Francisco)
** ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' #9 - #10 (Venom's return to villainy)
** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 2) #12 (Venom briefly joins the Sinister Six)
** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #569 (first appearance of Eddie Brock as Anti-Venom)
** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #654 (first appearance of Flash Thompson as Agent Venom)
** ''[[ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan2013 Superior Spider-Man]]'' (Vol. 1) #22-25 (Flash Thompson as Agent Venom, Otto Octavius as the Superior Venom)
** ''ComicBook/GoDownSwinging'' (Eddie Brock as Venom and Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man/Spider-Venom)
* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}''
** ''Thunderbolts'' (Vol. 1) #110-127 (Mac Gargan as Venom)
** ''Thunderbolts'' (Vol. 2) #1-23 (Flash Thompson as Agent Venom)
* ''Venom'' (Eddie Brock as Venom)
** ''ComicBook/VenomLethalProtector'' (Vol. 1) #1-6 (first appearance of Donna Diego and the Scream symbiote, Leslie Gesneria and the Agony symbiote, Carl Mach and the Phage symbiote, Trevor Cole and the Riot symbiote, and Ramón Hernández and the Lasher symbiote)
*** ''[[ComicBook/VenomLethalProtector2022 Venom: Lethal Protector]]'' (Vol. 2) #1-5
*** ''ComicBook/VenomLethalProtectorII'' #1-5 (first appearance of Doctor Doom as Venom)
** ''Venom: Funeral Pyre'' #1-3
** ''Venom: The Madness'' #1-3
** ''Venom: Enemy Within'' #1-3
** ''Venom: The Mace'' #1-3
** ''Venom: Nights of Vengeance'' #1-4
** ''Venom: Separation Anxiety'' #1-4
** ''Venom: Carnage Unleashed'' #1-4
** ''Venom Super Special'' (part of the ''Planet of the Symbiotes'' event)
** ''Venom: Sinner Takes All'' #1-5 (first appearance of Anne Weying as She-Venom)
** ''Venom: Along Came a Spider'' #1-4
** ''Venom: The Hunted'' #1-3
** ''Venom: The Hunger'' #1-4
** ''Venom: Tooth and Claw'' #1-3
** ''Venom: On Trial'' #1-3
** ''Venom: License to Kill'' #1-3
** ''Venom: Sign of the Boss'' #1-2
** ''Venom: Finale'' #1-3
** ''ComicBook/{{Venom|2003}}'' (Vol. 1) #1-18 (Eddie Brock as Venom; first appearance of Patricia Robertson and the Mania symbiote)
** ''Venom Vs. Carnage'' #1-4 (first appearance of the Toxin symbiote)
** ''Venom: Dark Origin'' #1 - #5
** ''ComicBook/{{Venom|RemenderAndBunn}}'' (Vol. 2) #1-42 (Flash Thompson as Agent Venom; first appearance of Eddie Brock as Toxin and Andi Benton as Mania)
** ''ComicBook/VenomSpaceKnight''
** ''ComicBook/{{Venom|MikeCosta}}'' (Vol. 3) #1-6; (Vol. 1) #150 - #165 (first appearance of Lee Price as Venom; return of Eddie Brock as Venom)
*** ''ComicBook/{{Venomized}}''
*** ''Venom Inc.'' (first appearance of Lee Price as Maniac and Flash Thompson as Agent Anti-Venom)
*** ''Venom: First Host'' (first appearance of Tel-Kar and Sleeper)
** ''ComicBook/{{Venom|DonnyCates}}'' (Vol. 4) #1-35 (Eddie Brock as Venom; first appearance of Eddie Brock as Carnage and Dylan Brock as Venom)
*** ''ComicBook/KingInBlack'' #1-5 (first appearance of Eddie Brock as the King in Black)
** ''ComicBook/{{Venom|2021}}'' (Vol. 5) (Eddie Brock as the King in Black, Dylan Brock as Venom/Codex)
*** ''ComicBook/Thor2020''
*** ''ComicBook/DarkWeb''
*** ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheVenomverse''
* ''Web of Venom''
** ''Unleashed''
** ''Wraith''

[[AC:Alternate Comics]]
* ''ComicBook/SpiderHam'' (Peter Porker as Symbiote Spider-Man, Pork Grind as... Pork Grind)
* ''ComicBook/WhatIf''
** "What If... the Alien Costume Had Possessed Spider-Man?" (Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man; Thor Odinson as Venomized Thor, Bruce Banner as Venomized Hulk)
** "What If... Venom Had Possessed the Punisher" (Frank Castle as Venomized Punisher)
** "Secret Wars 25 Years Later" (Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man)
** ''Iron Man: Demon in an Armor'' #1 (first appearance of Wade Wilson as Venompool)
** ''Spider-Man: The Other'': (Mac Gargan as Venom, Peter Parker as Poison)
* ''ComicBook/Marvel2099''
** ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'' (Vol. 1) #35 (first appearance of Kron Stone as Venom)
** ''Spider-Man 2099'' (Vol. 1) #44 (first appearance of Roman the Sub-Mariner as Venom)
** ''Spider-Man 2099'' (Vol. 3) (Kron Stone as Venom)
** ''Venom 2099'' (first appearance of Alea Bell as Venom)
** ''Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis'' (Alea Bell as Venom)
* ComicBook/MarvelComics2
** ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'' (Vol. 1) #5 (first appearance of Peter Parker as Spider-Venom)
** ''Spider-Girl'' (Vol. 1) #82 (first appearance of Normie Osborn as Venom/Dusk)
** ''Spider-Girl'' (Vol. 1) #98 (first appearance of Mayday Parker as Symbiote Spider-Girl)
** ''Amazing Spider-Girl'' #20 (first appearance of April Parker as Spider-Girl)
** ''Spectacular Spider-Girl'' (Vol. 1) #8 (first appearance of April Parker as Mayhem)
* ''ComicBook/EarthX'' (May Parker as Venom)
* ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel''
** ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' (Vol. 1) #37 (first appearance of Eddie Brock Jr. as Venom)
** ''Ultimate Comics Spider-Man'' #16.1 (first appearance of Conrad Marcus as Venom)
* ''Manga/MarvelMangaverse: Spider-Man'' (Venom and the Shadow Clan Amulet)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManReign'' ("Edward Saks" as Venom)
* ''Spider-Man: Fairy Tales'' #3 (Tsuchigumo as Venom)
* ''Film/SpiderMan3: The Black''
* ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManRenewYourVows'' (Eddie Brock as Venom, Mary Jane Watson-Parker as Symbiote Spinneret)
* ''ComicBook/{{Venomverse}}''
** ''Edge of Venomverse''
** ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheVenomverse''
*** ''ComicBook/ExtremeVenomverse'' #1-5
* ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'' (Vol. 2) #24 (first appearance of Gwen Stacy as "Gwenom")
* ''ComicBook/SpiderManSpidersShadow'' (Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man/Spider-Venom)
* ''Manga/DeadpoolSamurai'' (Neiro Aratabi as Kage, Wade Wilson as Kagepool)

[[AC:Film]]
* Film/SpiderManTrilogy: Played by Creator/TopherGrace
** ''Film/SpiderMan3'' (Eddie Brock and Venom)
* Film/SonysSpiderManUniverse: Played by Creator/TomHardy
** ''Film/{{Venom|2018}}'' (first appearance of Eddie Brock as Venom and Anne Weying as She-Venom)
** ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'' (Eddie Brock as Venom, Anne Weying as She-Venom)
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse
** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' (cameo of the SSU Venom)

[[AC:Literature]]
* ''Literature/SpiderManTheVenomTrilogy''
** ''Spider Man: The Venom Factor''
** ''Spider-Man: The Lizard Sanction''
** ''Spider-Man: The Octopus Agenda''
* ''Venom's Wrath''
* ''The Ultimate Spider-Man''
** "An Evening in the Bronx with Venom"
* ''Film/SpiderMan3'' novelization
* ''Venom: Lethal Protector'' novelization

[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''Maximum Carnage''
* ''Separation Anxiety''
* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom''
** ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter''
** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''
** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'': Symbiote Spider-Man is an unlockable costume, while Venom (Eddie Brock) is a DLC character
* ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2000'': Venom (Eddie Brock) appears as a recurring boss and later ally
* ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan2005'': Venom (Eddie Brock Jr.) appears as a recurring boss and playable character
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows'': Venom (Eddie Brock) appears as a recurring boss, while Symbiote Spider-Man is a playable character
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'': Venom (Eddie Brock) is a DLC character, with Angelo Fortunato and Mac Gargan's Venom forms and Ultimate Venom (Eddie Brock Jr.) as alternate costumes
** ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2'': Venom (Mac Gargan) is a playable character, with Eddie Brock's Venom form as an alternate costume
** ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'': Venom (Eddie Brock) is a playable character, with Anti-Venom as an alternate costume; Gwenom is an alternate costume for Ghost-Spider, Symbiote Spider-Man is an alternate costume for Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
* ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'': Symbiote Spider-Man is an unlockable costume, and Venom (Eddie Brock) is a recurring boss in the mobile version, replacing Carnage (Cletus Kasady)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions'': Venom (Eddie Brock), Venompool (Wade Wilson), Symbiote Spider-Man (Peter Parker), and Agent Venom (Flash Thompson) are playable characters
* ''VideoGame/MidnightSuns'': Venom (Eddie Brock) is a boss and DLC character
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManInsomniac'': The symbiote initially makes cameos in {{the Stinger}}s of ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'', bonded to Harry Osborn as a life support system. It then makes its full debut in ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2''.

[[AC:Webcomics]]
* ''Venom/Carnage Unlimited Infinity Comics'' (Eddie Brock as Venom)
* ''Webcomic/EdgeOfVenomverseUnlimited Infinity Comics'' (Anne Weying as Agent Venom; various)

[[AC:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider|Man2012}}-Man'' (Harry Osborn as Symbiote Spider-Man, Venom, and Anti-Venom; Flash Thompson as Agent Venom)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2015}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan''

!!Tropes pertaining to the ''Venom'' comics:

** ''[[ComicBook/Venom2003 Venom]]'' (Vol. 1) #1-18 (Eddie Brock as Venom; first appearance of Patricia Robertson and the Mania symbiote)

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomRemenderAndBunn Venom]]'' (Vol. 2) #1-42 (Flash Thompson as Agent Venom; first appearance of Eddie Brock as Toxin and Andi Benton as Mania)

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomMikeCosta Venom]]'' (Vol. 3) #1-6; (Vol. 1) #150 - #165 (first appearance of Lee Price as Venom; return of Eddie Brock as Venom)

** ''[[ComicBook/VenomDonnyCates Venom]]'' (Vol. 4) #1-35 (Eddie Brock as Venom; first appearance of Eddie Brock as Carnage and Dylan Brock as Venom)

** The 2003-2004 ''Comicbook/{{Venom}}'' series ended on a {{Cliffhanger}} where Venom mutated into a larger, even more monstrous form after absorbing the clone Symbiote that had bonded with Patricia. Worse still, he was shown preparing to fulfill the clone's mission to KillAllHumans at the behest of its alien masters. The next time Venom appeared, he'd returned to his classic form without any explanation, and while the clone later did resurface as Mania's Symbiote, the alien genocide plot was never resolved.

** ''Backlash[=/=]Spider-Man'': Venom and Pike are the main villains in this crossover with Creator/{{Wildstorm}}.

*** In ''[[FeudalJapan Spider-Man: Fairy Tales #3]]'' Venom is a [[{{Yokai}} Tsuchigumo]] responsible for the deaths of Izumi's parents and uncle. In an attempt to corrupt Izumi, it bit him, giving him an arachnid-based appearance, and the customary spider powers.
*** A knight version of Venom cameos in the ''[[ChivalricRomance Spider-Man Fairy Tales #4]]'', and Peter dons an armor version of the symbiote.

*** A version of [[ComicBook/{{X23}} X-23]] who obtained the symbiote while escaping the Facility.

* FangsAreEvil: Most incarnations of Venom manifest a [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily huge mouth full of pointy teeth]], especially when the symbiote takes over its host. It didn't have fangs when it first bonded to Peter because Peter wasn't evil (neither was the symbiote before the retcon). Mac Gargan as the Sinister Spider-Man and Flash as Agent Venom also had smooth masks as long as they keep the symbiote under control, although they could form toothy jaws at will to either scare or eat opponents. [[ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan SpOck]] as Superior Venom had a few fangs protruding from his mask, but the mouth itself remained closed until he started losing control of the symbiote.

* PlanetOfHats: In their natural uncorrupted form, symbiotes are essentially [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Green Lantern]] rings, their primary purpose in life being to create champions by seeking out and empowering the virtuous.
* PortalDoor: The symbiotes have spaceships, but their primary means of invading other worlds is with [[Franchise/StargateVerse Stargate]]-like portals. The first wave in ''Planet of the Symbiotes'' built one, and the possessed Rune constructed another in ''Rune vs. Venom''.

** ''License to Kill'' was an homage to the James Bond franchise, the first 1/3 of the Daniel Way series is clearly based on ''[[Film/TheThing1982 The Thing]]'', and the ''Seed of Darkness'' prequel was a throwback to the "Marvel Monsters" epics of the 1950s, with Eddie as TheEveryman protagonist.
** The ''Shiver'' arc of ''Venom'' Vol. 1 is a pastiche of ''[[Film/TheThing1982 John Carpenter's The Thing]]'', only being set in the Arctic instead of the Antarctic.
* WolverinePublicity: It reached the point that the cover of [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Thunderstrike_Vol_1_4 one]] issue of ''[[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thunderstrike]]'' infamously announced, "From the pages of Venom--the Amazing Spider-Man".

* Film/SpiderManTrilogy: Played by Topher Grace

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* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}: Back in Black'' #1-5 (Wade Wilson as Symbiote Deadpool/Venompool)

*** A version of ComicBook/{{Gwenpool}} who obtained the symbiote at some point.

The creature ultimately [[DeathIsCheap survived]], going on to bond to a series of hosts (many that bore grudges against Spider-Man), developing from a lonely alien creature to an NinetiesAntiHero to [[ToServeMan bloodthirsty]] monstrosity, and then back to an anti-hero after being cleansed. Its popularity among creators and fans has made it among the most memorable of Spider-Man's Rogues Gallery and of Marvel's anti-heroes. Its first villainous host, Eddie Brock, became a popular anti-hero in the 1990's and received a series of solo runs starting with ''ComicBook/VenomLethalProtector''. Its third host, Mac Gargan, was the longtime Spider-Man villain known as the Scorpion; and was its host from 2003 to 2010 as a member of Norman Osborn's ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'' and the ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers'', where he impersonated Spider-Man and even got his own solo comic, ''Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man''. Its fourth host was long-time Spider-Man supporting character Flash Thompson, who starred in ''ComicBook/{{Venom|RemenderAndBunn}}'' Volume 2, the ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers'', and ''Thunderbolts'' Volume 2. After ''Venom'' Vol. 2 was cancelled, Flash appeared in the "Darkest Hours" ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' story arc, and worked with ComicBook/ScarletSpider to save the Microverse from ComicBook/{{Carnage}}. Agent Venom then went on to join the ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.

** ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' (Vol. 1) #22-25 (Flash Thompson as Agent Venom, Otto Octavius as the Superior Venom)

* ''Venom''
** ''ComicBook/VenomLethalProtector'' (Vol. 1) #1-6

*** ''ComicBook/VenomLethalProtectorII'' #1-5

** ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 1) #360 (first appearance of [[Characters/CarnageCletusKasady Cletus Kasady]] as ComicBook/{{Carnage}})

** ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}:'' Cameo'd as a member of a different Exiles group that also included [[Characters/XMenMojoverse Mojo]], ComicBook/{{MODOK}}, ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, [[Characters/XMenExternals Selene]], and the Lizard.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[CharacterCatchphrase WE ARE VENOM!!!!]]]]

TheSymbiote. [[DarkerAndEdgier The Black Suit]]. [[RedBaron The Lethal Protector.]] Spawn of [[EldritchAbomination Knull]]. [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spider-Man's]] [[ClingyMacGuffin Clingy Alien Ex]] and Best Frenemy.

[[RedBaron The Lethal Protector.]] TheSymbiote. [[DarkerAndEdgier The Black Suit]]. Spawn of [[EldritchAbomination Knull]]. [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spider-Man’s]] [[ClingyMacGuffin Clingy Alien Ex]] and Best Frenemy.

''The'' [[NinetiesAntiHero 90's Anti-Hero]].

* CloningBlues:
** In the 2003 ''Shiver'' arc a clone of the symbiote is created [[Film/TheThing1982 in a remote Arctic base, breaks loose, and starts killing the soldiers and scientists one by one]]. It bonds to the last surviving soldier, Patricia Robertson, but is later eaten by the original Venom [[spoiler:and ''much'' later on regurgitated and bonded to Andi, turning her into Mania]].
** In the ''Minimum Carnage'' arc, Marquis Radu creates clones of the Venom and Carnage symbiotes in the body banks and [[FusionDance fuses them together]]. Carnage cheerfully dubs the union incestuous and seizes control of the clones to kill Venom.
** In the leadup to the ''Venom Bomb'' storyline, Kristoff Vernard made a synthetic virus using a sample of the Venom symbiote, stuck it in a bomb, and dropped it on New York, and framed Doctor Doom in order to start a war between the US and Latveria.
** ComicBook/IronMan's Endo-Sym Armor was made with "building blocks" taken from a symbiote, presumably Venom.
--->'''Pepper Potts:''' Great. Symbiote-infused armor. That couldn't possibly end badly.
** During his tenure as the Punisher's sidekick, Rampage used a sample of the Venom symbiote to create a "Venomech System" that "engulfs its wearer in a full-body, high-impact synthiote of liquid smart armor". The "synthiote" was short-lived, its inability to regenerate like a real symbiote apparently causing it to burn out after a battle with Mung the Inconceivable.

Venom's origin began with an alien symbiote that was used to build a new suit for Spider-Man, inspired design-wise by the second ComicBook/SpiderWoman (Julia Carpenter) during their team-up in ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984''. The costume change was initially unpopular with fans (although the black costume would later become one of Spider-Man's most popular costumes) so it quickly went through a {{Retcon}} and was revealed to be an alien symbiote that wanted to bond with Peter Parker. Horrified, Spidey managed to repel the symbiote by taking advantage of its weakness to sonic noises via church bells. Some writers and editors did not like Peter's motivation at the time so there was a second RetCon that the suit [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman was more powerful]] than his ordinary suit, [[Main/TheCorruption but was slowly corrupting him]], [[SuperpoweredEvilSide making him more aggressive and violent.]]

Venom's origin began with an alien symbiote that was used to build a new suit for Spider-Man, inspired design-wise by the second ComicBook/SpiderWoman (Julia Carpenter) during their team-up in ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984''. The costume change was initially unpopular with fans (although the black costume would later become one of Spider-Man's most popular costumes) so it quickly went through a {{Retcon}} and was revealed to be an alien symbiote that wanted to bond with Peter Parker. Horrified, Spidey managed to repel the symbiote by taking advantage of its weakness to sonic noises via church bells. Some writers and editors did not like Peter's motivation at the time so there was a second RetCon that the suit [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman was more powerful]] than his ordinary suit, [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide but was slowly corrupting him, making him more aggressive and violent.]]

Venom's origin began with an alien symbiote that was used to build a new suit for Spider-Man, inspired design-wise by the second ComicBook/SpiderWoman (Julia Carpenter) during their team-up in ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984''. The costume change was initially unpopular with fans (although the black costume would later become one of Spider-Man's most popular costumes) so it quickly went through a {{Retcon}} and was revealed to be an alien symbiote that wanted to bond with Peter Parker. Horrified, Spidey managed to repel the symbiote by taking advantage of its weakness to sonic noises via church bells. Some writers and editors did not like Peter's motivation at the time so there was a second RetCon that the suit [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman was more powerful]] than his ordinary suit, but was slowly corrupting him with rage, making him more aggressive and violent.

* ''VideoGame/SpiderManInsomniac'': The symbiote initially makes cameos in {{the Stinger}}s of ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'', bonded to Harry Osborn as a life support system. It then makes its full debut in ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2''; it initially manifests as Agent Venom while still bonded to Harry before bonding to Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man and finally re-bonding to Harry as Venom itself.

* ''VideoGame/SpiderManInsomniac''
** ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' (cameo; bonded to Harry Osborn)
** ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'' (cameo; bonded to Harry Osborn)
** ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2'' (Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man, Harry Osborn as Venom)

* ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2'' (Peter Parker as Symbiote Spider-Man, Harry Osborn as Venom) [[note]]The symbiote has made cameos in ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'', bonded to Osborn as a life-support system.[[/note]]

''The'' [[TheCorruption Corrupting Influence]].

''The'' [[NinetiesAntiHero 90s Anti-Hero]].

[[TheRedBaron The Lethal Protector.]] The Symbiote. The Black Suit. Spawn of [[EldritchAbomination Knull]]. [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spider-Man’s]] Clingy Alien Ex and Best Frenemy.

The Lethal Protector. The Symbiote. The Black Suit. Spawn of Knull. Spider-Man’s Clingy Alien Ex and Best Frenemy.

The Lethal Protector. The Symbiote. The Black Suit. Spawn of Knull. Spider-Man’s Best Frenemy.

The Lethal Protector. The Symbiote. The Black Suit. Spawn of Knull.

THE [[NinetiesAntiHero]]

THE [[TheCorruption Corrupting Influence]].