Electro. Carnage. Cletus Kasady was introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #344 and first appears as Carnage in issue #361.[6] He is the main villain in the 1993 "Maximum Carnage" crossover, a 14-part storyline crossover that spanned through all the Spider-Man titles. In 1996, two one-shot comics centered entirely around Carnage were released, entitled Carnage: Mind Bomb and Carnage: It's A Wonderful Life, both of which expand on his character. Cletus Kasady is a psychopath and a homicidal sadist. Kasady is a deeply disturbed individual with a dark past: as a child, he killed his grandmother by pushing her down a flight of stairs, tried to murder his mother by tossing a television into her bathtub, and tortured and killed his mother's dog. After the latter, his mother then tried to kill Cletus, and was apparently beaten to the brink of death by Kasady's father, who received no defense from Kasady during his trial.
Carnage escapes prison yet again with the help of microns. Venom. The Symbiote's first known host was Spider-Man, who eventually separated himself from the creature when he discovered its true nature. The Symbiote went on to merge with other hosts, most notably Eddie Brock, its second and most infamous host, with whom it first became Venom and one of Spider-Man's archenemies.[1] Publication history The original idea of a new costume for Spider-Man that would later become the character Venom was conceived of by a Marvel Comics reader from Norridge, Illinois named Randy Schueller.[6] Marvel purchased the idea for $220.00 after the editor-in-chief at the time, Jim Shooter, sent Schueller a letter acknowledging Marvel's desire to acquire the idea from him, in 1982.
Schueller's design was then modified by Mike Zeck, becoming the Symbiote costume.[7] David Michelinie would later write the backstory of Eddie Brock as the alien's new host that became the popular villain Venom. Fictional character biography Pre-Venom Main hosts Peter Parker Eddie Brock Mac Gargan. Lizard. The Lizard (a.k.a. Curt Connors) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. He is an enemy of Spider-Man. In 2009, the Lizard was named IGN's 62nd Greatest Comic Villain of All Time.[1] In the stories, Dr.
Connors was a genetic biologist who researched the ability of certain reptiles to regrow missing limbs, partially to find a way to regenerate his right arm. After a test on himself, he transforms into a violent lizard monster. Though able to revert to his human form, he suffers occasional fits of his alter ego breaking free. The Lizard first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (November 1963), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.[2] Later, Curt Connors relocated to New York City. During the events of The Gauntlet, Doctor Curt Connors is working for the pharmaceutical company Phelcorp under executive Brian King. Peter Parker (whose mind was trapped within Doctor Octopus' dying body) is freed from the Raft by Trapster, Hydro-Man, and Scorpion. Sandman. In 2009, Sandman was ranked as IGN's 72nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.[1] William Baker was born in Queens, New York. At three years old his father abandoned him and his mother.
In these early years she took her son to Coney Island beach. He lost himself happily in sand sculptures, a craft he would use in secondary school under the encouragement of his teacher (and first crush), Miss Flint.[3] In preparatory school, a boy named Vic bullied William until he, William, learned to fight using opponents' motions against themselves, a technique he performed as if he "slipped through their fingers like sand. " Vic and his buddies posed no match to William, who wore them down and who they even befriended throughout high school. Vic incurs a large debt to a mob. His illegal activity increases in depth and scope, turning him into a violent, bitter man. In high school Marko clashes with Peter Parker/Spider-Man, for the first time. Sandman has the ability to transform his body.
Galactus. Publication history[edit] Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist-coplotter Jack Kirby, the character debuted in The Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966, the first of a three-issue story later known as "The Galactus Trilogy").[5][6] Origin[edit] In 1966, nearly five years after launching Marvel Comics' flagship superhero title, Fantastic Four, creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby collaborated on an antagonist designed to break the supervillain mold of the time with god-like stature and power.[6] As Lee recalled in 1993, Galactus was simply another in a long line of super-villains whom we loved creating. Having dreamed up [many] powerful baddies ... we felt the only way to top ourselves was to come up with an evil-doer who had almost godlike powers. Therefore, the natural choice was sort of demi-god, but now what would we do with him. Kirby described his Biblical inspirations for Galactus and an accompanying character, an angelic herald Lee called the Silver Surfer: 1960s[edit] 1990s[edit]
Abomination. In 2009, the Abomination was ranked as IGN's 54th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.[1] Emil Blonsky first appeared in the title Tales to Astonish, and was introduced as a KGB agent and spy[3] who became the Abomination after deliberately exposing himself to a greater quantity of the same gamma radiation that transformed Bruce Banner into his alter ego the Hulk, using a machine Banner was planning on using to commit suicide. In his first appearance, Blonsky became a large scaly humanoid with twice the strength of the Hulk.
In accordance with Lee's wishes, the character defeated the Hulk in their first battle.[4] The character has been featured in a number of Marvel titles, gradually shifting from unthinking savage brute,[4] to master schemer,[5] to tortured soul,[6] and finally repentant villain and occasional defender of the weak[7] before being killed in battle.[8] Red Skull. The character has been adapted to a variety of other media platforms, including animated television series, video games, and live-action feature films. He was portrayed by actor Hugo Weaving in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger. Red Skull was ranked number 21 on Wizard Magazine's Top 100 Greatest Villains Ever list and was also ranked as IGN's 14th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.[2] Publication history[edit] While considering ideas for an appropriate archenemy for Captain America, writer Joe Simon saw a hot fudge sundae melting and noticed it resembled a human figure.
The Skull was to appear again in issue #3 of Captain America Comics. A new version of the Red Skull was introduced in Captain American #7(Oct. 1941). After an absence from comics for many years, both Captain America and the Red Skull were brought back in 1954 in Young Men Comics #24, in a story entitled "Back From The Dead". Fictional character biography[edit] World War II era[edit] Modern era[edit] Apocalypse. In 2008, Apocalypse was ranked #3 at Marvel.com on their list of Top 10 X-Men villains.[3] In 2009, Apocalypse was ranked as IGN's 24th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.[4] Guice remembers playing a role in the visual concept of Apocalypse: "I knew from my conversation with Louise, she intended him to be some sort of ongoing evil über-menace, a real brutal monster of a guy capable of holding his own against the combined team, but I think the specific look was left open to interpretation to me.
The best I can remember now is putting his look together pretty much right on the pencil page—just adding bits of costuming business which hinted toward his true appearance when we'd eventually see him in full reveal. I don't believe there was even a character sketch done for him at that point—I planned on making sense of it all later on, but by then I was gone and others had that concern. "[5] Bob Harras said on the character of Apocalypse: "He looked fantastic.
Also, the name is dynamic. Magneto. Doctor Doom. Publication history[edit] Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Fantastic Four #5 (July 1962) wearing his trademark metal mask and green cloak. Creation and development[edit] Like many of Marvel's Silver Age characters, Doctor Doom was conceived by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. With the Fantastic Four title performing well, Lee and Kirby were trying to dream up a "soul-stirring…super sensational new villain Fantastic Four #5 (July 1962), Doctor Doom's first appearance.
Due to the rush to publish, the character was not given a full origin story[5] until Fantastic Four Annual #2, two years after his debut.[6] While the Fantastic Four had fought various villains such as the Mole Man, Skrulls, the Miracle Man, and Namor the Sub-Mariner, Doctor Doom managed to overshadow them all and became the Fantastic Four's archnemesis.[11] 1980s-1990s[edit] 1981 saw Marvel and DC Comics collaborate on another project. Inventions[edit] Doctor Octopus. Doctor Octopus, real name Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius and also known as Doc Ock, Doc Octopus and the Superior Spider-Man, is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics since 1963.
A highly intelligent mad scientist, Doctor Octopus is one of Spider-Man's greatest foes. He is typically portrayed as a stocky, myopic man who utilizes four powerful, mechanical appendages, and is obsessed with proving his own genius and destroying Spider-Man. In his first several appearances, His last name was spelled "Octavious" while all stories since have spelled it "Octavius". The character has appeared in numerous Spider-Man cartoons and video games and is portrayed by Alfred Molina in the 2004 film Spider-Man 2 as the film's main antagonist. Publication history[edit] Fictional character biography[edit] Born in Schenectady, New York, Otto Octavius had a turbulent upbringing.
Criminal career begins[edit] Over the years, Dr. Arachnophobia[edit] Then, Dr. Dr. Green Goblin. Publication history[edit] According to Steve Ditko: "Stan's synopsis for the Green Goblin had a movie crew, on location, finding an Egyptian-like sarcophagus. Inside was an ancient, mythological demon, the Green Goblin. He naturally came to life. On my own, I changed Stan's mythological demon into a human villain. "[2] The Green Goblin debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #14.[3] At this time his identity was unknown, but he proved popular and reappeared in later issues, which made a point of his secret identity. Ditko left the series with issue #38, before he could reveal the Goblin's identity, and Lee unmasked him in the next issue as Norman Osborn, a character who had been introduced two issues earlier as the father of Harry Osborn.
Stan wouldn't have been able to stand it if Ditko did the story and didn't reveal that the Green Goblin was Norman Osborn. Biographies[edit] Norman Osborn[edit] Harry Osborn[edit] Bart Hamilton[edit] Phil Urich[edit] Nameless clone[edit] Powers and abilities[edit]