Never has Spider-Man faced a more vicious mass of mayhem than the super-brute known as Venom, the man whose intense hatred for the wall-crawler is matched only by the alien symbiote to which he's bonded.

Real name: Eddie Brock
Occupation: Criminal, former journalist
Legal status: Citizen of the United States with a criminal record
Place of birth: Los Angeles
Group affiliation: Formerly the Sinister Six II
Base of operations: New York City
First appearance: (as alien costume) SECRET WARS #8, (Eddie Brock) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #299 Vol. 1

Height: 6'3"
Weight: 260 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Reddish-blond

Known Powers: Venom possesses all Spider-Man's powers and even greater strength. He can disguise himself to look like anything he can imagine, and he doesn't trigger the web-slinger's protective Spider-Sense. Venom is vulnerable to fire, and loud noise can shred the symbiote right off Brock's back.

History: Venom began as two separate beings: Eddie Brock, a human whose career as a reporter came to an abrupt end when Spider-Man unwittingly exposed a story he wrote as false; and an alien symbiote that posed for a time as Spidey's black costume, until the wall-crawler realized it was alive and rejected it. Losing his job as a reporter drove Brock to consider killing himself. Praying to be forgiven for his suicidal thoughts, Brock's expression of fierce emotion attracted the empathic symbiote. This chance meeting enabled both beings to combine their separate hatreds for Spider-Man into one overwhelming animosity when they merged to form Venom.

Many innocent individuals have fallen victim to Venom's bloodthirsty obsession with killing Spider-Man -- perhaps none closer to Brock than his ex-wife, Ann Weying. Since merging with the symbiote, Ann had been terrified of the world outside her apartment. When Brock showed up at her doorstep to attempt reconciliation, a confluence of bizarre circumstances resulted in tragedy. Already fearful of a reunion with the symbiote, Ann fell into a hysterical fit when Spider-Man swung by her window wearing his black costume. Brock's subsequent transformation into Venom pushed Ann over the edge, causing her to commit suicide. Brock, not understanding he was to blame for his ex-wife's death, swore to take away everything Spider-Man held dear.

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