Venom was originally a Spider-Man villain created by artist Todd McFarlane and writer David Michelinie and published by Marvel Comics. The character made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #300 . Venom is a combination of a human host and an alien symbiote.
History[]
Black Suit Spider-Man[]
During the Secret Wars, Spider-Man found a new costume. Little did he know that it was actually a living organism. He brought the costume back with him to earth where Mr. Fantastic studied it and determined it was a symbiote. When the symbiote tried to permanently bond with him, Peter Parker removed it and thought he destroyed it.
Eddie Brock[]
Eddie Brock bonded with the symbiote after it left Spider-Man. Retaining all of Spider-Man's powers and memories, Eddie became Venom.
Angelo Fortunato[]
When Eddie Brock learned he had cancer, he sold the symbiote to a mobster who gave it to his son. Angelo Fortunato became Venom, but the symbiote felt he was unworthy and left him to fall to his death.
Mac Gargan[]
The symbiote then found former Scorpion, Mac Gargan. Mac became Venom and joined The Thunderbolts. He later became Dark Spider-Man in the Dark Avengers.
Flash Thompson[]
When the government dismembered the Dark Avengers they came in possession of the symbiote. Recruiting Flash Thompson, they created Project Rebirth and attempted to make Venom a superhero. Flash is currently the host of Venom.