The symbiote went on to merge with other hosts, beginning with Eddie Brock, its second and best-known host, with whom it first became Venom. The Venom symbiote's first human host was Spider-Man himself, who eventually discovered its true nefarious nature and separated himself from the creature in The Amazing Spider-Man #258 (November 1984) -with a brief rejoining five months later in Web of Spider-Man #1.

The symbiote was originally introduced as a living alien costume in The Amazing Spider-Man #252 (May 1984), with a full first appearance as Venom in The Amazing Spider-Man #300 (May 1988). This dual-life form receives enhanced powers and usually refers to itself as 'Venom'. The character is a sentient alien symbiote with an amorphous, liquid-like form, who survives by bonding with a host, usually human. Venom is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Undetectable by Spider-Man's 'Spider-sense'.

Symbiote's autonomous defense capabilities.

All powers of the symbiote's first human host, Spider-Man.

Spy agent costume