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. This dual-life form receives enhanced powers and usually refers to itself as 'Venom.' 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). 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 fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
All powers of the symbiote's first human host, Spider-Man.
