10 Marvel Characters Who Became Venom

10. Peter Parker

The first and most obvious character to have donned the Venom symbiote is of course Peter Parker. The character unwittingly took on the being while looking to repair his old red and blue costume on Battleworld, a distant planet where Earth's Mightiest Heroes and villains were transported to for the amusement of the Beyonder during Secret Wars - a comic oft considered to have been the first 'event' book in the superhero genre.

The black suit, as it would then be known, has taken on a unique reverence amongst the Spidey faithful, even though it debuted as a negative influence on the character to begin with.

Over time, Peter would actually manage to reconcile his differences with the symbiote, even reuniting with it in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man #800 to overcome the Red Goblin. It's actually a really interesting dynamic to examine, because even though Pete's time with the black suit is considered to have coincided with the character's darkest days, it ended in a triumphant coming together years later.

Also interesting to note is that, even after he parted with the symbiote, Pete wore a black suit anyway. With looks that good, who could blame him?