10 Powers Comic Book Characters Only Used ONCE

5. Venom - Car Possession

Doctor Doom
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Although Eddie Brock is synonymous with Venom, the Symbiote has bonded with Peter Parker's former bully, Flash Thompson, in recent years. When he merged with the Symbiote, Flash became an undercover operative called Agent Venom. While he was hunting down a crime boss, Agent Venom stumbled upon some of the gangster's lackeys but they drove off before he had a chance to interrogate them.

Realising that he couldn't catch up with them on foot, Agent Venom looked around to find a car he could borrow. Unfortunately, the only one nearby was a rusty old jalopy that was so banged up, it couldn't outrace a tricycle. Left with no choice, Agent Venom merged his Symbiote with the automobile, forcing it to drive after the criminals. He crashed the Venom-Mobile into a wall moments later, making this transformation completely pointless.

Now, any person familiar with the Venom knows the Symbiote could have easily caught up with the crooks if he just used his unlimited webbing to swing across the city. It's obvious the writers and artists just wanted to write a story where Venom turns into a car, even though it doesn't make a lick of sense.

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