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text_A: Venom is commonly associated with snakes.
text_B: Venom , or the Venom Symbiote , is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with Spider-Man .. Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics. Spider-Man. Spider-Man. fictional character. fictional character. Symbiote. Symbiote ( comics ). Venom made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man # 300 -LRB- May 1988 -RRB- .. The Amazing Spider-Man. The Amazing Spider-Man. Spider-Man. Spider-Man. Venom was originally conceived as a supervillain , but has since become more of an antihero .. antihero. antihero. Venom is a Symbiote , a sentient alien , with a gooey , almost liquid-like form .. Symbiote. Symbiote ( comics ). As with real-world symbiotes , it requires a host , usually human , to bond with for its survival .. After bonding , the Symbiote endows its enhanced powers upon the host .. Symbiote. Symbiote ( comics ). When the Venom Symbiote bonds with a human , that new dual-life form refers to itself as `` Venom '' .. Symbiote. Symbiote ( comics ). The Venom Symbiote 's first known host was Spider-Man , who eventually separated himself from the creature when he discovered its true nature .. Spider-Man. Spider-Man. Symbiote. Symbiote ( comics ). The Symbiote went on to merge with other hosts , most notably Eddie Brock , its second and most infamous host , with whom it first became Venom and one of Spider-Man 's archenemies .. Eddie Brock. Eddie Brock. Spider-Man. Spider-Man. Symbiote. Symbiote ( comics ). archenemies. archenemy. According to S.H.I.E.L.D. , it is considered one of the greatest threats to humanity , alongside Magneto , Doctor Doom , and Red Skull .. Magneto. Magneto ( comics ). Doctor Doom. Doctor Doom. Red Skull. Red Skull. Comics journalist and historian Mike Conroy writes of the character  : `` What started out as a replacement costume for Spider-Man turned into one of the Marvel web-slinger 's greatest nightmares . ''. Spider-Man. Spider-Man. Mike Conroy. Mike Conroy ( writer ). Venom was ranked as the 22nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time in IGN 's list of the top 100 comic villains .. IGN. IGN. IGN also ranked Mac Gargan 's incarnation of Venom as # 17 in their list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' , while the Flash Thompson incarnation was ranked as # 27 .. Mac Gargan. Mac Gargan. Flash Thompson. Flash Thompson. IGN. IGN. The character was listed as # 33 on Empire Magazines 50 Greatest Comic Book Characters .
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