Flash Thompson

Eugene Thompson, also known as Flash Thompson, Agent Venom and Agent Anti-Venom, is a character from the Marvel Comics series.
== Charactah Account ==
Flash was a bully at Peter's high school, and thus "Puny Parker" often was the target of his abuse. However, once he became Spider-Man, Peter began standing up to Flash. Ironically, Flash was always a big fan of the wall-crawler. After college, the two went their separate ways, with Flash joining the army. His time there mellowed him out considerably. So much so, that by the time he saw Peter again, the two realized they had more in common than they thought, and soon even became friends. They even ended up teaching at their old high school together. Peter taught science, while Flash taught gym.
Flash enlists in the army during the Iraq War and is grievously wounded in action, losing his legs while saving his comrades. Lauded as a hero for his sacrifice, he is given an offer by the military: he can "rent" the Venom symbiote, which was subdued by drugs, for 48-hour periods (never long enough for the symbiote to establish control) for use in important missions, regaining the use of his legs in the process. Thompson agrees and subsequently becomes the new Venom, marking the character's transition to fully-fledged hero.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Alias
* Amazing Fantasy
* Amazing Spider-Man Family
* Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus
* Amazing Spider-Man: A New Goblin
* Big Town
* Carnage U.S.A.
* Civil War Chronicles
* Civil War II
* Cloak and Dagger
* Crazy
* Daredevils
* Deadpool
* Deadpool Classic
* Essential Amazing Spider-Man
* Essential Dazzler
* Essential Moon Knight
* Essential Punisher
* Essential Spectacular Spider-Man
* Essential Web of Spider-Man
* Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
* Giant-Size Spider-Man
* Guardians 3000
* Guardians of Knowhere
* Guardians of the Galaxy
* Guardians Team-Up
* Howard the Duck
* Hulk
* Iron Man: House of M
* Legendary Star-Lord
* March On Ultimatum Saga
* Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man
* Marvel Age
* Marvel Age: Spider-Man
* Marvel Apes
* Marvel Masterworks
* Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man
* Marvel Pocketbook
* Marvel Tales
* Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man Vs. The Sinister Six
* Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man: Contest of Champions
* Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors
* Marvel Universe vs. The Avengers
* Mary Jane
* Mary Jane: Homecoming
* Peter Parker: Spider-Man
* Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man
* Powerless
* Rocket Raccoon & Groot
* Savage Avengers
* Scarlet Spider
* Secret Avengers
* Sentry/Spider-Man
* Shadows and Light
* Spectacular Spider-Man Adventures
* Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special
* Spider-Boy
* Spider-Boy Team-Up
* Spider-Girl
* Spider-Island
* Spider-Man
* Spider-Man Adventures
* Spider-Man and Daredevil Special Edition
* Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames
* Spider-Man Black & Blue & Read All Over
* Spider-Man Classics
* Spider-Man Comics Magazine
* Spider-Man Family
* Spider-Man Family Featuring Amazing Friends
* Spider-Man Family Featuring Spider-Clan
* Spider-Man Legends
* Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane
* Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Season 2
* Spider-Man Saga
* Spider-Man Team-Up
* Spider-Man Unlimited
* Spider-Man Vs. Black Cat
* Spider-Man Vs. Venom
* Spider-Man's Tangled Web
* Spider-Man/Human Torch
* Spider-Man: Blue
* Spider-Man: Chapter One
* Spider-Man: Death and Destiny
* Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives
* Spider-Man: Identity Crisis
* Spider-Man: India
* Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider-Clan
* Spider-Man: One More Day
* Spider-Man: Redemption
* Spider-Man: Revelations
* Spider-Man: Saga of the Sandman
* Spider-Man: The Mutant Agenda
* Spider-Man: The Next Chapter
* Spider-Man: With Great Power...
* Spiderman
* Spidey
* Spidey Super Stories
* Strange
* Super Spider-Man
* Superior Spider-Man
* The Adventures of Spider-Man
* The Amazing Spider-Girl
* The Amazing Spider-Man
* The Amazing Spider-Man Annual
* The Amazing Spider-Man: EXTRA!
* The Amazing Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic
* The Amazing Spider-Man: The Complete Clone Saga Epic
* The Astonishing Spider-Man
* The Champions Classic
* The Mighty World of Marvel
* The Sensational Spider-Man
* The Sensational Spider-Man Annual
* The Spectacular Spider-Man
* The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual
* Thunderbolts
* Ultimate Marvel Team-Up
* Ultimate Six
* Ultimate Spider-Man
* Ultimate Spider-Man And X-Men
* Ultimate Spider-Man Annual
* Ultimate Spider-Man Infinite Comic
* Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special
* Ultimate Spider-Man: Ultimate Collection
* Ultimatum: Spider-Man - Requiem
* Universe X Special: Spidey
* Untold Tales of Spider-Man
* Venom
* Venom: Space Knight
* Venomized
* Web of Spider-Man
* Web of Spider-Man Annual
* Web of Spider-Man Super Special
* Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man
* X-Men/Spider-Man
== Trivia ==
* When Flash loses control of the suit, his appearance frequently changes to that of the "classic" Venom, Eddie Brock, occasionally retaining the spikes on his shoulders, arms, and legs and white-rimmed black eyes. Other times the white spider emblems have remained the same, or reverted to their appearance of Mac Gargan's Venom form. He can generate two mouths from the side of his neck, although he has only done so once.
* As a member of the Red Hulk's Thunderbolts, Flash recolored the white areas of the symbiote red, making it resemble Randy Schueller's original concept art for the black suit.
* Flash is the nephew of actress Lea Thompson.
* Flash had an F.B.I file when he was still in high school, after starting one of only three Spider-Man fan clubs.
* Dan Slott revealed on Twitter that the Go Down Swinging was going to end with the implication that Flash may have survived being electrocuted by the Red Goblin, but this was removed when the editors pointed out it would cheapen his sacrifice.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Eugene Thompson (Earth-616) at Marvel Database
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