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loganlostitall · 1 year ago

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C, F, L for ask game.

A ship I have never liked and probably never will:

Oooh girl you trying to get me in trouble LOL. Every ship from my last post probably falls under this category as well, besides Rickyl and Desus because I genuinely don’t think I’ve been in this fandom long enough to say that those won’t be my favorite ships in a few years. I don’t think they’ll grow on me but I also said that Daryl would never grow on me, and the same with Negan, soooo I’m not going to make the mistake of using those words ever again LOL.

I can say for TWD though that Daryl Dixon x Leah Shaw, Negan Smith x Alpha, and.. whew… Bethyl aren’t ever gonna be something I like. You’re gonna get me killed here. But Beth Greene x Daryl Dixon is almost exactly the same age gap as Amanda and I were, and you were already my friend when that whole mess happened so I’m sure that comes as no surprise to you. (Amanda is my ex girlfriend?? who was 38 when I was 15, fun time 😀). And Daryl was I believe 41 while Beth was 18 so that’s quite literally the same number of years. 23. No ty. It doesn’t nauseate me because she’d be an adult but I do try to avoid reading it; my mutuals can talk about it though if they want for all I care. I do in fact believe that Beth had a crush on Daryl and just wouldn’t have pursued him, looked for those traits elsewhere.

Marvel forever dislikes: Tony Stark x Peter Parker, Wanda Maximoff x Puerto Maximoff, Gamora x Nebula, Peter Parker x Morgan Stark (seriously, ew), Thanos x Loki Laufeyson, Odin Borrson x Loki Laufeyson, Odin Borrson x Thor Odinson, Odin Borrson x Hela Odindottir, Freyja Freyrdottir (Frigga) x Loki Laufeyson, May Parker-Jameson x Peter Parker, Norman Osborn x Peter Parker, Otto Octavius x Peter Parker, Skip Westcott x Peter Parker!!!!!!!!, Tony Stark x Sentient Armor, Steve Rogers x Peggy Carter, Steve Rogers x Sharon Carter, Bruce Banner x Natasha Romanoff, Brunnhilde x Hela Odindottir, Thor Odinson x Carol Danvers, James Howlett x Anna Marie, if I listed them all I’d be here all night

DC forever dislikes: Alfred Pennyworth x Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne x Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne, Lucas Fox, Barbara Gordon, or any of Batman’s sidekicks (I think you get my point by now), Jack Napier x Harleen Quinzel, Jack Napier x Clark Kent, Hal Jordan x Arisia Rrab (she’s an entire child 😐), Dick Grayson x Catalina Flores (sexual assault), there are just so many more

Shameless forever dislikes: Fiona Gallagher x literally everyone she ever dated, Debbie Gallagher x all of her exes as well, Lip Gallagher x Mandy Milkovich (she rped him guys!!! don’t forget), Lip Gallagher x Karen Jackson, Karen Jackson x Frank Gallagher, Frank Gallagher x Sammi Slott (that’s your child dude…), Ian Gallagher x Kash Karib, Ian Gallagher x Caleb Daniels, Carl Gallagher x Kassidi Gallagher (typing that made me laugh 😭), Carl Gallagher x Dominique Winslow, Carl Gallagher x Tish (she rped him as well), Liam Gallagher x Sissy (MORE rpe), please just let my babies be happy and in love

Euphoria forever dislikes: Maddie Perez x Nate Jacobs, Rue Bennett x Jules Vaughn, Cal Jacobs x Nate Jacobs, Cal Jacobs x Jules Vaughn, Cassie Howard x Nate Jacobs, Rue Bennett x Nate Jacobs, Rue Bennett x Fezco O’Neill, Fezco O’Neill x Ashtray

What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?

I am still a Marvel and DC fan, so it’s gotta be those. I’ve literally been a fan since I was born.

Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves.

Maggie Rhee does her absolute best for her son. I… don’t have much /pos commentary besides that 😭

#ask game #ships I don’t like #ships I will never like #tw grooming #the walking dead #marvel #dc comics #shameless #euphoria #my longest time in a fandom #compliment a character that isn’t a favorite #please don’t come for me

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hellzyeahwebwieldingreviews · 4 years ago

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Untold Tales of Spider-Man 13: Arms and the Man – by Keith R.A. DeCandido

99% great!

Randall Andros, a noted writer of “celebrity life stories” (his previous book being on Tony Stark) wants his last book in his current contract to be on Dr. Otto Octavius. “[N]ot just Dr. Octopus,” as he tells his editor, “Otto Octavius. He was a respected scientist before he got his extra arms and went cuckoo. People talk about Doc Ock all the time. I want to let everyone know who Otto Octavius is.” After getting his okay, Randall decides to call his new biography, “Requiem for an Octopus: The Life of Dr. Otto Octavius.” He freely admits he “stole the title from Rod Serling.” (Serling’s teleplay is “Requiem for a Heavyweight.”) He researches Otto’s career from respected scientist to arch-criminal, leading up to his recent plan to poison the ink “that the New York Daily Bugle was printed with” (which occurs in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #15, 1981. (The Continuity Guide tells us this story takes place right after that.)

His next step is to interview friends and family. He tracks down “a paternal uncle named Karl Octavius, living in Detroit, Michigan and a maternal cousin named Thomas Hargrove.” Thomas previously worked with Otto at the United States Atomic Research Center, which has since been shut down by the Department of Energy. First, he interviews former USARC employee Brian Huss who tells him about Mary Alice Anders who dated Otto “but he broke it off. Rumor has it that he got her fired, actually.” After interviewing a number of former USARC employees and getting no consensus on Octavius, Andros decides he must track down Mary Alice Anders.Soon after, Randall learns that Mary Alice (Anders) Burke and her husband Ronald “had been among the victims in a nasty car accident on the West Side Highway a month previous.

Mary Alice had survived; Ronald hadn’t.” Randall contacts the doctor at the hospital who agrees to let her know about his interest. He puts his research assistant to work tracking down Thomas Hargrove and Karl Octavius and goes to the Bugle to interview Ben Urich, Charley Snow and Jacob Conover, then J. Jonah Jameson himself (who tells him how Peter Parker once disguised himself as Spider-Man to save Betty Brant from Doc Ock). This process leads him to an old article on Octavius detailing a press conference by brain specialist Kevin Hunt who had reported that Otto had suffered brain damage. “But only three weeks ago, Hunt was interviewed on a local news program right after Octavius’s most recent capture, and he hedged a good deal more about the apparent brain damage.”Andros contacts Hunt who tells him that “while it could have been brain damage, it could also have simply been his cranial chemistry rewriting itself to accommodate these four new limbs.” He talks to Thomas Hargrove and learns little. Karl Octavius tells him, “My brother was a fat slob who married a fatter slob and they had a far slob of a kid who grew up to be a psycho chicken.” Peter Parker then contacts Randall and tells him that he not only dressed as Spider-Man against Octavius but that his Aunt once took Otto in as a boarder. Randall assesses what he has so far. “Was [Otto] insane or not? What kind of person had he been before the accident? What kind of person had he become afterward? Had he ‘become’ anything, or had he not changed?” Suddenly, these questions are in danger of remaining unanswered as the lawyers move in.

Mary Alice Burke’s lawyer tells him she is suing Otto and shouldn’t talk. The Vulture’s lawyer also tells him his client will not speak. And Octavius’ lawyer gets a court-ordered “cease and desist with my research” because it could prejudice Otto’s trial.Soon after, Randall’s editor calls to tell him that he must pick another subject for his book but that Octavius wants to talk to him. “No tape recorders, no lawyers, no notes, just a conversation.” Even with the book cancelled, Randall can’t pass this up. He goes to Ryker’s Island where he meets Dr. Octopus. After demanding to know why Randall wants to write a book about him, Otto agrees to answer some questions. In the short interview, Octopus implies that the explosion that fused him to his tentacles was no accident. When Randall brings up Otto’s mother, the criminal quickly ends the conversation.Heading home, Randall decides that “the man I had talked to was many things, but crazy just was not one of them.” He tries to get a handle on Octopus but cannot. “Maybe it wasn’t possible,” he thinks, “Maybe you had to be like him to understand him. And I did not want to be like him. The very idea made my flesh crawl.”

When Randall returns home, he finds a man in his apartment. The man pulls a gun, says, “My name’s Niner. We got a mutual acquaintance in common, Mr. Andros. Name of Otto. He wanted to send a message to people who mess around with his life,” and then shoots. Randall lies bleeding on the floor, expecting to die. But then Spider-Man shows up at his window. As Spidey explains, “My old buddy Peter Parker said you were writing a bio of Doc Ock. I came by to chat about it – and tell you to pick another subject. Looks like I’m too late.” Randall asks Spidey why he’s always fighting Octopus. Spidey replies, “[P]art of it’s a kind of there-but-for-the-grace-of-God thing. I got my powers from radiation just like he did, but it didn’t make me nuts.” Randall grabs Spidey by his costume and tells him, “Listen!...Ock’s not nuts. I talked t’him, I listened t’him. Not insane. He’s aware of actions, he just doesn’t care.” Then he passes out.Randall wakes up in the hospital, brought there by Spidey. While there, he receives roses from Spidey with a note, “Best wishes for a speedy recovery. I hope you’re wrong.” When he leaves the hospital, Randall quits biography for fiction, never writing the last book in his contract. “And when I think back over my life – a frequent occurrence since almost losing it – I come to the same conclusion: the dumbest thing I ever did was tell my editor that I wanted my next book to be on Dr. Otto Octavius, aka the super-villain Dr. Octopus.”

This story is over all really good. The points of contention lie with the fact that Otto’s murder of Captain Stacy is such a huge plot point when in reality Otto didn’t kill Captain Stacy, he died in an act of self-sacrifice. Additionally I feel the story sort of just stopped rather than ended.

Nevertheless this was a great yarn set circa the Denny O’Neil run of Spidey and a companion piece to Otto’s origin from Unlim #3. In that sense it represents Doc Ock, unquestionably an indelible aspect of the Spidey mythos.

I feel cheated a little that we didn’t get to see Mary Alice but we did get more information on her nevertheless and the story was wonderfully meta. Otto in spite of being one of the most famous Spider-Man villain ever is one of the most inconsistent of all his rogue’s. The story takes advantage of that to explore a fundamental question of his sanity.

There was a brilliant retcon used to world build in the story too, specifically in establishing Otto’s ‘brain damage’ was in reality just his mind rewiring itself to operate his arms. The story’s conclusion is likely to rub some people the wrong way as they feel Otto is very much a MAD scientist, but I think the fact that he’s in fact someone terrible as opposed to simply going bad after a bump to the had renders him far more complex and compelling.

Aside from some tiny points of contention I’d rate this quite highly within the anthology and kind of wish it was turned into a canon comic book.

#Doctor Octopus #otto octavius #Doc Ock #Untold Tales Of Spider-Man #Spider-Man #Peter Parker

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cloakedsparrow · 8 years ago

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Villains rarely perceive themselves to be in the wrong about anything. Some see their awful actions as necessary evils, others feel that the ends justify the means, and many others simply believe their might makes them right. Arguably the biggest difference between being a villain and being a hero is in whether their choices are being made for selfish gains or in service to the greater good.

Villains are often motivated by selfish desires, but sometimes, a villain can understand that helping others is better than merely going after what they want, when they want it. That understanding can put villains on the road to changing their ways – sometimes temporarily, sometimes permanently. Here, then, are 15 comic book supervillains who reformed, or at least joined the side of the good guys.

15. MAGNETO

From the moment Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced him in “Uncanny X-Men” #1, Magneto has been their main adversary. However, his characterization has evolved as more secrets about his background were revealed. Magneto is a Holocaust survivor, whose parents and sister were killed before he himself was incarcerated in Auschwitz. His experiences there hardened his resolve to ensure mutants would never be persecuted by humans, by having mutants be the rulers of humanity. This view is significantly harsher than that of X-Men founder Charles Xavier, who strives for mutants to co-exist with humans.

After many battles against the X-Men, including in “Uncanny X-Men” #150 in which he nearly killed Kitty Pryde, Magneto’s views altered and he turned himself in to the World Court in 1987’s “The X-Men vs. The Avengers,” written by Roger Stern and drawn by Marc Silvestri (issue #4 by Tom DeFalco and Keith Pollard). But an attack during the trial injured Xavier, leading him to ask Magneto to take charge of the X-Men and the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters while he recovered. This was the first of several times Magneto was in charge of X-Men teams, although acceptance of him as a leader was slow in coming. More recently, he was the leader of a team of X-Men willing to do whatever it takes to protect mutants from harm.

14. SANDMAN

William Baker had a rough upbringing, abandoned by his father and raised by his mother. He was bullied and became a bully himself, eventually turning to a life of crime. Jailed on Ryker’s Island, he escaped and fled to Savannah, Ga. In “Amazing Spider-Man” #4 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, a day at the beach went awry for Baker. The beach was near a nuclear reactor whose steam system exploded, dousing Baker in radiation. Afterward, Baker discovered he had bonded with the sand, and could alter his shape and density.

Taking the name Sandman, Baker clashed with Spider-Man, the Hulk and the Fantastic Four over the years, and also joined the Sinister Six and the Frightful Four. A partnership with Hydro-Man in “Amazing Spider-Man” #217-218, written by Denny O’Neil and drawn by John Romita Jr. and Jim Mooney, accidentally results in their merging into a mud monster. After they separate forms months later, Baker considers changing his ways. When The Thing came to capture him in “Marvel Two-in-One” #86, Baker declines to fight and the Thing lets him go. This leads to the Sandman becoming a freelance operative for mercenary Silver Sable and her Wild Pack, becoming a member of the Outlaws, a team of reformed Spider-Man villains, and even becoming a reserve Avenger.

13. WONDER MAN

The hero Wonder Man began his career with the Avengers with a mission to destroy them from within. First appearing in “Avengers” #9, written by Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone, Simon Williams inherited the family company, Williams Innovations, after his father’s death, and managed it — poorly — after his brother Eric refused to do so. The company soon failed against rivals such as Stark Industries. Williams, on Eric’s advice, embezzled money from the firm and invested it in shady businesses linked to the Maggia. He got caught and was convicted, and blamed Stark for his woes.

However, Baron Zemo and the Enchantress secured his release, offering Williams the chance to get revenge on Stark. Zemo experimented on Williams with an ionic ray device, giving him strength, durability and other powers. While up against the Avengers, Williams has a last-minute change of heart after luring the team into a trap, choosing to fight Zemo and the Enchantress, even risking death by going without Zemo’s treatments. Wonder Man was later revived and has served with the Avengers, the West Coast Avengers, Iron Man’s Force Works team and the Uncanny Avengers.

12. SUPER PATRIOT / U.S. AGENT

First seen in “Captain America” #323, written by Mark Gruenwald and drawn by Paul Neary and John Beatty, John Walker grew up idolizing notions of patriotism, glory and the Vietnam War sacrifice of his brother Mike, a helicopter pilot. Walker enlisted in the U.S. Army himself, but the war ended before he ever saw combat, frustrating his desire to become a hero. Afterward, he underwent the Power Broker’s strength augmentation process and opted to join the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation to pay for the treatments.

However, promoter Ethan Thurm steered him in another direction: becoming a motivational speaker. As the Super-Patriot, Walker spoke before rallies around the country, claiming to represent America’s “true ideals” and disparaging Captain America as dated and out of touch. Without Walker’s knowledge, Thurm staged an attack on Walker at a New York rally to bolster his image, leading to him confronting Captain America himself. Later, after Steve Rogers resigned as Captain America rather than follow orders from the Commission on Superhuman Activities in “Captain America” #332, Walker was recruited to be the new Captain America. After a rocky tenure, Walker was fired and became U.S. Agent.

11. MAX DAMAGE

In “Irredeemable” and its companion series “Incorruptible,” writer Mark Waid explored heroism and villainy by having the world’s foremost superhero and supervillain change outlooks. “Irredeemable” followed the dark path taken by the Plutonian after his mind snaps and he unleashes his destructive powers on millions of people, his friends and teammates on the slightest whim.

In “Incorruptible” #3 and #4, drawn by Jean Diaz and Berlardino Brabo, Plutonian’s No. 1 opponent, Max Damage, has an epiphany when he attempts his own worst feat of mayhem. Damage attempts to unleash a plague that would have killed billions of people, out of jealousy that they can feel the physical world while he cannot. Damage is super-strong and impervious to harm, with his abilities increasing the longer he stays awake and resetting when he succumbs to sleep deprivation. Damage is surprised that Plutonian doesn’t stop him from opening the plague container, instead incinerating all witnesses and dismissing Damage with a glance. With that, Damage chooses to be the hero and defender that Plutonian had stopped being.

10. THE SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN

Otto Octavius, the arrogant and perpetually bitter scientist, is one of Spider-Man’s fiercest enemies. As Dr. Octopus, he’s perpetrated countless foul deeds such as kidnapping, theft, property destruction and trying to marry Peter Parker’s dear Aunt May to get property she inherited — and leaving her at the altar!

But after years of battles, Octavius found his body failing. He engineered a mindswap in which his consciousness was placed in Parker’s body, and Parker’s mind in his dying form, shown in the “Dying Wish” storyline that culminated in “Amazing Spider-Man” #700, written by Dan Slott and drawn by Humberto Ramos, Richard Elson and Victor Olazaba. Parker’s efforts to undo the swap fail, but he manages to make Octavius tap into his memories, letting him see what caused him to have such a strong sense of responsibility.

Overwhelmed, Octavius pledged to be a superior Spider-Man than Parker ever was, in the aptly named series “Superior Spider-Man.” Honoring the pledge didn’t change Octavius’ brutal nature, but Parker’s consciousness still inhabited their body and fought for control. In “Superior Spider-Man” #3o, written by Slott and Christos Gage and drawn by Giuseppe Camuncoli and John Dell, Octavius sacrificed himself and restored Parker after realizing Parker truly was the better hero.

9. QUICKSILVER AND THE SCARLET WITCH

Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch have had a tortured history from the start, when they were introduced as less-than-committed members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in “X-Men” #4, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. They are there only because they feel they owe Magneto for rescuing them from a mob and, at the time, believe themselves to be mutants. After several skirmishes with the X-Men and the disappearance of Magneto, the duo is recruited into the Avengers in issue #16, forming half of “Cap’s Kooky Quartet.”

The Scarlet Witch has been strongly associated with the Avengers ever since, finding love with the Vision and even having children, although they were removed from existence, causing her to go mad. Quicksilver has been linked to the Avengers, the X-Men, X-Factor and the Inhumans, sometimes as a member, frequently as an antagonist. Their lineage as mutants, however, was undone in “Uncanny Avengers” #4, by writer Rick Remender and Gerry Duggan and artist Daniel Acuña, when the High Evolutionary revealed they gained their powers as a result of his experiments.

8. HAWKEYE

Battered by his alcoholic father and orphaned when both parents were killed in a car crash, Clint Barton and his brother Barney grew up with a traveling circus. They were tutored in archery and other skills by the Swordsman and another carnie named Trick Shot. Hawkeye struck out on his own after he learned the Swordsman was stealing from the circus and beating Hawkeye up for not agreeing to keep quiet about it.

Inspired by Iron Man, Hawkeye resolved to be a hero himself. But on his first effort, he was mistaken for a thief and found himself on the run from the police. Soon after, he encountered the Black Widow, then a Soviet spy, in “Tales of Suspense” #57, by Stan Lee and Don Heck. The Black Widow enticed Hawkeye to become her partner, and they engaged in espionage against Stark Industries. After the Black Widow was injured in a fight against Iron Man, Hawkeye resolved to go straight, boldly breaking into Avengers Mansion and tying up Jarvis to prove his skills to the team. Hawkeye was part of the “Cap’s Kooky Quartet” Avengers lineup, and has been a leader of the West Coast Avengers and the Thunderbolts.

7. ROGUE

Rogue was a teenager confused and terrified by her powers (the ability to absorb someone else’s life energy, memories, personality and abilities through skin-to-skin contact for a limited duration). It surfaced when she kissed her young love, Cody, inadvertently putting him into coma, as revealed in “Uncanny X-Men” #185, written by Chris Claremont and drawn by John Romita Jr. and Dan Green. Her fear and frustration made her an easy target for Mystique and Destiny, who recruited her for the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

In “Avengers Annual” #10, written by Claremont and drawn by Michael Golden and Amando Gil, Rogue’s first mission was an attack against the team. She fought Ms. Marvel, but the extended battle made the transfer of abilities permanent. After more fights, Rogue was overwhelmed by Ms. Marvel’s memories, and sought help from Charles Xavier. Xavier’s psychic scan of Rogue showed him she was more misguided than evil. In “Uncanny X-Men” #171, written by Claremont and drawn by Walt Simonson and Bob Wiacek, Xavier brought Rogue on as a member of the X-Men, ignoring the strong objections from most of the team. Rogue has since been a mainstay of the X-Men, later developing control over her power-absorbing abilities, losing Ms. Marvel’s powers and gaining the abilities of Wonder Man.

6. THE BLACK WIDOW

Natasha Romanova, the Black Widow, first appeared in “Tales of Suspense” #52, written by Stan Lee and Don Rico, drawn by Don Heck. Back then, she was a Communist spy on a mission to assassinate Soviet defector Anton Vanko, which put her up against Iron Man. Her costume and equipment were upgraded in subsequent appearances, and she was brainwashed by the Soviets and sent to battle the Avengers. The effort failed, and she shook off her programming and defected to the West.

In “Amazing Spider-Man” #86, her look was changed by John Romita Sr. from short black hair, fishnet stockings and a cat’s eye mask to the familiar long red hair and black bodysuit, which came with the addition of wrist gauntlets that fire her “Widow’s Bite” and suction cups that allow her to scale walls. Since defecting, the Black Widow has frequently worked with S.H.I.E.L.D. and had multiple adventures with the Avengers before joining the team and even becoming its leader. She has also been a member of the Champions, the Defenders and the Thunderbolts, as well as a partner to Daredevil.

5. GALACTUS

For most of his existence throughout the Marvel Universe, Galactus has been known as the Destroyer of Worlds. Introduced in “Fantastic Four” #48 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, with Joe Sinott on the inks, Galactus has come to Earth in his perpetual quest to feed (which he does by draining the life force from entire planets). The Fantastic Four, with the aid of Galactus’ herald, the Silver Surfer, drive him off. Since then, Galactus has devoured the Skrull Throneworld, has been reduced from god-like stature to human form and has been both killed and resurrected. However, an adventure with the superhero team the Ultimates led to his greatest transformation.

After “Secret Wars,” the crossover that merged the various Marvel universes into one, the Ultimates sought out Galactus with the goal of changing his nature in “Ultimates” #2, by Al Ewing and Kenneth Rocafort. By having him return to his incubator and using the reality-warping material Iso-8, Galactus emerged with the power to restore life to dead planets, starting with the first planet he destroyed.

4. VENOM

The Venom symbiote was thought of as a mere costume for Spider-Man when first seen in “Amazing Spider-Man” #252, written by Roger Stern and Tom DeFalco, and drawn by Ron Frenz and Brett Breeding. However, the “costume” was later revealed to be a living parasitic being in need of a host body. After Spider-Man learned from the Fantastic Four that it was beginning to permanently bond to him, he rejected the symbiote and they captured it. Ultimately it escaped and latched onto disgraced Daily Bugle reporter Eddie Brock, becoming Venom, one of Spider-Man’s fiercest enemies.

Venom later bonded with several other humans, including Peter Parker’s high-school frenemy Flash Thompson. Thompson had lost both legs during his Army service in the Iraq War, but the U.S. government captured Venom after it bonded to Mac Gargan, the Scorpion, and sought to use it under its control. Thompson was offered the opportunity to bond with Venom and go on covert missions, with Venom’s bio-mass substituting for Thompson’s missing legs, as shown in “Amazing Spider-Man” #654, written by Rick Remender and drawn by Tony Moore. To stave off permanent bonding, the symbiote was plied with drugs and Thompson was limited to 48 hours of use each time out.

3. PLASTIC MAN

Introduced in 1941 in Quality’s “Police Comics,” Plastic Man put a zany spin on superhero adventuring, thanks to the inventive humor of his creator, writer/artist Jack Cole. Before becoming a costumed hero, Plastic Man was Patrick “Eel” O’Brian, an orphan who grew up to become small-time thief and safecracker. A job at the Crawford Chemical Works went awry when he and his crew were confronted by a security guard who shot at them.

O’Brian was hit in the shoulder and fell into a drum of experimental acid. O’Brian’s three cohorts abandoned him, and he wandered until he was taken in by a monk at a mountain retreat who nursed him back to health. O’Brian soon discovered his body had become pliable and malleable. The kindness of the monk coupled with the betrayal of his crew, led him to renounce crime and become a superhero, adopting the red and black leotard and goggles of Plastic Man. At first, he kept up the Eel O’Brian guise in order to trick crooks, but ultimately switched to being Plastic Man full-time, becoming an FBI agent and a member of the Justice League of America.

2. SABRETOOTH

The murderous mutant known as Sabretooth has had an ongoing, bitter rivalry with Wolverine spanning decades, even separate from his frequent battles with the X-Men. Sabretooth has been a vicious, unrepentant killer, but had a change of heart and mind imposed on him during the “AXIS” crossover.

In “AXIS,” written by Rick Remender, the Avengers and X-Men unite to defeat a clone of the Red Skull, who has acquired the power of the Onslaught entity. The effort called for the detonation of a gene bomb that had the “Inversion” effect: It altered the personalities of beings in its range, causing villains to turn heroic and vice versa. In “Avengers & X-Men: AXIS” #9, written by Remender and drawn by Jim Cheung and others, Doctor Doom and the Scarlet Witch cast a spell to undo the Inversion. However, Iron Man used his technology to shield himself from the spell and Sabretooth was shielded as well, making his personality change permanent. Sabretooth turned himself in for his crimes and later was added to the Avengers Unity Division roster.

1. LEX LUTHOR

Lex Luthor has been an enduring antagonist for Superman for more than 75 years, ever since the story “Europe at War” by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1940’s “Action Comics” #23. Introduced as a criminal scientist, Luthor was retconned as being a childhood friend of Clark Kent, making him a thorn in Superboy’s side as well. Since the “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” Luthor has posed as a respectable captain of industry while only performing nefarious deeds behind the scenes. Also, more emphasis was placed on Luthor’s xenophobia. Luthor hates Superman because he’s an alien and despises that the world doesn’t care enough about human accomplishments, particularly Luthor’s.

Luthor learns Batman’s secret identity in “Forever Evil” #7, and in “Justice League” #33 muscles his way onto the team. After the “New 52” Superman died in “Superman” #52, Luthor adopted his mantle in “Action Comics” #957, wearing a high-tech suit of armor emblazoned with the “S” shield. He also buys The Daily Planet to boot, just to acquire the fallen Superman’s cape that they owned and refused to sell to anyone. He’s declared his intentions are to protect Metropolis, but he is still opposed by Superman, the pre-“Flashpoint” version who had returned following the multiverse-warping events of “Convergence.”

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aion-rsa · 8 years ago

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15 Comic Book Villains Who Became Heroes

RELATED: 13 Superheroes Who Broke Bad

MAGNETO

SANDMAN

WONDER MAN

SUPER PATRIOT / U.S. AGENT

MAX DAMAGE

THE SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN

QUICKSILVER AND THE SCARLET WITCH

HAWKEYE

ROGUE

THE BLACK WIDOW

GALACTUS

VENOM

PLASTIC MAN

SABRETOOTH

LEX LUTHOR

Be sure to let us know in the comments if there are any other supervillains who became superheroes that we forgot to mention!

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