| Eugene "Flash" Thompson | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | As Flash Thompson: Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) As Agent Venom: The Amazing Spider-Man #654 (April 2011) As Agent Anti-Venom: Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Venom Inc. Alpha #1 (December 2017) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Steve Ditko (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Eugene "Flash" Thompson |
| Species | Human cyborg |
| Team affiliations | |
| Supporting character of | Spider-Man Eddie Brock |
| Notable aliases | Agent Venom Agent Anti-Venom Venom Space Knight White Knight |
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Eugene "Flash" Thompson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962).
Flash Thompson is a star high school football player, who mercilessly bullies his high school classmate Peter Parker, but greatly admires Spider-Man, an irony in which the superhero takes some gratification. In time, they become close friends in college after Flash matures and he later discovers Peter is Spider-Man. After graduation, he joins the United States Army, but becomes haunted by his combat experiences, leading to alcoholism. After losing both of his legs in the Iraq War, Flash Thompson turns into the superhero Agent Venom after being bound to the Venom symbiote, which he controls via drugs. Eventually during an argument between him and Eddie Brock regarding the Venom symbiote, he became the new host of the Anti-Venom symbiote.[1]
Thompson has appeared in several other media adaptations. Notably, he was portrayed by Joe Manganiello in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy, Chris Zylka in The Amazing Spider-Man, and Tony Revolori in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[2]
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc. Alpha #1
- ^ Marnell, Blair (November 6, 2020). "Tom Holland Confirms That Spider-Man 3 Has Started Filming". SuperHeroHype.