Summary

As inviolable asVenomis , he has two major weaknesses ; both fervidness and haphazardness can do significant equipment casualty to the symbiote , and this allowed one low - level scoundrel to defeat Venom with comfort . While Venom has regularly gone up againstheavy - hitters like Spider - Man , anddark gods like Knull , the one villain that shoot Venom down with ease is one only the most hardcore Marvel fans have ever get wind of .

Venom : Lethal Protector#2 – by David Michelinie and Ivan Fiorelli – regain Venom under onrush from many dissimilar villains , after a bounty is put on his head . While a number of rogues assay to collect , the one who comes the close may surprise most readers : Humbug . After bushwhack Venom during a parade , Humbug prove to be astonishingly dangerous as he defeat Venom with simplicity .

Venom initially throw out Humbug as nothing more than a nuisance and is quickly humbled asHumbug uses his abilities to completely off the Venom symbiote from Eddie Brock .

Venom as the King in Black, seated upon a throne wielding a giant red sword

Venom has been through tons of changes , having buy the farm from a scoundrel to a hero to the King in Black , but Venom still has one more transformation to go .

Venom Was Left Humiliated After Z-List Villain Humbug Defeated Him

Venom: Lethal Protector#1 by David Michelinie, Ivan Fiorelli, Bryan Valenza, and Travis Lanham

Venom massively underestimate this unknown villain inLethal Protector#1 , and because of that , he suffer a major humiliating licking .

Even lecturer intimate with the most deep - burn facet of the Marvel Universe ’s lore may be necessitate themselves who Humbug is , on the button . The villain canmimic the randomness of any insectand immensely increase it , thanks to his technology . While this sure as shooting does n’t sound forbidding – and never proved the character to be a notable adversary in the age since his introduction – sound is a major weakness for Venom , cause Humbug a surprisingly viable adversary for Venom , or any symbiote . As a result , his encounter with Eddie Brock inLethal Protectordidn’t go as most , Eddie included , would ’ve expected .

First Appearance

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vane of Spider - Man#19 ( 1986 )

A composite image of the Peanuts gang hoisting Charlie Brown and Snoopy in the air in front of black and white panels from the Peanuts comic strips

Dave Michelinie ( writer ) ; Marc Silvestri ( creative person )

Use of audio technology to inflate , broadcast , and direct the auditory sensation of insects ; later , the persona developed the ability to communicate with dirt ball biography directly .

Few things can damage Venom , but the things that have proven effective have loosely been depicted as causing major problems for the character . Venom can shrug off hits from the Juggernaut , does n’t mind bullet , and even electricity does n’t nettle him , but auditory sensation and fire have always been a major failing for the Venom symbiote . labor forces set up to battle symbiotes often come with transonic rifles to disrupt the symbiote , and Humbug ’s equipment seems to be even more effectual . Venom massively underestimated this obscure baddie inLethal Protector#1,and because of that , he suffer a major humiliating defeat .

Featured Image: Venom swinging wildly through a cityscape

This waspossibly the first time Eddie ever encountered the symbiote ’s weakness to meretricious noise . The fact Eddie did n’t know this mean his career was almost end by one of the least ill-famed opponents he ’s ever gone up against .

Underestimating Humbug Was A Major Error On Venom’s Part

Humbug is one of the few baddie to not only defeat Venom , but outright drive him to pull away . After their first coming upon , Eddie had to take flight the scene and take metre to help the Venom symbiote recover . Later , during their rematch , Venom was capable to bring Humbug down by manipulating electricity to destroy his equipment . Since this combat took seat in the former years of Venom ’s career , this waspossibly the first time Eddie ever encountered the symbiote ’s failing to loud noises . The fact Eddie did n’t know this means his vocation was almost ended by one of the least infamous adversary he ’s ever function up against .

Over the years , Venom has gotten significantly smarter when it comes to dealing with his weakness , and some symbiotes , such as the Carnage symbiote , have even develop out of the weaknesses . While attack and sonics are n’t nearly as gravid of a problem for Venom today , back during the events ofLethal Protector , it was the prompt and easiest agency to bring down this brutal vigilance man . WhileVenomeventually go on to make unnecessary the human race from the King in Black and become a major hero , he almost never find the chance due to his demeaning licking by Humbug .

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Venom: Lethal Protector #1, the anti-hero leaps at the villain Humbug, only to be shockingly separated from the symbiote

Venom: Lethal Protector #1, villain Humbug completely defeats Venom by overwhelming the symbiote with noise

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