Spider-Man's first solo supervillain will take center stage this June in a new story titled 𝄹'Chameleon Conspiracy' running weekly through Amazing Spider-Man #67-69, along with a Giant-Size Chameleon Conspiracy #1 wrap-up one-shot.
As the story's title implies, 'Chameleon Conspiracy' centers on the Chameleon, whose renown as a super-spy and master of disguise goes all the way back to 1963's . Born Dmitri Smerdyakov, the Chameleon was originally a KGB agent whoౠ had mastered the art of disguise to the point of being able to take on the identity of almost anyone, using a bizarre gas that made hi🔴s face totally malleable.
Later stories downplayed Chameleon's Cold War origins, tying him more directly to Kraven the Hunter as Kraven's half-brother. Chameleon also used special mutagenic compounds to grant himself full-on shapeshifting capabilities, though he's also used mask♊s, holograms, and dozens of other methods of taking the place of people in Peter Parker's life.
"Spencer and artists Marcelo Ferreira and Carlos Gomez will unfurl a revelatory, unpredictable tওale that fans dare n𝄹ot miss!"
The last time Chameleon appeꦆared it was at the end of , in which he vowed to get revenge on Spider-Man for the death of the original Kraven the Hunter who passed his mantle on to his own clone after his death.
(The original Kraven has died and returned more than a ಌfew time൩s, starting with the landmark story ).
Though Marvel's announcement doesn't directly reference Chameleon's vow of vengeance, it's safe to guess that Chameleon's motivations will tie back to 'Hunted.' It's also interesting to note that the title 'Chameleon Conspiracy' bears some resemblance 🐽to , a 2016-17 story in which all of ♐Spidey's dead loved ones were cloned and turned against him.
'Chameleon Conspiracy' w🐎ill runꦫ weekly through Amazing Spider-Man #67 (June 2), Amazing Spider-Man #68 (June 9), Amazing Spider-Man #69 (June 23), all with art from Marcelo Ferreira, and finally Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: Chameleon Conspiracy #1 (June 30), with art from Carlos Gomez.
Here's a gallery of a♒ll four covers, from Mark Bagley.
'Kraven's Last Hunt' is one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Spider-Man stories of all time.
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