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| Lizard | |
| Full Name: | Curtis Conners |
| First Appearance: | Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #10 (January, 2002) |
| Created by: | Brian Michael Bendis, John Totleben |
| Home Universe: | Earth-1610 |
| Alignment: | Neutral |
| Status: | Alive |
| Place of Birth: | Unknown |
| Citizenship: | American |
| Base: | None |
| Affiliations: | Formerly Stark Industries |
| Powers/Abilities: | See Curtis Connors (Earth-616) |
| Height: | 5' 10" (As Conners) 6'4 (As the Lizard) |
| Weight: | 196 lbs. |
| Hair Color: | Brown (As Conners) None (As Lizard) |
| Eye Color: | Brown (As Conners) Yellow (As Lizard) |
| Unique Features: | Missing arm |
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"Yeah, well... Einstein wasn't trying to invent the atomic bomb. Just kind of worked out that way." |
Curtis Conners (of Earth-1610), also known as the Lizard, is an alternate version of Curt Conners.
History[]
Early Life[]
After losing his arm to an still unrevealed situation that happened to him, Curtis began to try to find a way to restore his arm. But after five years of studying the regenerative abilities of reptiles with no progress, the people funding him were about to cut all funding for his research.
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In Lizard form
After many drinks, Conners decided to inject himself with an experimental serum in an attempt to get results in an attempt to not get his funding cut. The serum worked, however he turned into a 6 foot tall Lizard monster. Not wanting to show his family, he escaped to the sewer, dubbed as "The Lizard" by the media.
Wondering if he can help, Spider-Man attempted to help Connors, only to be attacked and engage in a fight. Luckily, Man-Thing was on the scene as well and returned Connors to his human form using his magic powers.
Back in his human form and at the risk of transforming back into the Lizard at anytime, Connors left his wife and son to keep them safe from himself.
The Suit[]
Going back to research, Connors started looking into the "Suit", an experimental organism designed by Richard Parker and Eddie Brock, Sr with the means to heal any and all human illnesses and sickness. Soon, Spider-Man (actually Richard Parker's son) found the suit and got some of it on him, changing his costume into a purple color. Eddie Brock, Jr also found the suit and absorbed some of it, became Venom and fought Spider-Man.
After Spider-Man came back to the lab, Connors was waiting on him, telling Spider-Man that he knew his identity after watching various reports. He vowed that he would help Peter as much as possible going forward.
Little Ben[]
Week later, Conners was working and was greeted by Spider-Man after a fight with Gladiator. After treating Peter's injuries, Conners started to view a sample of Peter's blood and was amazed by the genetic possibilities it held. With Peter's permission, Conners began to study Peter's blood.
After the next two months, Conners earned additional research money to create what was called "Little Ben " which was an organism created by combining the DNA of himself and Peter's mutated spider blood along with the final sample of Richard Parker’s work on the "Suit".
Overtime, Little Ben came alive and broke out of Conner's lab in a fit of rage, killing many people including Gwen Stacy. After the creature was destroyed by Spider-Man, Conners turned himself in, as he saw himself responsible for the all the murders his experiment did.
Working at S.H.I.E.L.D. []
Conners was later pardoned and recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. and worked alongside with Tony Stark.
Trivia[]
- This version of Curt Conners has three doctorates.