The iconic alien Venom is one of the most popular characters in the Marvel Comics’ pantheon, but he’s nothing without his hosts. Ever since the symbiote bonded with Spider-Man, Venom has worked his way through a number of hosts, each of whom had their own unique relationship with the gooey extraterrestrial.

But how do the Venom hosts compare to one another? Who brought out the best of Venom and who just wasn’t fit to be one half of the hulking black and white juggernaut? From Spider-Man all the way to Mary Jane Watson , read on to discover 8 of the greatest Venom hosts and how they worked with the symbiote .

8 Mac Gargan

Bonded with Venom In: Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #9

Mac Gargan bonds with the Venom symbiote

For a few years, the symbiote bonded with Mac Gargan, the

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