Spot (comics)
| The Spot | |
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Spot.
Art by Marko Djurdjevic. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
(As Dr. Jonathan Ohnn) Spectacular Spider-Man #97 (December 1984) (As Spot) Spectacular Spider-Man #98 (January 1985) |
| Created by |
Al Milgrom Herb Trimpe |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Dr. Jonathan Ohnn |
| Team affiliations |
The Hand Legion of Losers MODOK's 11 Sinister Sixteen |
| Abilities | Ability to create portals that lead to an alternate dimension and instantly cross short distances |
The Spot (Dr. Jonathan Ohnn) is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe and appearing as an enemy of Spider-Man and Daredevil.
Dr. Jonathan Ohnn first appeared unnamed in Spectacular Spider-Man #97 and became the Spot in the following issue #98. He was created by Al Milgrom and Herb Trimpe.
As a scientist working for the Kingpin, Dr. Jonathan Ohnn was assigned to reproduce the radiation levels of the superhero Cloak to find a way to artificially mimic his powers. Working late one night, he succeeded creating a solid black circular portal. In doing so however, the drain on the city's power became so great, a blackout washed over the city, causing the portal to shimmer and destabilize. Fearful of losing a once in a lifetime opportunity, Ohnn stepped into it. The shock of the transition caused him to pass out.
He awoke floating weightlessly in a dimension which he initially assumed was Cloak's dark dimension. He soon realized however that the power shortage caused the portal to send him to a different dimension, a place of half darkness and half light. A seemingly infinite number of portals surrounded him in this place. Making swimming motions, he managed to find the original portal that brought him there and slipped back through it.
When Ohnn emerged back into his lab, his body had undergone a radical transformation. The portals from the other dimension had adhered to his skin, covering him with black spots from head to toe. Realizing the spots were portable space warps, he started to think he might be able to use them to defeat anyone in battle. When Spider-Man and Black Cat arrived to confront Kingpin, he appeared before them and announced himself as the Spot. Spider-Man collapsed on the roof, laughing at the name. The Spot ended up winning that first confrontation and warned the heroes to leave the Kingpin alone. He later lost a second battle against Spider-Man because he was tricked into throwing too many of his spots as weapons and not keeping enough to defend himself with.
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