 The character regained the use of his legs while using the symbiote following their loss during his service in the Iraq War (as shown in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #574).The first issue introduced new versions of the villains Crime Master and Jack O'Lantern, who became recurring antagonists for Thompson.Issue #18 featured the return of Brock, who killed Hybrid and Scream in his crusade against the symbiotes and eventually bonded to the Toxin symbiote.