how do you catch a supervillain when you don’t even know what he looks like
don’t even know what he looks like
don’t even know what he looks like welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we will explore the comic book origins of
will explore the comic book origins of
will explore the comic book origins of the chameleon this is the chameleon a
the chameleon this is the chameleon a
the chameleon this is the chameleon a deadly stop at nothing hitman as with
deadly stop at nothing hitman as with
deadly stop at nothing hitman as with most comic book characters they’re often
most comic book characters they’re often
most comic book characters they’re often reimagining and different versions to a
reimagining and different versions to a
reimagining and different versions to a character’s past we’ve chosen to
character’s past we’ve chosen to
character’s past we’ve chosen to primarily follow the storyline which
primarily follow the storyline which
primarily follow the storyline which unfolded in 1963 s amazing spider-man
unfolded in 1963 s amazing spider-man
unfolded in 1963 s amazing spider-man number 1 which was expanded upon in 1964
number 1 which was expanded upon in 1964
number 1 which was expanded upon in 1964 amazing spider-man number 15 1988 s
amazing spider-man number 15 1988 s
amazing spider-man number 15 1988 s amazing spider-man number 307 and 1997 s
amazing spider-man number 307 and 1997 s
amazing spider-man number 307 and 1997 s spectacular spider-man numbers 243 to
spectacular spider-man numbers 243 to
spectacular spider-man numbers 243 to 245 the super villain known as the
245 the super villain known as the
245 the super villain known as the chameleon first tangled with marbles
chameleon first tangled with marbles
chameleon first tangled with marbles favorite web slinger back in the amazing
favorite web slinger back in the amazing
favorite web slinger back in the amazing spider-man number 1 thus earning the
spider-man number 1 thus earning the
spider-man number 1 thus earning the title of spider-man’s first super foe as
title of spider-man’s first super foe as
title of spider-man’s first super foe as shown in this issue the chameleon was
shown in this issue the chameleon was
shown in this issue the chameleon was originally nothing more than a very
originally nothing more than a very
originally nothing more than a very skillful master of disguise used his
skillful master of disguise used his
skillful master of disguise used his quick-change artistry and finely honed
quick-change artistry and finely honed
quick-change artistry and finely honed mimicry skills to pass himself off as a
mimicry skills to pass himself off as a
mimicry skills to pass himself off as a wide range of other people a criminal
wide range of other people a criminal
wide range of other people a criminal spy intent on stealing top-secret plans
spy intent on stealing top-secret plans
spy intent on stealing top-secret plans to sell to Iron Curtain countries the
to sell to Iron Curtain countries the
to sell to Iron Curtain countries the chameleon needed a fall guy to take the
chameleon needed a fall guy to take the
chameleon needed a fall guy to take the blame for his thefts so he disguised
blame for his thefts so he disguised
blame for his thefts so he disguised himself as spider-man and lured the real
himself as spider-man and lured the real
himself as spider-man and lured the real Spidey to the scene of the crime he
Spidey to the scene of the crime he
Spidey to the scene of the crime he almost got away with his scheme until an
almost got away with his scheme until an
almost got away with his scheme until an alert police officer foiled him several
alert police officer foiled him several
alert police officer foiled him several months later the chameleon decided that
months later the chameleon decided that
months later the chameleon decided that he needed to take care of spider-man
he needed to take care of spider-man
he needed to take care of spider-man permanently with this in mind the
permanently with this in mind the
permanently with this in mind the chameleon contacted someone who he
chameleon contacted someone who he
chameleon contacted someone who he called an old friend Kraven the hunter
called an old friend Kraven the hunter
called an old friend Kraven the hunter to track down spider-man as usual in
to track down spider-man as usual in
to track down spider-man as usual in these circumstances the plan didn’t
these circumstances the plan didn’t
these circumstances the plan didn’t quite pan out as expected by 1988 a
quite pan out as expected by 1988 a
quite pan out as expected by 1988 a major change had come over the chameleon
major change had come over the chameleon
major change had come over the chameleon whose real name had been revealed as
whose real name had been revealed as
whose real name had been revealed as Dimitri smart Yakov as related in a
Dimitri smart Yakov as related in a
Dimitri smart Yakov as related in a flashback
flashback
flashback the chameleon had been originally a spy
the chameleon had been originally a spy
the chameleon had been originally a spy who became used to an elevated lifestyle
who became used to an elevated lifestyle
who became used to an elevated lifestyle and then turned to criminal activity for
and then turned to criminal activity for
and then turned to criminal activity for his own personal game with his
his own personal game with his
his own personal game with his ill-gotten wealth
ill-gotten wealth
ill-gotten wealth Smerdyakov financed the development of a
Smerdyakov financed the development of a
Smerdyakov financed the development of a serum which enabled him to physically
serum which enabled him to physically
serum which enabled him to physically alter his physical appearance without
alter his physical appearance without
alter his physical appearance without the aid of masks wigs or makeup he also
the aid of masks wigs or makeup he also
the aid of masks wigs or makeup he also recommitted himself to his original goal
recommitted himself to his original goal
recommitted himself to his original goal destruction of the United States finally
destruction of the United States finally
destruction of the United States finally in 1987 readers learned more about the
in 1987 readers learned more about the
in 1987 readers learned more about the chameleons past including how he came to
chameleons past including how he came to
chameleons past including how he came to know Kraven the hunter Smerdyakov had
know Kraven the hunter Smerdyakov had
know Kraven the hunter Smerdyakov had escaped from a mental institution and
escaped from a mental institution and
escaped from a mental institution and had used the techniques he had learned
had used the techniques he had learned
had used the techniques he had learned there to try to convince spider-man that
there to try to convince spider-man that
there to try to convince spider-man that his career as a superhero was all a
his career as a superhero was all a
his career as a superhero was all a delusional fantasy when that failed
delusional fantasy when that failed
delusional fantasy when that failed Smerdyakov escaped spider-man but came
Smerdyakov escaped spider-man but came
Smerdyakov escaped spider-man but came face to face with Kraven who supposedly
face to face with Kraven who supposedly
face to face with Kraven who supposedly had committed suicide a short time
had committed suicide a short time
had committed suicide a short time earlier Kraven locked the chameleons
earlier Kraven locked the chameleons
earlier Kraven locked the chameleons failure and revealed that the two knew
failure and revealed that the two knew
failure and revealed that the two knew each other as small children on the
each other as small children on the
each other as small children on the brink of a breakdown
brink of a breakdown
brink of a breakdown the chameleon teetered between praising
the chameleon teetered between praising
the chameleon teetered between praising Kraven as a friend and excoriating him
Kraven as a friend and excoriating him
Kraven as a friend and excoriating him for torturing him as they fought Kraven
for torturing him as they fought Kraven
for torturing him as they fought Kraven revealed that as children Smerdyakov had
revealed that as children Smerdyakov had
revealed that as children Smerdyakov had been his servant but that the chameleon
been his servant but that the chameleon
been his servant but that the chameleon and Kraven shared the same father with
and Kraven shared the same father with
and Kraven shared the same father with this knowledge at last freed from his
this knowledge at last freed from his
this knowledge at last freed from his subconscious the chameleon felt that he
subconscious the chameleon felt that he
subconscious the chameleon felt that he had found his true identity and at last
had found his true identity and at last
had found his true identity and at last gained strength and confidence from this
gained strength and confidence from this
gained strength and confidence from this knowledge enough to beat spider-man
knowledge enough to beat spider-man
knowledge enough to beat spider-man temporarily with his newfound sense of
temporarily with his newfound sense of
temporarily with his newfound sense of identity
identity
identity the chameleon put in motion a plan to
the chameleon put in motion a plan to
the chameleon put in motion a plan to destroy the woman spider-man loved only
destroy the woman spider-man loved only
destroy the woman spider-man loved only to be humiliatingly beaten by Mary Jane
to be humiliatingly beaten by Mary Jane
to be humiliatingly beaten by Mary Jane a mere human with a baseball bat
a mere human with a baseball bat
a mere human with a baseball bat the chameleon has appeared several times
the chameleon has appeared several times
the chameleon has appeared several times on television both on spider-man the
on television both on spider-man the
on television both on spider-man the animated series and the spectacular
animated series and the spectacular
animated series and the spectacular spider-man the one and only got it of
spider-man the one and only got it of
spider-man the one and only got it of course with his ability to disguise
course with his ability to disguise
course with his ability to disguise himself as any other person he may have
himself as any other person he may have
himself as any other person he may have turned up many more times without anyone
turned up many more times without anyone
turned up many more times without anyone knowing it wait you don’t understand
knowing it wait you don’t understand
knowing it wait you don’t understand stop look at fury
the eye patch it’s on the wrong eye are
the eye patch it’s on the wrong eye are you a fan of the shady shapeshifter for
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