The Religious Affiliation of
Venom
Flash Thompson

Religion: Alcoholics Anonymous

Name: Venom

Alter Ego: Flash Thompson

Other Names: Coach; Eugene Thompson, Sr.; Eugene Thompson; Hobgoblin; Agent Venom

Classification:  supporting character  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Amazing Fantasy (vol. 1) #15 (Aug. 1962): "Spider-Man"

First Appearance (Additional Details): (as Venom) The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #654 (Apr. 2011): "Rebirth"

Creators: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

Number of Appearances: 718

   Comic Book Appearances: 678

   TV, Film Appearances: 40

Teams/Affiliations: U.S. Army

Enemy of: Tony Marcheyk

Employer: Oscorp

Ally: Spider-Man

Occupation: boxer, paramedic

Worked for: The Daily Bugle, West Philadelphia High School

Birth Place: Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 114 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Amazing Fantasy

Amazing Fantasy (vol. 1) #15 (Aug. 1962): "Spider-Man"
Amazing Fantasy (vol. 2) #15 (Jan. 2006): "Heartbreak Kid!"

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #1 (Mar. 1963): "Spider-Man" (cameo)
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #14 (July 1964): "The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin!"
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #22 (Mar. 1965): "The Clown, and His Masters of Menace!"
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #153 (Feb. 1976): "The Longest Hundred Yards!"
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #283 (Dec. 1986): "With Foes Like These..."
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #600 (Sep. 2009): "Last Legs" (3-panel cameo)
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #601 (Oct. 2009): "The Best Version of Myself" (2-panel cameo)
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #654 (Apr. 2011): "Rebirth" (lead character)
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (Oct. 1964): "The Sinister Six!"
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (Oct. 1964): "Supporting Cast Pin-Ups"

The Amazing Spider-Man Family #4 (Apr. 2009): "A Matter of Trust"
Amazing Spider-Man Presents: American Son #1 (July 2010): "A Patriot Act"
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #5 (Apr. 2006): "Web Log"
J2 #1 (Oct. 1998): "Bedeviled?"
Marvel Knights Spider-Man

Marvel Knights Spider-Man #3 (Aug. 2004): "Down Among the Dead Men: Part Three" (mentioned)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #7 (Dec. 2004): "Venomous: Part Three" (mentioned)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #8 (Jan. 2005): "Venomous: Part Four" (mentioned)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #9 (Feb. 2005): "Last Stand: Part 1" (mentioned)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #13 (June 2005): "Wild Blue Yonder, Part One" (mentioned)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #15 (Aug. 2005): "Wild Blue Yonder, Part Three" (1-panel cameo)

Minimum Carnage: Alpha #1 (Dec. 2012): "Minimum Carnage: Act One" (lead character)
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #3 (Sep. 1981): "Aunt May's Photo Album!"
Peter Parker: Spider-Man

Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #48 (Nov. 2002): "The Big Question"
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #50 (Jan. 2003): "And here, my troubles begin..."
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #53 (Apr. 2003): "Rules of the Game"
Peter Parker: Spider-Man Annual '99 (Aug. 1999): "Song of the Man-Thing"

Scarlet Spider

Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #10 (Dec. 2012): "Minimum Carnage, Part Two: Inner Space"
Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #11 (Jan. 2013): "Minimum Carnage, Part 4: Kill Carnage"

The Spectacular Spider-Man (vol. 1) #-1 (July 1997): "That Thompson Boy!" (lead character)
Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #2 (Nov. 1998): "Bedeviled?"
Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames

Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames #1 (May 1994): "Shadow-Games"
Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames #2 (June 1994): "Shadowclash"
Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames #3 (July 1994): "Shadowfall"

Thunderbolts (vol. 2) #1 (Feb. 2013): "Enlisted"
Ultimate Spider-Man #90 (Apr. 2006): "Silver Sable: Part 5: "Hey, wait up!! You can't just leave now!""
Untold Tales of Spider-Man

Untold Tales of Spider-Man #-1 (July 1997): "Hydra and Go-Seek!"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1 (Sep. 1995): "To Serve and Protect?" (cameo)
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #2 (Oct. 1995): "Castles in the Air"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #3 (Nov. 1995): "Sand Blasted"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #4 (Dec. 1995): "The Measure of a Man"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #5 (Jan. 1996): "Vulture on the Wing!"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #6 (Feb. 1996): "Double Jeopardy"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #7 (Mar. 1996): "On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #8 (Apr. 1996): "Harry's Story"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #9 (May 1996): "Cry Lizard!"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #10 (June 1996): "Call Her ... Commanda!"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #11 (July 1996): "Shock Follows Shock!"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #12 (Aug. 1996): "The Secrets of Betty Brant!"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #13 (Sep. 1996): "Without Warning"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #14 (Oct. 1996): "One Thing Right"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #15 (Nov. 1996): "The Battle for the Daily Bugle"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #16 (Dec. 1996): "The Boy Next Door"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #18 (Feb. 1997): "Unseen Dangers"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #19 (Mar. 1997): "Eight Arms to Hold You!"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #20 (Apr. 1997): "Wings of Hatred"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #21 (May 1997): "Menace!"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #22 (June 1997): "The Spider and the Scarecrow"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #23 (Aug. 1997): "The Crime-Master"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #24 (Sep. 1997): "What Would Spidey Do?!" (lead character)
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #25 (Oct. 1997): "Bad Man on Campus"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual '96 (Dec. 1996): "A Night on the Town!"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual '97 (1997): "It's Always Darkest..."
Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual '97 (1997): "The Devil and Mrs. Parker"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual '97 (1997): "Spider-Man's Pal Flash Thompson" (lead character)

Venom

Venom (vol. 2) #1 (May 2011): "Project Rebirth 2.0" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #2 (June 2011) (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #3 (July 2011): "Web of Death!" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #4 (Aug. 2011): "The Same Coin..." (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #5 (Oct. 2011): "Father's Day" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #6 (Oct. 2011): "Spider-Island: Part One" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #7 (Nov. 2011): "Spider-Island: Part Two" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #8 (Dec. 2011): "Spider-Island: Part 3" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #9 (Jan. 2012): "Capital Punishment" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #10 (Feb. 2012): "Road Trip: Part One" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #11 (Feb. 2012): "Road Trip: Part Two" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #12 (Mar. 2012): "Road Trip: Part Three" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #13 (Apr. 2012): "Circle of Four: Part One" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #13.1 (Apr. 2012): "Circle of Four: Part Two" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #13.2 (Apr. 2012): "Circle of Four: Part Three"
Venom (vol. 2) #13.3 (Apr. 2012): "Circle of Four: Part Four" (vision)
Venom (vol. 2) #13.4 (Apr. 2012): "Circle of Four: Part Five" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #14 (May 2012): "Circle of Four: Four Ways to Die. Only One Chance to Survive." (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #15 (June 2012): "Home Again" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #16 (June 2012): "Clemency" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #17 (July 2012): "Savage Six: Prologue" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #18 (July 2012): "Savage Six, Part 1: Public Enemies" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #19 (Aug. 2012): "Savage Six, Part 2: Family" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #20 (Sep. 2012): "Savage Six, Part 3: The Truth" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #21 (Sep. 2012): "Savage Six, Part 4: The Best Laid Plans..." (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #22 (Oct. 2012): "Father's Day" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #23 (Oct. 2012): "Monsters of Evil: Part 1" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #24 (Nov. 2012): "Monsters of Evil: Part 2" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #25 (Nov. 2012): "Monsters of Evil: Part 3" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #26 (Dec. 2012): "Minimum Carnage, Part 3: The Madman & the Microverse" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #27 (Jan. 2013): "Minimum Carnage, Part 5: Family Bondage" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #27.1 (Jan. 2013): "The Evil Inside Us All..." (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #28 (Feb. 2013): "The Land Where Killers Dwell" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #29 (Mar. 2013): "Drowning in a Nightmare" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #30 (Mar. 2013): "The Unwanted" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #31 (Apr. 2013): "Day One" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #32 (May 2013): "Toxic Lifestyle" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #33 (June 2013): "Monsters Anonymous" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #34 (June 2013): "Family Bonding" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #35 (July 2013): "Night of the Symbiote Slayers!" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #36 (Aug. 2013): "Simple" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #37 (Sep. 2013) (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #38 (Sep. 2013) (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #39 (Oct. 2013) (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #40 (Nov. 2013): "Mania: Part 1 of 3" (lead character)
Venom (vol. 2) #41 (Nov. 2013): "Mania: Part 2 of 3" (lead character)

Web of Spider-Man

Web of Spider-Man (vol. 1) #78 (July 1991): "Toast of the Town..."
Web of Spider-Man Annual (vol. 1) #3 (1987)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001360/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/flash-thompson/29-1489/
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/t.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/tmc2.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/tfthoq.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/spiaspid.htm