Who Is Lizard? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Lizard is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Curtis Connors, with over 1,082 comic issue appearances. During an experiment, Dr. Curtis Connors accidentally turned himself into a ferocious reptilian monster who seeks to turn humans into lizards like himself. The Lizard is one of Spider-Man’s oldest and deadliest foes while ironically, his alter ego is a close friend and former teacher of Spidey’s alter ego, Peter Parker.

Who is Lizard?

Origin Curtis Connors was born in Coral Gables, Florida. He was a gifted surgeon who was enlisted in the U.S. Army and was sent off to war. He would perform emergency battlefield surgery for the injured G.I.'s, until an unexpected blast hit his arm and it had to be amputated. Connors went back to a civilians life and became a research scientist. Due to his missing limb and the ability of lizards to regrow lost appendages, Connors became obsessed in reptilian limb regrowth and studied reptilian biology extensively. After years of working from home with the aid of war buddy Ted Sallis, Connors ultimately developed a growth serum taken from reptilian DNA. Despite his wife's warnings, he tried it on a rabbit and saw that it was a success.

Key facts

Lizard is of human origin and first appeared in "Face-To-Face With The Lizard". The character is published by Marvel. With 1,082 recorded issue appearances, Lizard ranks among the most featured characters in comics.