Who Is Spot? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Spot is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Johnathon Ohnn, with over 174 comic issue appearances. Formerly a brilliant scientist, Jonathon Ohnn gained the ability to create teleportation portals when his research went wrong. Turning to a life of crime and adopting the moniker of 'The Spot', Ohnn has since become a semi-frequent adversary to Spider-Man and is oft treated as a less than serious threat despite his capabilities.

Who is Spot?

Origin The Spot discovers his new powers After The Answer was killed by Dagger , Kingpin hired Dr. Johnathon Ohnn to create a superhuman to replace him. Ohnn decided to try to recreate Cloak 's powers for the superhuman. But there was a malfunction on the machine and Ohnn found himself in a dimension called the Spotworld. Using one of the portals, Ohnn returned but found himself covered with spots. These spots were actually portals to the Spotworld. At this time Spider-Man , along with Black Cat , decided to investigate Fisk's lab. Ohnn fought them using the name "The Spot", managing to score his first victory against the two of them.

Key facts

Spot is of radiation origin and first appeared in "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down At The Morgue After They've Seen N.Y.C.?". The character is published by Marvel. With 174 recorded issue appearances, Spot ranks among the most featured characters in comics.