. As a former
MIT scientist working for the
Kingpin, Dr. Johnathon Ohnn is assigned to reproduce the abilities of the superhero
Cloak and creates a portal that transports him to another dimension. As he escapes, countless portals attach to his body. When Spider-Man and
Black Cat arrive to confront Kingpin, Ohnn appears before them and warns the heroes to leave the Kingpin alone. He later loses a second battle against Spider-Man after being tricked into throwing too many of his spots as weapons, leaving him with not enough spots to defend himself with. The Spot forms a short-lived team with
Gibbon,
Grizzly, and
Kangaroo called the Spider-Man Revenge Squad, better known as the
Legion of Losers. This team falls apart when Spider-Man captures Spot and Kangaroo. Grizzly and Gibbon leave the group, disagreeing with their teammates' more ruthless approach. Some time later, the Spot is captured by an organization called the Gideon Trust and forced to open a portal to the
Negative Zone. Gideon Trust intends to exploit the resources of the Zone for their own purposes, but is defeated by the
Fantastic Four. The Spot later helps
Tombstone escape from a maximum security prison. In return, Tombstone snaps his neck. Despite this, he reappears alive months later and arranges a meeting with
Slyde. Both are upset at the reports of
Hydra capturing or killing lesser-known supervillains. When the Spot arrives, both he and Slyde are captured by a brainwashed
Elektra. The two are recruited into Hydra's army and assault the
S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier, but are taken out by
Wolverine. The Spot appears in ''
MODOK's 11'' as part of a team organized by the villain of the same name to steal a weapon/power-source called Hypernova. It is later revealed that Spot defected to
Temugin in return for a larger paycheck. He abandons the team after they obtain the Hypernova; in response, Temugin traps him in the dimension he originally gained his powers from. In
Brand New Day, the Spot is seen in the "Bar With No Name". Later, he begins to kill members of the
Russian mafia in revenge because his son was injured in a drive-by shooting and rendered comatose. During the "
Dark Reign" storyline, the Spot is one among many supervillains who join the
Hood's crime syndicate. It is later revealed he is serving as a
mole for
Mister Negative under the promise that he will be cured once the Maggia crime families are killed. Later, the Spot works with a man to kidnap the little girl of a mafia family during the wedding of her family and another mafia family, but the abduction is foiled by
Daredevil. The Spot is captured and has his powers replicated by Coyote, a minion of an unknown figure trying to bring Daredevil down.
Boomerang and
Owl hire the Spot into the
Sinister Sixteen, assembled to distract the
Chameleon's forces while Boomerang steals from him. As part of the 2016
Marvel NOW!, the Spot kidnaps
Jessica Jones by punching her to an unknown van. The Spot later appears as a member of the Sinister Six and accompanies the group in their mission to steal a decommissioned Helicarrier. During the "
Last Remains" arc, the Spot is used by Mayor
Wilson Fisk and
Norman Osborn to power Project Blank and trap
Kindred. Project Blank was inspired by the
Darkforce dome that was used to surround Manhattan during
Hydra's takeover of the United States. ==Powers and abilities==