LIZARD
Earth-8101
Real Name: Dr. Curt Connors
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-8101) primate mutate
Occupation: Criminal
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Green Goblin (Norman Osborn), Kongpin (Wilson Fisk), Sandmonk (William Baker)
Enemies: Spider-Monkey (Peter Parker)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Monkhattan
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1/2 (October, 2008)
Powers/Abilities: As the Lizard, Curt Connors possesses superhuman strength, speed, and durability, along with a regenerative healing factor. His reptilian physiology includes claws, enhanced senses, and a powerful tail.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'8")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 200 lbs.)
Eyes: Yellow
Hair: None
History:
(Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1/2 (fb) - BTS) - Dr. Curt Connors transformed himself into the Lizard after experimenting with reptile DNA in an attempt to regenerate a lost limb. While the experiment succeeded physically, it also unleashed a savage alter ego that brought him into conflict with heroes as he struggled to control his condition.
(Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1/2 (fb)) - At some point, Lizard allied himself with Green Goblin, the Kongpin and Sandmonk to fight Spider-Monkey but were defeated regardless.
Comments: Created by Karl Kesel.
While transformed into the Lizard, Connors has the same appearance as on Earth-616.
Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1/2 (August, 2008) was reprinted as Marvel Apes I#0 (December, 2008).
The Marvel Apes limited series (2008) was conceived as a playful companion to the earlier Marvel Zombies phenomenon. Following the unexpected commercial success of Zombies, Marvel looked to replicate the formula by reimagining its superheroes in another offbeat, high-concept alternate reality. Writer Karl Kesel, inspired by Silver Age whimsy and the classic "What If?" tradition, pitched a world where Marvel's heroes and villains were evolved primates rather than humans. The project was greenlit as a four-issue miniseries, launching with a tongue-in-cheek promotional campaign that leaned into its absurdity while still delivering a surprisingly dark, satirical storyline. The series spawned several tie-ins and one-shots, positioning the Ape-Verse as both a parody of and homage to Marvel's multiverse storytelling.
Earth-8101 is the main Marvel Apes reality, but there are three others as well:
- Earth-81218, possible future of Earth-8101 set in the year 2099.
- Earth-90543, monkey Speedball was send back to his world and branded a traitor by the Ape-Vengers. This was a bad dream of the Gibbon.
- Earth-95019, diverged from Earth-8101 when zombies invaded their world. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update #5 indicates that the timelines designated Earth-95019 and Earth-21050 were seemingly erased when Earth-616's Gorilla Girl went back to the moment the portal was opened and destroyed it.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Lizard has no known connections to
Images: (without ads)
Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1, p25, pan3 (main image)
Appearances:
Amazing Spider-Man Family I#1/2 (August, 2008) - Karl Kesel (writer), Ramon Bachs (pencils & inks), Tom Brennan (editor)
First Posted: 12/23/2025
Last Updated: 12/23/2025
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