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Billy Connors (character)

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Billy Connors
Billy Connors as Lizard Jr. as seen in The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5 #16 (April 2019). Art by Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque (penciller/inker) and Laura Martin, Brian Reber, and Carlos Lopez (colorists).
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Amazing Spider-Man #6 (Nov. 1963)
Created byStan Lee (writer)
Steve Ditko (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoWilliam Connors
SpeciesHuman Mutate
Team affiliationsNew U Technologies
Notable aliasesLizard Jr.
AbilitiesAs a lizard:
  • Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, and reflexes
  • Regenerative healing factor
  • Hardened scale-like skin
  • Razor-sharp claws and teeth
  • Powerful tail

William "Billy" Connors is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is usually depicted as a supporting character of Spider-Man, and the son of Dr. Curt Connors, also known as the Lizard. Much of his character's story deals with the trauma of his father's uncontrollable powers. Billy was later injected with Curt's Lizard Formula to cure him of a deadly virus, which also mutated him into an anthropomorphic lizard.

Publication history

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The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #6 (November 1963).

Fictional character biography

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Billy was born in Florida to Curt and Martha Connors, the former of whom is a biologist. After Curt transforms into the Lizard, he attacks and attempts to eat Billy before Spider-Man returns him to normal.[1]

In subsequent appearances, Billy is menaced by the Lizard and other villains before moving in with his aunt after Martha dies from cancer. During The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt storyline, Billy is killed and eaten by the Lizard. Years later, Ben Reilly resurrects him and Martha in Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The two are later infected with the Carrion virus and turned into Lizards to save their lives.[8][9] During the Hunted storyline, Kraven the Hunter captures Billy to test his cloned "offspring", the Last Son of Kraven.[10][11]

Other versions

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Ultimate Marvel

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An alternate universe variant of Billy Connors from Earth-1610 appears in Ultimate Marvel.[12]

What If?

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An alternate universe variant of Billy Connors who became a separate incarnation of the Lizard appears in What If? vol. 2 #53.[13]

In other media

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Television

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Film

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Billy Connors appears in a deleted scene that was cut from The Amazing Spider-Man, portrayed by Miles Elliot.[16]

References

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  1. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #6. Marvel Comics.
  2. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #74-77. Marvel Comics.
  3. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #165-166. Marvel Comics.
  4. ^ The Sensational Spider-Man vol. 2 #23-27. Marvel Comics.
  5. ^ Spider-Man: Quality of Life #4. Marvel Comics.
  6. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #631. Marvel Comics.
  7. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 4 #4. Marvel Comics.
  8. ^ The Clone Conspiracy #5. Marvel Comics.
  9. ^ The Clone Conspiracy Omega #1. Marvel Comics.
  10. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 5 #14-15. Marvel Comics.
  11. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 5 #21. Marvel Comics.
  12. ^ Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #10. Marvel Comics.
  13. ^ What If? vol. 2 #53. Marvel Comics.
  14. ^ a b "Billy Connors Voices (Spider-Man)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 17, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  15. ^ Bullock, Dave (director); Matt Wayne (writer) (March 15, 2008). "Natural Selection". The Spectacular Spider-Man. Season 1. Episode 3. Kids WB.
  16. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "DR CURT CONNORS AND HIS SON BILLY [DELETED SCENE] THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN". YouTube.
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