| Iguana | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Spectacular Spider-Man #32 (Jul 1979) |
| Created by | Bill Mantlo and Jim Mooney |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Mutated reptile |
| Abilities | the same of the Lizard plus hypnosis |
Iguana is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
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The Iguana appears in Spectacular Spider-Man #32-34 (July-September 1979), and was created by Bill Mantlo and Jim Mooney.
An accident that occurred while Dr. Curt Connors was experimenting with a bio-enervator machine upon an ordinary iguana endowed the iguana with part of Connors' lifeforce and memories, as well as the personality and powers of Connors' alter-ego, the Lizard. The Iguana became a human-sized semi-humanoid reptile with superhuman strength, hypnotic powers, and the ability to mentally control other reptiles. The Iguana hypnotized Connors to make him forget what happened. The Iguana would stalk the night, but returned to its normal form during the day and stayed in its cage.
On a field trip with some Empire State University students, the Iguana caused Connors to take it into a darkened reptile house and assumed its humanoid form. The Iguana encountered Spider-Man but fled when exposed to blinding light. Since Connors had regained his memories, the Iguana attempted to hold Connors' family hostage to keep Connors from destroying him. Spider-Man intercepted the Iguana before he could capture Connors' family, as well as Connors who had taken on his Lizard form. However, the Lizard and the Iguana both decided that Spider-Man was a mutual enemy, and tried to destroy him. Spider-Man had retrieved the enervator device and used it on them. Connors reverted to human form, but the Iguana seemed to explode.
When last seen, the Iguana had apparently been turned back into a normal iguana.