Squid (Marvel)
The Squid is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Don Callahann
When his mother passed away, Donny came to be raised by his father alone. Despite that, the two often clashed and did not get along. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #26)
At some point, he met a young woman named Laura where they became involved and had a relationship. She became his girlfriend where she convinced Donny that they did not have to be pushed around by their parents or anyone else. Around this time, he became involved with street gangs and fell into a life of crime. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #26)
After being defeated by Spider-Man, the people that gave them their powers turned on them. Ms. Fortune ultimately decided to leave the supervillain life behind and broke up with the Squid. This led to Donny deciding to place the blame on Spider-Man for the end of his relationship. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #26)
Overview
Personality and attributes
As the Squid, his form took that of a monstrous green-skinned creature with four tentacles that sprouted from his back. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #26)
According to his father, there was always something off about Donny. Big Mike had said that Donny was not right in the head and had problems. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #26)
It was said that Don always fell into the wrong crowds and let himself be led by others. This saw him ultimately entering into a life of crime by joining a street gang. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #26)
Don Callahan was the son of Mike Callahan who went by the nickname of 'Big Mike' whilst his mother was said to had passed away when he was young. Donny was Big Mike's only son with the two not getting along. As a human, he felt that he was always pushed around by his father. However, as the Squid, he refused to listen to his father and openly defied him. Ultimately, Mike would come to the conclusion that he had been handling his son wrongly after all these years and did not know what to do in the end. He had said that he had tried his best in trying to raise his son and tried to be a good father. Meanwhile, Don said that all he wanted was to know his father and get to be like him. It was shown that his father owned a bar called Callahan's where Don was also working at for a time. Donny said he resented his father for not looking after him and that 'Big Mike' was more concerned about his bar than his son. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #26)
At some point, he got involved with a woman named Laura who became his girlfriend. She convinced Donny that they did not have to be pushed around by their parents or anyone else. Following their initial stint as supervillains, the Squid's girlfriend Ms. Fortune decided to leave that life behind and broke up with Don. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #26)
Powers and abilities
It was noted that a criminal street gang were responsible for giving Donny his powers. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #26)
With his tentacles, he could grab onto objects and rip them in half. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #26)
Notes
- The Squid was created by Howard Mackie and John Romita Jr. where he made his first appearance in Peter Parker: Spider-Man v2 #16 (2000).
Appearances
- Peter Parker: Spider-Man v2: (2000)
- Amazing Spider-Man v2:
- Amazing Spider-Man v5:
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