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| Life Foundation | |
| Aliases: | L.I.F.E. Foundation |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Type: | Business |
| Status: | Active |
| Leaders: | Carlton Drake |
| Members: | Carlton Drake; Roland Treece; Carl Mach; Donna Diego; Leslie Gesneria; Ramon Hernandez; Trevor Cole |
| Allies: | Carnage |
| Enemies: | Eddie Brock; Peter Parker; Venom symbiote |
| 1st appearance: | Amazing Spider-Man #298 |
The Life Foundation is a fictional business featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is associated with the Spider-Man and Venom line of titles and first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #298 in March, 1988. They also appeared in the Venom feature film in 2018.
Description[]
The Life Foundation believed that the conclusion of the Cold War would bring about a nuclear holocaust that would result in the mutually assured destruction of modern civilization. To that end, under the leadership of Carlton Drake they constructed a large fallout shelter to provide a place for their wealthy clients to live comfortably. In order to protect their future utopian society, they created five Symbiotes forcibly spawned from Venom: Agony, Phage, Riot, Lasher, and Scream.
According to Mendel Stromm, the Life Foundation ended up succumbing to Chapter 7 bankruptcy. However, as a result of Roxxon's downfall at the hands of the Hulk and Xemnu, and Alchemax being attacked by Carnage's Hive, the Life Foundation was able to recoup their losses and emerge as the preeminent authority on symbiote-related matters in a world traumatized by three major attacks by malevolent symbiotes in the space of a few months. The Life Foundation bankrolled an attempt to apprehend the Venom and Sleeper symbiotes that ended with the assassination of Eddie Brock and the deaths of dozens of soldiers at the hands of Eddie's son Dylan, who'd bonded to the Venom symbiote. This attracted the attention of New York Senator Arthur Krane, who had been taken over by the Carnage symbiote and killed his own father, Senator Peter Krane. While Senator Krane - secretly a sociopath who'd sworn fealty to Carnage - expressed dislike towards Carlton Drake, he offered to give the Life Foundation the authority to shape symbiote-related government policy, in exchange for their collaboration.
Members[]
Staff[]
- Carlton Drake
- Roland Treece
Symbiotes[]
Subjects[]
Contractors[]
- Sneak Thief
- Spoiler
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Life Foundation was created by writer David Michelinie and artist Todd McFarlane.
See also[]
External Links[]
Appearances[]
Marvel Universe
Alternate media