
In the Puma's earliest appearances, he acted as a mercenary, and an antagonist to Spider-Man, but soon came to respect him. The inspiration for the character comes from safari cards bought by Tom DeFalco. Puma first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #256 and was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. He later became a businessman and the CEO of Fireheart Enterprises, as well as a mercenary. Puma is the alter ego of Thomas Fireheart, a Native American who was bred to be a perfect warrior prophesied to stop a future threat that might destroy the world, gaining the ability to transform into a humanoid mountain lion werecat at will. Despite this, the character does not lack morals or a sense of justice, and eventually turned his life around, becoming a recurring ally of Spider-Man instead, whom he came to respect. Created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #256 (September 1984), as an adversary of the superhero Spider-Man. Puma is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.


Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, flexibility, reflexes/reactions, intelligence, coordination, balance and endurance
