The Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov; Russian: Дмитрий Смердяков) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963).[4] The Chameleon is the first ever antagonist of the superhero Peter Parker / Spider-Man.[5][6] He is a master of disguises who is known for his ability to impersonate virtually anybody.[7] The character is also the half-brother of Kraven the Hunter.[8][9] This relationship helped evolve him as a major villain compared to his original depiction of being just a solo villain in the original issue of The Amazing Spider-Man.[10][11] He has also been a member of the Sinister Six and the Sinister Twelve at various points in his history.[12] Since his original introduction, the character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including feature films, television series, video games. The character made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), portrayed by Numan Acar. Fred Hechinger is set to appear as the character in the upcoming Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film Kraven the Hunter (2024).