I don’t think this look for the Chameleon lasted very long. Also, this issue marks his return to Spidey’s world after an eight-year absence.
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #186
Published: c. August, 1978?
Cover Date: November, 1978
“Chaos Is — the Chameleon!”
Writer: Marv Wolfman
Artist: Keith Pollard
Inker: Mike Esposito
Letterer: Jim Novak
Colorist: Marie Severin
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@William – But as a “chameleon”, isn’t his whole m.o. to blend into the background, not be noticable? This new costume doesn’t do that at all.
I can kind of get the reasoning behind this costume, something to make him stand out more and fit the chameleon theme better. Basically, make him more in-line with the colourful animal-themed villains who followed him. Unfortunately, it’s incredibly un-inspired and garish in a much less charming way than the designs by Ditko. I also think of Chameleon as more of a spy character than a supervillain, so I think the under-stated look fits a lot better.
This costume is the Chameleon’s analog to the Sandman’s alternate “Frightful Four” costume. Not very liked, and everyone agrees that we should pretend they never happened.