Spawn (Al Simmons)

Creation
Lieutenant Colonel Albert Francis "Al" Simmons (also known as Spawn) is a fictional character created by artist & writer Todd McFarlane. SImmons made his first appearance in Spawn Volume 1 Issue 1 published by Image Comics in 1992. Spawn draws inspiration from several characters in the Marvel Comics universe.

Inspiration
Ghost Rider

Venom

Devil Slayer

Hellspawn Powers
Limited Shapeshifting While Spawn is able to take on a human form, he is unable to appear in the guise of his former self. (Spawn Issue #2).

Enhanced Resilience Able to survive having his heart torn from his body (Spawn Issue #3).

Magical Healing Returned his torn out heart to his body & healed the wound (Spawn Issue #4).

Energy Projection Able to fire powerful blast of energy from his hands strong enough to blast a hole through the Violator's chest (Spawn Issue #4).

Teleportation Spawn Issue #7:

Density Control Simmons is able to increase his density, giving himself some degree of invulnerability (Spawn Issue #24).

Resurrection Simmons can bring the deceased back to life (Spawn Issue #27).

Symbiote Powers
Magic Chains Al's chains will reflexively attack anyone who tries to harm him without depleting his Hellspawn Powers (Spawn Issue #6). The chains can move at a speed fast enough to block bullets (Spawn Issue #22).

Cape Al's cape, like his chains, reflexively attack anything that tries to harm him without depleting his Hellspawn Powers (Spawn Issue #19).

Manifestation Al's costume create any object he can think of (Spawn Issue #19).

Animal Summoning/Control Spawn's costume can summon & control various kinds of animals such as bats, bears, owls, snakes, and wolves. He can also summon worms, maggots, & bugs (Spawn Issue #43).

Black Energy Transferral The Symbiote can feed on the evil energy of other living creatures. It can then use this dark energy to heal Spawn if he has been gravely injured (Spawn Issue #44).

Weaknesses
Spawn only possesses a finite amount of "Hellspawn" power. If it runs out, he returns to Hell. Every "bad guy" he kills joins Malebolgia's army.

Spawn, like many other undead creatures, can be killed via decapitation (Spawn Issue #44).