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Marvel Jun 1999

Earth X #3

Earth X #3
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1st cameo appearance of Spiders Man, a reptilian version of Spider-Man
1st full appearance of Venom, May Parker
Marvel Aug 2018 Vol 7

Black Panther #2

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Black Panther #2
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Variant second printing cover art by Daniel Acuna
1st cover appearance of the N'Jadaka symbiote
Marvel Nov 2017

Venomverse #1

Venomverse #1
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1st team appearance of the Resistance, heroes with symbiotes
The Resistance led by Captain Venom
1st partial team appearance of The Poisons, a race of aliens who devour symbiotes and their hosts
Poisons: Hulk, Doctor Octopus, Spider-Man
Marvel Dec 1993

Marvel: The Year in Review #1993

Marvel: The Year in Review #1993
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Preview appearance of Bile, a cannibalistic madman with the strength and eating habits of a spider
Bile was presented as a joke in this issue but CBR posts an article about Donny Cates taking an interest in the character even though it seemed the tweet exchange was more conversational without future plans
Character never appeared in a story but bears similar horror attributes as Spiders-Man of Earth 11580: See Spider-Verse button for more
Marvel May 1984

Amazing Spider-Man #252

Amazing Spider-Man #252
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1st appearance of Spider-Man's black costume
Cited as being tied with Marvel Team-Up #141 as the first appearance of the black costume, this issue went on sale January 31,1984
Marvel Team-Up #141 went on sale February 14,1984
Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15
The symbiote costume was designed by a Marvel fan from Illinois named Randy Schueller who was paid $220 by Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter for the concept
[March 2026 - the evolution of Spider-Man in the Spider-Man (Tom Holland franchise) may be building toward a symbiote bond, based on clues in the latest Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer]
Marvel Oct 2007

Annihilation Conquest: Wraith #2

Annihilation Conquest: Wraith #2
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1st team appearance and origin of the Exolon, parasites made of living darkness created by Knull
1st team appearance of the Nameless, a group of lost Kree explorers infected by the Exolon
Marvel Apr 2019

Symbiote Spider-Man #1

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Symbiote Spider-Man #1
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Variant cover art by Jay Anacleto featuring the Carnage Queen, Mary Jane Watson
1st cover appearance of the Carnage Queen
Marvel Mar 2012

Carnage USA #2

Carnage USA #2
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1st appearance of The Mercury Team, a US task force deployed to hunt down symbiotes equipped with the Life Foundation symbiotes: Phage, Lasher, Agony, Riot
Mercury Team was a Sym-Soldier program that became known as Project Venom
Copies ordered by retailers: 30,378
Marvel Mar 2015 Vol 3

Guardians of the Galaxy #23

Guardians of the Galaxy #23
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Origin of Symbiotes
Introduction of the planet Klyntar, named after the Symbiote word for "cage”, comprised of Symbiote mass with Knull's physical body at the center - brief, unnamed appearance of Klyntar in Spider-Man Family #1 (2007)
First mention of the team Agents of the Cosmos
Marvel Jun 2018 Vol 4

Venom #3

Venom #3
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1st full appearance of Knull,the creator of the Symbiote alien race
Knull's first cameo appearance is in Thor: God of Thunder #6
The spiral emblem associated with Knull is a reference to Chthulhu mythology
Knull was the first being that existed in nothingness that preceded the creation of the current Marvel Universe
[September 2024 - the latest Venom trailer revealed Knull to be a villain in the film]
Marvel Jun 2018 Vol 4

Venom #1

Venom #1
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1st appearance of Tyrannosaurus, a symbiote impersonating Rex Strickland - Strickland appears in Venom #2 (2018)
1st appearance of the Grendel Symbiote
Origin of the Sym-Soldier Program aka Weapon V, a Vietnam-era initiative to bond symbiote biomass, extracted from the Grendel dragon to heal wounded soldiers
[October 2024 - it is rumored Chiwetel Ejiofor’s character in Venom: The Last Dance is Rex Strickland / October 2024 - Ejiofor as Strickland confirmed]
Marvel Jul 1996

Venom: The Hunted #1

Venom: The Hunted #1
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1st cameo appearance of Xenophage, an alien symbiote hunter
[May 2024 - the Venom 3 trailer reveals a symbiote-hunting creature]
Amalgam Apr 1996

Spider-Boy #1

Spider-Boy #1
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1st appearance of Spider-Boy, a combination of Ben Reilly and Superboy
1st appearance of Bizarnage, a character that combines Bizarro and Carnage
1st appearance of King Lizard, King Shark merged with Lizard
Marvel Jan 1992

Quasar #30

Quasar #30
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1st appearance of a Venomized character - Thor appears on the cover, bonded to a symbiote but not the interior story
Marvel Sep 2013 Vol 2

Venom #38

Venom #38
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1st appearance of Mania aka Andi Benton, a symbiote cloned from a piece of the original Venom's tongue
Marvel Dec 2017

Amazing Spider-Man #792

Amazing Spider-Man #792
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1st full appearance of Maniac, Lee Price bonded with the Mania symbiote - cameo in Venom Inc. Alpha #1
1st full team appearance of the symbiote Inklings: Melter, 8-Ball, Scorpion, Hammerhead, Black Cat, Brothers Grimm, Killer Shrike

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