Premieres October 25, 2024
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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]
Key Facts
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]
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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
Key Facts
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
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Origin of Gorr the God Butcher
1st cameo appearance of Knull the Symbiote God
Introduction of the All-Light, a spear that is the antithesis of Knull's All-Black Necrosword
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Origin of Gorr the God Butcher
1st cameo appearance of Knull the Symbiote God
Introduction of the All-Light, a spear that is the antithesis of Knull's All-Black Necrosword
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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]
Key Facts
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]
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Brief appearance of the yet-to-be named symbiote planet of Klyntar
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Brief appearance of the yet-to-be named symbiote planet of Klyntar
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1st appearance of the Venom Horse
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1st cameo appearance of Xenophage, an alien symbiote hunter
[May 2024 - the Venom 3 trailer reveals a symbiote-hunting creature]
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1st cameo appearance of Xenophage, an alien symbiote hunter
[May 2024 - the Venom 3 trailer reveals a symbiote-hunting creature]
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1st full appearance of Xenophage, an alien symbiote hunter
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1st full appearance of Xenophage, an alien symbiote hunter
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1st full appearance of Phage
1st full appearance of Agony
1st full appearance of Riot
1st full appearance of Lasher
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1st full appearance of Phage
1st full appearance of Agony
1st full appearance of Riot
1st full appearance of Lasher
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1st appearance of Scream
1st cameo appearance of Agony
1st cameo appearance of Lasher
1st cameo appearance of Phage
1st cameo appearance Riot
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1st appearance of Scream
1st cameo appearance of Agony
1st cameo appearance of Lasher
1st cameo appearance of Phage
1st cameo appearance Riot
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Patrick Mulligan becomes Toxin, the spawn of Carnage
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Patrick Mulligan becomes Toxin, the spawn of Carnage
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1st appearance of Pat Mulligan, later becomes Toxin
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1st appearance of Pat Mulligan, later becomes Toxin
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1st full appearance of Venom
Peter Parker returns to his classic red-and-blue costume
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1st full appearance of Venom
Peter Parker returns to his classic red-and-blue costume
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2nd cameo appearance of Venom
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: Todd McFarlane explains in an interview that he considers The Amazing Spider-Man #299 the first full appearance of Venom but various comic book resources cite The Amazing Spider-Man #300
The Amazing Spider-Man #299 was used as a prop in the film, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Key Facts
2nd cameo appearance of Venom
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: Todd McFarlane explains in an interview that he considers The Amazing Spider-Man #299 the first full appearance of Venom but various comic book resources cite The Amazing Spider-Man #300
The Amazing Spider-Man #299 was used as a prop in the film, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Key Facts
1st cameo appearance of Venom, creeping over Eddie Brock's hands
First cover art by Todd McFarlane on the Amazing Spider-Man title
1st team appearance of the Life Foundation led by Carlton Drake
1st appearance of Carlton Drake who discovered there were five symbiote seeds that could be extracted from the Venom symbiote
Key Facts
1st cameo appearance of Venom, creeping over Eddie Brock's hands
First cover art by Todd McFarlane on the Amazing Spider-Man title
1st team appearance of the Life Foundation led by Carlton Drake
1st appearance of Carlton Drake who discovered there were five symbiote seeds that could be extracted from the Venom symbiote
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