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1st appearance of Cletus Kasady, later becomes Carnage

1st full appearance of Cardiac, a doctor who vowed to find a cure for the ailment that caused the death of his brother

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Cletus Kasady becomes infected by the Venom symbiote, later becomes Carnage

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1st cameo appearance of Carnage, in one panel - a glob of red symbiote material can be seen

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2nd cameo appearance of Carnage including mention by name, a hand, an arm and partial face

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1st full appearance of Carnage, spawned from the extraterrestrial parasite known as the Venom symbiote

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2nd full appearance of Carnage

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3rd appearance of Carnage

Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Preview of Spider-Man 2099, an image of the character accompanying an article about the upcoming series

Early cover appearance of Carnage

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1st appearance of Scream

1st cameo appearance of Agony

1st cameo appearance of Lasher

1st cameo appearance of Phage

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1st cameo appearance Riot

[April 2023 - Juno Temple’s casting in Venom 3 will likely cause speculation that she will portray Scream but with Shriek already having appeared in Venom 2, Sony might not use a character with too similar a name]

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"Maximum Carnage" part 2

Marvel ⋅ 1993
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"Maximum Carnage" part 4

1st cover appearance of Shriek

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"Maximum Carnage" part 5

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"Maximum Carnage" part 6

First meeting of Morbius and Venom

Marvel ⋅ 1993
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"Maximum Carnage" part 8

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"Maximum Carnage" part 9

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"Maximum Carnage" part 10

Marvel ⋅ 1993
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"Maximum Carnage" part 12

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"Maximum Carnage" part 13

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"Maximum Carnage" concludes with part 14

Wizard ⋅ 1993
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Cover art by Mark A Nelson featuring Carnage

A compilation of villain profiles from various comic companies published by Wizard Magazine

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Included with the purchase of the Acclaim video game

Partial reprint of Spider-Man Unlimited #1

According to artist Bill Sienkiewicz: I painted the Carnage figure for the original ad and game box. Painted Venom & Spider-Man separately for use in potential related future ads, just the figures, no backgrounds as per the job requisite

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"Planet of the Symbiotes" part 1 in a 5 part series

Origin of the Alien Symbiote

Flip book cover paying homage to McFarlane's Spider-Man #1 featuring the Scarlet Spider

Title colored with silver ink

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"Planet of the Symbiotes" part 5 in a 5 part series

Flip book cover featuring the Scarlet Spider on the other side

Title colored with gold ink

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Partial origin of Carnage

First Carnage solo-titled issue

Red holo-foil cover

Story continues in Carnage: It's A Wonderful Life

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1st appearance of Spider-Carnage, Ben Reilly possessed by Carnage

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Partial origin of Carnage

Hard-to-find one-shot

Sequel to 'Carnage: Mind Bomb #1'

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1st appearance of Carnage Cosmic, the Carnage symbiote bonds with Silver Surfer

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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Carnage Cosmic

Marvel ⋅ 1998
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3rd appearance of Cosmic Carnage

Marvel ⋅ 2004
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1st appearance of Pat Mulligan, later becomes Toxin

Marvel ⋅ 2004
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Patrick Mulligan becomes Toxin, the spawn of Carnage

[February 2023 -with Venom 3 set to begin filming, it’s only a matter of time before the name Toxin resurfaces]

Marvel ⋅ 2005
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Death of Carnage, ripped in half by the Sentry

Marvel ⋅ 2010
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1st appearance of Tanis Nieves, later becomes Scorn

1:10 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain

1:10 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Variant cover art by Patrick Zircher

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2010
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Variant cover art by Patrick Zircher

Detroit Fanfare 2010 exclusive

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Variant second printing cover art by Clayton Crain

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Variant second printing cover art by Clayton Crain

Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Premiere issue of a five-part limited series where Carnage sets his sights on a small American town to terrorize

1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Variant cover art by Humberto Ramos

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Second printing

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Variant second printing cover art by Clayton Crain

Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Copies ordered by retailers: 28,707

Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Copies ordered by retailers: 28,652

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2012
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Variant cover art by Paco Medina

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013
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Variant cover art by Marco Checchetto

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2013
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Variant cover art by Rafa Garres

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2014
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Variant cover art by Leinil Francis Yu

Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Variant cover art by Humberto Ramos featuring Spider-Man's rogues

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1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Variant cover art by Mike Perkins

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