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Variant cover art by Clayton Crain
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1st appearance of Sleeper, the result of Eddie Brock bonding with the infant Symbiote
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1st appearance of Sleeper, the result of Eddie Brock bonding with the infant Symbiote
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Variant second printing cover art by Mark Bagley
On-sale October 31, 2018, the same day as Venom: First Host #4 and #5 second printings
Direct market circulation: 1,624
Also distributed in Walmart 3-packs
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Variant second printing cover art by Mark Bagley
On-sale October 31, 2018, the same day as Venom: First Host #4 and #5 second printings
Direct market circulation: 1,624
Also distributed in Walmart 3-packs
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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Sleeper
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2nd appearance of Sleeper
Variant second printing cover art by Mark Bagley
On-sale October 31, 2018, the same day as Venom: First Host #3 and #5 second printings
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2nd appearance of Sleeper
Variant second printing cover art by Mark Bagley
On-sale October 31, 2018, the same day as Venom: First Host #3 and #5 second printings
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Part 5 of the six-issue limited series that provides background of the Venom symbiote's first host
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Part 5 of the six-issue limited series that provides background of the Venom symbiote's first host
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Variant second printing cover art by Mark Bagley
On-sale October 31, 2018, the same day as Venom: First Host #3 and #4 second printings
Circulation: 1,737
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Variant second printing cover art by Mark Bagley
On-sale October 31, 2018, the same day as Venom: First Host #3 and #4 second printings
Circulation: 1,737
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Variant cover art by Javier Garron
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56-page edition one-shot collecting the beginning of Flash Thompson's stint as Venom
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #654-654.1 and Venom #1
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56-page edition one-shot collecting the beginning of Flash Thompson's stint as Venom
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #654-654.1 and Venom #1
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Compendium 56 page edition collecting the beginning of Flash Thompson's stint as Venom
Collects Amazing Spider-Man #654-654.1 and Venom #1, partial issues
Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode
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Compendium 56 page edition collecting the beginning of Flash Thompson's stint as Venom
Collects Amazing Spider-Man #654-654.1 and Venom #1, partial issues
Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode
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Printing error - foil applied without artwork
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Printing error - foil applied without artwork
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Rare error edition
Cover printed without Holo-Grafx foil
Raw values are estimated
9.6 graded sold for $1,130 on eBay (March 16)
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Rare error edition
Cover printed without Holo-Grafx foil
Raw values are estimated
9.6 graded sold for $1,130 on eBay (March 16)
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Part one of a four-issue series
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Part two of a four part mini-series that Donny Cates referenced as his favorite Venom story
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Part two of a four part mini-series that Donny Cates referenced as his favorite Venom story
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Part three of a four-issue series
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Part three of a four-issue series
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Part four of a four-issue series
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Part four of a four-issue series
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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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Platinum edition, distributed in Italy
Polybagged with an address book included 'the telephone numbers of my enemies' printed across the front
'Lethal Protector' #1 cover art but the interior reprints 'The Getaway Scream' (ASM #373-#375) and 'First Kill'
'First Kill' is a relatively unknown, undervalued 24-page story told over the course of three annuals revealing the first time Eddie and the Venom symbiote bonded
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Platinum edition, distributed in Italy
Polybagged with an address book included 'the telephone numbers of my enemies' printed across the front
'Lethal Protector' #1 cover art but the interior reprints 'The Getaway Scream' (ASM #373-#375) and 'First Kill'
'First Kill' is a relatively unknown, undervalued 24-page story told over the course of three annuals revealing the first time Eddie and the Venom symbiote bonded
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First solo series featuring Venom
1st cameo appearance of General Orwell Taylor
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First solo series featuring Venom
1st cameo appearance of General Orwell Taylor
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Five-issue limited series written by David Michelinie who introduced Venom with Todd McFarlane, returns to scribe additional stories from the symbiote's early days
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Five-issue limited series written by David Michelinie who introduced Venom with Todd McFarlane, returns to scribe additional stories from the symbiote's early days
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First solo-titled Venom series
Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode
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First solo-titled Venom series
Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode
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Variant cover art by David Nakayama
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Variant cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz
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Error - black cover, no red foil background
Fewer than 2,000 copies in existence
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Error - black cover, no red foil background
Fewer than 2,000 copies in existence
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