Amazing Spider-Man (1962)
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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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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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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)
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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)
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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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Reprint packaged with Spider-Man #2 DVD sold exclusively at Walmart
24 pages, no advertisements, measures 4.75 in. x 7 in.
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Reprint packaged with Spider-Man #2 DVD sold exclusively at Walmart
24 pages, no advertisements, measures 4.75 in. x 7 in.
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Reprint of Spider-Man #300
Foil edition
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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #300
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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #300, printed in Spanish, the first appearance of Venom
Foil edition, published by Editorial Televisa and distributed in Mexico
⚠️ Buyer Beware: this edition has a cover with a black border and 'Mexico' printed toward the bottom, not to be confused with the 2022 NYCC foil edition
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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #300, printed in Spanish, the first appearance of Venom
Foil edition, published by Editorial Televisa and distributed in Mexico
⚠️ Buyer Beware: this edition has a cover with a black border and 'Mexico' printed toward the bottom, not to be confused with the 2022 NYCC foil edition
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Spanish edition
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Iconic cover art by Todd McFarlane
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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #301
Packaged with the 2000 series Spider-Man Classics action figure
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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #301
Packaged with the 2000 series Spider-Man Classics action figure
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane
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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane
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Distributed with a cassette tape that is an audio retelling of this issue
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Distributed with a cassette tape that is an audio retelling of this issue
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane, inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane, inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)
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Origin of Chameleon, specifically his power upgrade
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Origin of Chameleon, specifically his power upgrade
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Cover and interior art by Todd McFarlane featuring Spider-Man versus Taskmaster
Kidnapped is spelled 'Kidnaped' on the cover which is an uncommon but acceptable spelling of the word
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Cover and interior art by Todd McFarlane featuring Spider-Man versus Taskmaster
Kidnapped is spelled 'Kidnaped' on the cover which is an uncommon but acceptable spelling of the word
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1st team appearance of Styx & Stone
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane featuring Mysterio
The circled number after McFarlane's signature denotes how many spiders are illustrated into the design, hidden on the cover
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane featuring Mysterio
The circled number after McFarlane's signature denotes how many spiders are illustrated into the design, hidden on the cover
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Battle of Green Goblin vs Hobgoblin
Debut of Todd McFarlane's iconic scroll cover signature
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Battle of Green Goblin vs Hobgoblin
Debut of Todd McFarlane's iconic scroll cover signature
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane featuring The Lizard
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane
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2nd appearance of Venom
1st partial cover appearance of Venom
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2nd appearance of Venom
1st partial cover appearance of Venom
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3rd appearance of Venom
1st full cover appearance of Venom - head appears in and inset of issue #315
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3rd appearance of Venom
1st full cover appearance of Venom - head appears in and inset of issue #315
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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #316, printed in Spanish, the first full cover appearance of Venom
Foil edition, published by Editorial Televisa and distributed in Mexico
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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #316, printed in Spanish, the first full cover appearance of Venom
Foil edition, published by Editorial Televisa and distributed in Mexico
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Danish edition
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4th appearance of Venom
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane
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Cover and art by Todd McFarlane
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