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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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 changed it to The Amazing Spider-Man #300

View additional images by tapping the cover image and swiping left

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1st full appearance of Venom

Walmart ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2006
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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.

Foil ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023
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Reprint of Spider-Man #300

Foil edition

Facsimile ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2023
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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #300

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018
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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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Iconic cover art by Todd McFarlane

Toy Biz ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2000
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Reprint of The Amazing Spider-Man #301

Packaged with the 2000 series Spider-Man Classics action figure

Marvel ⋅ 1988
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1988
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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

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Cover art by Todd McFarlane

Marvel ⋅ 1988
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Marvel ⋅ 1988
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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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Cover and interior art by Todd McFarlane featuring Spider-Man versus Taskmaster

Kidnapped is misspelled 'Kidnaped' on the cover

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1st team appearance of Styx & Stone

Marvel ⋅ 1988
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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

📖 Inferno Crossover: next, read Daredevil #262

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Battle of Green Goblin vs Hobgoblin

McFarlane adds the scroll to his cover signature

📖 Inferno Crossover: next, read X-Factor #36

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Cover art by Todd McFarlane featuring The Lizard

📖 Inferno Crossover: next, read Fantastic Four #323

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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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3rd appearance of Venom

1st full cover appearance of Venom, head appears on issue #315

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018
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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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4th appearance of Venom

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Cover art by Todd McFarlane

Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Cover and art by Todd McFarlane

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Marvel ⋅ 1989
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Cover art by Todd McFarlane

Marvel ⋅ 1989
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1st full appearance of Solo, a skilled mercenary who becomes an ally of Spider-Man

[March 2020 - Sony is considering a Solo film or appearance in a film]

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Cover art by Todd McFarlane featuring Sabretooth

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Cover art by Todd McFarlane featuring the Red Skull

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Iconic cover art by Todd McFarlane

Final artwork on the Amazing Spider-Man title by Todd McFarlane

Marvel ⋅ 1991
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