Venom (2018)
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Venom #1
Marvel
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2018
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Vol. 4
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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]
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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]
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Second printing
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Variant fifth printing sketch cover art by Ryan Stegman
Copies ordered by retailers: 5,144
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Variant fifth printing sketch cover art by Ryan Stegman
Copies ordered by retailers: 5,144
Venom #2
Marvel
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2018
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Vol. 4
Key Facts
Lead-in to Knull introduction
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Second printing cover with final page art featuring Eddie Brock as Venom and Miles Morales
Copies ordered by retailers: 4,103
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Second printing cover with final page art featuring Eddie Brock as Venom and Miles Morales
Copies ordered by retailers: 4,103
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Third printing
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Fourth printing
Venom #3
Marvel
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2018
•
Vol. 4
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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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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Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman
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Variant third printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, cover reproduced from interior art
1st full appearance of Knull
Considered by some collectors to be Knull’s first cover appearance although Venom #5 had a store exclusive with Knull on the cover and a second printing of Venom #4 featured the character's likeness as well
Both covers preceded the one shown
Copies ordered by retailers: 9,765
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Variant third printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, cover reproduced from interior art
1st full appearance of Knull
Considered by some collectors to be Knull’s first cover appearance although Venom #5 had a store exclusive with Knull on the cover and a second printing of Venom #4 featured the character's likeness as well
Both covers preceded the one shown
Copies ordered by retailers: 9,765
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Fourth printing, partial black and white
Copies ordered by retailers: 5,037
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Fourth printing, partial black and white
Copies ordered by retailers: 5,037
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Variant cover art by Ryan Stegman
San Diego Comic Con 2018 PX exclusive
Limited to 4,000 copies
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Variant cover art by Ryan Stegman
San Diego Comic Con 2018 PX exclusive
Limited to 4,000 copies
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Limited to 3,000 copies
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Foil edition
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Foil edition
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Limited to 1,000 copies
Venom #4
Marvel
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2018
•
Vol. 4
Key Facts
Origin of Knull
Origin of Knowhere, the severed head of a Celestial
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Origin of Knull
Origin of Knowhere, the severed head of a Celestial
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Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman
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Variant third printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, interior art
Copies ordered by retailers: 5,617
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Variant third printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, interior art
Copies ordered by retailers: 5,617
Venom #5
Marvel
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2018
•
Vol. 4
Key Facts
3rd full appearance of Knull
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Second printing
Venom #6
Marvel
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2018
•
Vol. 4
Non-Key
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End of first story arc
Venom #7
Marvel
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2018
•
Vol. 4
Key Facts
1st cameo appearance of Dylan Brock, Eddie's son
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Partially uncolored, Previews Exclusive/ PX edition
New York Comic Con 2018 exclusive
Limited to 3,000 copies
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Partially uncolored, Previews Exclusive/ PX edition
New York Comic Con 2018 exclusive
Limited to 3,000 copies
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Variant cover art similar to the original except the symbiote's mouth is open and his tongue is out
Secret, unannounced variant
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Variant cover art similar to the original except the symbiote's mouth is open and his tongue is out
Secret, unannounced variant
Venom #8
Marvel
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2018
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Vol. 4
Non-Key
Venom #9
Marvel
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2018
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Vol. 4
Key Facts
1st full appearance of Dylan Brock, son of Eddie Brock - cameo in Venom #7
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1st full appearance of Dylan Brock, son of Eddie Brock - cameo in Venom #7
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Variant cover art featuring an animated still depicting Spider-Man Noir from 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
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Variant cover art featuring an animated still depicting Spider-Man Noir from 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
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Second printing, cover art from an interior page
Copies ordered by retailers: 1,749
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Second printing, cover art from an interior page
Copies ordered by retailers: 1,749
Venom #10
Marvel
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2019
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Vol. 4
Key Facts
Origin of Eddie Brock
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Variant second printing cover from interior art
Copies ordered by retailers: 1,887
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Variant second printing cover from interior art
Copies ordered by retailers: 1,887
Venom #11
Marvel
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2019
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Vol. 4
Key Facts
Origin of Dylan Brock, revealed to be Eddie's son
Venom #12
Marvel
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2019
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Vol. 4
Key Facts
Origin of Dylan, son of the Venom symbiote
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Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, interior art featuring Dylan Brock
1st cover appearance of Dylan Brock as a baby distributed by Marvel
The store exclusive for Venom #10 preceded this reprint as Dylan Brock's first cover appearance
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Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, interior art featuring Dylan Brock
1st cover appearance of Dylan Brock as a baby distributed by Marvel
The store exclusive for Venom #10 preceded this reprint as Dylan Brock's first cover appearance
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Variant cover art by Ryan Stegman
Venom #13
Marvel
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2019
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Vol. 4
Key Facts
Debut of a new symbiote suit, synthetically created by a Dreamstone given to Eddie by one of Malekith's War Witches
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Debut of a new symbiote suit, synthetically created by a Dreamstone given to Eddie by one of Malekith's War Witches
Venom #17
Marvel
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2019
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Vol. 4
Non-Key
Key Facts
1st crossover appearance of Sleeper outside of Venom: First Host where he was introduced
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1st crossover appearance of Sleeper outside of Venom: First Host where he was introduced
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