First VENOM?

[FOdom12]

In my warped vision I see this as the first prototype of venom.

[sd2416]

looks more like an alien

[fufat70]

In my warped vision I see this as the first prototype of venom.

 

 

 

That would be a pre cameo appearance....

 

 

 

fufat

[spidrvacc]

Looks like a prototype of Alien

[valiantman]

It can't be a pre-cameo or prototype of Alien.

 

Alien (the movie) is from 1979. Eerie #139 is from 1983.

[Lethal_Collector]

I thought it was Marvel Age, or one of the secondary spidey titles. Like a hand almost pushing him in the subway or something.

 

Web of Spider-Man #18 (thumbs u

 

But it all depends on your definition of 1st appearance. Is it when you first see any mentioning what-so-ever of Venom? Do you count Eddie Brock? Is it when he is first seen as Venom? Is it when the consensus sees the 1st appearance in ASM 300 even-though his first full in-suit appearance is the last page of 299)? Do you consider Venom the symbiote with any host ( i.e. peter being the first Venom), if so MSW 8 would be the first?

 

Complicated and diluted storylines leads to many definitions which leads to many opinions, and in my opinion there are many 1st's as illogical as that seems, but only because it isn't cut and dry, it's not like BOOM here's Venom in ASM 300 and caught everyone by surprise. Instead they sneak (his arm) in some mysterious storyline about pushing Peter into a train in WoS and ease him into mainstream with 298 and 299.

 

 

Jerome

 

Yes in that instance with Eddie Brock's hand. Its just a hand nothing more.... If there was a panel that clearly showed Eddie actually pushing Peter as in both characters in one panel then I would say different. An appendage to me doesn't seal the deal as and appearance. Just my view.

 

Fufat

 

Yea, I personally agree, I consider it a cameo, ASM 299 is the first appearance of Venom

 

300 has the iconic McFarlane cover that everyone goes ape for, counting me

 

 

Jerome

[otherworldcomics]

I would agree and say 1st appearance was ASM #299, cameo with full appearance as ASM #300. Those Wed of Spider-man issues actually could have been anyone at the time. I had those issues for years before ever reading that those instances were suppose to be Venom. The arm really isn't distinguishable as Brock or anyone specific.

[RockMyAmadeus]

[MrWeen]

Ran across this issue of Comics Scene today. Is this the first look at Venom or was he promoted in other media outlets prior to his first comic appearance? It appears the publication date on this mag is March, 1988 and ASM 299 came out in April, 1988, ASM 300 in May, 1988.

 

 

 

Very nice work finding this first appearance of Venom!

 

 

 

I still believe the Black Costume appears here first:

 

 

[tjdill]

IMO, it's 299

[MR SigS]

I thought it was Marvel Age, or one of the secondary spidey titles. Like a hand almost pushing him in the subway or something.

 

Web of Spider-Man #18 (thumbs u

 

But it all depends on your definition of 1st appearance. Is it when you first see any mentioning what-so-ever of Venom? Do you count Eddie Brock? Is it when he is first seen as Venom? Is it when the consensus sees the 1st appearance in ASM 300 even-though his first full in-suit appearance is the last page of 299)? Do you consider Venom the symbiote with any host ( i.e. peter being the first Venom), if so MSW 8 would be the first?

 

Complicated and diluted storylines leads to many definitions which leads to many opinions, and in my opinion there are many 1st's as illogical as that seems, but only because it isn't cut and dry, it's not like BOOM here's Venom in ASM 300 and caught everyone by surprise. Instead they sneak (his arm) in some mysterious storyline about pushing Peter into a train in WoS and ease him into mainstream with 298 and 299.

 

 

Jerome

 

Even though we see Brock's hand and not the black suit, Brock and the Alien Suit had already joined to form the symbiote Venom (for me, Venom = Brock/Suit), explaining why he didn't trigger Spidey's Spider Sense. At the very least, it's the first "mention" of Venom.

[divad]

I thought it was Marvel Age, or one of the secondary spidey titles. Like a hand almost pushing him in the subway or something.

 

Web of Spider-Man #18 (thumbs u

 

But it all depends on your definition of 1st appearance. Is it when you first see any mentioning what-so-ever of Venom? Do you count Eddie Brock? Is it when he is first seen as Venom? Is it when the consensus sees the 1st appearance in ASM 300 even-though his first full in-suit appearance is the last page of 299)? Do you consider Venom the symbiote with any host ( i.e. peter being the first Venom), if so MSW 8 would be the first?

 

Complicated and diluted storylines leads to many definitions which leads to many opinions, and in my opinion there are many 1st's as illogical as that seems, but only because it isn't cut and dry, it's not like BOOM here's Venom in ASM 300 and caught everyone by surprise. Instead they sneak (his arm) in some mysterious storyline about pushing Peter into a train in WoS and ease him into mainstream with 298 and 299.

 

 

Jerome

 

Yes in that instance with Eddie Brock's hand. Its just a hand nothing more.... If there was a panel that clearly showed Eddie actually pushing Peter as in both characters in one panel then I would say different. An appendage to me doesn't seal the deal as and appearance. Just my view.

 

Fufat

 

Yea, I personally agree, I consider it a cameo, ASM 299 is the first appearance of Venom

 

300 has the iconic McFarlane cover that everyone goes ape for, counting me

 

 

Jerome

 

Jer,

 

I completely agree with this . . . unless I come across a stack of NM/MT WOS 18s . . .