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Venom War: Lethal Protectors #1

Marvel ⋅ 2024

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Venom War: Lethal Protectors #1
 
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1st appearance of Flicker, a Symbiote bonded to a host named Lin

Venom War #1

Marvel ⋅ 2024

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Venom War #1
 
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1st appearance of the Venom Horse

Venom #26

Marvel ⋅ 2023

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Venom #26
 
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1st full appearance of Black Widow as Widow bonded to her symbiote

Cult of Carnage: Misery #1

Marvel ⋅ 2023

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Cult of Carnage: Misery #1
 
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1st appearance of Liz Allan as Misery

1st appearance of Corwin Jones, later becomes Madness

Thor #27
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Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Thor #27
 
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1st appearance of the spawn of Bedlam symbiote, possessing Darkoth

Earth X #3

Marvel ⋅ 1999

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Earth X #3
 
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1st cameo appearance of Spiders Man, a reptilian version of Spider-Man

1st full appearance of Venom, May Parker

Amazing Spider-Man #793

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Amazing Spider-Man #793
 
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Variant cover art by Ryan Stegman featuring Spider-Man bonded with Maniac

All-New, All-Different Marvel Point One #1

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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All-New, All-Different Marvel Point One #1
 
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1st appearance of Blindspot, Sam Chung

1st appearance of Claire Dixon, later bonds to the symbiote Raze

1st cameo appearance of Grant Ward aka Iron Thief in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D series

[September 2022 - the role of Theo Chow has been cast in Daredevil on Disney+ with speculation his character could be code for the new Iron Fist or Blindspot]

Free Comic Book Day 2022: Spider-Man / Venom #1

Marvel ⋅ 2022

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Free Comic Book Day 2022: Spider-Man / Venom #1
 
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Introduction of the Rascal symbiote, bonds with Normie Osborne

Black Panther #2

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Black Panther #2
 
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Variant second printing cover art by Daniel Acuna

1st cover appearance of the N'Jadaka symbiote

King In Black: Planet of the Symbiotes #3

Marvel ⋅ 2021

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King In Black: Planet of the Symbiotes #3
 
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1st appearance of Bren Waters, the teenage host of Toxin

Extreme Carnage: Lasher #1

Marvel ⋅ 2021

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Extreme Carnage: Lasher #1
 
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1st appearance of Silence, a Scream/Anti-Venom hybrid symbiote bonded to Andi Benton

Spider-Gwen II #19

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Spider-Gwen II #19
 
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1st appearance of the symbiote that later bonds with Gwen to become Gwenom

1st appearance of Dr. Elsa Brock, the Eddie Brock of Gwen Stacy's reality

Venomverse #1

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Venomverse #1
 
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1st team appearance of the Resistance, heroes with symbiotes

The Resistance led by Captain Venom

1st partial team appearance of The Poisons, a race of aliens who devour symbiotes and their hosts

Poisons: Hulk, Doctor Octopus, Spider-Man

Venomverse: War Stories #1

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Venomverse: War Stories #1
 
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1st appearance of Ngozi, a young Nigerian girl in possession of the Venom symbiote in an alternate reality

The character that appears in Marvel Voices Legacy is not a new symbiote

Marvel Spotlight #9

Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Marvel Spotlight #9
 
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1st appearance of the second Captain Universe

1st appearance of Mister E, a being from the Shadowverse

Venom #1

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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Venom #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of Lee Price, bonds with the Venom symbiote

Thor: God of Thunder #6

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Thor: God of Thunder #6
 
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Origin of Gorr the God Butcher

1st cameo appearance of Knull the Symbiote God

Ultimate Spider-Man #33

Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Ultimate Spider-Man #33
 
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1st cover appearance of Ultimate Venom

1st appearance of the synthetic symbiote in a beaker that later bonds to The Maker

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #16.1

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #16.1
 
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Dr. Conrad Marcus becomes Venom

Spider-Gwen II #24

Marvel ⋅ 2017

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1st appearance of Gwen Stacy as Gwenom

Spectacular Spider-Girl #1

Marvel ⋅ 2010

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Spectacular Spider-Girl #1
 
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April Parker becomes Mayhem, a genetic clone of May Parker and a human/symbiote hybrid

Marvel: The Year in Review #1993

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Marvel: The Year in Review #1993
 
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Preview appearance of Bile, a cannibalistic madman with the strength and eating habits of a spider

Bile was presented as a joke in this issue but CBR posts an article about Donny Cates taking an interest in the character even though it seemed the tweet exchange was more conversational without future plans

Character never appeared in a story but bears similar horror attributes as Spiders-Man of Earth 11580: See Spider-Verse button for more

Superior Carnage Annual #1

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Superior Carnage Annual #1
 
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1st appearance of Carla Unger, a scientist who briefly bonded with the Carnage symbiote

Deadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet #5

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Deadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet #5
 
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1st appearance of Marcus the Centaur Werewolf Symbiote Warrior

Venom: First Host #3

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Venom: First Host #3
 
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1st appearance of Sleeper, the result of Eddie Brock bonding with the infant Symbiote

Deadpool vs Carnage #3

Marvel ⋅ 2014

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Deadpool vs Carnage #3
 
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Deadpool bonds with Hybrid symbiote

Absolute Carnage: Scream #1

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Absolute Carnage: Scream #1
 
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1st appearance of Patricia Robertson as Scream, formerly She-Venom

Spider-Man Family #1

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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Spider-Man Family #1
 
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Brief appearance of the yet-to-be named symbiote planet of Klyntar

Amazing Spider-Man #252

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Amazing Spider-Man #252
 
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1st appearance of Spider-Man's black costume

Cited as being tied with Marvel Team-Up #141 as the first appearance of the black costume, this issue went on sale January 31,1984

Marvel Team-Up #141 went on sale February 14,1984

Cover art inspired by Amazing Fantasy #15

The symbiote costume was designed by a Marvel fan from Illinois named Randy Schueller who was paid $220 by Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter for the concept

Amazing Spider-Man #800

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Amazing Spider-Man #800
 
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1st full appearance of Normie Osborn as Goblin Childe

Annihilation Conquest: Wraith #2

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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Annihilation Conquest: Wraith #2
 
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1st team appearance and origin of the Exolon, parasites made of living darkness created by Knull

1st team appearance of the Nameless, a group of lost Kree explorers infected by the Exolon

Black Panther #2

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Black Panther #2
 
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1st appearance of N'Jadaka, the new Emperor bonded to a symbiote

What The--?! #20

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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What The--?! #20
 
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1st appearance of Pork Grind, a Spider-Ham Universe version of Venom

Symbiote Spider-Man #1
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Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Symbiote Spider-Man #1
 
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Variant cover art by Jay Anacleto featuring the Carnage Queen, Mary Jane Watson

1st cover appearance of the Carnage Queen

Mighty Avengers #8

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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Mighty Avengers #8
 
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Janet Van Dyne aka Wasp is overtaken by a symbiote virus along with a number of other heroes

Edge of Spider-Geddon #2

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Edge of Spider-Geddon #2
 
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1st appearance of Addy Brock, pilot of the mechanized Ven#m suit

Carnage USA #2

Marvel ⋅ 2012

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Carnage USA #2
 
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1st appearance of The Mercury Team, a US task force deployed to hunt down symbiotes equipped with the Life Foundation symbiotes: Phage, Lasher, Agony, Riot

Mercury Team was a Sym-Soldier program that became known as Project Venom

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Superior Carnage #3

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Superior Carnage #3
 
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1st appearance of Karl Malus as Superior Carnage

Hail Hydra #2

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Hail Hydra #2
 
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1st team appearance of the Vipers, a female squadron of symbiote assassins led by Venom

Venom: Lethal Protector #5

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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Venom: Lethal Protector #5
 
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1st full appearance of Phage

1st full appearance of Agony

1st full appearance of Riot

1st full appearance of Lasher

Spider-Man 2099 #35

Marvel ⋅ 1995

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Spider-Man 2099 #35
 
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1st appearance of Kron Stone as Venom 2099

Kron Stone first appears in Punisher 2099 #1

Guardians of the Galaxy #23

Marvel ⋅ 2015

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Guardians of the Galaxy #23
 
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Origin of Symbiotes

Introduction of the planet Klyntar, named after the Symbiote word for "cage”, comprised of Symbiote mass with Knull's physical body at the center - brief, unnamed appearance of Klyntar in Spider-Man Family #1 (2007)

First mention of the team Agents of the Cosmos

Thor: God of Thunder #2

Marvel ⋅ 2013

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Thor: God of Thunder #2
 
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1st appearance of Gorr, the God Butcher

1st appearance of the Necrosword, the first symbiote created by Knull

Amazing Spider-Man #410

Marvel ⋅ 1996

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Amazing Spider-Man #410
 
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1st appearance of Spider-Carnage, Ben Reilly possessed by Carnage

Venom #3

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Venom #3
 
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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]

Venom: Seed of Darkness #-1

Marvel ⋅ 1997

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Venom: Seed of Darkness #-1
 
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1st appearance and death of Krobaa, an alien symbiote, intergalactic explorer

What If? Spider-Man The Other #1

Marvel ⋅ 2007

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What If? Spider-Man The Other #1
 
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1st appearance of Poison, a symbiote fully in control of Peter Parker's body

Cover art inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man

True Believers #1

Marvel ⋅ 2008

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True Believers #1
 
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1st appearance of Payback, Mavis Trent, a S.H.I.E.L.D agent with a symbiote nourished by the emotion of happiness

Spider-Boy #1

Amalgam ⋅ 1996

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Spider-Boy #1
 
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1st appearance of Spider-Boy, a combination of Ben Reilly and Superboy

1st appearance of Bizarnage, a character that combines Bizarro and Carnage

1st appearance of King Lizard, King Shark merged with Lizard

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