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1st team appearance of the Sinister Syndicate, led by The Beetle: Rhino, Boomerang, Hydro-Man, Speed Demon

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1986

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Marvel ⋅ 1986

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Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1986

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Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1986

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Mark Jewelers ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1986

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1st cameo appearance of Mongoose, a part man, part mongoose villain

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1986

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Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Part one of the five-issue Gang War story arc

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Cover art by Mike Zeck

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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1st appearance of the fifth Hobgoblin, Jason Macendale, formerly Jack O' Lantern

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Peter proposes to Mary Jane, she declines in the next issue

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Mark Jewelers ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Mary Jane Watson accepts Peter's second marriage proposal

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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So Much Fun ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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So Much Fun reprint

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Kraven's Last Hunt story arc part 2

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Kraven's Last Hunt story arc part 5

Death of Kraven the Hunter, by self-inflicted gunshot wound

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1987

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Unofficial appearance of Spider-Cop, in a dream of Doctor Octopus

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1988

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Mark Jewelers ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1988

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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

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 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

The Amazing Spider-Man #299 was used as a prop in the film, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1988

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1st full appearance of Venom

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1988

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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Mexican ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1980

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