Venom  (2018)

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Marvel ⋅ 2018

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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]

Venom #1

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1:100 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Venom #1

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2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Second printing

Venom #1

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3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Venom #1

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4th Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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5th Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant fifth printing sketch cover art by Ryan Stegman

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,144

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Lead-in to Knull introduction

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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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

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Third printing

4th Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Fourth printing

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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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]

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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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

4th Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Fourth printing, partial black and white

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,037

SDCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art by Ryan Stegman, limited to 4,000 copies

San Diego Comic Con 2018 PX exclusive

Venom #3

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Foil ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024

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Venom #3

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Facsimile ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024

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Venom #3

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La Mole ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2024

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Foil edition

Venom #3

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Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Limited to 1,000 copies

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Origin of Knull

Origin of Knowhere, the severed head of a Celestial

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant third printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, interior art

Copies ordered by retailers: 5,617

Marvel ⋅ 2018

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3rd full appearance of Knull

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Second printing

Venom #5

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Store Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Venom #6

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Marvel ⋅ 2018

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End of first story arc

Venom #6

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2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st cameo appearance of Dylan Brock, Eddie's son

Venom #7

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NYCC ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Partially uncolored, Previews Exclusive/ PX edition

New York Comic Con 2018 exclusive limited to 3,000 copies

Secret Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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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

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Marvel ⋅ 2018

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1st full appearance of Dylan Brock, son of Eddie Brock - cameo in Venom #7

1:10 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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Variant cover art featuring an animated still depicting Spider-Man Noir from 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Second printing, cover art from an interior page

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,749

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Origin of Eddie Brock

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant second printing cover from interior art

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,887

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Origin of Dylan Brock, revealed to be Eddie's son

Venom #11

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Origin of Dylan, son of the Venom symbiote

2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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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

Venom #12

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Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Variant cover art by Ryan Stegman

Marvel ⋅ 2019

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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

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Marvel ⋅ 2019

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1st crossover appearance of Sleeper outside of Venom: First Host where he was introduced

Venom #18

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Marvel ⋅ 2019

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Maker bonds with Hybrid

Marvel ⋅ 2020

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1st cameo appearance of Codex

1st cameo appearance of Virus

The first cameo of Virus was intended to be Free Comic Book Day 2020: The Amazing Spider-Man/Venom issue but due to the 2020 Coronavirus temporary shutdown of comic book distribution, the FCBD 2020 issue went on-sale between the release of Venom #26 and Venom #27

Venom #25

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2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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2nd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant second printing cover art by Ryan Stegman, interior art

1st cover appearance of Codex on a cover distributed by Marvel

3rd Print ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Variant third print sketch cover art by Ryan Stegman (1:25)

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Funko exclusive distributed with the upcoming Spider-Man vs Venom Funko Pop diorama

Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man #316

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