Venom: Lethal Protector  (1993)

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$18
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$55
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$180

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Platinum edition, distributed in Italy

Polybagged with an address book included 'the telephone numbers of my enemies' printed across the front

'Lethal Protector' #1 cover art but the interior reprints 'The Getaway Scream' (ASM #373-#375) and 'First Kill'

'First Kill' is a relatively unknown, undervalued 24-page story told over the course of three annuals revealing the first time Eddie and the Venom symbiote bonded

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$5
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$15
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$50

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.
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$2
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$8
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$25

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First solo series featuring Venom

1st cameo appearance of General Orwell Taylor

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$2
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$8
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$40

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First solo-titled Venom series

Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Error ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$155
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$525
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$1.8k

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Variant error cover

Scarce, less than 2,000 copies in existence

Error ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$5k
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$5k
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$5k

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Error edition, white cover

Error ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$420
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$1.2k
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$4.2k

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Error edition with black background

Newsstand edition

Foil ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Gold ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$50
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$150
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$520

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Gold foil edition

Platinum ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$1
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$2
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$4

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2018

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$4
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$12
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$40

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Reprint of Venom: Lethal Protector #1, printed in Spanish, the first solo series featuring Venom

Foil edition, published by Editorial Televisa and distributed in Mexico

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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$8
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$20
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$80

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Reprint of Venom: Lethal Protector #1, printed in Spanish, the first solo series featuring Venom

Cover art reprinted from Spider-Man: Venom Returns TPB (1993)

Foil edition, published by Marvel Adventuras

2020 La Mole convention exclusive, limited to 1,000 copies

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$1
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$2
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$8

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1st team appearance of The Jury: Bomblast, Firearm, Ramshot, Screech, Sentry

1st full appearance of General Orwell Taylor

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.
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$1
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$15

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1st appearance of Scream

1st cameo appearance of Agony

1st cameo appearance of Lasher

1st cameo appearance of Phage

1st cameo appearance Riot

[April 2023 - Juno Temple’s casting in Venom 3 will likely cause speculation that she will portray Scream]

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$3
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$9
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$30

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.
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$8
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$20

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1st full appearance of Phage

1st full appearance of Agony

1st full appearance of Riot

1st full appearance of Lasher

Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$1
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$2
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$8

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Last issue, scarce in 9.8

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1993

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$1
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$2
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

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