Venom

Origin of the black costume — Spider-Man finds the alien symbiote on Battleworld, believing it to be a new suit. The beginning of everything.

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Spider-Man returns from Secret Wars wearing the black costume for the first time on Earth — the symbiote saga begins in the main title

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The black costume is revealed to be an alien symbiote — Reed Richards helps remove it from Peter. The symbiote is seemingly destroyed... but survives.

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Spider-Man rejects the symbiote at a church bell tower — the sonic vibrations of the bells separate them. The symbiote's hatred of Peter Parker begins.

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Todd McFarlane begins his legendary run on Amazing Spider-Man — the art style that would define Venom's look forever starts here

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First cameo of Venom — Eddie Brock appears in shadow on the final page, the symbiote wrapped around him. A legendary last-page reveal.

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First full appearance of Venom — Eddie Brock bonded with the alien symbiote. Todd McFarlane's masterpiece. A top-10 key issue of all time and one of the most valuable modern comics.

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Venom returns — the definitive rematch. McFarlane draws Venom at his most terrifying. Issue #316's cover is one of the most iconic images in comics.

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Venom vs Spider-Man — another epic confrontation. Venom kidnaps Peter's parents (later revealed as impostors). Erik Larsen art.

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Spider-Man fakes his own death to escape Venom — they end up on a desert island. Peter convinces Eddie the fight is over. A turning point for the character.

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First cameo of Cletus Kasady — Eddie Brock's cellmate in prison. The symbiote leaves behind an offspring that bonds with the serial killer.

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First full appearance of Carnage — Cletus Kasady bonds with Venom's spawn to become something far more dangerous. A modern key issue.

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Spider-Man and Venom team up for the first time — forced to ally against Carnage. The beginning of Venom's antihero turn.

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The Maximum Carnage crossover begins — Carnage assembles a team of villains and unleashes chaos across New York. Spider-Man and Venom lead the heroes.

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Carnage returns after being ripped in half in space — Kasady is more dangerous than ever in this modern series

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Carnage becomes the avatar of Knull, the god of symbiotes — hunts down everyone who ever bonded with a symbiote. Massive crossover event.

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Venom's first solo series — Eddie Brock moves to San Francisco and becomes a vigilante antihero. First appearance of the Life Foundation symbiotes (Scream, Riot, Lasher, Phage, Agony).

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First appearance of Scream — the most prominent of the five Life Foundation symbiotes. Also first appearances of Riot, Lasher, Phage, and Agony.

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Venom absorbs a mercury-based symbiote and becomes even more powerful and unstable — darker territory for the Lethal Protector

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Venom vs Carnage — the symbiotic rivals clash again in a digital age storyline

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A new Venom series — the symbiote finds a new host. Daniel Way explores the symbiote as a weapon of mass destruction.

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Venom bonds with Angelo Fortunato — the son of a crime boss briefly becomes the new Venom before the symbiote rejects and kills him

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Mac Gargan (Scorpion) becomes the new Venom — Norman Osborn recruits him as part of the Sinister Twelve. Gargan is the most savage host yet.

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First appearance of Anti-Venom — Eddie Brock is cured of both cancer and the symbiote by Mister Negative's touch, creating a new white symbiote that heals instead of destroys

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Mac Gargan's Venom joins the Thunderbolts — Norman Osborn's government-sanctioned team of reformed villains. Gargan struggles to control the symbiote.

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Venom (Gargan) becomes the Dark Avengers' Spider-Man — the symbiote disguised as a heroic Spider-Man under Norman Osborn's Dark Reign

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First appearance of Agent Venom — Flash Thompson, Peter Parker's high school bully turned war hero, bonds with the symbiote as a government agent. He lost his legs in combat; the symbiote gives him new ones.

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Agent Venom's solo series begins — Flash Thompson goes on black ops missions for the U.S. military, limited to 48-hour bonding sessions with the symbiote

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Agent Venom joins the Secret Avengers — Flash proves himself a true hero and earns a spot on the team

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Agent Venom joins the Guardians of the Galaxy — Flash Thompson takes the symbiote into space, where it begins to evolve

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Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman redefine Venom — Eddie Brock returns as host. Reveals the symbiotes were created by Knull, an ancient god of darkness. The definitive modern Venom run.

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First appearance of Knull, God of the Symbiotes — revealed as the creator of all symbiotes, an elder god of darkness who predates the universe. A major modern key.

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First appearance of Dylan Brock — Eddie's son, later revealed to have a deep connection to the symbiote. Becomes a major character in the Venom mythology.

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Symbiotes in the Vietnam War — reveals the U.S. military's secret use of symbiotes as weapons. Expands the Knull mythology.

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Landmark issue — Venom vs Knull escalates. Eddie Brock is transformed. Features multiple artists and a story that reshapes the symbiote universe.

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Knull invades Earth with an army of symbiote dragons — every hero in the Marvel Universe unites against the god of darkness. The culmination of Cates' Venom saga.

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Eddie Brock defeats Knull and becomes the new King in Black — ascending to godhood as the guardian of the symbiote hive. A new status quo for Venom.

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The iconic Venom cover — McFarlane draws Venom looming over a terrified Mary Jane. One of the most recognized and reprinted covers in Marvel history.

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Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man — featuring Venom crossover in the Torment storyline. The highest-selling comic book of all time at its release. Multiple variant covers.

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Exploring the symbiote's need to feed — Eddie Brock struggles with the symbiote's addiction to adrenaline and phenethylamine

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Al Ewing takes over — Eddie Brock is the King in Black, his son Dylan becomes the new Venom. A new chapter for the symbiote legacy.

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Legacy numbering returns — Eddie Brock reunites with the symbiote after years apart. Features a backup story by Mike Costa setting up the Cates era.

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