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1 | Marvel Universe 616 & Prime Earth Venom/Symbiote Comic Book Chronology Project | |||||||
2 | Compiled by Orion Petitclerc | Join the Venomania at www.TheVenomSite.com! | ||||||
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4 | Download the Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11GHfzgoW58h_mEt7YkHLr5CVKkvAiG_py71Ri_UL6VI/export?format=xlsx | |||||||
5 | Gold cells mark first appearances. | |||||||
6 | Black cells mark Venom symbiote appearances. | Purple cells mark Venom & Carnage appearances. | ||||||
7 | Red cells mark Carnage symbiote appearances. | Yellow cells mark other symbiote appearances. | ||||||
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9 | Digital issues found on Kindle Comics (KC) and Marvel Unlimited (MU). | |||||||
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11 | Title | Issue | Date | KC | MU | Location | Notes (Spoilers!) | |
12 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 252 | May-84 | ✓ | ✓ | First appearance of symbiote suit in publication. | ||
13 | Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 1) | 141 | May-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
14 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 90 | May-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
15 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 253 | Jun-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
16 | Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 1) | 142 | Jun-84 | |||||
17 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 91 | Jun-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
18 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 254 | Jul-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
19 | Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 1) | 143 | Jul-84 | |||||
20 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 92 | Jul-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
21 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 255 | Aug-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
22 | Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 1) | 144 | Aug-84 | |||||
23 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 93 | Aug-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
24 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 256 | Sep-84 | ✓ | ✓ | First hint at the organic nature of the black costume. | ||
25 | Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 1) | 145 | Sep-84 | |||||
26 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 94 | Sep-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
27 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 257 | Oct-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
28 | Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 1) | 146 | Oct-84 | |||||
29 | Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 1) | Annual 7 | Oct-84 | ✓ | ||||
30 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 95 | Oct-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
31 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | Annual 4 | Oct-84 | |||||
32 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 258 | Nov-84 | ✓ | ✓ | Depicts the classic fight scene between the black and red suits. Reed Richards discovers the truth behind the black suit and Peter abandons it. | ||
33 | Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 1) | 147 | Nov-84 | |||||
34 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 96 | Nov-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
35 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 259 | Dec-84 | ✓ | ✓ | The symbiote is in the Fantastic Four's captivity. | ||
36 | Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 1) | 148 | Dec-84 | |||||
37 | Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (Vol. 1) | 8 | Dec-84 | ✓ | ✓ | First appearance of symbiote suit in canon. | ||
38 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 97 | Dec-84 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
39 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 260 | Jan-85 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
40 | Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (Vol. 1) | 9 | Jan-85 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
41 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 98 | Jan-85 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
42 | Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) | 274 | Jan-85 | ✓ | ✓ | The symbiote is freed by a robot from the Fantastic Four headquarters. | ||
43 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 261 | Feb-85 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
44 | Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (Vol. 1) | 10 | Feb-85 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
45 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 99 | Feb-85 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
46 | Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (Vol. 1) | 11 | Mar-85 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
47 | Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 100 | Mar-85 | The symbiote attaches to a tourist (later named Leonard Elkhart in Absolute Carnage: Symbiote Spider-Man #1) and hitches a ride to Peter's apartment. Continued in Web of Spider-Man #1. | ||||
48 | Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (Vol. 1) | 12 | Apr-85 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
49 | Web of Spider-Man | 1 | Apr-85 | ✓ | ✓ | The symbiote sacrifices itself to save Peter Parker in the bell tower. | ||
50 | Web of Spider-Man | 18 | Sep-86 | First appearance of Eddie Brock (unseen) as he pushes Peter onto the train tracks. | ||||
51 | Web of Spider-Man | 24 | Mar-87 | Eddie dislodges Spidey's foot from the side of a building. | ||||
52 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 298 | Mar-88 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
53 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 299 | Apr-88 | ✓ | ✓ | First printed appearance of Venom. | ||
54 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 300 | May-88 | ✓ | ✓ | First recorded appearance of Eddie Brock as Venom I. | ||
55 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 315 | May-89 | ✓ | ✓ | Venom escapes the Vault | ||
56 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 316 | Jun-89 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
57 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 317 | Jul-89 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
58 | Quasar (Vol. 1) | 6 | Jan-90 | |||||
59 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 330 | Mar-90 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
60 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 331 | Apr-90 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
61 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 332 | May-90 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
62 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 333 | Jun-90 | ✓ | ✓ | The Venom symbiote "dies" by Styx's touch. | ||
63 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 344 | Feb-91 | ✓ | ✓ | First Appearance of Cletus Kasady. | ||
64 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 345 | Mar-91 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
65 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 346 | Apr-91 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
66 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 347 | May-91 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
67 | Avengers: Deathtrap: The Vault | 1 | Jul-91 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
68 | Sensational She-Hulk (Vol. 1) | 29 | Jul-91 | |||||
69 | Web of Spider-Man | Annual 7 | Sep-91 | Retells Venom's origin story. | ||||
70 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | Annual 25 | Sep-91 | "Truckstop of Doom" takes place after Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #315. | ||||
71 | Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) | 359 | Dec-91 | ✓ | ✓ | First appearance of Dreadface. | ||
72 | Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) | 360 | Jan-92 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
73 | Darkhawk (Vol. 1) | 13 | Mar-92 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
74 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 361 | Apr-92 | ✓ | ✓ | "Carnage' Part 1. First appearance of Cletus Kasady as Carnage. | ||
75 | Darkhawk (Vol. 1) | 14 | Apr-92 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
76 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 362 | May-92 | ✓ | ✓ | "Carnage" Part 2. | ||
77 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 363 | Jun-92 | ✓ | ✓ | "Carnage" Part 3. | ||
78 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | Annual 26 | Jun-92 | ✓ | ✓ | "First Kill" Part 1 | ||
79 | The Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | Annual 12 | Jun-92 | ✓ | ✓ | "First Kill" Part 2 | ||
80 | Web of Spider-Man | Annual 8 | Jun-92 | ✓ | ✓ | "First Kill" Part 3 | ||
81 | Web of Spider-Man | 94 | Nov-92 | |||||
82 | Marvel Comics Presents | 117 | Dec-92 | |||||
83 | Marvel Comics Presents | 118 | Dec-92 | |||||
84 | Spider-Man Special Edition | 1 | Dec-92 | ✓ | ✓ | "The Trial of Venom" | ||
85 | Web of Spider-Man | 95 | Dec-92 | ✓ | ✓ | "Spirits of Venom" Part 1 | ||
86 | Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance | 5 | Dec-92 | ✓ | ✓ | "Spirits of Venom" Part 2 | ||
87 | Web of Spider-Man | 96 | Jan-93 | ✓ | ✓ | "Spirits of Venom" Part 3 | ||
88 | Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance | 6 | Jan-93 | ✓ | ✓ | "Spirits of Venom" Part 4 | ||
89 | Marvel Comics Presents | 119 | Jan-93 | |||||
90 | Marvel Comics Presents | 120 | Jan-93 | |||||
91 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 373 | Jan-93 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
92 | Marvel Comics Presents | 121 | Feb-93 | |||||
93 | Marvel Comics Presents | 122 | Feb-93 | |||||
94 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 374 | Feb-93 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
95 | Venom: Lethal Protector (Vol. 1) | 1 | Feb-93 | ✓ | ✓ | First solo title. | ||
96 | Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) | 375 | Mar-93 | ✓ | ✓ | First appearance of Eddie's father, Carl Brock, in a flashback and first appearance of Ann Weying, Eddie's ex-wife. Venom makes a deal with Spider-Man to stay away from him. Leads into Venom: Lethal Protector. | ||
97 | Venom: Lethal Protector (Vol. 1) | 2 | Mar-93 | ✓ | ✓ | First appearance of the Jury. | ||
98 | Venom: Lethal Protector (Vol. 1) | 3 | Apr-93 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
99 | Venom: Lethal Protector (Vol. 1) | 4 | May-93 | ✓ | ✓ | First appearance of the Life Foundation symbiotes (Scream, Agony, Lasher, Riot, and Phage). | ||
100 | Spider-Man Unlimited (Vol. 1) | 1 | May-93 | ✓ | ✓ | "Maximum Carnage" Part 1. First appearance of Shriek. | ||