The Amazing Spider-Man

June 1989 • Volume 1 • USA • DIRECT EDITION • 1061 Collected

The Amazing Spider-Man #316

1st Venom Cover Appearance.

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(Marvel) Cover for The Amazing Spider-Man #316 1st Venom Cover Appearance.

Basic Information

Published

June 1989

Comic Age

Copper

Cover Price

1.00

Characters

Creators

Writer

David Michelinie 'Barry Jameson'

Interior Artist

Todd McFarlane

Cover Artist

Todd McFarlane

Inker

Todd McFarlane

Letterer

Rick Parker

Colorist

Bob Sharen

Editor

Tom DeFalco , Jim Salicrup

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Dead meat

Venom returns to his New York fallout shelter hideout. Spidey helps a policeman capture a bank robber but doesn't take pictures since JJJ is only buying "anti-Spidey" photos from Nick Katzenberg. The Parkers need money for their legal hassles with Jonathon Caesar but MJ has another last-minute job cancellation, Peter's spider-sense goes off when Glory Grant's boyfriend Eduardo Lobo appears but he doesn't know why. The Black Cat tracks Peter to Bedford Towers but finds the apartment empty. Venom appears and mercilessly beats her, seeking Peter's location, but the Cat doesn't know. Through her agony, her one thought is that Venom mentioned Peter has a wife. MJ spots Venom and tells Peter. Spidey searches and finds him at a meat packing plant. As they fight, Venom dumps a vat of blood and offal on Spidey who panics and flees. Venom finds Spidey's civvies with a "We've Moved" note showing May's Forest Hills address.