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362May 1992
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP

The Amazing Spider-Man #362

Marvel · May 1992 · on sale 1992-03-10

First appearance: Cletus KasadyFirst appearance: Carnage3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#362
Publication date
May 1992
Key date
1992-05-00
On-sale date
1992-03-10
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Cletus Kasady - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Carnage - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Carnage Part Twocover1pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Randy EmberlinEddie Brock, Carnage First, Cletus Kasady First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Venom
1Savage Alliance!comic story22script: David Michelinie; pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Randy Emberlin; colors: Witterstaetter, Sharen; letters: Rick ParkerEddie Brock, Carnage First, Human Torch, J. Jonah Jameson, Cletus Kasady First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Johnny Storm, Venom
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second Printingprice 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; barcode 07148602457605
Australianprice 1.80 AUD; barcode 07148602457611

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man: Carnage #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-971-5; 978-0-87135-971-1		1993On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q60429642 (Cletus Kasady), first-appearance property (CC0)

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