Publishers / Marvel / Venom: Carnage Unleashed (1995) / #1
1April 1995
$2.95; 4.00 CAD

Venom: Carnage Unleashed #1

Marvel · April 1995 · on sale 1995-02-28

First appearance: Dr. Ashley KafkaFirst appearance: Camille PazzoFirst appearance: Fordham RhodesDeath of Louise Kasady1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Venom: Carnage Unleashed (Marvel, 1995 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1995
Key date
1995-04-00
On-sale date
1995-02-28
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.95; 4.00 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960603056900111
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dr. Ashley Kafka - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

Death on record for: Louise Kasady.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Part One of Fourcover1pencils: Andrew Wildman; inks: Andrew WildmanEddie Brock, Carnage, Cletus Kasady, Venom
1Part One: There Must Be Some Way Out of Here...comic story22script: Larry Hama; pencils: Andrew Wildman, Art Nichols; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Ken LopezEddie Brock, Carnage, Clive Gooch First, John Jameson, Dr. Ashley Kafka First, Cletus Kasady, Louise Kasady Death, Roscoe Kasady, Camille Pazzo First, Fordham Rhodes First, Venom

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 00928103056001

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Venom: Carnage Unleashed #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0199-3		1996On eBay ›
Carnage Classic #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90059-5		2016On eBay ›
Venom: Carnage Unleashed [Second Edition] #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90796-9		2017On eBay ›
Venomnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-91244-4		2018On eBay ›
Carnage Unleashed
ISBN 978-1-302-94825-2		2022On eBay ›
Web of Carnage
ISBN 978-1-302-95109-2		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

1 of 4#2 ›

Sources

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