Publishers / Marvel / Venom: The Hunger (1996) / #2
2September 1996
$1.95; 2.75 CAD

Venom: The Hunger #2

Marvel · September 1996 · on sale 1996-07-24

First appearance: Thaddeus Paine1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Venom: The Hunger (Marvel, 1996 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
September 1996
Key date
1996-09-00
On-sale date
1996-07-24
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960604345300211
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0In the White Roomcover1pencils: Ted Halsted; inks: Greg AdamsEddie Brock, Venom
1A Fire in the Braincomic story22script: Len Kaminski; pencils: Ted Halsted; inks: Scott Koblish; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Ken LopezEddie Brock, Thaddeus Paine First, Venom
2-letters page1script: Glenn Greenberg
3-in-house column1pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typesetAnna Marie, Bruce Banner, Captain America, Crystal, Cyclops, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Fritz von Meyer, Ororo Munroe, Thor Odinson
4The Venom Fan Art Pageillustration1pencils: various (see notes); inks: various (see notes); colors: various (see notes); letters: typesetVenom

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.95 USD; 2.65 CAD; barcode 00928103651702

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Venom: Along Came a Spider #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91362-5		2018On eBay ›
Venomnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-91653-4		2018On eBay ›
The Hunger
ISBN 978-1-302-95989-0		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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