Publishers / Marvel / Venom: The Hunger (1996) / #3
3October 1996
$1.95; 2.75 CAD

Venom: The Hunger #3

Marvel · October 1996 · on sale 1996-08-28

First appearance: CarnageFirst appearance: Abraham Wilson1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Venom: The Hunger (Marvel, 1996 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
October 1996
Key date
1996-10-00
On-sale date
1996-08-28
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960604345300311
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Abraham Wilson - 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
0Bug Huntcover1pencils: Ted Halsted; inks: Greg AdamsEddie Brock, Venom
1Love and Deathcomic story22script: Len Kaminski; pencils: Ted Halsted; inks: Scott Koblish; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Ken LopezEddie Brock, Thaddeus Paine, Venom
2-in-house column1pencils: Chris Gardner; inks: Tom PalmerBishop, Lucas Bishop, Shard
3The Venom Fan Art Pageillustration2pencils: various (see notes); inks: various (see notes); colors: various (see notes); letters: typesetCarnage First, Venom
4Heroes Reborn [Fantastic Four]preview (from the publisher)3script: Brandon Choi, Jim Lee; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Chiodo, Martin Jimenez, Wildstorm FX; letters: Richard Starkings, Dave Lanphear; editing: Mike Heisler, Jonathan PetersonBen Grimm, Reed Richards, Johnny Storm, Susan Storm Richards
5Heroes Reborn [Captain America]preview (from the publisher)3script: Rob Liefeld, Chuck Dixon, Jeph Loeb; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Jon Sibal; colors: Brian Haberlin, Extreme Color; letters: Richard Starkings, Dave Lanphear; editing: Rob LiefeldSteve Rogers, Abraham Wilson First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.95 USD; 2.65 CAD; barcode 00928103651703

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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