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1May 1996
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Venom: The Hunted #1

Marvel · May 1996 · on sale 1996-03-26

First appearance: Shirley Washington
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Identification plate

Series
Venom: The Hunted (Marvel, 1996 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 1996
Key date
1996-05-00
On-sale date
1996-03-26
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.95; 4.15 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
75960604335400111
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Duncan Rouleau; inks: John StrangelandEddie Brock, Venom
1He Who Eatscomic story22script: Larry Hama; pencils: Duncan Rouleau; inks: John Stangeland; colors: Tom Smith, Malibu; letters: Ken LopezEddie Brock, Venom, Alton Clark, Donna Diego, Dr. Ashley Kafka, Camille Pazzo, Ben Reilly, Detective Steen, Shirley Washington First
2Jury-Rigged Justice, Part One: Fear and Loathingcomic story16script: Evan Skolnick; pencils: Jim Calafiore; inks: Mark McKenna; colors: Tom Smith, Malibu; letters: Jim NovakVance Astrovik, Bomblast, Samuel Caulkin, Curtis Elkins, Firearm, Hybrid, Olivia Lentz, Kenneth Parmenter, Ramshot, Sentry, Jenny Stewart, Derek Washington, Scott Washington, Wysper
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Venom: Along Came a Spider #[nn]
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Venomnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-91653-4		2018On eBay ›
New Warriors Classic Omnibus #3
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Planet of the Symbiotes
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Series context

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Sources

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