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1September 2004
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Venom vs. Carnage #1

Marvel · September 2004 · on sale 2004

First appearance: Patrick MulliganFirst appearance: Gina Mulligan
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Identification plate

Series
Venom vs. Carnage (Marvel, 2004 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September 2004
Key date
2004-09-00
On-sale date
2004
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.99; 4.25 CAD
Pages
40
Barcode
75960605578400111
Rating
Marvel PSR

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Clayton Crain; inks: Clayton Crain; colors: Clayton CrainEddie Brock, Carnage, Cletus Kasady, Venom
1A Child Is Born Part One: Baby Please Don't Go!comic story22script: Peter Milligan; pencils: Clayton Crain; inks: Clayton Crain; colors: Clayton Crain; letters: VC's Cory PetitBlack Cat, Eddie Brock, Carnage, Felicia Hardy, Cletus Kasady, Gina Mulligan First, Patrick Mulligan First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Venom
2Promotional Advertisementspromo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset

Plus 15 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Carnage Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91227-7		2018On eBay ›
True Believers: Absolute Carnage - Venom vs. Carnage #12019On eBay ›
Venomnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-92632-8		2020On eBay ›
The Monster Inside
ISBN 978-1-302-95636-3		2024On eBay ›
Sting of the Scorpion
ISBN 978-1-302-96889-2		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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