(August 1995)

Marvel, 1995 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
3.95 USD; 5.55 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
one-shot
On-sale Date
1995-06-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Entertainment Group Inc.
Brand
Marvel Spider-Man Group
Barcode
759606042494 00111
Editing
Tom Brevoort (credited) (editor); Danny Fingeroth (credited) (group editor); Bob Budiansky (credited) (editor in chief)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

A flipbook.

This issue is considered issue #31 in "Venom" Legacy [LGY] numbering.

"Venom (2018)" #35/200 has a feature on the 200 covers of Venom, and indicates Marvel has rethought the legacy numbering for Venom. This title and "Venom: Seed of Darkness" #-1 (Flashback) were not included, but "Venom: Sign of the Boss" #1-2 were.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Planet of the Symbiotes - Part 3 (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kyle Hotz (signed as Kyle ♡EKH)
Inks
Kyle Hotz (signed as Kyle ♡EKH)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarlet Spider [Ben Reilly]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Venom [Eddie Brock]; symbiotes
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Venom Super Special (Marvel, 1995 series) #1Cover Thumbnail for Venom Super Special (Marvel, 1995 series) #1
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Monsterworld! [Planet of the Symbiotes Chapter 3] (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (credited) (writer)
Pencils
Kyle Hotz (credited)
Inks
Armando Gil (credited)
Colors
Tom Smith (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited as Oakley / N. J. Q.)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
At least we're still alive!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Carnage [Cletus Kasady]; Scarlet Spider [Ben Reilly]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Venom [Eddie Brock]; Mary Jane Watson; symbiotes
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Spider-Man, the Scarlet Spider, and Eddie Brock are transported to a planet populated by symbiotes, where they learn of the aliens' plan to invade Earth.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Spider-Man Super Special (Marvel, 1995 series) #1 (July 1995); story continued in The Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special (Marvel, 1995 series) #1 (September 1995).

Things Undreamt Of... (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Slott (credited) (writer)
Pencils
Mark Bagley (credited)
Inks
Arne Starr (credited)
Colors
Joe Andreani (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There was a time when Peter Parker didn't know that the alien costume he'd brought to Earth from the Secret Wars was alive!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Jean DeWolff; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Spider-Man, while under the control of the alien symbiote, stops a gang of gun thieves and has an encounter with Jean DeWolff.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The first nine pages of this story take place during the story in The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #256 (September 1984).

Creatures on the Loose [Growing Pains, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 3)

Scarlet Spider / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Terry Kavanagh (credited) (writer)
Pencils
Kevin West (credited as Kevin J. West)
Inks
Hector Collazo (credited)
Colors
Chia-Chi Wang (credited as Chia Chi Wang)
Letters
Ken Lopez (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
As warm waves lap softly at the shore of a dark and deserted beach in central Jersey-- --the sand beneath a shadowed boardwalk begins to shift and stir before erupting into the night!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Martha Connors; Lizard [Curt Connors]; Scarlet Spider [Ben Reilly]; Strongarm; Dr. Noah Purl; Gabrielle Greer; Toni Moore (introduction); Rick Barron [Red Barron] (introduction)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
As the Lizard moves closer to New York City, the Scarlet Spider rescues people trapped in a high-rise fire.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Spider-Man Super Special (Marvel, 1995 series) #1 (July 1995); story continued in The Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special (Marvel, 1995 series) #1 (September 1995).

The Lizard Lives! (Table of Contents: 4)

Scarlet Spider / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe St. Pierre (signed as St. Pierre)
Inks
Mark Buckingham (signed as Buckingham)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarlet Spider [Ben Reilly]; Lizard's hand
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Flip cover (published upside-down in relation to the first cover).

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Planet of the Symbiotes - Part 3
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Monsterworld! [Planet of the Symbiotes Chapter 3]
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Things Undreamt Of...
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. Creatures on the Loose [Growing Pains, Part 3]
    Scarlet Spider
  5. 4. The Lizard Lives!
    Scarlet Spider
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