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Minimum Carnage: Alpha #1

Marvel · Series began 2012 · December 2012

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Dates

Cover date: December 2012
On sale: October 3, 2012
In stores: October 3, 2012
Pages: 32

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition

Barcode 75960607827100111
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Mark Bagley Variant Cover

Barcode 75960607827100121
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2nd printing

Second Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 75960607827100112
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Story arc: Minimum Carnage

This is part 1 of 6. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Clayton Crain, Ryan Stegman, Tony Moore, Lan Medinainks: Clayton Crain, Mike Babinski, Tony Moore, Cam Smith, Karl Kesel, Walden Wongcolors: Clayton Crain, Marte Gracia, John Rauch, Chris Sotomayorscript: Christopher Yost, Cullen Bunn, Tom Brennanletters: Joe Caramagna

Stories

Minimum Carnage Act One · 22 pages
Venom is brought in to investigate Carnage's escape from Thunderbolts Mountain. Scarlet Spider tracks a murderer to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Carnage and his microscopic allies capture Katy Kiernan and return to the Microverse via the Prometheus Pit. Venom attacks Scarlet Spider.

Publisher’s description

Cletus Kasady is back to doing what he does best: killing. However, he seems to be dancing to someone else's directions this time. The story that will bring together Carnage, Venom, and the Scarlet Spider begins here!

Characters

Flash ThompsonCletus KasadyCarnageKaineVenomScarlet Spider

Reprinted in

Carnage: Minimum Carnage (2013), Venom by Cullen Bunn: The Complete Collection (2018), Carnage Omnibus (2018), Venom Modern Era Epic Collection (2023), Carnage Modern Era Epic Collection (2025)