CATALOG RECORD
Venom: Lethal Protector #4
first appearance of Scream, Lasher, Phage and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Scream (Donna Diego) — introduction
- Lasher (Ramón Hernández, Marvel) — introduction
- Phage (Carl Mach, Marvel) — introduction
- Riot (Trevor Cole, Marvel) — introduction
- Agony (Leslie Gesneria, Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1993
- On sale
- March 30, 1993
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #4 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$2.95 cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Australian edition4.75 AUD cover
Australian
Printed cover price 4.75 AUD.
Barcode 07148601202304 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition$2.95 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148601202304 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Story arc: Lethla Protector (1993)
This is part 4 of 6. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
Creators
Stories
- Part 4: Deadly Birth! · 23 pages
The Life Foundation extracts "seeds" from Venom to make its own symbiotes.
Publisher’s description
Venom has been imprisoned! While Brock's captors attempt to harvest symbiote spawn from his system, Spidey does battle with an all-new female symbiote!
Characters
Reprinted in
Venom: Lethal Protector (1995), Venomnibus (2018), Venom Epic Collection (2020), Spider-Man by Michelinie & Bagley Omnibus (2024)