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Venom: The Madness #1

Marvel · Series began 1993 · November 1993

first appearance of Beck Underwood and Abby Rubin

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Beck Underwood (Marvel) — introduction
Abby Rubin (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: November 1993
On sale: September 28, 1993
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

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

Direct edition$2.95 cover

Direct Edition

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

Barcode 75960602914300111
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Newsstand edition$2.95 cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602914401 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Australian edition4.75 AUD cover

Australian

Printed cover price 4.75 AUD.

Barcode 07148602914401 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Kelley Jones, Rick Parkerinks: Kelley Jones, John Beatty, Rick Parkerscript: Ann Nocenti, Bob Harras, Barry Duttercolors: Tom Smith, Rick Parkerletters: Richard Starkings, Rick Parker

Stories

Part One: Toxic Kisses · 22 pages
Venom tangles with the Juggernaut who is hired by a big corporation to keep people quiet about their illegal dumping procedures. Venom gets a bath of sentient mercury and chemicals.

Characters

Eddie BrockVenomCain MarkoJuggernautTom CassidyTom DeFalcoMark GruenwaldBeck UnderwoodDuskAbby Rubin

Reprinted in

Venom: The Enemy Within (2013), Venomnibus (2018), Venom Epic Collection (2020)