CATALOG RECORD
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #8
origin of the symbiote (black costume, later Venom), Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
origin of the symbiote (black costume, later Venom), Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars
- Venom (as symbiote or unknown host) — first appearance of the Venom symbiote
Dates
- Cover date
- December 1984
- On sale
- August 28, 1984
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #8 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860247512 · shared with another edition
Source ↗ - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0714860247512 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Reprinted in
Secret Wars (1985), Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars (1992), Marvel Milestones: Venom & Hercules (2005), Secret Wars (2005), Spider-Man: Birth of Venom (2007), Secret Wars Omnibus (2008), Hasbro / Secret Wars (2009), [Marvel Super Heroes] Secret Wars (2011), Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Battleworld (2015), Symbiote Spider-Man: Marvel Tales (2021), Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition (2024), Marvel Archive Edition: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Gallery Edition (2025)