The comic that actually gave Spider-Man his black costume, the one that becomes Venom. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (December 1984) is written by Jim Shooter with cover and interior art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty, and this is the real origin of the alien symbiote costume, not a later cameo, not a reprint. This copy is CGC certified 9.0 with white pages, a clean, collector-grade way to own this key issue without stepping up to the far pricier 9.8 tier. CGC notes light spine stress lines on the cover, typical for a book of this age at this grade and no reflection on the slab or the assigned grade. Certification #4606162005, verifiable directly through CGC at cgccomics.com/certlookup/4606162005. If you've been hunting for the true starting point of Venom's entire lineage rather than a spin-off appearance, this is the book. Ships across Canada and the US, or grab it with local pickup here in Vancouver.
The comic that actually gave Spider-Man his black costume, the one that becomes Venom. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (December 1984) is written by Jim Shooter with cover and interior art by Mike Zeck and John Beatty, and this is the real origin of the alien symbiote costume, not a later cameo, not a reprint. This copy is CGC certified 9.0 with white pages, a clean, collector-grade way to own this key issue without stepping up to the far pricier 9.8 tier. CGC notes light spine stress lines on the cover, typical for a book of this age at this grade and no reflection on the slab or the assigned grade. Certification #4606162005, verifiable directly through CGC at cgccomics.com/certlookup/4606162005. If you've been hunting for the true starting point of Venom's entire lineage rather than a spin-off appearance, this is the book. Ships across Canada and the US, or grab it with local pickup here in Vancouver.
