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1st appearance of Cletus Kasady, later becomes Carnage

1st full appearance of Cardiac, a doctor who vowed to find a cure for the ailment that caused the death of his brother

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1st cameo appearance of Carnage, in one panel - a glob of red symbiote material can be seen

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2nd cameo appearance of Carnage including mention by name, a hand, an arm and partial face

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1st full appearance of Carnage, spawned from the extraterrestrial parasite known as the Venom symbiote

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2nd full appearance of Carnage

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3rd appearance of Carnage

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1st appearance of Shriek, a mutant ally of Carnage

Shriek appears in Venom II

Introduction of Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane

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"Maximum Carnage" part 2

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"Maximum Carnage" part 3

Marvel ⋅ 1993
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"Maximum Carnage" part 4

1st cover appearance of Shriek

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"Maximum Carnage" part 5

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"Maximum Carnage" part 6

First meeting of Morbius and Venom

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"Maximum Carnage" part 7

Marvel ⋅ 1993
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"Maximum Carnage" part 8

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"Maximum Carnage" part 9

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"Maximum Carnage" part 10

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"Maximum Carnage" part 11

Marvel ⋅ 1993
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"Maximum Carnage" part 12

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"Maximum Carnage" part 13

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"Maximum Carnage" concludes with part 14

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Included with the purchase of the Acclaim video game

Partial reprint of Spider-Man Unlimited #1

According to artist Bill Sienkiewicz: I painted the Carnage figure for the original ad and game box. Painted Venom & Spider-Man separately for use in potential related future ads, just the figures, no backgrounds as per the job requisite

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