*Marvel: There were few more significant debuts, in the latter days of the 20th Century, than everyone’s favourite brain-eating symbiote Venom. The joint first appearances of the black costume that would become Venom happened in ‘real time’ in Amazing Spider-Man #252, Marvel Team-Up #141 and Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #90, all released the same month, with the latter two often overlooked by collectors. It’s the Spectacular Spider-Man #90 that concerns us here; ostensibly an issue starring the Black Cat, Spidey doesn’t appear until the last full page panel, but what an entrance, unveiling the black costume. A lovely high grade copy, with just very minor spine stress marks on the back cover. 
PICTURED: SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #90 VF/NM £40 SOLD