*Marvel: There are few more significant debuts in the latter days of the 20th Century than that of cuddly brain-sucking symbiote Venom, who graduated from being a genetically modified costume in a jar to the fully-fledged Emperor of Spidey’s Rogue’s Gallery! ‘The Venom Trilogy’, is Amazing Spider-Man #298-300, leading up to the first full appearance of Venom. Having debuted in Secret Wars #8 as a semi-sentient blob which configured itself into Spider-Man’s new costume, the ‘symbiote’ became a regular feature in Spidey’s own series before being revealed as a malevolent alien parasite which disclosed its true agenda in these very issues! #298 is the first brief appearance of Eddie Brock (the man who would become Venom) and the beginning of Todd MacFarlane’s run as artist; #299 features the first cameo of Venom himself and the big one, #300 is the first ‘Full Venom’. #298 and #299 are NM- and NM respectively; #300 is VF+; like many copies we have seen, part of this print run must have been guillotined with a relatively blunt instrument, so the cut along the right edge is a little rough; as usual, the cover design disguises this. Other than that, it’s a pristine copy, with no spine stresses, clean and glossy, tight, firmly-attached staples and no wear other than the tiniest of dinks at the top right corner.
PICTURED: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
#298 NM- £55
#299 NM £90
#300 VF+ £300 SOLD