The debate surrounding the first appearance of Spider-Man’s black suit continues. Which issue is the true first appearance of the black suit in Spider-Man? The remarkable Spider-Man is the most collectible superhero in Marvel, and especially anything to finish with the pre-Venom Spidey back story. The Spider-Man craze has morphed into several first appearances of the black suit; this is the prequel for the entry of Venom into Marvel. The marvel Superheroes secret Wars #8 was the first official appearance of the symbiont that Spidey finds on the alien fight club planet. This was several months after the initial black suit appeared in remarkable Spider-Man #252. That is not the end of the argument, one remarkable reader earlier in the week asked, “What about marvel Team-Up #141?” Yet, another first appearance on this nuance to the character? Yep.
The primary essential for Venom and the black suit is remarkable Spider-Man #300. It has been at the top of the heap for the last year maybe longer. The popularity of this particular book has made it an easy sell at comic book stores. I did a quick search on eBay and pulled up 359 current books for sale. Of these the majority had bidders, this book has legs, no doubt. It is also multi-key, with first the MacFarlane ink, first full Venom and of course the special 25th-Anniversary Issue. Can we sort out this symbiotic/black suit madness without losing our sanity?
Thanks to our reader; I have included Marvel Team-Up #141 in the mix. The cover of this comic has Spidey commenting “…New Spider-Man takes over!” another early black suit appearance culminating with Venom’s first appearance. Once, I double checked the dates I was certainly left scratching my head. This is how it plays out (real-time) chronologically:
Marvel Team-Up #141: April 30, 1984, the (true) first appearance of the black suit.
Amazing Spider-Man #252: may 10, 1984, the first appearance of the suit in a regular series.
Marvel Super-Heroes secret Wars #8: December 10, 1984, the first Spider-Man symbiont black costume.
Amazing Spider-Man #300: may 10, 1988, the first full appearance of Venom
According to this actual chronological order, marvel Team-Up #141 is the first appearance of the new suit. This kind of reminds me of an Iron man key. It has much more to finish with cosmetics of the character than a major change in the character’s storyline. The suit is the vital element making any and all of these essential books. Let’s do a reasonable look at these books from the standpoint of owning a better than average readable copy. possibly one that you read once and put away in your collection; for instance a grade of (7.0). Twenty years later someone is calling it a key, and the popularity of Venom is due to the Millennial worshiping this slathering monster of an anti-hero.
Marvel Team-Up #141: grade (7.0) CGC has returned positive +12.6%
Amazing Spider-Man #252: grade (7.0) CGC has returned positive +58.2%
Marvel Super-Heroes secret Wars #8: grade (7.0) CGC has returned positive +49.1%
Amazing Spider-Man #300: grade (6.0) CGC has returned negative -22.7%
*It ought to be noted this stat was obtained with only a setting of 1000 sales.
From the standpoint of a speculator in comic books the choice is clear first regular series appearance is the book to own. I think over the long-term marvel Team-Up #141 may very well catch up. Additionally, though ASM #300 did not fare as well in this matchup; I firmly believe it has probably just gotten ahead of itself with the hype up to the movie: Venom for late last year. The turnover on this particular book and its popularity is fixed in the modern Age. The explanation for all this is a drawn-out storyline over four years of a certain black suit with symbiotic tendencies. The fans just need to chalk it up to; what do you want to own: first black suit, or first Venom?
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