—Bombastic Bag-Man (Peter Parker)I can't believe all that's happened in the last twenty-four hours! Mary Jane announced that she's always known that I'm Spider-Man! I have an argument with Black Cat, and a real doozie of a nightmare! Not only do I learn that my costume's alive, but I'm also the butt of one of the Human Torch's sick pranks!
Solicit Synopsis
Symbiosis
Venom goes Epic!
When Spider-Man learns that his black costume is secretly an alien symbiote, he rejects the suit - and the spurned creature soon finds a new host! Disgraced reporter Eddie Brock has reasons of his own to hate Spider-Man, and together the two merge into the twisted engine of revenge known as Venom -and a rivalry for the ages begins! Venom has the same powers as Spider-Man - but he's bigger, stronger and doesn't trigger his spider-sense. And he knows Spidey's secret identity!
Against such a dangerous, determined and deadly foe, how far will Spider-Man have to go to survive?
Volume 1 of the Venom Epic Collection — Years Covered: 1984-1994.
"Invasion!"
"The Sinister Secret of Spider-Man's New Costume!"
"The Challenge of Hobgoblin!"
"Monster Mash: Part II"
"The Sins of my Father!"
"True Confessions!"
"Spider on the Spot!"
"'Til Death Do Us Part!"
"The Longest Road!"
"High Stakes"
"Chance Encounter"
"Survival of the Hittist!"
"Venom"
"A Matter of Life and Debt"
"Dead Meat"
"The Sand and the Fury"
"Death Trap, The Vault"
"Flies in a Cathedral"
"The Powder Chase"
"The Death Standard"
"Sunday in the Park with Venom!"
"Stalking Feat!"
"Hearts and Powers"
"Gun From the Heart"
"Elliptical Pursuit"
"The Boneyard Hop!"
"Truckstop of Doom!"
"The Origin of Venom"
"Heart of the Hawk, Part 4: Journey"
"Heart of the Hawk, Part 5: The Antidote for Civilization"
"First Kill, Part One"
"First Kill, Part Two"
"First Kill, Part Three"
"The Lost Days"