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Look at you all! Am I the only one here who finds this funny? Who's laughing now? Darkness and Carnage and the Red Death hold illimitable dominion over all!

—Carnage

Appearing in "The Sinister Secret of Black Cat's New Costume"

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  • Humans (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
  • Symbiotes (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
  • Pigeons (First appearance)

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Synopsis for "The Sinister Secret of Black Cat's New Costume"

In his laboratory, Mister Fantastic marvels over the symbiote that until recently had been masquerading as Spider-Man's black costume, which is secured in a small canister. Eager to study it, Mister Fantastic decides to to first make sure that Johnny Storm isn't pranking their guest. Confident that the symbiote should be secure given that he designed his lab's the security features himself, Mister Fantastic leaves.

Once he's gone, the Black Cat -- Spider-Man's girlfriend -- emerges from the shadows, noting that while Mister Fantastic may be one of the smartest scientists alive he doesn't have a background in security -- leaving tiny flaws she was able to exploit to sneak in. Felicia laments that Spider-Man won't be happy about her having followed him or broken into the Fantastic Four's headquarters, but that she was worried about how frazzled he's been lately. Approaching the symbiote, she notes to herself that a living costume explains a few of the bizarre things that have been happening to her lover lately. Felicia notes that her relationship with Peter's been on the rocks ever since she caught him getting cozy with Mary Jane Watson, but that when she indignantly tried to storm off Peter shot a web at her to stop her from leaving. Felicia notes that at the time she thought it'd been Peter's way of begging her to give him another chances, but now knows it was the symbiote who didn't want her to go. Addressing the symbiote, Felicia notes that they're not so different -- both of them like Peter, but he just doesn't get them. Saying she doesn't like keeping living creatures trapped in tiny cages, Felicia cuts a hole in the canister with her claws -- the symbiote bursting out and expanding to fill the lab before engulfing her.

Elsewhere in the facility, Johnny Storm snickers as he introduces Spider-Man as the "Bombastic Bag-Man" -- having given Spider-Man a spare Fantastic Four uniform and a paper bag with eyeholes cut into it due to the team not using masks. As Spider-Man vows to pay Johnny back for this prank, an alarm goes off and Reed is horrified that the symbiote has been freed by an unknown intruder. Reed, Johnny, and Spider-Man rush to the lab to discover the Black Cat has bonded to the symbiote. As Felicia incredulously asks what he's wearing, Peter shoots the question right back at her; Johnny flirting with her to Reed's dismay. Peter furiously informs Johnny that Felicia is obviously wearing the symbiote, Johnny saying it's a good look and she pulls it off like he never could. Felicia tries to defuse the situation, saying that the symbiote likes her, but Spider-Man interrupts and informs her that it was puppeteering his body at night; Felicia retorting that his guilt complex compels him to stay out all night anyway and that it was probably just trying to give him what it thought he wanted. Refusing to listen, Spider-Man snaps that he won't let the symbiote have his girlfriend only for Symbiote Black Cat to enlarge her fist and punch him in the face, telling him to back off. As Spider-Man proclaims this as evidence the symbiote is corrupting her, Felicia retorts that she was the one who hit him because he wasn't respecting her boundaries. As Spider-Man urges Reed to do something, Reed leaves to get some equipment to test a hypothesis. Johnny flames on to keep Felicia contained in a flame cage, the symbiote writhing in pain from the intense heat. As Johnny inquires how she got into the Baxter Building, Felicia says she hacked the security system and activates the anti-Human Torch protocols, dousing Johnny in fire-retardant foam. As Spider-Man begs Felicia to separate from the symbiote, Reed returns with the sonic emitter he'd used to separate the symbiote from Spider-Man. As Reed shoots Felicia with it, Spider-Man cheers as he assumes the symbiote will be killed.... only to be horrified that it had no effect. Reed chidingly says he just used the sonic gun's casing to make a portable brain chemistry scanner to get a sense of the symbiote's emotional state, telling Spider-Man that the symbiote is displaying extreme levels of contentment and happiness -- even moreso than when it was bonded to him. Felicia remarks that Reed's just corroborating what she's been saying all along, that the symbiote likes her. Spider-Man reminds her that it wants to permanently bond with its host, but Felicia scoffs that the reason it got so stressed was because Spider-Man was he saw that as a problem -- just like how he's scared of a "permanent bond" with her. Spider-Man stammers that he's not scared of her, but Felicia tells him to save it for his redheaded paramour, opening the aircraft hanger doors and saying she'll still see him on the rooftops before web-swinging away. As Spider-Man begs her to stop before it's too late, Mister Fantastic stops him from chasing after her, bluntly stating that the symbiote was only acting maliciously because of Spider-Man's fear of commitment, and that it should be benign with someone willing to fully accept it. As a sulking Spider-Man dejectedly asks if Reed is saying he can't even maintain a relationship with a costume, Johnny teases him for losing his snazzy new suit and girlfriend to each other.

Web-swinging across New York, Symbiote Black Cat revels in her new powers; not noticing she's being watched by Agent Venom, who notes that Felicia is perfectly in sync with her symbiote and can control it as well as she can her own despite only having just bonded to it, making her down as a perfect addition to her team.

Appearing in "The Prisoner"

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Synopsis for "The Prisoner"

In Ryker's Island, Eddie Brock is escorted to his cell by guards, the other inmates shouting taunts and death threats. As Eddie sits in his cell, the Venom symbiote oozes through the barred window and latches onto him, crooning that it missed him... only to realize something is horribly wrong. Attempting to pull away, the symbiote is instead forced to bond to Eddie, realizing too late that the person it's bonded to isn't the real Eddie at all upon seeing its host's eyes glowing red in a mirror. Entering the cell with an escort of S.H.I.E.L.D. soldiers, Deputy Director Dum-Dum Dugan introduces himself and informs the symbiote that it's just been duped into bonding to a state-of-the-art Life Model Decoy tailor made to capture it for at least the next thousand years. Protesting that its android host feels wrong, the Venom symbiote furiously demands to know what happened to Eddie; Dugan sneering that he was murdered by his cellmate Cletus Kasady. As Dugan says the Venom symbiote will be remanded into the custody of the Life Foundation, it hacks into the LMD and disengages the security protocols, assimilating and amalgamating with the advanced cybernetics. Transforming one arm into a plasma cannon, Venom destroys the prison's security system, opening all the cell doors. Manifesting an energy blade, Venom slaughters the S.H.I.E.L.D. guards until only Dugan is left -- intent on torturing him until he gives it the voiceprint code to release it from the LMD and then eating his brains as punishment.

Elsewhere in the prison, a crimson portal opens and Carnage steps out, applauding Venom's capacity for bloodshed.

As Dugan flees, intent on reaching the radio tower and calling for backup, Venom catches him and demands the voiceprint, offering to spare him but threatening to dismember him if he refuses. Before Dugan can say anything, Carnage impales him from behind, and introduces itself. Enraged, Venom tackles Carnage through a wall into the prison's hosptial wing only to be effortlessly overpowered; Carnage laughing off even point-blank shots from his plasma cannon. Noticing Venom's confusion at it calling him its father, Carnage notes that this must be a reality where they haven't met yet and reveals it's the Venom symbiote's offspring. Carnage throws Venom into an M.R.I., overloading the L.M.D., and pounces onto him, intent on slowly torturing him to death. As Carnage mauls and mocks him, the Venom symbiote further assimilates the L.M.D.'s cybernetics and transforms an arm into a sonic cannon, shooting Carnage point-blank and blasting him through the roof.

Sometime later, Anne Weying and a pair of Venoms step through a portal on high alert for who or whatever has been killing Venoms across the multiverse. Coming across the cyborg Life Model Venom, Anne introduces herself and says she's come to free it from its prison, but Life Model Venom retorts that it is the prison and has been given a life sentence.

Appearing in "Masque of Red Death"

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  • Prince Ionello (First appearance; dies)

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Synopsis for "Masque of Red Death"

On Earth-311, a plague called the Red Death has swept across the land, killing all in its wake. Greeting a traveller, the jester Hieronymus Skelton inquires upon their health and -- upon being informed that they're not ill -- welcomes them into the castle of Prince Ionello. Introducing himself, Hieronymus states he is the last jester in all of Europe, the others having succumbed to the Red Death. Leading the traveller to a masquerade ball where nobles are dancing and feasting, Hieronymus says that if he were to die so to would the kingdom's laughter. Slipping away to change into his costume, Hieronymus says that while Baron Victor Octavius futilely works on a cure, Prince Ionello and his friends will party until the plague burns itself out. Transforming into a monstrous black-and-white jester with a fanged maw and claws, Hieronymus is greeted by raucous applause. Cavorting, he sings a bawdy song about a strumpet and a spider; but as the clock strikes twelve a sinister voice reprimands the revellers for starting without them. Everyone turns to see a tall figure dressed in red and black, with a skull mask. Offended at having not been issued an invitation, the figure brandishes a skull-capped cane as he declares he has searched all over Europe for Hieronymus Skelton and that the other partygoers are just colletoral damage. Furious, Prince Ionello demands the court to apprehend and unmask the intruder. As Hieronymus reaches for the intruder's mask, it is revealed to be a real skull; red ooze bursting from the eye sockets and mouth. The intruder reveals himself to be a disguised Carnage, saying he only came for Hieronymus and has killed every jester between Italy and Spain to find him.

Skelton and Carnage fight, inadvertently slaughtering several partygoers in the process. Overpowering Skelton, Carnage force-feeds him its biomass until he bursts, killing him, his symbiote, and the remaining partygoers in the process before triumphantly declaring his victory.

Solicit Synopsis

More VENOMOUS symbiotes enter the fray!

• The summer of symbiotes continues to weave its tendrils through the Marvel multiverse as even more never-before-seen Venoms bear their fangs for the very first time!

• VENOM scribe Al Ewing and artist Vincenzo Carratù (MARY JANE & BLACK CAT) unite to tell a purrfect tale about your favorite cat burglar and a certain heist she may have pulled on Marvel’s First Family!

• Revisit MARVEL: 1602, with Clay McLeod Chapman and Paul Davidson, as they introduce the creepiest Venom EVER!

• David Pepose and Ken Lashley introduce you to what we’re calling the L.M.V.: LIFE-MODEL VENOM! Cyborg Spider-Man, eat your heart out!

Trivia

  • "Masque of Red Death" is based on the Edgar Allen Poe short story of the same name.

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