1st printing. Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #258, 300, 315-317, 332-333 and 346-347; Web of Spider-Man (1985-1995 1st Series) #1; Avengers: Death Trap - The Vault GN (1991 Marvel) and Darkhawk (1991-1995) #13-14 and material from The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #388 and The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) Annual #25-26, Web of Spider-Man (1985-1995 1st Series) Annual #7-8, and The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976-1998 1st Series) Annual #12.

Cover by Erik Larsen.

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?

Softcover, 472 pages, full color.

NOTE: Book 1 of the Venom Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1984-1994.

Credits:

Written by Tom DeFalco, David Michelinie, Louise Simonson, and Danny Fingeroth.

Art by Ron Frenz, Joe Rubinstein, Erik Larsen, Mike Machlan, Jack Abel, Keith Wilson, Keith Williams, Brad Vancata, Joe Rosas, Mickey Ritter, Randy Emberlin, Greg LaRocque, Jim Mooney, Ron Lim, Jim Sanders III, Fred Fredericks, Mike Manley, Ricardo Villagran, Tom Palmer, Paris Cullins, Bud LaRosa, Sal Buscema, Aaron Lopresti, Bruce Jones, Don Hudson, and Todd McFarlane.