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Issue: Venom Epic Collection #4
Publication Date: January 2003
 
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Title: The Madness
Variant: unnamed
Rating: T
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/13/2023
Volume: 4
Pages: 484
ISBN: 9781302953874
UPC/EAN: 978130295387454499
Price: $56.25 CAD
$44.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: T
Content Items: 61 (23 stories, 2 covers)
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Disclose Notes: Collects Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #302, Darkhawk (Marvel, 1991 series) #35-37, Venom: The Madness (Marvel, 1993 series) #1-3, Venom: The Enemy Within (Marvel, 1994 series) #1-3, Incredible Hulk vs. Venom (Marvel, 1994 series) #1, Venom: The Mace (Marvel, 1994 series) #1-3, Nightwatch (Marvel, 1994 series) #5-6 and Venom: Nights of Vengeance (Marvel, 1994 series) #1-4.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock covers; glossy interiors
Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected editions
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Venom [Eddie Brock]
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Epic Collection

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Venom: The Madness

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The Madness

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Closing Pages of Iron Man #301

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Deathlok; Veronica Benning; Bethany Cabe; Venom [Eddie Brock]
Star Enterprises was founded on the belief that business can be done honorably, ethically, and responsibly.
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Venom-ous Blowout!

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Venom [Eddie Brock]
Crash & Burn thunders on!
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Oil and Gold

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Venom [Eddie Brock]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; New Warriors [Night Thrasher; Rage; Speedball; Firestar; Nova [Richard Rider]]
We are Venom.
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For DH It's Death by Symbiote!

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Darkhawk; Venom [Eddie Brock]
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Operation: Symbiote Part One: The Trap

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Darkhawk; Venom [Eddie Brock]; Broderick Bazin; Jason; Mike Powell; Allegra Bazin; Seekers
Darkhawk tracks his missing father to San Francisco, where he battles Venom. Broderick Bazin is arrested.
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Rematch with Venom!

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Operation: Symbiote Part Two: Seek & Hide

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Darkhawk; Venom [Eddie Brock]; the Seekers; Mike Powell; Philippe Bazin; St. Johnny; Ned; Jon; Jason
Darkhawk and Venom battle the Seekers.
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Darkhawk #37

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Operation: Symbiote Part Three: The Greater Evil!

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Darkhawk; Venom [Eddie Brock]; the Seekers; Mike Powell; Captain America; St. Johnny; Philippe Bazin
Darkhawk and Venom rescue Mike Powell from the Seekers. St. Johnny steals Evilhawk's amulet and takes Darkhawk into space.
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The Madness Part 1 of 3

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The Madness Part One: Toxic Kisses

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Venom [Eddie Brock]; Juggernaut; Black Tom Cassidy
Venom tangles with the Juggernaut who is hired by a big corporation to keep people quiet about their illegal dumping procedures. Venom gets a bath of sentient mercury and chemicals.
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The Madness Part 2

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The Madness Part 2: Paranoia

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Venom; Juggernaut; Dusk (villain); Paranoia (villain); Necromancer (villain); Black Tom Cassidy (cameo); Spider-Man (cameo)
The toxic virus further merges with Venom mutating him into more of a monster. Venom and Juggy go at it again.
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Venom: The Madness #3

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Necomancer

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Venom; Juggernaut; VILLAINS: Paranoia; Necromancer; Dusk; Wolverine (Dusk illusion); Spider-Man (Dusk illusion)
Venom has to fight off the madness raging inside of him in time to save his lady friend from the tender attentions of the Juggernaut.
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Next Venom limited series is Venom: The Enemy Within.
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Venom: The Enemy Within #1

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Venom
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Down and Dirty!

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Venom [Eddie Brock]; Michael Morbius; Demogoblin (villain); Charles Palentine (villain)
San Fransisco has been invaded by goblins from the underground. Mayoral candidate Charles Palentine uses the situation to strengthen his position. Venom investigates and finds that the goblins have inadvertently transported Morbius the Living Vampire to their underground lair.
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Venom: The Enemy Within #2

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Venom; Morbius; Demogoblin
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King of the Goblins

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Venom [Eddie Brock]; Michael Morbius; Demogoblin (villain); Charles Palentine [Charlie Palene] (also in flashback) (villain); goblins (villains)
Mayoral candidate Charles Palentine uses the goblin situation to take over San Fransisco. Venom and Morbius join forces against the goblins but are forced to flee and end up in the abandoned prison Alcatraz. There they discover a hidden diary written by an inmate by the name of Charlie Palene, who once conjured up the goblins with a magic necklace and then imprisoned them underground. Meanwhile, the goblins summon Demogoblin and make him their new leader.
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Venom: The Enemy Within #3

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Venom; Morbius; Demogoblin
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Blood Tide

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Villains: Demogoblin; Charles Palentine [Charlie Palene](also in flashback, dies); goblins (die)
Venom and Morbius realize that the inmate Charlie Palene is identical to the new mayor Charles Palentine and confront him. Demogoblin appears at the helm of a goblin army, steals the magic necklace from Palentine, grows fifty feet tall and proves to be on the side of good when he commands the goblins to drown themselves in the river.
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The Incredible Hulk vs. Venom #1

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Rockin' the Town!

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Dr. Bad Vibes (villain)
Hulk and Venom fight before teaming up to track down a villain who is holding New York ransom with the threat of earthquakes.
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Venom: The Mace #1

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Venom [Eddie Brock]; Mace
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Part One: Hard Hits

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Venom [Eddie Brock]; Mace (first appearance); Beck Underwood; Sunrise Society [soldier Hutch; soldier Gregor] (villain); Sam Felix (first appearance); Alan
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Cornered by Mace!

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Part Two: Fatal Flaws

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The Mace, Conclusion

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Part Three: Deadly Dealings

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Venom [Eddie Brock]; Beck Underwood; Mace; Sunrise Society; Sam Felix (death); Alan; Ray
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Versus Venom!

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Whispers In The Dark

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Side by Side with Venom!

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Nightwatch; Venom
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Sins of the Future

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Nightwatch; Venom
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Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1

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Venom [Eddie Brock]; Vengeance [Michael Badilino]
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Reprisals in Blood

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Venom [Eddie Brock]; Vengeance [Michael Badilino]; Sean Knight; Beck; Elizabeth; The Stalkers [Briggs; Kass; Raiden; Trent]
Venom and Vengeance are attacked by The Stalkers.
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Series continued from Venom: The Mace (Marvel, 1994 Series).
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Venom: Nights of Vengeance #2

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Venom [Eddie Brock]; Vengeance [Michael Badilino]; The Stalkers [Briggs; Kass; Raiden; Trent]
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Hunter's Moon

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Venom [Eddie Brock]; Vengeance [Michael Badilino]; Sean Knight; Beck; Elizabeth; The Stalkers [Briggs; Kass; Raiden; Trent]
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Venom and Vengeance: Hunted!

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The Hunt

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Venom [Eddie Brock]; Vengeance [Michael Badilino]; Sean Knight; Beck; Elizabeth; The Stalkers [Briggs (dies); Kass (dies); Raiden (dies); Trent]
The hunt kicks into high gear - with Venom and Vengeance as most uncooperative prey! [per next issue box]
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Finale!

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Stalked No More!

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Vengeance [Michael Badilino]; Sean Knight; Beck; Elizabeth; The Stalkers [Trent (dies)]
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Series continued in Venom: Separation Anxiety (Marvel, 1994 Series).
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Secret Defenders #20 Excerpt

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Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #30 Excerpt

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Marvel Year in Review '93 Cover

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Darkhawk #36 Page 13 Original Art

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Venom: The Enemy Within #2 Page 4 Original Art

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Venom: The Mace #2 Page 15 Original Art

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Venom: The Mace #3 Page 8 Original Art

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Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1 Page 13 Original Art

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Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1 Page 23 Original Art

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Maximum Venom

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Venom: The Enemy Within TPB Cover Art

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Venom [Eddie Brock]
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Epic Collection

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The Lethal Protector Continues His Symbiotic Crusade!

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