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Issue: Venom: Sign of the Boss #1

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Publication Date: September 1997

Issue #1

Detail

Issues: #1 of 2 Issues (4 Printings)

Title:

Variant: Direct Edition

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics

On Sale Date: 07/30/1997

Volume: 1

Pages: 38

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 75960604428300111

Price: $2.80 CAD
$1.99 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; Baxter interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: limited series

Format Notes:

Variants2

Venom: Sign of the Boss #1 [Direct Edition]

Venom: Sign of the Boss #1 [Newsstand]

Reprinted In3

Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in 3 other Issues:

Venom Epic Collection #7 published January 2004

Venomnibus #2 published January 2018

Venom: Tooth and Claw #[nn] published January 2018

Reprinted From0

There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

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Content Items (6 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

First Line: Let him go, or--

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Gatefold cover.

Most covers cut off the signatures at the bottom, but they can be seen in the reprint book "Venom: Tooth and Claw".

Venom

Character Profile on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

First Line: Bonded together with a symbiotic alien...

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Inside gatefold cover. Profiles on Venom, Daryll Smith, Ghost Rider, Danny Ketch and Melissa Maro. Includes a main illustration of Venom from the cover of Venom: License to Kill (Marvel, 1997 series) #1, plus a headshot illustration on each of the five profiles taken from story panels of the following issues:

Venom & Daryll Smith - Venom: License to Kill (Marvel, 1997 series) #1
Ghost Rider - Ghost Rider (Marvel, 1990 series) #87
Danny Ketch - Ghost Rider (Marvel, 1990 series) #86
Melissa Maro - Venom: Sign of the Boss #1 (this issue)

Previously in... Venom

Reprise on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

First Line: Venom was offered a deal by a covert government agency...

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover. Recap of the previous four issues. Includes illustrations taken from Venom: On Trial (Marvel, 1997 series) #3 and Venom: License to Kill (Marvel 1997 series) #2.

Design by Comicraft (JG/JM/CSL)

Sign of the Boss

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Agent Jones (introduction); President Franco Santera (introduction); Mariana Santera (introduction)

First Line: Venom man! Venom man! Friendly symbiote Venom man!

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 22

Notes: Storyline continued from Venom: License to Kill (Marvel, 1997 series) #3.

[untitled]

In-house Column on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

The Venom Fan Art Page

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): various (see notes)

Inker(s): various (see notes)

Colorist(s): various (see notes)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

First Line: A gallery of awesome art, submitted by loyal fans of Venom!

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Illustrations of Venom and his foes sent in by readers David Ellisor, Malcolm Young, Mario Mora, Christopher Mashburn & Eduardo Andrade.