Publishers / Marvel / Venom (2018) / #17 (182)
17 (182)October 2019
$3.99

Venom #17 (182)

Marvel · October 2019 · on sale August 28, 2019

First appearance (cover): Sleeper4 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Venom (Marvel, 2018 series)
Issue
#17 (182)
Publication date
October 2019
Key date
October 2019
On-sale date
August 28, 2019
Indicia publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price
$3.99
Pages
32
Barcode
75960608997001711
Rating
Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Sleeper - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Kyle Hotz; inks: Kyle Hotz; colors: Dan BrownAgony, Eddie Brock, Lasher, Phage, Riot, Sleeper First, Venom
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2-credits, title page1letters: typeset
3-comic story20script: Donny Cates; pencils: Iban Coello; inks: Iban Coello; colors: Rain Beredo; letters: VC's Clayton CowlesAgony, Dylan Brock, Eddie Brock, Carnage, Cletus Kasady, Lasher, The Maker, Normie Osborn, Peter Parker, Phage, Reed Richards, Riot, Sleeper First, Spider-Man
4-letters page2script: Devin Lewis

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Variant Edition - Marvel 80th Anniversary Frame - Lee Garbett Coverbarcode 75960608997001741
Codex Variant - Dave Johnson Coverbarcode 75960608997001721
Second Printing - Mark Bagley Coverbarcode 75960608997001712
Variant Edition - Bring on the Bad Guys! - Sunghan Yune Coverbarcode 75960608997001731

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Absolute Carnage
ISBN 978-1-302-91997-9		2019On eBay ›
Venom by Donny Cates #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92388-4		2020On eBay ›
Absolute Carnage Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92529-1		2020On eBay ›
Venomnibus by Cates & Stegman #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-94641-8		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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