#1

Synopsis

Young Eddie Brock tries very hard to be a popular kid but begins manipulating situations to make himself look more heroic than he actually is. Eddie also has a penchant for sniffing out liars and becomes impressed with the profession of journalism. As Eddie gets older, he pads his résumé to get into ESU's journalism program. While taking a walk with a pretty college girl, they are jumped by thugs. Spider-Man swings in to save the day but, when his gal pal regains consciousness, Eddie takes the credit for bringing down the bad guys.

Reprinted in

• Spider-Man Hors Série #28
• Marvel's Mightiest Heroes #130
• Spider-Man: The Road to Venom #[nn]
• Venom: Dark Origin #[nn]— new trade dress
• Venom Modern Era Epic Collection #2

Credits

Script

Zeb Wells

Pencils

Angel Medina

Inks

Scott Hanna

Colours

Matt Milla, Avalon Studios

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy, Joe Caramagna

Editor

Alejandro Arbona

Editor-in-chief

Joe Quesada

Supervising editor

Warren Simons

Characters

• Peter Parker
• Spider-Man
• Eddie Brock
• Venom

Other printings & variants

• Newsstand