Venom: Lethal Protector II #1
Alex Ross Timeless Variant · original first printing · followed by confirmed second printing · Collect Forever Soft Slab
29 March 2023
The first issue of David Michelinie's 2023 Venom: Lethal Protector II miniseries, revisiting Eddie Brock's earlier Venom period and setting him against Doctor Doom. This copy is the Alex Ross Timeless painted variant from the original 29 March 2023 first-print release.
Read the catalogue note →- Issue
- #1
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- State
- Collect Forever Soft Slab · ungraded
- Condition
- Excellent apparent condition; ungraded and enclosed in a Collect Forever Soft Slab.
- Completeness
- Complete comic as supplied in Collect Forever Soft Slab; no separate inserts or supplements identified for this edition.
- Rarity
- Not assessed
Catalogue note
The first issue of David Michelinie's 2023 Venom: Lethal Protector II miniseries, revisiting Eddie Brock's earlier Venom period and setting him against Doctor Doom. This copy is the Alex Ross Timeless painted variant from the original 29 March 2023 first-print release. Marvel returned #1 to press for a second printing on 10 May 2023, making the first-print status worth preserving. The Alex Ross painting was later reused by Marvel for Venom: The Saga of Eddie Brock in 2024 with altered trade dress.
Writer: David Michelinie
Artist: Farid Karami · Arif Prianto · VC's Travis Lanham
Cover: Alex Ross — Timeless painted cover
Edition: Original first printing · Alex Ross Timeless full-art variant · physical UPC 75960620558500131 · Collect Forever label #1B; specialist retail indexing commonly calls this Cover C
Why this object matters
Ross’s Timeless painting and its recorded later reuse make this a useful cover-design and publishing comparison. The Michelinie return supplies narrative context, but a first printing followed by another printing does not alone require the stronger 8.0 tier.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 7.8 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 3
- David MichelinieWritingCatalogue credit
Writing credit: David Michelinie Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Farid Karami · Arif Prianto · VC's Travis Lanham Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Farid Karami · Arif Prianto · VC's Travis Lanham Original catalogue credit
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