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Venom: Black, White & Blood #1
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Venom: Black, White & Blood #1

Cover C · Sanford Greene Variant · original first printing · four-issue anthology launch · Collect Forever Soft Slab

20 August 2025

Launch issue of Marvel's four-part Venom: Black, White & Blood anthology, using the line's restricted black, white and red visual format to explore different facets of Eddie Brock and Venom. This copy is Sanford Greene's Cover C from the original 20 August 2025 first-print release, secured by physical UPC 75960620516500131.

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Issue
#1 · Cover C
Publisher
Marvel Comics
State
Collect Forever Soft Slab · ungraded
Condition
Excellent apparent presentation; ungraded and enclosed in a Collect Forever Soft Slab.
Completeness
Comic appears complete as encapsulated. No separate poster, free gift or supplement is identified for this edition. The Collect Forever label notes a bonus digital code, next-issue cover preview and an In Memoriam: Peter David component, but the interior and code cannot be independently inspected while enclosed.
Rarity
Not assessed

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Catalogue note

Launch issue of Marvel's four-part Venom: Black, White & Blood anthology, using the line's restricted black, white and red visual format to explore different facets of Eddie Brock and Venom. This copy is Sanford Greene's Cover C from the original 20 August 2025 first-print release, secured by physical UPC 75960620516500131. The issue notably brings Venom co-creator David Michelinie back to the character and includes J.M. DeMatteis and Dave Wachter's story set in the aftermath of Maximum Carnage.

Writer: David Michelinie · J.M. DeMatteis · Ryan North

Artist: Jonas Scharf · Dave Wachter · Creees Lee · Andres Mossa · VC's Clayton Cowles

Cover: Sanford Greene

Edition: Original first printing · Sanford Greene Cover C variant · physical UPC 75960620516500131 · Collect Forever label #1C · no confirmed later printing found as of 27 August 2026

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ComicsMarvel ComicsCollect ForeverDavid MichelinieJonas ScharfJ.M. DeMatteisDave WachterRyan NorthCreees LeeAndres MossaVC's Clayton CowlesSanford GreenePopular CultureVisual Culture

Why this object matters

The restricted black, white and red anthology format, Sanford Greene cover and substantive creator contributions make this a strong example of contemporary visual experimentation within a commercial character line. Retain 8.0 without inferring scarcity from the variant.

Evidence limits: Comic appears complete as encapsulated. No separate poster, free gift or supplement is identified for this edition. The Collect Forever label notes a bonus digital code, next-issue cover preview and an In Memoriam: Peter David component, but the interior and code cannot be independently inspected while enclosed.

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Archive Importance: 8 / 10.

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