Spiderman Vs Venom (Amazing spider-man, No. 375) (Comic)

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Spiderman goes after Venom, who has captured Spidey's parents.Meanwhile, Jonah Jameson has hired Silver Sable's Wild Pack to catch Venom, which leads to a surprising ending.This issue marks the 30th anniversary of Amazing Spider-man #1 and has a gold foil cover,3 other short stories and is one of the last battles with Venom before the character starts being in his own series.

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• Comic
• Publisher: Marvel; 1st edition (1992)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000CMJXYA
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,644,666 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Spidey turns 30, but Venom hasn't come to wish him Happy Birthday, January 29, 2006

By	Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The Amazing Spider-Man # 375 was a special giant-sized issue commemorating the 30th anniversary of what many would call the best comic book of all time. With its gold foil cover, it's a real beauty of an issue, and the contents are pretty special, too. After a special introduction, you've got a full story featuring a pretty important contest between Spidey and his most formidable modern-day foe - and then you also get four short stories hearkening back to important events in Spider-Man history and foreshadowing upcoming challenges in the webslinger's near future.

I was always a big fan of Venom, and this issue marks an important point in the careers of both Venom and Spider-Man. The cover proudly proclaims this "the final confrontation" between these two well-matched foes. In the previous issue, Venom had kidnapped Peter Parker's parents - the parents Peter had thought were dead for the last twenty years. Venom, of course, is a combination of Eddie Brock, a man who blames Spider-Man for his downfall and disgrace, and Spidey's old black costume, which is really an alien symbiote. Brock/Venom is a little loopy, obsessed with "protecting" people from Spider-Man's "evil." He kidnapped Parker's parents in order to protect them from their son. It turns out that Spidey isn't the only pursuer of Venom, though. J. Jonah Jameson, with the help of Silver Sable, has hired the Wild Pack to hunt Brock down. The eventual party still isn't complete, though - not until Brock's ex-wife shows up . The upshot of all this is an agreement between Spidey and Venom to leave each other alone, an agreement which sets up Venom's transition to his very own series (starting with the six-issue limited series Venom: Lethal Protector).

The extra stories in this issue include a look at the important connection between Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four's Human Torch, a life-changing event in the life of John Jameson (Man-Wolf), and a foreboding little vignette featuring the Chameleon. All in all, it's a pretty impressive tribute to a fantastic character on his 30th birthday.