Author: Tom DeFalco, Marvel Various

Illustrated by: Ron Frenz, Marvel Various

Cover Design or Artwork by: Charles Vess

The entire shocking saga of Spider-Man's black costume, that would go on to become the iconic villain-turned-antihero Venom!

When Spider-Man returns from the Secret Wars with a snazzy new black costume, he’s faster and stronger — and has an unending built-in supply of webbing! All the better for tussling with foes like the Rose, Black Fox, Red Ghost, Jack O’Lantern, Puma and the Blob! But something’s not quite right. Curse that ol’ Parker luck, the black costume is a hungry alien symbiote…and it’s grown very attached to him! With help from the Fantastic Four, Spidey gets free — but the sinister symbiote isn’t finished with him yet. And soon Spidey faces the fight of his life to avoid a permanent bond!