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Amazing Spider-Man #258 by Ron Frenz, 1984 -- Black costume revealed to be a living symbiote!

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Location: SPIDER-MAN - BLACK SUIT (Land, LaRocque, Dell'Otto, Frenz, Ramos)
Title: Amazing Spider-Man #258 by Ron Frenz, 1984 -- Black costume revealed to be a living symbiote!*
Artist:  Ron Frenz (Penciller) ,  Joe Rubinstein (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 3715
Likes on CAF: 12
Comments: 23
Added to Site: 10/3/2018

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On this page, the alien suit reveals that it is actually alive!

After Peter falls asleep in a chair, his costume leaps across the room and bonds to him and takes him out web-slinging while he sleeps.

I remember reading this comic for the first time and being really intrigued when the last two panels showed that Peter was really actually sleeping, and not in control of his own body.

Up until this point, I think we were all just enjoying the fact that Peter had a really cool costume that listened to his every command. None of us knew where this story would lead, that later in the issue Reed Richards would determine that the costume was a sentient alien being, and in the years to follow, that very alien being would eventually become VENOM !!

Flash forward 34 years. Venom now has a rich history, an amazing new ongoing series illustrated by my hero Ryan Stegman, and in two short days, a MOVIE PREMIERE!

Good times!







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David Geo Member Since 2009
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Posted On 10/3/2018

fantastic piece of the black costume storyline!!!

Dan Gallo Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 10/3/2018

Love it!

Stanton  Singh Member Since 2012
2    
Posted On 10/3/2018

Such a great page. So good!! Congrats!!

J M Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 10/3/2018

Iconic page to say the least , Wow Paul that one page anyone would love to own , congrats 

James S Member Since 2017
1    
Posted On 10/3/2018

That's a fantastic page, Paul!

Nick Nix Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 10/3/2018

I love this page! I remember it like you, Peter is sleeping!?? What?!? Congrats glad you found it!

Alex B Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 10/4/2018

Wow ! What an incredible page, words fail me. Huge congrats !

Andy Wurst Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 10/4/2018

Epic ! Huge congrats.

Foggy Bottom Member Since 2009
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Posted On 10/4/2018

Baller.

Dino Mauricio Member Since 2009
2    
Posted On 10/4/2018

Oh I remember being very intrigued reading this page as well, very cool!

Jonathan Mueller Member Since 2005
2    
Posted On 10/4/2018

Monumental addition to your collection! This is one of those issues that really stuck with me, and so many other, and of course had far reaching repercussions! All depicted quite nicely in this reveal! Congrats, and thanks for sharing! 

K Gearon Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 10/5/2018

Man, this is really awesome.  Great moment in the black costume saga and a great piece of art in and of itself!  This is the time when I had just started getting into comics and this storyline was intriguing to say the least!  Congrats, Paul!

John C Member Since 2014
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Posted On 10/9/2018

The alien symbiote isn't evil. It seen Peter sleeping in a very uncomfortable position (who sleeps like that?) and decided he needed a little exercise to work out the muscles and stretch the back. 

Paul P Spiderversity Member Since 2011
Posted On 10/9/2018

John C wrote:
"  The alien symbiote isn't evil. It seen Peter sleeping in a very uncomfortable position (who sleeps like that?) and decided he needed a little exercise to work out the muscles and stretch the back. 
 "

John, that is an excellent point ...It's like when you fall asleep on a plane with your head in an unnatural position, and you wake up with excrutiating neck pain.  The symbiote was clearly performing an extreme act of kindness for Peter in a similar situation.  Poor misunderstood little alien ... Just goes to show how "no good deed goes unpunished." 

Jon B Member Since 2011
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Posted On 10/10/2018

Awesome Paul! Congrats!

Ruben DaCollector Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 10/10/2018

While Venom is a very striking looking design, I still have an even larger fondness for the pages from this pre-Venom era, when the symbiote was simply an organic being with a mind of its own, as I'd spend every issue looking forward to the next one, to see what the symbiote might do the next time Peter wore it. The combination of writing and art during this era was just perfect. Congrats on getting such a sweet and memorable page!

Fred's CAF Gallery Member Since 2003
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Posted On 11/14/2018

...if you snooze, you lose.  If you "ooze", you WIN!  :-)

Sylvain R Member Since 2014
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Posted On 12/9/2018

Historical page!

Sylvain R Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 12/12/2018

Frenz was so good at this time!

Dan Gallo Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 1/19/2020

Awesome stuff!

O P Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 10/4/2024

Such a nice piece

Johnny M Member Since 2014
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Posted On 10/24/2024

Is this really the page where we see the symbiote moving for the first time?! Okay, I don't have any jokes for this one. 

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