Amir E UNITED STATES
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Amazing Spider-Man #299 Cover (Marvel, 1988) - First Appearance of Venom

Location: Spider-Man
Artist: Todd McFarlane (All)

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Location: Spider-Man
Title: Amazing Spider-Man #299 Cover (Marvel, 1988) - First Appearance of Venom
Artist:  Todd McFarlane (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Cover
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Views: 2528
Likes on CAF: 48
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Comments: 57
Added to Site: 1/20/2023

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Amazing Spider‑Man #299 sits at a fascinating intersection of timing, talent, and transition. This was only Todd McFarlane’s second issue on the title, yet the stylistic fingerprints that would soon redefine Spider‑Man are already unmistakable — the dynamic posing, the aggressive webwork, the sense of motion that made the character feel newly alive. You can see the early formation of what would quickly become one of the most influential visual interpretations of Spider‑Man in the modern era.

What distinguishes this particular cover even further is its rarity: it is one of only three black‑costume Spider‑Man covers McFarlane ever produced during his entire Amazing Spider‑Man run. Collectors who chase pattern, scarcity, and artistic turning points know how unusual that is.

But the historical weight of this issue lives inside the book as well. Amazing Spider‑Man #299 contains the earliest on‑panel appearance of Venom, a point Todd McFarlane himself has reinforced in CGC‑signed copies — noting directly that 299 is the first appearance.

The cover doesn’t announce it, and it doesn’t need to. The significance is built into the issue’s role in the sequence that leads directly into ASM #300, one of the most important chapters in Copper Age collecting.

For collectors who appreciate moments where a character’s mythology pivots, this piece represents that exact threshold. It’s early McFarlane, unmistakably energetic, paired with the first visible emergence of a character who would become one of Marvel’s defining antagonists. That convergence — artistic, historical, and narrative — is what has kept this cover anchored in my collection.

Some artwork demands attention; some rewards deeper understanding. This one manages to do both.

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Duke  Fleed Member Since 2013
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Posted On 1/20/2023

A gorgeous pick up! Full of energy and crazy dynamic. Everything you could ever want in a McSpidey!! Congrats!

David Bixler Member Since 2016
1    
Posted On 1/20/2023

Wowzers. Now that's a cover!!!

J. Sid Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 1/20/2023

Love this cover! The webs, the details, the pose....

James S Member Since 2017
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

A modern grail, guess there isn't much more to say!

Canada  Jones Member Since 2017
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

WOW GREAT cover Amir, Congratulations on picking that one up!!

M L Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Generational icon! 

Jason K Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Wowza! 

JN 80 Member Since 2016
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

My GOODNESS.  What a pick up. Congratulations 

Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

I prefer this to the cover to 300!

Toni S Member Since 2019
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

ASM299 and ASM300 covers are the Top Masterpieces of ToddMacF on his AMAZING run on the Marvel's Flaggship. Ladies and gentlemen stand up, hats off and clap!

REDEMAGNI CLAUDIO Member Since 2016
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Woww Wonderful Cover, I love it, Great Great Congratulations

Dino Mauricio Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Outstanding McSpidey cover, congrats on this masterpiece Amir!  Early contender for Best of 2023 cover folks, we'll see...

planet   original art Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

niceeeeeeeee

NEBUR ADLAN Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

WOW !!! A dream come true ! Congrats Amir 🕸️

McSpidey Fan Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Chris K. Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

So nostalgic - remember pulling that issue off the stands back in the day. Little did I know I should have been buying the original art and not the comic!

Migs DC Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Wowsers. Congrats!

Greg  C. Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

NO. WAY.

Absolutely iconic!!!

Just Raj Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Boom! An ultimate box checker piece! 

Tangled Web Art Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Historic and iconic cover, one of my favorites by McFarlane!

Ryan Drobot Member Since 2016
2    
Posted On 1/21/2023

One millliiioooom dollars

Teddie M Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

The Toddfather. 

Howard Hayes Member Since 2018
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

wow...

David Askani’Son Member Since 2012
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1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Insane!!! Love it!!!

Mark Warunek Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Great cover!

Stephen F Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Congrats.  Great cover.  

Paul P Spiderversity Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Okay, I htink you just broke CAF with this one.  WOWIE WOW WOW WOW WOOOOOW .... wow.

1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Wow!  Just wow!  Congrats Amir!

Andrew G Member Since 2022
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

I suspect you made a lot of people jealous today. Congrats ;)

Ben Friedman Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Oh, snap!  Great cover!

George H Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 1/21/2023

Such a memorable McFarlane cover! Major congrats and thanks for sharing.

Comicart Boston Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 1/22/2023

What a gorgeous as well as memorable cover!  Many congrats!

Brian Lake Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 1/22/2023

Fantastic addition! You always add perfection!

Dan Gallo Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 1/22/2023

Nice cover!

Ruben DaCollector Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 1/22/2023

A classic and well remembered cover from Spidey's history. Congrats my friend, you cannot go wrong with this one!

West Stephan Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 1/22/2023

Amazing cover! A bit of Spidey history there!

Fisch  Benz Member Since 2019
1    
Posted On 1/22/2023

Mic drop....W.O.W.!

Dan P Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 1/22/2023

Bravo!

Wolvie Fan Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 1/23/2023

Iconic, Grail, mic drop.  'Nuff said.

Jason Weitzner Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 1/24/2023

Epic!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!! 

Andy Wurst Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 1/25/2023

Awesome McSpidey Cover - simply perfect.

Mario Losada Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 1/25/2023

This cover should be in a museum. A work of art should be accessible to everyone, like Picasso's paintings or the mummies of ancient Egypt.

K Gearon Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 1/26/2023

Unreal!  Wow, one of the  all time seared-into-out-collective-brains comic covers!  Huge congrats, Amir!

colin  L Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 1/27/2023

Huge congrats!

J L Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 1/27/2023

Sweet example and like you said, very unique in that it's one of 3 covers with Spidey in his black costume. Congrats!!!! 8 )

Steve Lawrence Member Since 2016
1    
Posted On 1/28/2023

Wow!!!! Huge pickup. Big congrats. 

Thomas V Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 1/29/2023

Wow this is a big one. The earliest mcspidey cover out there. Congratulations 

kermy 75 Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 1/30/2023

Seminal piece of comic history. Grail! Congrats, enjoy the privilege…

Jeff Singh Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 2/5/2023

That is an amazing Spider-Man cover (see what I did there?).  I remember buying this much anticipated book at my local comic shop back in the day.  Limit of one per customer and they sold out quickly for those that didn't have ASM on their pull list.  You can stop collecting modern comic art now although I guess it is technically 35 years old!  

Bill J Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 2/6/2023

Fabulous McSpidey cover! Even after all these years, McFarlane covers like this still set my Spidey Sense tingling. Congrats, Amir!

Phill R Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 2/7/2023

One if those covers so nostalgic, you can't help but smile when you see it. Fantastic pick-up!

D J Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 2/14/2023

So iconic! Always loved the black suite Mcspidey covers growing up.

McFarlane Fan Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 2/28/2023

Great McSpidy Cover!!!!

Eric B Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 5/7/2023

Incredible! You picked up a real gem here. Huge congrats!

Dave W Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 8/9/2023

Stunning piece of Marvel Spiderman history and beautiful artwork by an all time master of the medium. The highest of congratulations Amir!!!

Jason Paul Member Since 2019
1    
Posted On 10/9/2023

Absolutely incredible cover piece from what is one of the best artist runs in Marvel Comics history. Grail piece hands down.

THIEFAR art Member Since 2010
1    
Posted On 12/29/2024

The dream of every Wallcrawler fan. And one of the only 3 covers by McFarlane where Spidey appears with the black suit in the main series. Thank you very much for sharing such a marvel. Merry Christmas my friend.

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