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Venom: Lethal Protector #1 [Gold Edition] (1993) · The Collector

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Venom: Lethal Protector (1993)
#1 [Gold Edition]

Marvel#1 [Gold Edition]

Venom: Lethal Protector

Venom: Lethal Protector #1 [Gold Edition]

Part One: Dark Soul Drifting

Publisher: Marvel
Cover date: February 1993
Pages: 36

Key issue

1st appearance of Orwell Taylor

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Credits

Writer: David Michelinie
Penciller: Mark Bagley
Inkers: Sam de la Rosa, Al Milgrom
Colorist: Marie Javins

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Grand Comics Database issue 2633258

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Venom moves to San Francisco to try out his new protection of innocents racket. Venom and Spider-Man save a group of homeless folk.

Letterer

Richard Starkings

Covers

Mark Bagley, Sam de la Rosa, Randy Emberlin, Dan Panosian

Cover colors

Kevin Tinsley

Editor

Danny Fingeroth

Assistant editor

Mike Lackey

Editor in chief

Tom DeFalco

Characters

Orwell Taylor· 1st appearance
Anne Weying· Cameo
Ben Urich
Eddie Brock
Peter Parker
Spider-Man
Venom

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