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Venom Vol. 3 (2017) #1 Select Variants

Marvel Comics, published January 2017 (in shops 2016-11-23).

Guide: $150 NM
Est. qty: 500 Right now on eBay

Dell'Otto Virgin
Variant

3 Star Rating: Rare 101-1,000 Rare Venom #1 Dell'Otto Virgin Variant
Guide: $135 NM
Est. qty: 500
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Mark Bagley
Virgin Variant

3 Star Rating: Rare 101-1,000 Rare Venom #1 Mark Bagley Negative Virgin Variant

 

Guide: $1,000 NM
Est. qty: ?
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Todd McFarlane
1:1000 Variant

3 Star Rating: Rare 101-1,000 Rare Venom #1 2017 Todd McFarlane 1:1000 cover
Guide: $135 NM
Est. qty: ?
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Todd McFarlane
Limited Sketch

2 Star Rating: Low Distribution 1,001-10,000 Low Dist. Venom #1 2017 Todd McFarlane Limited sketch Cover

 

Venom Volume 3 (2017) #1 features the origin and first appearance of the Lee Price / alien symbiote Venom.

There were a ridiculous number of cover variants for the issue, indexed below with the barcode suffix (and also the diamond code, if known/applicable, in square brackets):

  • 00111 - Gerardo Sandoval Regular Cover [SEP160951]
  • 00121 - Rick Leonardi 1:25 Variant [SEP160953]
  • 00131 - Ron Lim Variant [SEP160952]
  • 00141 - Bill Sienkiewicz Hip Hop Variant [SEP160954]
  • 00151 - John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Variant [SEP160955]
  • 00161 - Blank Cover [SEP160956]
  • 00171 - Gabriele Dell'Otto Color Cover
  • 00181 - Gabriele Dell'Otto Black and White
  • 00191 - Gabriele Dell'Otto Virgin Variant
  • 00122 - Todd McFarlane 1:1000 Variant [AUG168725]
  • 00123 - Clayton Crain (ComicXposure) Color Variant
  • 00124 - Clayton Crain (ComicXposure) Negative Variant
  • 00125 - Clayton Crain (ComicXposure) Virgin variant
  • 00126 - Gerardo Sandoval Sketch Variant
  • 00127 - Todd McFarlane Limited Sketch Cover
  • 00116 - Greg Horn (Wonderworld Comics) Color Variant
  • 00117 - Greg Horn (Wonderworld Comics) Black and White
  • 00128 - Greg Horn (Wonderworld Comics) Negative Variant
  • 00118 - Mark Bagley (Scorpion Comics) Color Variant
  • 00119 - Mark Bagley (Scorpion Comics) Black and White Variant
  • 00120 - Mark Bagley (Scorpion Comics) Virgin Negative Variant
  • 00112 - Gerardo Sandoval Second Print Cover [OCT168806]

Note that the Second Print was in shops on Dec 28, 2016 and came with a published date of February 2017.

The Dell'Otto Virgin Variant (which allegedly had a distribution of only 500 copies) was jointly sponsored by 3 comic shops: Frankie's Comics based in North Carolina, USA, plus 7ate9 Comics and Sad Lemon Comics both based in the UK:

Venom #1 Dell'Otto Virgin Variant Comic Shops Logo

The Mark Bagley Negative Virgin Variant (which also allegedly had a distribution of only 500 copies) was sponsored by Scorpion comics based out of the village of Bayville, NY.

Venonm #1 Bagley Scorpion ComicsShops Logo

For the "secret artist" variants, Marvel disappointingly decided not to get any new artwork commissioned but instead used a recolored Todd McFarlane panel from Amazing Spider-Man #299 (the first appearance, of the Eddie Brock / alien symbiote Venom, in cameo at the end of the issue):

Venom #1 Spider-Man #299 First appearance of Eddie Brock as Venom

The McFarlane variants are certainly a matter of taste with McFarlane admitting himself "I could draw one wicked Venom that would be way cooler than that", negative variants are also a very faddish invention, which leaves the Dell'Otto Virgin Variant as the one many would rather own from an aesthetic point of view, however, the idiotic 1:1000 McFarlane incentive will still draw the crowds with its low distribution (but expect to pay a bundle to own one).