First appearance

Carnage's first appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #361

Carnage first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #361, cover dated April 1992, published by Marvel and created by David Michelinie and Mark Bagley.

Why it matters

Cletus Kasady's first full appearance as Carnage, one of the most popular Spider-Man villains of the 1990s, later brought to the big screen.

Related key issues

• The Amazing Spider-Man #360 (March 1992), a brief cameo.

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More first appearances

• Venom: The Amazing Spider-Man #300 (May 1988)
• Spider-Man: Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
• Wolverine: The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974)
• Deadpool: The New Mutants #98 (February 1991)
• The Punisher: The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974)

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