# What If...? Dark: Venom (2023) #1

Published: 2023-08-02T00:00:00+0000
Series: What If...? Dark: Venom (2023)
Creators: Philip Tan (penciler), Jay Leisten (cover artist), Vc Clayton Cowles (letterer), Rachelle Rosenberg (colorist), Daniel Khazem (editor), Stephanie Renee Williams (writer), Jethro Morales (cover artist)

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WHAT IF…BEN GRIMM BECAME VENOM? When BEN GRIMM returns to Earth after his exploration of space post-SECRET WARS, he finds that the FANTASTIC FOUR has trapped a helpless Klyntar symbiote in Reed's lab! But is that symbiote really helpless? Or is it truly one of the most dangerous symbiotes in the galaxy? Witness the birth of a brand-new VENOM!