# The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #361

Published: 1992-04-01T00:00:00+0000
Series: The Amazing Spider-Man (1963 - 1998)
Creators: Mark Bagley (penciler), Joe Rosen (letterer), Bob Sharen (colorist), Randy Emberlin (cover artist), David Michelinie (writer)

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Carnage is unleashed in his First Appearance!  The spawn of Venom is the result of the criminally insane inmate Cletus Kasady bonding with a symbiote resulting in deadly creature of violence and insanity. Witness Spider-Man’s first battle against Carnage, ending in bloodshed!  The psychotic and brutal legacy of Carnage starts here and only Spider-Man and Venom can stop him.