The Amazing Spider-Man #316 · 1989
Venom is back.
A cover that echoes.
Trace Todd McFarlane’s towering villain, inverted opponent, and shattered rubble across 51 cataloged cover groups.
The origin pointThe Amazing Spider-Man #316 · Todd McFarlane
The original cover
Standing over Spider-Man.
Venom looms over an upside-down Spider-Man amid broken masonry. The threatening hands, foreshortened bodies, and rubble create a confrontation later artists repeatedly reinterpret.
Todd McFarlane drew the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #316, cover-dated June 1989. David Michelinie wrote the story, “Dead Meat.”
New drawings form separate cover groups. Trade dress, virgin, foil, sketch, and other finishes stay together when they share the same core artwork. Close-up adaptations are labeled, and interior reprints are supporting references.
The ASM #316 collection
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- Cover groups
- 51
- Verified records
- 33
- Partial records
- 18
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NYCC & upcoming editions · Reviewed October 11, 2026
The convention connection.
NYCC-linked records include Batman / The Maxx: Arkham Dreams, Tribute: Wes Craven, Tribute: Akira Toriyama, and Dungeon Crawler Carl. Each record distinguishes established cover art from seller-reported quantities and unresolved edition details.
Dungeon Crawler Carl / Godtail: Your DCC catalog documents the pink NYCC 2026 artwork and links Davis Rider’s trade dress and foil listings. Their reported limits are 500 and 350 respectively. The exact printing and release date remain unconfirmed. A similarly named retailer product uses different artwork.
Upcoming: The Godtail DCC edition remains listed as upcoming because its retailer listings describe a presale and a final release date is unconfirmed. No additional future cover was established in this research pass.
The research included publisher and retailer pages, catalog databases, eBay, Reddit, and publicly indexed social posts. Private or unindexed posts may contain additional discoveries. Print runs are labeled when reported by sellers; unknown credits remain open.
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