| Issue | #317 |
| Published | July 1989 |
| Frequency | monthly except fortnightly June, July and August |
| Cover Price | 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Glenn Herdling (Assistant Editor); Jim Salicrup (Editor); Tom DeFalco (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Characters | Spider-Man; Venom |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Todd McFarlane |
| Inks | Todd McFarlane |
| Characters | FEATURE: Spider-Man; GUESTS: Aunt May; Mary Jane; VILLAIN: Venom; CAMEO: The Thing |
| Synopsis | Venom shows up on Aunt May's doorstep and Spidey goes to the FF for help; Spidey tries to woo back the alien costume in an effort to defeat it. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | David Michelinie |
| Pencils | Todd McFarlane |
| Inks | Todd McFarlane |
| Colors | Bob Sharen |
| Letters | Rick Parker |
| Reprinted | in Spider-Man vs. Venom (Marvel, 1990 series) #[nn]; in Spider-Man: Birth of Venom (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] |