Issue: #22
The first issue in THE DARKEST HOUR - the Spider-Event of the year!Flash Thompson, the Secret Avenger known as Venom, is back in town for his first run-in with the Superior Spider-Man!Will their first encounter be friendly, or will Flash sense something perilous about Peter Parker's presence?
Creators: Alan Fine, Axel Alonso, Dan Buckley, Joe Quesada, Stephen Wacker, Christos N. Gage, J. Scott Campbell, Victor Olazaba, Chris Eliopoulos, Edgar Delgado, Humberto Ramos, Dan Slott, Ellie Pyle
Characters: Doctor Octopus, Venom, Anna Maria Marconi, Aunt May, J. Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant, Flash Thompson, J. Jonah Jameson, Sr., Spider-Bot, Cardiac, Wraith (Watanabe), Glory Grant, Sajani
Story arcs: Darkest Hours