A key issue noted for First appearance of Ultimate Venom (Eddie Brock) and First appearance of Venom bonded to Eddie Brock. Ultimate Spider-Man #37 was published by Marvel Comics on May 1, 2003, as part of a series that began in 2000. Brian Michael Bendis writes, and art comes from Art Thibert, Mark Bagley and Transparency Digital. This 36-page issue features Spider-Man, Mary Jane, Venom, Gwen Stacy and Eddie Brock, among 7 characters cataloged on VerseDB.