THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL 1 #344A

Direct Edition. First appearance of Cletus Kasady aka Carnage in "Hearts and Powers." Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Erik Larsen. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Erik Larsen and Randy Emberlin. In a warehouse on the waterfront, the Spectacular Spider-Man runs into a new costumed crusader...Cardiac! Is he a hero or villain or vigilante or all of the above? After a brief confrontation, the web-slinger isn't quite sure! But later on at a chemical plant in the Bronx, Cardiac and the wall-crawler are forced to team up to tackle the rampaging Rhino! So Spidey will consider Cardiac a friend...for now! Meanwhile in Ryker's Island, Eddie Brock gets to know his new cellmate: Cletus Kasady...the future Carnage! Cameo appearances by Justin Hammer and Mary Jane Watson.

• 1ST APPEARANCE OF CLETUS KASADY (LATER BECOMES CARNAGE)