https://www.cnet.com/news/hey-venom-please-dont-suck/

That glimpse was enough to excite my 9-year-old imagination, and his appearance in the final episode of the three-part Alien Costume arc didn't let me down. It's pure, villainous perfection.

I dragged my parents to countless toy stores to find a Venom action figure during a 1996 family vacation to France (growing up in Ireland, we were behind the curve on toy releases). I finally found one, and he stands in my family home to this day.