The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #26 (1992)

“The Hero Killers Part 1: Fortune and Steel” & “First Kill! Part One” & “The Wronged Man” & “Making the Grade” & “Evil’s Light Part One: Now Strikes the Lightmaster”

Rating: 4/5

“The Hero Killers Part 1: Fortune and Steel”

Writer: David Michelinie
Artist: Scott McDaniel

Somebody’s kidnapping superheroes. Also, a company named Target Technologies is about to test a new town-obliterating weapon when Spider-Man, Night Thrasher, Nova, and Namorita show up to stop them. They go to the company’s headquarters and fight a bunch of Dreadnoughts, just to have a bunch of bigger, newer models to come in and fight them.

“First Kill! Part One”

Writer: David Michelinie
Artist: Aaron Lopresti

The story of Venom’s first kill. Right after the symbiote attached itself to Eddie Brock, he discovered its power and shared hatred for Spider-Man. His friend had a new invention that he was going to give to the world, but a greedy company broke into his apartment and roughed him up and stole it. Eddie is with his friend as he dies and the police bust in and tell Eddie to freeze. Eddie morphs into Venom.

“The Wronged Man”

Writer: Eric Fein
Artist: Scott Kolins

Solo kills some terrorists. He kills one guy who turned out to be working with others to frame another guy.

“Making the Grade”

Writers: Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich
Artist: Aaron Lopresti

Spidey fights The Looter and tells him he just doesn’t cut it when stacked against his other enemies.

“Evil’s Light Part One: Now Strikes the Lightmaster”

Writer: Eric Fein
Artist: Vince Evans

The Lightmaster kidnaps Dagger. Cloak vows to go after him.