{"id":21601,"date":"2016-02-01T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=21601"},"modified":"2023-08-28T22:32:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T02:32:38","slug":"on-the-origin-of-duck-face-venom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2016\/02\/on-the-origin-of-duck-face-venom\/","title":{"rendered":"On the origin of Duck Face Venom"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spider-Man Classics<\/i> Venom<\/a> in today's review is weird, but it wasn't made up by ToyBiz or Phil Ramirez - at least, not entirely.<\/p>\n

\"Venom,<\/p>\n

Back in 1994, Fleer did their first set of Spider-Man trading cards. The first few dozen cards in the set were designed so that when they were put in a typical 9x9 card sleeve, they would create a larger picture. The first nine cards were all about Spidey's powers, but the second nine were all about Venom. Because it was 1994.<\/p>\n

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Does the card on the middle left look familiar at all?<\/p>\n

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Yes, 1994 Fleer Spider-Man<\/i> card #13, \"Living Costume,\" was the inspiration for the 2001 Classics<\/i> figure. Why that one? We still couldn't say.<\/p>\n

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:<\/i><\/H5>