1993 Wizard: The Guide to Comics #18 (With Dale Keown's Pitt Promo Card) - EX

Catalog a major early-1993 Spider-Man and Venom symbiote publication key issue for your archival inventory: Wizard: The Guide to Comics #18! Published by Wizard Entertainment, this unbagged copy—photographed alongside its loose original promotional pack-in trading card—features dynamic front cover artwork by Sam Kieth and John Beatty, depicting Marvel's Venom lunging forward with tendrils of Carnage's symbiote swirling around Spider-Man against a bright emerald-green background. The cover layout is framed beneath bold red-to-orange gradient WIZARD title typography, top header feature callouts ("VENOM POSTER INSIDE", "ACTION FIGURE PRICE GUIDE", "NEW TOP 10: THE NATION'S HOTTEST"), and the yellow issue indicator box "No. 18". Displayed across the lower left foreground is the loose promotional pack-in: an exclusive Wizard / Image Comics promotional trading card featuring Dale Keown's Pitt (art by Dale Keown).

The back cover features a full-page commercial video game accessory advertisement from Lewis Galoob Toys for the Game Genie video game enhancer on Super NES and Game Boy ("GAME GENIE. BIGGER AND SMALLER THAN EVER."). The ad showcases floating retail box photography for the 16-Bit Super NES and portable Game Boy Game Genie units above a cartoon illustration of a wide-eyed kid with electrified hair exclaiming "EXCELLENT!" alongside the classic Galoob logo. A premier centerpiece entry for 1990s comic industry archivists, Venom & Carnage completionists, Sam Kieth / Dale Keown Pitt collectors, and retro Nintendo gaming catalogers!

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Cover, Insert & Spine Condition - EXCELLENT (EX): Original high-gloss cover retains vivid red-to-orange title typography, deep emerald-green background tones, and crisp line work across Sam Kieth's Venom and Spider-Man illustration with zero surface scuffs or color breaks. Spine is flat, square, and tight with precise staple positioning and no stress lines; corners remain sharp and intact. The loose Dale Keown's Pitt promotional trading card presents clean surfaces, sharp corners, and vibrant metallic ink saturation.

• Interior & Back Cover Integrity: Interior high-grade newsprint pages remain clean, flat, and un-marred. The back cover featuring the Galoob Game Genie commercial ad maintains deep black background fields, crisp white headline typography, sharp box packaging photography, and square edge margins with no creasing or foxing.

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