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"The Parker Years" Script by Evan Skolnick. Pencils by Joe St. Pierre. Inks by Al Milgrom. Wraparound cover by John Romita Jr. and Andrew Wildman. Following the astonishing events of Spectacular Spider-Man 229, Peter and Mary Jane begin packing their belongings to leave New York City. But before they go, the Amazing Spider-Man and his wife take a walk down memory lane. Remembering the highlights and lowlights of the wall-crawler's career since the end of the original clone saga in Amazing Spider-Man 149.
32 pages. Cover price $2.50.
"The Skull Jackets" Guest-starring the Black Cat. Script by Fabian Nicieza. Pencils by Dave Hoover. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Cover by Dave Hoover and Joe Rubinstein.
The Black Cat is framed for the murder of a high society heiress! And it's up to the new Spider-Man (aka Ben Reilly) to bring her to justice! But planning to capture the charming Felicia Hardy...and then actually doing it...are two different things! Peter Parker could never resist the allure of the Black Cat! Will Ben Reilly fare any better? It's a game of cat-and-mouse that the new web-slinger is not going to win! Maybe Ben will have better luck catching the other prime suspect: Skull-Jacket! A terrific issue! Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, and Ken Ellis. Second story: "Night Work" Script by Adam Santangelo. Art by Sal Buscema. During a routine web-swinging night over Manhattan, the wall-crawler (aka Peter Parker) nabs a criminal who was performing his final caper.
64 pages. Cover price $3.95.
"Who Did Spider-Man Murder?" Script by Evan Skolnick. Pencils by Paris Karounos, Steven Butler, and Steve Geiger. Inks by Randy Emberlin, Derek Fisher, Paris Karounos, Scott Hanna, Al Milgrom, and Steven Butler. Cover by Steve Skroce and Bud LaRosa.
The super-villains are coming out of the woodwork after J. Jonah Jameson offers $100,000 for the return of the spider-skeleton! In very short order; the Beetle, Boomerang, Jack O'Lantern, Scorpia, and the Shocker attack the web-slinger (aka Ben Reilly) to force him to reveal the location of the skeleton! In the meantime across town, a major league enforcer known as "The Pro" ambushes Peter Parker to likewise get him to give up the skeleton's location! Several hours later in a quiet cemetery, all concerned parties (and the skeleton) finally come together! Can the Sensational Spider-Man and the Bugle's ace photographer sidestep the bounty hunters and bury the skeleton in the past forever?
64 pages. Cover price $3.95.
"The Sting of Conscience!" Guest-starring Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Script by James Felder. Pencils by Joe Bennett. Inks by Randy Emberlin, Al Milgrom, and Steve Montano. Cover by Frank Teran.
J. Jonah Jameson is missing! And no one knows where he is! The publisher of the Daily Bugle has made many, many enemies through the years! And the sinister Scorpion is usually at the top of the list! While the web-slinger (aka Ben Reilly) combs the city looking for Jonah, Joe Robertson makes a phone call to the Hero for Hire...Luke Cage! Both Spider-Man and Luke bravely battle the new and improved Scorpion, but neither man can beat him! They need more help! How about the Living Weapon? On Roosevelt Island the heroes finally locate JJJ and the super-villain with the sting! Will the combined might of Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, and the Amazing Spider-Man be enough to overcome the savagery of the Scorpion?
64 pages. Cover price $2.95.
"An Obituary for Octopus" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Jim Sanders III. Cover by Ron Lim and Jim Sanders III.
Peter Parker and Ben Urich investigate a burglary at one of the leading AIDS research facilities in New York City! To the web-slinger's surprise, the thief was none other than Doctor Octopus! Why is the wall-crawler's long-time foe stealing AIDS-infected blood? Is this some new sinister scheme by the super-villain with six arms? When Spider-Man tracks Doc Ock to his underground laboratory, the startling truth is revealed! Could Otto Octavius actually be working on a cure for the deadly AIDS virus?! (Note: This story reveals new details about Dr. Octopus' childhood and adolescent years.) Second Story: "Corona in Captive Fire" Script by Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Aaron Lopresti. Inks by Sam DeLaRosa. Corona is back! Where has she been since Spectacular Spider-Man 176? Apparently she's connected with a criminal organization now! But the web-slinger vows to help her get out of trouble, even if that means teaming up with her arrogant brother Cedric! Cameo appearances by Dr. Henry Pym and the Beast. Third Story: "Ren-Tech's Revenge" Script by Jack C. Harris. Pencils by Jesse Orozco. Inks by Mark Stegbauer. It's the second adventure of Annex!
64 pages Cover price $3.95.
"The Man Who Would Be Spider-Man!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Scott Hanna, Al Milgrom, and Keith Williams. Cover by Ron Lim and Jim Sanders III.
While stopping a robbery in progress, the wondrous wall-crawler is unmasked! And in a remarkable coincidence, Lance Bannon happens to be nearby to snap a picture! Will Peter Parker's secret identity be exposed? Apparently not, because in the next day's newspaper, the Daily Bugle misidentifies the web-slinger as a guy named Phil. What?! And to make the situation even more bizarre, Phil holds a news conference to announce his new not-for-profit Spider-Man foundation…and line of retail products! The real wall-crawler is stunned by Phil's audacity and vows to get to the bottom of this mystery! And the operative word in this case is definitely "mystery" (or perhaps Mysterio)! Second Story: "Still Living in Fear" Script by Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Kevin West. Inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. Bloodshed (last seen in Web of Spider-Man 81) is still on the run from the crime syndicate that's trying to kill him! And once again the Spectacular Spider-Man will try to protect him from the bad guys and himself! Third Story: "Just a Joe Named Guy" Script by Carl Potts. Pencils by Dan Norton. Inks by Keith Williams. The web-slinger chases the Rhino and bumps into a powerful creature named Guy.
64 pages Cover price $3.95.
"Estranged Tales" Guest-starring the Human Torch. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Lim. Inks by Jim Sanders III. Cover by Ron Lim and Jim Sanders III.
Both the Human Torch and the Amazing Spider-Man are going through rough times in their personal lives. And times like these are when super-villains like to strike! In keeping with that theory, Reynard Slinker aka Fox (last seen way, way back in Strange Tales Annual 2) plots his revenge against the two heroes that put him in prison many years ago! After meeting atop the Statue of Liberty, the torch and the wall-crawler bust into Reynard's hideout! Could this criminal caper be just the catharsis Johnny and the web-slinger need? Cameo appearances by Lyja and the "egg." Second Story: "Look Who's Back!" Script by Kurt Busiek. Art by Jan Duursema. The web-slinger tracks down stolen nuclear triggers from Empire State University! But along the way the spectacular one gets help from an undesired source…the Bobster! Cameo appearance by Roger Hochberg. (Note: The Bobster previously appeared in Web of Spider-Man 83 going by the name Hypertron.) Third Story: "Steel Spider Street Justice" Script by Eric Fein. Pencils by Mark Tenney. Inks by Keith Williams. After his girlfriend is shot, Ollie Osnick becomes the Steel Spider! First appearance of the Steel Spider. (Notes: Ollie previously appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 263 and 266. This issue is printed on glossy paper.)
64 pages Cover price $3.95.
"Second Rate Choices" Script by Tom Lyle. Art by Ron Lim (breakdowns pages 1-11), Phil Gosier (pencils pages 12-24), and Tom Palmer (finishes & inks). Cover by Ron Lim and Al Milgrom.
Ben Reilly (aka the Spider-Clone) has returned to New York City after 5 years away! And now he has to start a new life in the Big Apple! Cameo appearance by Aunt May and Peter Parker. (Note: This story takes place after Web of Spider-Man 118.) Second story: "A Conflict of Interests!" Script by Tom Brevoort and Mike Kanterovich. Pencils by Bob McLeod. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cardiac targets another corrupt corporate executive for vigilante justice! However before he can complete his mission, the web-slinger intervenes! The dishonest CEO survives Cardiac's assault, but suffers a heart attack once it's over! The executive is rushed to the hospital where his operating room doctor is...Dr. Elias Wirtham (aka Cardiac)! Will the good doctor save his patient? Or will Cardiac finish the job? Third story: "To Protect and Serve" Script by Steve Vrattos. Pencils by Phil Gosier. Inks by Keith Williams. Mary Jane watches and worries as her husband battles Boomerang on live TV. (Note: This issue is printed on glossy paper.)
64 pages. Cover price $3.95.
"Behind the Terror" Script by Tom Lyle. Art by Ron Lim (breakdowns), Tom Palmer (finishes), Al Milgrom (finishes), Scott Hanna (finishes), and Harry Candelario (finishes). Cover by Ron Lim and Joe Rubinstein.
A quiet evening at the World Trade Center is suddenly interrupted by armored intruders! A new group called "Terror Unlimited" invades the twin towers are takes the dinner patrons at the Skyline restaurant hostage! And one of those patrons happens to be Mary Jane! The terrorists will kill the hostages and destroy the towers if the city doesn't meet their demands! However the Amazing Spider-Man and the Scarlet Spider are both in the vicinity during the attack! The web-slinger tackles the terrorists in the north tower while Ben Reilly goes after the ones in the south tower! Can the twin wall-crawlers score a double victory and save New York from a nuclear disaster?
64 pages. Cover price $3.95..
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Eric Stephenson/Andy Kuhn/Harry Candelario
Continuing the all-new adventures (not adaptations) set in the continuity of the new Fox Kids cartoon! Something big, grotesque and unbelievably strong stalks the streets of Counter-Earth's Manhattan... something that's hunting a certain off-world web-spinner! But the Brute has a tragic secret that will shock Spider-Man... that is, if he survives!
Cover by Andy Kuhn." Cover price $1.99.
Written by Joe Hill & JOSHUA ORTEGA Penciled by Seth Fisher & RYAN SOOK Cover by SHINKIRO of CAPCOM
Two more stories from the world of the web-slinger! First, a band of amateur filmmakers set out to duplicate the wall-crawler's fantastic feats in an offbeat tale by Joe Hill and Seth Fisher. Then, Spidey is caught at the epicenter of an earthquake, courtesy of Joshua Ortega and Ryan Sook.
32 PGS./Marvel Cover price $2.99.
Written by Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum. Art by Emilio Laiso. Cover by Skan.
THE FIRST ALL-ORIGINAL STORY SET IN THE GAMERVERSE STARTS HERE! Dennis 'Hopeless' Hallum continues the saga of the spectacular SPIDER-MAN with an ALL-NEW story set in the Gamerverse! How and why did PETER PARKER build the armored VELOCITY SUIT seen in the Marvel's Spider-Man video game? Find out here! After the events of CITY AT WAR, SPIDER-MAN continues to balance his colliding worlds as he attempts to protect New York City against super villains like SWARM, while reporter MARY JANE WATSON delves deep into an investigation with legendary Daily Bugle journalist BEN URICH. Learn the never-before-told backstory behind the popular VELOCITY SUIT as unexplainable occurrences bedevil the city and our heroes come face-to-face with…a poltergeist?! Illustrated by Emilio Laiso (CHAMPIONS, STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA), with eye-popping covers by the inimitable SKAN, you won't want to miss a panel of the first all-original story following up the worldwide hit video game!
28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.
Cover by Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer. Written by Jed MacKay and Donny Cates. Art by Patrick Gleason, Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer.
Marvel's Silver-level FCBD title provides two exciting tales connected to the coming major storylines in Venom, Amazing Spider-Man and Black Cat from top creators Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, Jed MacKay, Patrick Gleason and JP Mayer! In the first story, Spider-Man and Black Cat take on the Vulture in "Moonlighting" by Jed MacKay and Patrick Gleason. Then, Venom stars in an untitled story by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer. Continues in Venom (2018 Marvel) #26.
28 pages, full color. Rated T
Cover by Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer. Written by Jed MacKay and Donny Cates. Art by Patrick Gleason, Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer.
Marvel's Silver-level FCBD title provides two exciting tales connected to the coming major storylines in Venom, Amazing Spider-Man and Black Cat from top creators Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, Jed MacKay, Patrick Gleason and JP Mayer! In the first story, Spider-Man and Black Cat take on the Vulture in "Moonlighting" by Jed MacKay and Patrick Gleason. Then, Venom stars in an untitled story by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer. Continues in Venom (2018 Marvel) #26.
28 pages, full color. Rated T
Breaking up a potential labor riot and webbing up a would-be burglar is all in a night's work for Spidey, right? But when that burglar is found dead in Spidey's web hours later, word quickly spreads that the wall-crawler has finally gone out of his web-head. Find out the terrible truth in part one of this spine-tingling new Spider story.
Written by Jack C. Harris. Art by Scott Kolins and Sam De La Rosa. Cover by Scott Kolins.
Cover price $1.75.
The hunt is on for Spider-Man, being held responsible for the death of a burglar who died while being caught in one of Spidey's webs! As Spidey gets closer to finding the real killer, the police get closer to stopping ol' web-head--dead or alive!
Written by Jack C. Harris. Art by Anthony Williams and Sam De La Rosa. Cover by Scott Kolins.
Cover price $1.75.
This is it! The conclusion to Spidey's greatest nightmare come true. The story of a criminal who died in Spider-Man's web. But how will the truth affect Spider-Man? And how does the Beetle fit into it?
Written by Jack C. Harris. Art by Anthony Williams and Sam De La Rosa. Cover by Shawn McManus.
Cover price $1.75.
Written by David Lapham Pencils & Cover by Tony Harris.
After the spider-bite...before the great responsibility! Meet Peter Parker, 'Midtown High's only professional wallflower,' a hapless young nerd suddenly gifted with great power...no strings attached! Happy at home with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, but plagued by the bullies and mean girls of high school, see what Peter does when the bite of a radioactive spider gives him the strength to take the things he wants. Fame? Money? Fast cars? Girls? This dweeb's up to his pencilneck in 'em! Surely things can't suddenly be this easy... It's a side of Spider-Man's early life you've barely glimpsed, written by David Lapham (Stray Bullets TERROR, INC.) with art by Tony Harris (Ex Machina)!
Cover price $3.99.
Written by Cody Ziglar. Art by Justin Mason. Cover by Takashi Okazaki.
KINGPIN RISING! The band takes a detour through Philly to help DAREDEVIL deal with the big man himself! What does Kingpin have to hide? And what does it have to do with the threats ahead? Find out as the crew hits the road in the SPIDER-VAN!
28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Cover pencils by Bill Sienkiewicz, inks by Bob McLeod. Into the Heart of Darkness! starring Spider-Woman and the Shroud, script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Al Gordon
Newsstand Edition. Cover pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Tom Palmer; script by Mark Gruenwald and Josh Wilburn (plot assist), pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Mike Esposito
