SPIDER-MAN & DOCTOR OCTOPUS: NEGATIVE EXPOSURE #5 (of 5 LS) Written by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN Pencils by STAZ JOHNSON Cover by TONY HARRIS
Preparing for his most vicious confrontation with Spider-Man, Doc Ock unleashes a torrent of destruction and mayhem on the unsuspecting citizens of Manhattan! Has cameraman Jeff Haight gone too far in his quest for the perfect shot?
32 PGS./MARVEL PSR...$2.99 UPC: 5960605481-00511 Cover price $2.99.
Things are looking real grim for the web-slinger! Spidey's being held in the clutches of the Life Foundation, and what they have planned for him isn't too pretty. And just to make sure he doesn't escape, the Jury stand at the ready!
Written by Mike Lackey. Art by Andrew Wildman and Stephen Baskerville. Cover by Andrew Wildman.
Cover price $1.75.
Written by Steve Behling. Art by Antonello Dalena, Giovanni Rigano, Cristina Giorgilli and Cristina Stella.
SWING INTO ADVENTURE WITH SPIDEY! Spidey, Ghost-Spider, and Miles will face off against Green Goblin and more in this FREE spectacular special. Filled with easy-to-read comic stories based on the hit Disney Junior show, this book is perfect for the youngest readers aged 5-7. Young fans will even be able to test their wall-crawling skills with thrilling interactive activity pages! Kids will love this not-to-be-missed comic: the perfect primer for the newest generation of Spider-Fans! Featuring: "Where's Hulk?"; "Lost and Found!"; 1-page story "Tagging Along!"; and "Play Ball!"
28 pages, full color. Rated All Ages
"Caught in the Game!" Cyberwar Part 2 of 4. Direct Edition. Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Cover by Mark Bagley and Larry Mahlstedt.
Story continues from Web of Scarlet Spider (1995) 2. The Scarlet Spider is web-swinging through Manhattan when he's suddenly ambushed by a new super-villain! Joystick! Who is she? And where did she come from? Ben Reilly will have to wait on those answers as he's currently in the fight of his life! But a surprise green and purple ally shows up to help the Scarlet Spider! Will the Green Goblin (aka Phil Urich) tip the scales of victory in Ben Reilly's favor? Story continues in Scarlet Spider (1995) 2. First appearance of Joystick. Cameo appearances by Seward Trainer, J. Jonah Jameson, El Toro Negro, Stunner, Master Programmer, and Dr. Octopus (aka Carolyn Trainer). (Notes: Elements of the plot continue in Green Goblin (1995) 3. The Amazing Spider-Man series resumed in January 1996 after two issues of the Amazing Scarlet Spider title. The two-issue Amazing Scarlet Spider title was reprinted in 2011 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #1.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.95.
FLIPBOOK. Astonishing X-Men Sketchbook featuring Phil Jimenez. Flipside: Amazing Spider-Man The Gauntlet Sketchbook featuring Mike McKone, J. Scott Campbell, Marco Checchetto, Max Fiumara, Adi Granov, Paul Azaceta, Marko Djurdjevic, Paolo Rivera, John Romita Jr. and Barry Kitson. B&W/Color,
32 pages, slick paper stock.
"Arachnis Ex Machina" Cyberwar Part 4 of 4. Direct Edition (with pink cover). Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Bill Sienkiewicz (finishes), and Jimmy Palmiotti (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema and Bill Sienkiewicz.
Story continues from Scarlet Spider (1995) #2. Doctor Octopus' virtual reality Scarlet Spider has destroyed the real Scarlet Spider's reputation! So Ben Reilly is desperate to find his doppelganger and end this cyber caper! Auspiciously Ben gets his chance when he jumps into the middle of the final battle between Doc Ock (aka Carolyn Trainer) and Alistair Smythe's Cyber-Slayers! If the scarlet web-slinger can emerge victorious, he'll then have a huge decision to make about his future! Is it time for the Scarlet Spider to become the Amazing Spider-Man?
32 pages. Cover price $1.95.
"Red Reign" Nightmare in Scarlet Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring the New Warriors. Script by Evan Skolnick. Pencils by Paris Karounos. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Paris Karounos and Randy Emberlin. Story continues from New Warriors 67. The counterfeit Scarlet Spider busts into a local TV station and grabs five hostages! But this time the full complement of New Warriors and the Sensational Spider-Man (aka Ben Reilly) are ready to oppose him! Can the sextet of heroes bring down the curtain on the scarlet doppelganger? And along the way will Firestar realize that the new Spider-Man is actually the old Scarlet Spider? Final issue of the series.
32 pages. Cover price $1.95.5.
Direct Edition. "Rude Awakening!" Nightmare in Scarlet Part 1 of 3. Direct Edition. Guest-starring Firestar. Script by Evan Skolnick. Pencils by Paris Karounos. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Paris Karounos and Randy Emberlin.
Due to a bizarre accident, Joe Wade has physically merged with the Scarlet Spider virtual-reality-construct (from Scarlet Spider #2)! And the scarlet doppelganger continues to wreak havoc across the city! Concerned about the impact to their reputation, the New Warriors fan out to locate their rampaging teammate! And luckily (or perhaps unluckily) for Firestar, she finds the counterfeit wall-crawler first at the George Washington bridge! But Angelica Jones quickly realizes this isn't the Scarlet Spider she knows! Hopefully help is on the way! Story continues in New Warriors #67.
32 pages. Cover price $1.95.
Direct Edition. "True Deceptions!" Cyberwar Part 1 of 4. Direct Edition. Plot by Tom DeFalco. Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Tom Morgan (breakdowns), Randy Emberlin (finishes), Hector Collazo (finishes), and Don Hudson (finishes). Cover by Tom Morgan.
Club Noir is a mess after the attack by Dr. Octopus' underlings (in Spectacular Scarlet Spider #1). And now the club owner and his partner in crime, Alistair Smythe, plot their revenge! Several days later at the Children's Zoo (of all places), Jason Tso and Carolyn Trainer agree to meet to discuss their differences! But both sides are secretly planning to ambush the other! Right on cue near the primate house, the battle erupts! Aura, Overdrive, and the Looter vs. Smythe's new Cyber-Slayers! Can the Scarlet Spider (aka Ben Reilly) keep the children and the animals from harm? Story continues in Amazing Scarlet Spider (1995) #2.
32 pages. Cover price $1.95.
"Along Came a Virtual Spider!" Cyberwar Part 3 of 4. Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson and Joe Rubenstein. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson.
Story continues from Amazing Scarlet Spider (1995) #2. Deep inside her high-tech lair, Dr. Octopus (aka Carolyn Trainer) completes her bizarre virtual reality (VR) experiment on FBI agent Joe Wade! And from her twisted perspective it's a smashing success! With help from Master Programmer, she brings to life a holographic doppelganger of the Scarlet Spider! And the first thing this virtual web-slinger does is destroy everything in sight! Ben Reilly is horrified by what the VR construct is doing to the city! And he knows that the only person who can stop the virtual Scarlet Spider... is the real one! Story concludes in Spectacular Scarlet Spider (1995) #2.
32 pages. Cover price $1.95.
"Violated by the Virtual" Virtual Mortality Part 2 of 4. Direct Edition. Plot by Tom DeFalco. Script by Mike Lackey. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Cover by Mark Bagley and Larry Mahlstedt.
Story continues from Web of Scarlet Spider (1995) #1. The Scarlet Spider takes over the Spider-titles! In lower Manhattan a three-way battle is underway among the Scarlet Spider, Doctor Octopus (aka Carolyn Trainer), and a criminal gang! And the prize for the winner is the new high-tech virtual reality visor! Using the proportionate strength and speed of a spider, Ben Reilly grabs the visor and takes it to Seward Trainer! However when Seward puts it on, he's transported into a deadly virtual reality world! Can the Scarlet Spider bring Seward back to the physical world? Or will Ben have to join him in virtual battle? Story continues in the first issue of Scarlet Spider (1995).
32 pages. Cover price $1.95.
Plot by STAN LEE AND STEVE DITKO Written by Mike Raicht Penciled by Derec Aucoin Cover by Michael Ryan "THE MENACE OF MYSTERIO"
There's a new criminal in town and his name is... Spider-Man?! Is Spider-Man committing crimes in his sleep? Is he losing his mind? The only one who may know the truth is the man of mystery known only as Mysterio! Get out your paddles, True Believers, because Spider- Man may just be heading up the river!
32 PGS./ALL AGES...$2.25 UPC: 5960605505-01211 Cover price $2.25.
Deadline - Written by Paul Grist. Art by Karl Kerschl, unknown (as Phil DePages), Greg Adams, Al Milgrom and Chris Ivy. Cover by Karl Kerschl & Greg Adams.
What happens when the reporters become the news? While the staff of the Bugle redouble their efforts to locate the abducted Betty Brant, Betty herself uncovers the connections between Tommy Fude and mobster Morgan Hall, a revelation that may cost her her life!
32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.
Cover pencils by Karl Kerschl, inks by Greg Adams. Front Page, script by Paul Grist, pencils by Karl Kerschl, inks by Greg Adams
Ben Urich discovers that Morgan Hall is trying to form a crime syndicate and flees after being discovered; Ben and Angela Yin are chased by thugs for their pictures of the events; They discover that they've photographed Congressman Henry Adams cavorting with Susie Dawn, and Hall wants the pictures so he can blackmail Adams; The Daily Bugle runs the story and Adams confesses. Peter Parker saves Betty from being shot and they witness the murder of Jimmy Fude.
36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $1.95.
U.S. EDITION ($1.50 cover price). Written by Dwayne McDuffie with art by Herb Trimpe and inks by Christopher Ivy.
This is the 1st issue in a three issue set of three of anti-drug comics. The complete series consists of: Amazing Spider-Man #1: Skating on Thin Ice; Amazing-Spider-Man #2: Double Trouble; Amazing Spider-Man #3: Hit and Run!
Cover price $1.50.
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.
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.
"Hate is a Many Splendored Thing" Part 2 of 4. Script by Danny Fingeroth. Pencils by Scott McDaniel. Inks by Brad Vancata and Frank Turner. Cover by Scott McDaniel and Brad Vancata.
Thanks to a stray blast from the stolen nuclear blaster...Stegron the Dinosaur Man walks the Earth again! And the long-lost creature makes a beeline for the Museum of Natural History to visit his fossilized relatives! But that's where the web-slinger knew he would go! Spider-Man and Stegron throw down Jurassic-style...until the Beetle intervenes! While elsewhere Hardshell tries to find a buyer for the nuclear blaster! And at the Vault, Doc Ock and the Answer break out!
32 pages. Cover price $1.75.
"Burning Bright" Part 4 of 4. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Mike Zeck. Inks by Bob McLeod. Cover by Mike Zeck and Bob McLeod.
Finally it's arrived! The final battle between Kaine and Ben Reilly! After blowing up the diner with Ben and Janine inside, Kaine has a change of heart and decides to save them! Ben is grateful, however he cannot let Kaine walk free! So the two must settle their differences right now! But even if Ben wins the frantic fight, he's still going to lose... Janine. It's a bittersweet ending for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Chains" Part 3 of 4. Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Mike Zeck. Inks by Bob McLeod. Cover by Mike Zeck and Bob McLeod.
Kaine finds a new way to ruin Ben Reilly's life! The failed clone simply calls the police! And after the NYPD arrests Janine (for the murder of her father), Ben makes plans to bust her out of jail! The web-slinger easily overcomes New York's finest and takes Janine to a local diner to talk! And once there Janine tells Ben about her mysterious disappearance on the west coast. The star-crossed couple decides to leave the past behind and move forward together! But Kaine has one ruthless maneuver left! The explosive conclusion comes next issue!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
Sticker on cover
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.
Cover pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Mark McKenna. Fire of Freedom starring Spider-Man and the New Warriors, script by Danny Fingeroth, pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Mark McKenna, Mick Gray, and Kevin Yates
The Metahumes and heroes break free to face the Hostiles who are transformed into a crystal monster.
36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.
"Back in Business" Script by Roger Stern. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Jerome Moore and Scott Hanna. Wraparound cover by Ron Frenz and George Perez.
Everything old is new again as the original Hobgoblin returns to his life of crime! But the goblin's first target isn't the Spectacular Spider-Man! It's the Osborn Corporation! The ruthless super-villain is planning a corporate takeover...preferably in a hostile manner! Meanwhile Betty, Flash, Peter, and Mary Jane piece together the clues of Ned's final days in hopes of discovering who framed him! However as Betty and the wall-crawler get closer to the truth, they also get closer to an encounter with the Hobgoblin! The fateful and final showdown happens next issue!
32 pages. Cover price $2.50.
