Spider-Man battles Vulture and takes on the Scarlet Beetle with Bluebird in "The Secrets of Betty Brant!" Characters: Spider-Man; Vulture; Flash Thompson; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Aunt May; Sally Avril; Jason Ionello; Ant-Man; Scarlet Beetle; Bluebird.
Written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Pat Olliffe, Al Vey and Pam Eklund. Cover by Pat Olliffe.
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Spider-Man battles Electro and the Eel with the "help" of Bluebird in "Shock Follows Shock!" Characters: Spider-Man; Electro; Eel; Flash Thompson; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Aunt May; Sally Avril.
Written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Pat Olliffe, Al Vey and Pam Eklund. Cover by Pat Olliffe and Al Vey.
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"Call Her...Commanda!" Spider-Man tackles Commanda, a lady jewel thief. Characters: Spider-Man; Commanda; Flash Thompson; J. Jonah Jameson; Betty Brant; Aunt May; Sally Avril.
Written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Pat Olliffe, Al Vey and Pam Eklund. Cover pencils by Pat Olliffe.
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"Cry Lizard!" When trying to help Batwing, an accident turns Dr. Connors back into the Lizard. Characters: Spider-Man; Lizard; Batwing; Flash Thompson; Tiny; Jason Ionello; Sally Avril; J. Jonah Jameson.
Written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Ron Frenz and Brett Breeding. Cover pencils by Pat Olliffe.
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Spider-Man takes on the Space-Men in "The Measure of a Man." Characters: Spider-Man; the Space-Men; J. Jonah Jameson; John Jameson; Betty Brant.
Written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Pat Olliffe, Al Vey and Pam Eklund. Cover by Pat Olliffe and Al Vey.
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"Sand Blasted." Peter is ecstatic after making a date with Betty but gets very depressed when Sandman beats Spider-Man; tired of seeing Peter sulking during their date, Betty gives him a pep talk and Spidey swings off to take the Sandman down. Characters: Spider-Man; Betty Brant; Flash Thompson; Liz Allen; Sandman; J. Jonah Jameson; Human Torch; Iron Man; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp.
Written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Pat Olliffe, Al Vey and Pam Eklund. Cover by Pat Olliffe and Al Vey.
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Polybagged with card. "Chaos is the Cadre!" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Chris Marrinan. Inks by Keith Williams. Cover by Sal Buscema.
Peter and Mary Jane's night out on the town is interrupted by a strong warning from the web-slinger's spider-sense! When the wall-crawler ventures outside to investigate, he discovers three bizarre teenagers wreaking havoc in the streets! The super SWAT team called Code: Blue is already on the scene and firing away at the trio of albino mutants! And of course in a matter of minutes your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is caught in the middle! But with the help of Chloe, a Knight Templar; the web-slinger may be able to bring peace to Code: Blue and the Cadre! Introductory story: "The Origin of the Cadre" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Nelson Ortega. Inks by Don Hudson. Nineteen years ago a distressed teenage girl dropped off newborn albino triplets at the upstate New York monastery of the Knights Templar. Those three newborns would grow up to become Shard, Vortex, and Dementia! Second story: "Things to Come" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Vince Evans. Inks by Bill Anderson. After encountering Spider-Man, the Cadre and Chloe return to the monastery and sadly discover that the priests have been slain. Where will the cadre go from here? Third story: "Mayhem in the Streets" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Fred Haynes. Inks by Tim Tuohy. Cloak and Dagger battle their long-time acquaintance Mayhem. Fourth story: "Opening Gambit" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Mark Powers. Inks by Hector Collazo. On the Empire State University campus, Nightwatch confronts a mysterious high-tech burglar. (Notes: The Cadre returns in Marc Spector Moon Knight 56. This issue is not in its original polybag.)
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"The Dark at the End of the Tunnel" Guest-starring the New Warriors. Part 3 of the Hero Killers storyline. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Scott McDaniel. Inks by Keith Williams. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin.
Story continues from Spectacular Spiderman Annual 12. It's a cover to cover slugfest as the Amazing Spider-Man and the New Warriors battle nine of Justin Hammer's top operatives in order to stop the master plan of Target Technologies and also rescue Speedball. Even if the heroes defeat the gang of super-villains, they will still have to beat the super-powered Egyptian mastermind behind the whole plot! Story concludes in New Warriors Annual 2. First back up story: "First Kill Part 3" Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Aaron Lopresti. Inks by Bruce Jones. This story features an early adventure of Venom before he began fighting Spider-Man. Second back up story: "Security Gauntlet" Script by G. Alan Barnum. Pencils by Tod Smith. Inks by Don Hudson. The Black Cat prevents Hydro-Man from stealing a treasure of Egyptian artifacts. Third back up story: "Down Memory Lane ? Spider-Man's Top Ten Team-Ups" Script by Tom Brevoort and Mike Kanterovich. Art by Aaron Lopresti. A 3-page feature detailing the wall-crawler's favorite superhero team-ups. Fourth back up story: "Evil's Light Part 3 ? Charge of the Light Brigade" Script by Eric Fein. Pencils by Vince Evans. Inks by Don Hudson. Cloak and Dagger battle the Lightmaster.
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"By My Hand, Mary Jane Must Die!" Time Bomb Part 2 of 2. Direct Edition. Final issue of the series. Guest-starring the New Warriors. Plot by Tom DeFalco. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Steven Butler. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Steven Butler and Randy Emberlin.
Story continues from Spectacular Spider-Man 228. Mary Jane is on the run! Trying to escape from her amazing husband who's under a posthypnotic command to kill her! In the subway system, the Scarlet Spider and the New Warriors desperately attempt to stop the wall-crawler, but he's too fast and too strong for all of them! A short while after crossing the Williamsburg Bridge, Spider-Man corrals MJ in Aunt May's old house! Is this end for everyone's favorite redhead? Maybe not, because Mary Jane still has one weapon left to break the Jackal's control of her husband...her love! An uplifting finale for the Web of Spider-Man series! Cameo appearance by Hindsight. New Warriors lineup: Firestar, Justice, Powerpax, Speedball, and Turbo. (Notes: The Web of Spider-Man title was briefly replaced in November 1995 by the Web of Scarlet Spider series; and then permanently replaced in January 1996 by the Sensational Spider-Man (1996 1st series) title.
This issue was published with an Overpower game card inside.
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"Who Will Wear the Webs?" Exiled Part 1 of 4. Plot by Tom DeFalco. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Steven Butler. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Steven Butler.
The Maximum Clonage saga is over. And now it's time for Peter Parker and Ben Reilly to decide who will stay in New York (as Spider-Man) and who will go! But before the web-slinging duo can make a decision the Black Cat attacks! Whoa, what's gotten into Felicia? She seems to be in a state of despair (or perhaps D'Spayre)! Once the Scarlet Spider recognizes the modus operandi of the dark demon, he rallies the wall-crawler and the cat to his side! Can the three heroes find the inner strength and courage to overcome D'Spayre? Story continues in Amazing Spider-Man 405.
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"The Last Temptation of Peter Parker" Maximum Clonage Part 2 of 6. Guest-starring the Punisher. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Steven Butler. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Steven Butler.
Story continues from Maximum Clonage Alpha (1995) 1. At the top of the Empire State Building, a despondent Spider-Man agrees to join forces with the Jackal. The wall-crawler feels like he has nowhere else to go after learning that he is the Spider-Clone (in Spectacular Spider-Man 226). Meanwhile the Punisher is roaming the streets below looking for the Jackal! Frank Castle still wants to pay him back for the events of Amazing Spider-Man 129 many years ago! When the sharp-shooting Punisher gets the Jackal in his crosshairs, the web-slinger leaps into action! Will the amazing one actually risk his own life to save the Jackal's? Story continues in Amazing Spider-Man 404. Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, and Kaine.
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"Opening Statements" The Trial of Peter Parker Part 1 of 4. Script by Todd DeZago. Pencils by Roy Burdine. Inks by Randy Emberlin and Don Hudson. Cover by John Romita Jr.
Court is now in session! At long last Peter Parker gets his chance to clear his name! However it's actually Ben Reilly sitting at the defendant's table! Where is the web-slinger? He's out trying to bring the true murderer, Kaine, to justice kicking, screaming, or otherwise! And at the outset it appears that Peter and Ben's plan may work! While the attorneys make their opening statements, Spider-Man finally gets the upper hand on Kaine! But then suddenly Judas Traveller appears! Oh no, is Judas going to ruin everything? Story continues in Amazing Spider-Man 403.
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"True Lies." Player and Pawns, Part 2 of 2. Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Steven Butler. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Steven Butler.
Story continues from Spectacular Spider-Man 222. Twin battles rage across the city! In midtown Manhattan the Scarlet Spider and Flash Thompson fight the Jackal and his genetic freaks! While on the Upper East Side, theweb-slinger and Kaine throw down on an abandoned rooftop! Both clashes revolve around Professor Warren's secret clone data! If Peter and Ben survive their respective encounters, they may get the answers they seek! But can anyone really trust the Jackal? In the meantime at Forest Hills Hospital, Aunt May finally wakes up from her coma! Cameo appearances by Spidercide and Jack.
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"The Call." Smoke and Mirrors. Part 1 of 3. Plot by J.M. DeMatteis. Scriptby Todd Dezago. Art by Steven Butler (breakdowns) and Randy Emberlin (finishes). Cover by Steven Butler.
Visions of the Jackal plague both Peter Parker and Ben Reilly! However both men know that Professor Miles Warren died several years ago! So neither is sure what's happening now! The Scarlet Spider follows his intuition north to the Catskills where he encounters a bizarre creature called Jack! And then a powerful one named Guardian! While the Guardian pounds lumps on Ben, the annoying Jack mocks him for being a clone! Has the Jackal really come back from the dead? What a shock to the system that would be! Story continues in Amazing Spider-Man#399.
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"Crescendo" Part 4 of 4. Script by Terry Kavanagh. Art by Alex Saviuk (breakdowns) and Don Hudson (finishes). Cover by Alex Saviuk.
Betty Brant and the web-slinger fight together against FACADE! But despite their best efforts, the killer in the bio-armor escapes! After Lance Bannon's funeral, FACADE attacks the Daily Bugle Building! And then and there, the wall-crawler and FACADE battle for the last time! Can the Amazing Spider-Man finally determine who is putting on the façade? Cameo appearances by the Spider Clone (aka Ben Reilly) and Aunt May. (Notes: To date the identity of FACADE has not been revealed. This issue completes Alex Saviuk's remarkable 7-year run as the primary artist (pencils & breakdowns) of the Web of Spider-Man series.)
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"Shell-shocked!" Part 3 of 4. Script by Terry Kavanagh. Art by Alex Saviuk (breakdowns) and Don Hudson (finishes). Cover by Alex Saviuk.
After missing an opportunity to apprehend FACADE last issue, the web-slinger searches nonstop for the mysterious killer! Likewise Betty Brant steps up her investigation…and has success! But that success brings her face to face with FACADE! Will Peter Parker's long-time friend meet the same fate as Lance Bannon? Not if the wondrous wall-crawler can help it! Outside Betty's apartment building, Spider-Man clashes with FACADE again! Can the amazing one finally finish off FACADE? Meanwhile in Queens, Mary Jane finds Aunt May collapsed on the floor of her Forest Hills home. Cameo appearance by the Spider Clone (aka Ben Reilly).
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"The Spirit is Willing; the Flesh..." Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case.
Inside the Technomancers' headquarters, the Sensational Spider-Man and the Master of the Mystic Arts (in astral form) lay it all on the line against the Gremlyn-Lord! If the web-slinger can find the Sphere of Sara-Kath, he'll have a chance to close the portal and save Earth's existence! But if Buel gets the sphere first, the gremlyns will overrun the present reality! Strangely during the battle, Spider-Man is continually drawn toward an unknown dimension. One that holds a pleasant reminder of days gone by. What is really going on inside the Technomancer Tower?
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"The Politics of Magic" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Plot by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case and Scott Hanna. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case.
In Greenwich Village the Master of the Mystic Arts senses the dimensional rift caused by the Gremlyn-Lord's entrance into Earth's reality! Dr. Strange rushes to the Technomancers' building and finds the web-slinger outside... wondering what's happening inside! The Sorcerer Supreme tells the wall-crawler that the powerful Sphere of Sara-Kath paved the way for Buel and his gremlins to reach Earth's dimension! And the only way to defeat Buel is to invade the building, grab the sphere, and close the portal! Oh my, can the amazing one do that all by himself? The Big Apple is counting on your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!
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"Inundated!" Deluge Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Ka-Zar, Shanna, and the Hulk. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case.
The Savage Land is on the brink of destruction as Ka-Zar, Shanna, Stegron, and Spider-Man race against time to shut down Roxxon's machinery! But despite the heroes' valiant efforts, the flood waters begin roaring into the tropical paradise! Ka-Zar needs a miracle to save his homeland! Will a green gamma-radiated one suffice? In a divine stroke of luck, the Hulk and Chtylok burst through the Earth's surface and open up a gigantic cavern! Is salvation now at hand for the Savage Land?
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"Higher Ground" Deluge Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Ka-Zar, Shanna, and the Hulk. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Dan Green.
Ka-Zar and the wall-crawler zero in on the cause of the flooding in the Savage Land! And it's not global warming! It's Roxxon Oil's so-called refrigeration units! They're actually microwave energy transmitters! So now what? How does the web-slinger stop millions of gallons of water from flowing into the prehistoric paradise? Meanwhile, a strange battle rages underground between the Green Goliath and a mystical creature called Chtylok! Are these behemoths going to rumble all the way to the bottom of the world?
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"A Savage Land" Deluge Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Ka-Zar and Shanna. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case.
The Daily Bugle sends its ace photographer to the Savage Land to investigate the impacts of global warming on the tropical paradise! And when Peter Parker arrives at the South Pole, the situation is dire indeed for Ka-Zar's kingdom! The glaciers that rise above the Savage Land are melting and threatening to flood the entire landscape! The amazing one will do everything he can to save the hidden paradise... and so will the Roxxon Corporation! Wait a minute... what is Roxxon doing in Antarctica? The web-slinger better keep a close eye on those guys!
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"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.
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"Opening Volley" Part 1 of 4. Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Alex Saviuk and Derek Yaniger. Inks by Joe Rubinstein and Derek Yaniger. Cover by Derek Yaniger.
The Blood Rose is back! And he's doing what he does best…terrorizing the Kingpin's crime syndicate! In a bold move, the Blood Rose attacks the Fisk Tower and sets it on fire! The Amazing Spider-Man and Joe Robertson rush to the scene and find complete carnage inside! And of course find the Blood Rose inside too…still firing away at anything that moves! Meanwhile on a Caribbean Island, a beleaguered man closely resembling Richard Fisk washes ashore. First appearance of Nightwatch (aka Dr. Kevin Trench). Cameo appearances by the Foreigner, Alfredo Morelli, and Peter Parker's (robot) parents. (Notes: This issue begins the four-part My Enemy's Enemy storyline. The Blood Rose previously appeared in Web of Spider-Man 89. This issue includes a full-page cover preview for Web of Spider-Man 98.)
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"There, But for Fortune!" Guest-starring Dominic Fortune. Story by Danny Fingeroth. Art by Jim Mooney. Painted cover by Howard Chaykin.
One of Dominic Fortune's foes from the 1940's, Baron Wolfgang Von Lundt, is still trying to kill Dominic. This time he hires the Shocker to do the job, but Spider-Man is there to stop him! Also in this issue, Dominic Fortune continues his quest to find Sabbath Raven.
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