Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by DAVID LAFUENTE Cover by MARK BROOKS & RICHARD ISANOVE
The relationship between Peter Parker and Mary Jane is one of the most iconic and popular romances in all of comics -- and in this very special issue by series writer Brian Michael Bendis (SECRET INVASION), and red-hot artist David Lafuente [HELLCAT], that relationship delves into an area never before seen in any Spider-Man comic! Destined to be one of the most controversial issues of the year!
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Cover by Michael Golden, script by Brian Michael Bendis
A once-in-a-lifetime line-up of all-star artists pay tribute to Spider-Man and his amazing friends! cover by michael golden brian michael bendis (w)/various (p & i) ? THE SCOOP: A once-in-a-lifetime line-up of all-star artists pay tribute to Spider-Man and his amazing friends!
"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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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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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 tries to prevent a mob frame-up of Jameson in "The Battle for the Daily Bugle."
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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Mary Jane Watson makes her first appearance in UNTOLD TALES! She knows Peter Parker is Spider-Man--so why is she so terrified to meet him? Plus: will the Radioactive Man crash Peter's first party?
"The Boy Next Door" is written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Pat Olliffe and Dick Giordano. Cover by Pat Olliffe and George Perez.
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Spider-Man battles Dr. Octopus in "Eight Arms to Hold You!" Characters: Spider-Man; Liz; Betty Brant; Flash Thompson; Tiny; Jason Ionello; J. Jonah Jameson; Aunt May; Doctor Octopus.
Written by Kurt Busiek and G. L. Lawrence, with art and cover by Pat Olliffe and Al Williamson.
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Spider-Man tries to convince Vulture not to commit murder in "Wings of Hatred." Characters: Spider-Man; Liz; Betty Brant; Flash Thompson; Tiny; Jason Ionello; J. Jonah Jameson; Aunt May; Vulture.
Written by Kurt Busiek and G. L. Lawrence, with art and cover by Pat Olliffe and Al Williamson.
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Spider-Man and the X-Men tackle a fake mutant "Menace!" Characters: Spider-Man; Liz Allan; Betty Brant; Flash Thompson; Jason Ionello; Aunt May Parker; Anna Watson; Zelda; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Angel; Iceman; Beast; Menace; Mutantmen.
Written by Kurt Busiek, with art by Pat Olliffe and Al Williamson. Cover by Pat Olliffe.
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The Crime-Master makes his move to unite the mafia under his control, and now Spidey is up to his armpits in evil!
"In the Shadow of the Crime-Master" is written by Kurt Busiek and Tom DeFalco, with art by Pat Olliffe and Scott Hanna. Cover pencils by Pat Olliffe.
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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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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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"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's date with the Invisible Girl irks the Human Torch, but it makes the Sub-Mariner really mad in "A Night on the Town!"
Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Mike Allred & Joe Sinnott.
Plus the 3-page "How Kurt Busiek and Pat Olliffe Re-create Untold Tales," the 4-page "A Guided Tour to the World of Untold Tales" by Busiek & Olliffe, the 1-page "Recipe for Aunt May's Wheatcakes" and a gallery of Spider-Man's foes: The Undertaker by Sal Buscema, Joey Pulaski by Jim Mooney, Supercharger by Gil Kane, The Scorcher by Pat Olliffe and Klaus Janson, Batwing by Mike Wieringo and Cam Smith, The Spacemen by Mark Bagley \and Mark Farmer, The Wizard by Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema. Cover by Allred. Cover price $1.95.
Spider-Man's date with the Invisible Girl irks the Human Torch, but it makes the Sub-Mariner really mad in "A Night on the Town!" Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Mike Allred & Joe Sinnott. Plus the 3-page "How Kurt Busiek and Pat Olliffe Re-create Untold Tales," the 4-page "A Guided Tour to the World of Untold Tales" by Busiek & Olliffe, the 1-page "Recipe for Aunt May's Wheatcakes" and a gallery of Spider-Man's foes: The Undertaker by Sal Buscema, Joey Pulaski by Jim Mooney, Supercharger by Gil Kane, The Scorcher by Pat Olliffe and Klaus Janson, Batwing by Mike Wieringo and Cam Smith, The Spacemen by Mark Bagley \and Mark Farmer, The Wizard by Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema. Cover by Allred.
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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.
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.
"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.
"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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"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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"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.)
32 pages Cover price $1.50.
"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.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
