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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published 1992
Frequency annually
Cover Price 2.25 USD; 2.70 CAD; 1.50 GBP
Pages 68
Editing Eric Fein (Assistant Editor); Danny Fingeroth (Editor); Tom DeFalco (Editor-in-Chief)
Notes This cover advertises a Black Cat story which does not appear in this issue

Cover Details - "The Hero Killers Part 2"

Characters Spider-Man; New Warriors [Nova; Night Thrasher; Firestar; Namorita]; Dreadnoughts; Venom
Pencils Mark Bagley (signed)
Inks Randy Emberlin (signed)
Letters typographical

1 page The Spectacular Spider-Man credits "Contents page"

Characters Spider-Man
Genre superhero
Pencils Marie Severin
Inks Marie Severin
Letters typeset

30 page Spider-Man story "Down & Downer (The Hero Killers, Part Two)"

Characters Spider-Man; New Warriors [Nova; Night Thrasher; Firestar; Namorita; Silhouette]; Dreadnoughts; Justin Hammer; Discus (cameo); Speed Demon (cameo); Beetle (cameo); Blacklash (cameo); Boomerang (cameo); Constrictor (cameo); Hydro-Man (cameo); Bombshell (cameo); Rhino (cameo); Stiletto (cameo)
Synopsis After destroying the new dreadnoughts, Spider-Man and the remaining New Warriors continue their search for Speedball and the other missing heroes
Genre superhero
Script David Michelinie
Pencils Scott McDaniel
Inks Keith Williams
Colors Bob Sharen
Letters Steve Dutro
Notes Story continued from Amazing Spider-Man Annual 26; story continued in Web of Spider-Man Annual 8

8 page Venom story "First Kill! Part Two"

Characters Venom; Ernesto Mendez (deceased); Pablo Mendez
Synopsis Venom searches for the killer of Ernesto Mendez
Genre superhero
Script David Michelinie
Pencils Aaron Lopresti
Inks Bruce Jones
Colors Bob Sharen
Letters Rick Parker
Notes This story occurs prior to the first, unidentified appearance of Eddie Brock (Venom) in Web of Spider-Man 18; story continued from Amazing Spider-Man Annual 26; story continued in Web of Spider-Man Annual 8

8 page The Prowler story "Sons of the Tiger"

Characters Prowler; Abe Brown; White Dragon; Flying Dragons; Shark (intro); Tiger (Prowler and Abe Brown's father; dies in flashback)
Synopsis The Prowler and Abe Brown encounter the White Dragon while investigating disappearances of the homeless
Genre superhero
Script Glenn Herdling
Pencils Tod Smith
Inks Don Hudson
Colors Marie Javins
Letters Jon Babcock

3 page Spider-Man story "10 Most Embarrassing Moments ..."

Characters Spider-Man (host; also in flashback); May Parker (Flashback cameo); Stilt-Man (Flashback cameo); J. Jonah Jameson (Flashback cameo); Betty Brant (Flashback cameo); Spider-Mobile (Flashback cameo); Gwen Stacy (Flashback cameo); Harry Osborn (Flashback cameo); Flash Thompson (Flashback cameo); Mary Jane Watson (Flashback cameo)
Genre superhero; humor
Script Tom Brevoort; Mike Kanterovitch
Pencils Aaron Lopresti
Inks Aaron Lopresti
Colors Sarra Mossoff
Letters Dave Sharpe
Notes Humor feature detailing Spider-Man's most embarrassing moments.

5 page Cloak & Dagger story "Evil's Light, Part 2: The Hunt Begins"

Characters Cloak; Dagger; Lightmaster; Rosen; Chadwick
Synopsis Cloak searches for the clues to the missing Dagger at Genetech
Genre superhero
Script Eric Fein
Pencils Vince Evans
Inks Don Hudson
Colors John Kalisz
Letters Dave Sharpe
Notes Story continued from Amazing Spider-Man Annual 26; story continued in Web of Spider-Man Annual 8