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Issue Details

Issue #539
Published April 2007
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Axel Alonso; Michael O'Connor (Assistant)

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man
Genre superhero
Pencils Ron Garney
Inks Ron Garney
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover sports Back in Black trade dress.

Cover Details - "2nd Print Variant"

Characters Spider-Man
Genre superhero
Pencils Leinil Francis Yu
Inks Leinil Francis Yu
Colors Dave McCaig ?
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover sports Back in Black trade dress.

1 page Spider-Man recap "Recap"

Genre superhero
Pencils Ron Garney
Inks Ron Garney
Letters Typeset

23 page Spider-Man story "Back in Black Part 1"

Characters Spider-Man; GUESTS: Mary Jane Parker; Aunt May Parker; VILLAINS: Kingpin; Jake Martino
Synopsis Aunt May has been shot by a sniper bullet meant for Peter and he frantically swings her to the hospital but, with his identity exposed and being wanted by the law, he has to leave her as a Jane Doe patient; MJ goes to the hospital and gives a fake name while claiming that Aunt May is her relative; Peter begins his hunt for the sniper and cuts through the underworld in a violent and brutal fashion; To mirror his dark mood, he dons his black Spider-Man costume once again.
Genre superhero
Script J. Michael Straczynski
Pencils Ron Garney
Inks Bill Reinhold
Colors Matt Milla
Letters Virtual Calligraphy's Cory Petit

1 page Spider-Man illustration "Next Issue"

Characters Spider-Man
Genre superhero
Pencils Ron Garney
Inks Ron Garney
Letters Typeset
Notes Presents full page cover art for next issue.