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Issue Details

Issue #574
Published December 2008
Frequency thrice monthly
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.50 CAN
Pages 36
Editing Stephen Wacker; Tom Brennan (assistant); Tom Brevoort (executive)

Cover Details

Characters Flash Thompson; Spider-Man
Genre superhero
Pencils Barry Kitson
Inks Barry Kitson

1 page advertisement "Gears of War 2"

Synopsis An advertisement for Epic Games' computer game, "Gears of War 2."
Notes inside front cover

1 page credits

Letters typeset

22 page Spider-Man story "Flashbacks"

Characters Flash Thompson; Gen. Fazekas; Santos
Synopsis Flash is interviewed (about the conclusion of his tour in Iraq) for the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Genre superhero
Script Marc Guggenheim
Pencils Barry Kitson
Inks Mark Farmer
Colors Antonio Fabela [as Studio F's Antonio Fabela]
Letters Cory Petit [as VC's Cory Petit]
Notes Spider-Man only appears in flashback panels and has no dialog.

1 page advertisement "True or False"

Synopsis An anti-illegal drug use advertisement from the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 3 and 4 of the Spider-Man story.

1 page advertisement "Highly Acclaimed Game of the Year"

Synopsis An advertisement for 2K Games' computer game, "Bioshock."
Notes This advertisement is between pages 6 and 7 of the Spider-Man story.

1 page advertisement "1 Box, 2 Decks"

Synopsis An advertisement for Blizzard Entertainment's "World of Warcraft" trading card game.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 7 and 8 of the Spider-Man story.

2 page Embrace Change promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis An in-house promotional advertisement for Marvel's event, "Secret Invasion," featuring two human children and one Skrull child.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 11 and 12 of the Spider-Man story.

1 page advertisement "For every choice, a different destiny."

Synopsis An advertisement for Microsoft's computer game, "Fable II."
Notes This advertisement is between pages 17 and 18 of the Spider-Man story.

Half page text article "Statement of Ownership"

Synopsis Complete mailing address of known office of publication: 417 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Full names and complete mailing addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor: Publisher: Dan Buckley, 417 5th Avenue, New York, NY. Editor: Steve Wacker: 417 5th Avenue, New York, NY. Managing Editor: Justin F. Gabrie, 417 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Owner: 100% of the common stock of Marvel Enterprises is owned by Marvel Enterprises, Inc. Complete mailing address: Marvel Enterprises, Inc. 10 East 40th St., New York, NY 10016. Issue date for circulation data below: SEPTEMBER 2008 Total number of copies printed: 96,221. Paid and/or requested circulation: 86,309.
Notes This statement appears between page 21 of the Spider-Man story and the X-Men and Spider-Man promotional.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "X-Men and Spider-Man"

Synopsis An in-house promotional advertisement for X-Men and Spider-Man (Marvel, 2008 series).
Notes This advertisement is between the statement of ownership and page 22 of the Spider-Man story.

1 page The Amazing Spider-Mail letters page

Synopsis Wacker tells the story of an injured Afghan war veteran named Jeff Guerin, visiting the Marvel offices.
Script Steve Wacker
Letters typeset
Notes This letter column follows the final page of the Spider-Man story.

1 page Got Milk? advertisement "Bounce Back"

Synopsis An advertisement for America's Milk Processors promoting milk consumption, featuring Dwight Howard.
Notes inside back cover

1 page advertisement "It's two things."

Synopsis An advertisement for Old Spice's Red Zone body wash.
Notes back cover