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Issue Details

Issue #577
Published January 2009
Frequency thrice monthly
Cover Price 3.99 USD; 4.50 CAN
Pages 52
Editing Stephen Wacker; Tom Brennan (assistant); Tom Brevoort (executive)

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man; Punisher
Genre superhero
Pencils Paolo Rivera
Inks Paolo Rivera

1 page advertisement "Kung Fu Panda The Game"

Synopsis An advertisement for Activision's computer game, "Kung Fu Panda: The Game."
Notes inside front cover

1 page recap "War Journal Entry #5A62"

Notes The recap is cast as one of Punisher's War Journal entries.

18 page Spider-Man story "Old Huntin' Buddies"

Characters Punisher; Carlo; Moses Magnum; Spider-Man;
Synopsis Punisher steals mutant growth hormone from Moses Magnum.
Genre superhero
Script Zeb Wells
Pencils Paolo Rivera
Inks Paolo Rivera
Colors Javier Rodriguez; Dean White
Letters Cory Petit [as VC's Cory Petit]
Notes Punisher is drawn so far off model as to be almost unrecognizable.

1 page advertisement "Bust Back in to School..."

Synopsis An advertisement for FAB Starpoint school supplies featuring licensed Marvel characters.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 7 and 8 of the first Spider-Man story.

1 page advertisement "Hours of Fun!"

Synopsis An advertisement for Lee Publications activity books featuring licensed Marvel characters.
Notes This advertisement is between pages 10 and 11 of the first Spider-Man story.

1 page advertisement "Sideshow"

Synopsis An advertisement for on-line collectibles retailer collectibles.com
Notes This advertisement is between pages 13 and 14 of the first Spider-Man story.

6 page Spider-Man story "J. Jonah Jameson! I Name Thee Murderer!"

Characters the Bookie; J. Jonah Jameson
Synopsis The Bookie accuses Jameson of being the Spider Tracer Killer.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Kelly
Pencils Barry Kitson
Inks Mark Farmer
Colors Dean White
Letters Cory Petit [as VC's Cory Petit]
Notes This story follows the final page of the first Spider-Man story.

2 page advertisement "You Don't Need Instruments to Rock"

Synopsis An advertisement for Disney's computer game, "Ultimate Band."
Notes This advertisement appears between pages 1 and 2 of the J. Jonah Jameson story.

14 page Spider-Man story "Old Huntin' Buddies Part 2"

Characters Spider-Man; Moses Magnum; Punisher
Synopsis Spider-Man rescues the Punisher from Moses Magnum.
Genre superhero
Script Zeb Wells
Pencils Paolo Rivera
Inks Paolo Rivera
Colors Javier Rodriguez; Dean White
Letters Cory Petit [as VC's Cory Petit]
Notes This story follows the final page of the J. Jonah Jameson story. Punisher is drawn so far off model as to be almost unrecognizable.

2 page advertisement "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows"

Synopsis An advertisement for the Activision computer game, "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows."
Notes This advertisement is between pages 1 and 2 of the second Spider-Man story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"

Synopsis An in-house promotional for the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Marvel, 2008 series).
Notes This advertisement is between pages 4 and 5 of the second Spider-Man story.

1 page The Amazing Spider-Mail letters page

Synopsis Letters of comment from Kevin Coleman, NYC; Shafi Sikander; Graylon Martin, Wilmington NC; John Staltaro, Stratford CT; and John Blair.
Script Steve Wacker
Letters typeset
Notes This column follows the final page of the second Spider-Man story.

1 page advertisement "It's carnival time -- Shrek Style!"

Synopsis An advertisement for Activision's computer game, "Shrek's Carnival Craze Party Games," featuring the DreamWorks animated character, Shrek.
Notes inside back cover

1 page advertisement "Get Ready to Bolt!"

Synopsis An advertisement for the Disney computer game, "Bolt: The Video Game."
Notes back cover