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Issue Details

Issue #568
Published October 2008
Cover Price 3.99 USD
Pages 52
Editing Stephen Wacker; Thomas Brennan (Assistant)

Cover Details - "Romita Jr. Cover"

Characters Spider-Man
Genre superhero
Pencils John Romita Jr.
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Dean White
Letters Typeset
Notes There is a limited retailer incentive variant of this cover with the image in black and white; There is a 2nd print variant of this cover with the black tendrils coming out of Spidey's chest in white and the spider on his chest in black.

Cover Details - "Ross Cover"

Characters Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Ross (Painted)
Inks Alex Ross (Painted)
Colors Alex Ross (Painted)
Letters Typeset
Notes There is a limited variant of this cover distributed through Dynamic Forces with the image in reverse negative.

Cover Details - "Romita Cover"

Characters Spider-Man
Genre superhero
Pencils John Romita
Inks John Romita
Letters Typeset

28 page Spider-Man story "New Ways to Die Part One: Back With Vengeance"

Characters Spider-Man; GUESTS: Aunt May Parker; Harry Osborn; Norman Osborn [also as Green Goblin in flashback]; Ben Urich; Robbie Robertson; Martin Li; Eddie Brock; Betty Brant; Dexter Bennett; Randall Crowne; Sally Floyd; Thunderbolts [Songbird; Venom [Mac Gargan]; Bullseye; Radioactive Man]; VILLAIN: Malice; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Matt Murdock [Daredevil]; J. Jonah Jameson; Mary Jane Watson; Anna Watson; Gwen Stacy; Captain Stacy; Flash Thompson; Glory Grant; Vin Gonzales; Carlie Cooper; Lily Hollister; Bill Hollister; Sandman; Rhino; Kraven [Sergei Kravinoff]; Electro; Mysterio; Dr. Octopus; Kingpin; Chameleon; Lizard; Vulture; Overdrive; Mr. Negative; Freak; Paper Doll; Screwball; The Bookie; Kraven [Ana Kravinoff]
Synopsis Menace tries to kill Spider-Man by blowing off the side of a building and Spidey snaps a few pictures as a stream of illegal workers come pouring out; Realizing that he has a juicy story, Peter takes the facts to Ben Urich at Front Line where Sally Floyd discovers that the building is owned by mayoral candidate Randall Crowne; Crowne turns to Norman Osborn for help in getting him out of this publicity jam and Norman calls his Thunderbolts to come to New York; Bennett sends Betty Brant to cover the mysterious healings at the FEAST homeless organization and Aunt May, one of Martin Li's volunteers, admonishes her for working for the tabloid that the DB has become; Cancer victim Eddie Brock is also at FEAST and tells Betty how Martin saved him from a life of despair; Li puts his hand on Eddie's shoulder during the conversation and strange things begin happening in Brock's body; Peter returns to his apartment to find Norman and the Thunderbolts waiting for him.
Genre superhero
Script Dan Slott
Pencils John Romita Jr.
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Dean White
Letters Virtual Calligraphy's Cory Petit

10 page Venom story "Fifth Stage"

Characters Eddie Brock [also as Venom in flashback]; GUESTS: Aunt May Parker; Martin Li; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Spider-Man
Synopsis Terminal cancer patient Eddie Brock goes to the doctor and discovers that the disease is completely gone from his body.
Genre superhero
Script Mark Waid
Pencils Adi Granov (Painted)
Inks Adi Granov (Painted)
Colors Adi Granov (Painted)
Letters Virtual Calligraphy's Cory Petit