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Issue Details

Issue #601
Published October 2009
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stephen Wacker; Thomas Brennan (Assistant)

Cover Details - "Campbell Cover"

Characters Spider-Man; Mary Jane Watson
Genre superhero
Pencils J. Scott Campbell
Inks J. Scott Campbell
Letters Typeset

Cover Details - "Marvel 70th Anniversary Border"

Characters Mary Jane Watson
Genre superhero
Pencils John Romita; Jim Cheung
Inks John Romita; Jim Cheung
Colors Dean White
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover has a white background and a border of a number of Marvel characters that is a tribute to the Marvel 25th Anniversary border which appeared on most Marvel books from November 1986.

Cover Details - "2nd Print Variant"

Characters Spider-Man
Genre superhero
Pencils Joe Quesada
Inks Danny Miki
Letters Typeset
Notes Wraparound cover
Reprinted From Amazing Spider-Man, the (Marvel, 2003 series) #600 [Quesada variant cover]

1 page Spider-Man recap "Peter Parker's P.O.V."

Genre superhero
Pencils Various
Inks Various
Colors Various

22 page Spider-Man story "Red-Headed Stranger [Part 1]: No Place Like Home"

Characters Spider-Man; GUESTS: Mary Jane Watson; J. Jonah Jameson; Michele Gonzales; Betty Brant; Glory Grant; Dexter Bennett; CAMEOS: Dr. Octopus; Aunt May Parker; J. Jonah Jameson Sr.; Joe Robertson; Randy Robertson
Synopsis Peter wakes up the day after Aunt May's wedding to find he has gone to bed with his roommate, Michele; When he admits that he can't remember what happened, Michele flips out and kicks him out of the apartment; Peter wanders around town trying to find a new place to stay but has to take time out as Spidey to rescue people from a fire in the Empire State Building which began with a strange electrical surge; Peter tries to keep a date he made with MJ at the wedding but she oversleeps and stands him up for once; Pete returns home to find Michele has baked him cookies as a make up gift.
Genre superhero
Script Mark Waid
Pencils Mario Alberti
Inks Mario Alberti
Colors Andres Mossa
Letters Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna

6 page Spider-Man story "The Best Version of Myself"

Characters Spider-Man; GUEST: Jessica Jones [also as Jewel in flashback]; CAMEOS: Avengers [Captain America [Bucky Barnes]; Luke Cage; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Ronin [Clint Barton]; Wolverine]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Sandman; Flash Thompson; Liz Allen
Synopsis Jessica lets Spidey know what an inspiration he has been to her over the years; Peter tells her he thinks she should go back to being a costumed hero.
Genre superhero
Script Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils Joe Quesada
Inks Joe Quesada
Colors Morry Hollowell
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Notes This story identifies Jessica Jones as the brunette girl in Peter's high school class in the last panel of story page 12 in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #4.