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Issue Details

Issue #597
Published August 2009
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stephen Wacker; Thomas Brennan (Assistant)

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man; Norman Osborn; Spider-Man [Mac Gargan]; Ms. Marvel [Moonstone]; Wolverine [Daken]; Hawkeye [Bullseye]
Genre superhero
Pencils Phil Jimenez
Inks Andy Lanning
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover sports Dark Reign trade dress.

Cover Details - "2nd Print Variant"

Characters American Son [Harry Osborn]
Genre superhero
Pencils Marco Checchetto
Inks Marco Checchetto
Colors Chris Chuckry
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover sports Dark Reign trade dress; 2nd print variant utilizes an in story splash page as the cover image.

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

Genre superhero
Pencils Various
Inks Various
Colors Various

21 page Spider-Man story "American Son Part 3"

Characters Spider-Man; GUESTS: Aunt May Parker; J. Jonah Jameson Sr.; Norman Osborn; Harry Osborn; Lily Hollister [Malice]; Dark Avengers [Sentry; Ms. Marvel [Moonstone]; Ares; Captain Marvel [Noh-Varr]; Wolverine [Daken]; Hawkeye [Bullseye]]; CAMEO: Dr. Octopus
Synopsis Thanks to a "Venom" suit developed by Reed Richards, Spider-Man has secretly replaced Mac Gargan on the Dark Avengers; Norman reveals to his team that their newest member will be his son Harry dressed in Captain America like armor and called American Son; Harry finds Lily in Avengers Tower and promises to cure her of the goblin serum in her blood that turns her into Malice; Daken sniffs out the fact that Peter is impersonating Mac's version of Spider-Man and attacks; Spidey wins the battle but is ratted out by Harry who tells his dad that the Spider-Man in front of him is the real deal; Hawkeye shoots Spidey in the legs and Norman pulls out a gun and shoots him in the face.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Kelly
Pencils Marco Checchetto
Inks Marco Checchetto
Colors Chris Chuckry
Letters Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna