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Issue Details

Issue #0
Published April 1999
Cover Price 2.50
Pages 36
Editing Bob Harras (editor-in-chief), Ralph Macchio, Matt Hicks (assistant editor)
Notes This issue has a cover date of May 1999

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man; Lizard; Sandman; Vulture
Pencils John Byrne
Inks John Byrne
Letters Comicraft
Notes This issue has a cover date of May 1999

8 page Lizard story "Where Walks the Lizard"

Characters Lizard (origin; Dr. Curtis Connors), Martha Connors, Billy Connors
Synopsis Dr. Curtis Connors' search for a way to restore his missing arm results in a horrible accident
Genre superhero
Script John Byrne
Pencils John Byrne
Inks John Byrne
Colors Christie Scheele
Letters John Byrne
Notes This story retells the origin of the Lizard from Amazing Spider-Man 6

8 page Sandman story "I Am the Living Sandman"

Characters Sandman (origin; Flint Marko), Norman Osborn, William (Big Bill) Baker (dies in flashback)
Synopsis The Sandman relates his origin to his distant cousin, Norman Osborn, who enlists his aid in a special project
Genre superhero
Script John Byrne
Pencils John Byrne
Inks John Byrne
Colors Christie Scheele
Letters John Byrne
Notes This story retells the origin of the Sandman from Amazing Spider-Man 4; note that, in this version, Flint Marko and William Baker are two different people

6 page Vulture story "On Wings of Evil!"

Characters Vulture (origin; Adrian Toomes), Greg Bestman, Tinkerer
Synopsis After being swindled by his business partner, Adrian Toomes turns to crime in the guise of the Vulture
Genre superhero
Script John Byrne
Pencils John Byrne
Inks John Byrne
Colors Christie Scheele
Letters John Byrne
Notes This story retells the origin of the Vulture