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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published 1988
Cover Price 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages 68
Editing Jim Salicrup

Cover Details - "The Evolutionary War"

Characters Spider-Man; Slug
Genre Superhero
Pencils Alex Saviuk (signed)
Inks John Romita, Sr. (signed)

32 page Spider-Man story "[The Evolutionary War, Part 8 of 11]: Sweet Poison!"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Poison [Cecilia Cardinale]; Carlos Cardinale; Doyle Denby; Villains: High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Slug [Ulyssus S. Luggman]; Mr. Baccar; Mr. Santo
Synopsis The Evolutionary War continues and the introduction of Poison.
Genre Superhero
Script Steve Gerber
Pencils Cynthia Martin
Inks Cynthia Martin
Colors Janet Jackson
Letters Rick Parker
Notes Story continued from X-Men Annual (1990) #12 and story continues in West Coast Avengers Annual (1989) #3.

7 page Poison story "Night Stalking!"

Characters Poison [Cecilia Cardinale]
Synopsis The origin of Poison.
Genre Superhero
Script Steve Gerber
Pencils Alex Saviuk
Inks Alex Saviuk
Colors Janet Jackson
Letters Rick Parker

1 page Spider-Man recap "Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Arthur Adams
Inks Arthur Adams
Notes Recap of the saga of the alien costume and pin-up.

1 page Spider-Man recap "Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Romita, Sr.
Inks John Romita, Jr.
Notes Recap of the wedding of Peter and Mary Jane and pin-up.

1 page Spider-Man recap "Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker; black costume]; Kraven the Hunter
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Zeck
Inks Bob McLeod
Notes Recap of the Kraven saga and pin-up.

1 page Spider-Man recap "Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker; black costume]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Zeck
Inks Joe Rubinstein
Notes More recap on the Kraven saga and the hunt for Vermin and a pin-up.

1 page Spider-Man recap "Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker; black costume]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Harris
Inks Mike Harris
Notes More recap on the Kraven saga and a pin-up.

1 page Spider-Man recap "Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker; black costume]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Cynthia Martin
Inks Cynthia Martin
Notes Recap of Peter's time in an asylum run by the Kingpin and a pin-up.

1 page Spider-Man recap "Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Joe Brozowski
Inks Joe Brozowski
Notes Recap of Spider-Man saving Manhattan from Doctor Octopus and nuclear destruction and a pin-up.

1 page Spider-Man recap "Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Todd McFarlane
Inks Todd McFarlane
Notes Recap of Amazing Spider-Man #300 and the introduction of Venom.

2 page Spider-Man recap "Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]
Genre Superhero
Notes Recap of the rest of the year and a pin-up.

6 page Spider-Man story "The High Evolutionary, Part 8 of 11: All My Children"

Characters High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham]; Hystrix (deceased); Bova; Doctor Jonathan Drew; Jessica Drew [baby; Spider-Woman]; Robert Frank; Madeline Frank (dies in childbirth); Django Maximoff; Marya Maximoff; Wanda Maximoff [baby; Scarlet Witch]; Pietro Maximoff [baby; Quicksilver]
Genre Superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald
Pencils Ron Lim
Inks Tony DeZuniga
Colors Gregory Wright
Letters Ken Lopez
Notes Story continued from X-Men Annual (1990) #12 and story continues in West Coast Avengers Annual (1989) #3.