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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published September 1995
Cover Price 3.95 USD
Pages 68
Editing Bob Budiansky (editor-in-chief); Tom Brevoort

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man, symbiotes
Pencils Darick Robertson
Inks Al Vey
Reprinted in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2005 series) #[nn]; in Marvel Deluxe : Stan Lee (Panini, 2007 series) #1

Cover Details

Characters Lizard; Scarlet Spider's costume
Pencils Joe St. Pierre
Inks Scott Koblish
Notes flip cover (published upside-down in relation to the first cover)

22 page Spider-Man story "Invasion! [Planet of the Symbiotes, Chapter 4]"

Characters Spider-Man; Scarlet Spider; Venom; Carnage; Mary Jane Parker; symbiotes; Human Torch (cameo); Black Bolt (cameo); Captain America (cameo; possessed by symbiote)
Synopsis Spider-Man, the Scarlet Spider and Venom fight the symbiotes' invasion of Earth; Carnage awakens
Genre superhero
Script David Michelinie
Pencils Darick Robertson
Inks Arne Starr
Colors Tom Smith, Malibu (computer color)
Letters Bill Oakley, NJQ
Notes Story continued from Venom Super Special 1; story continued in Web of Spider-Man Super Special 1

10 page Spider-Man story "The Cycle of Life"

Characters Spider-Man; Mary Jane Parker; May Parker (flashback); Ben Parker (flashback); Flash Thompson (?; flashback)
Synopsis Peter and Mary Jane discuss the death of Aunt May
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Darick Robertson
Inks George Perez
Colors Tom Smith
Letters John Costanza
Editing Bob Budiansky (editor-in-chief), Danny Fingeroth (group editor), Tom Brevoort
Reprinted in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2005 series) #[nn]; in Marvel Deluxe : Stan Lee (Panini, 2007 series) #1

22 page Scarlet Spider story "Party Monster [Growing Pains, Part 4]"

Characters Scarlet Spider; Lizard; Strongarm; Dr. Noah Purl; Gabrielle Greer; Martha Connors; Toni Moore; Rick (Red) Barron; Billy Connors; Det. Sloane Chase
Synopsis The Scarlet Spider and Strongarm fight the Lizard at Dr. Purl's mansion
Genre superhero
Script Terry Kavanagh
Pencils Claude St. Aubin
Inks Ralph Cabrera; Matt Robertson
Colors Chia Chi Wang
Letters Bill Oakley; NJQ
Notes Story continued from Venom Super Special 1; story continued in Web of Spider-Man Super Special 1