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Issue Details

Issue #223
Published April 1995
Cover Price $2.95/$4.00 CAD
Pages 56
Editing Eric Fein; Danny Fingeroth (group)
Notes Die-cut, fold-up cover.

Cover Details

Characters Scarlet Spider; Peter Parker; Mary Jane Watson Parker; Doctor Ashley Kafka; Kaine; Jackal
Genre Superhero
Pencils Sal Buscema
Inks Bill Sienkiewicz
Notes Die-cut, fold-up cover.

22 page Spider-Man story "Aftershocks, Part 2: Schemes & Dreams: For Future Screams"

Characters Scarlet Spider [Ben Reilly]; Peter Parker [Spider-Man]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; John Jameson [Man-Wolf]; Doctor Ashley Kafka; Robbie Robertson; Detective Jacob Raven; Detective Connor Trevane; Villains: Jackal [Professor Miles Warren]; Shriek; Carnage [Cletus Kasaday]; Scrier; Kaine
Synopsis Peter Parker is in jail for murder and the Jackal escapes from prison.
Genre Superhero
Script Tom DeFalco
Pencils Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Bill Sienkiewicz (finishes)
Inks Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors John Kalisz
Letters Loretta Krol; Clem Robins
Notes Story continued from Spider-Man (1990) #57.

10 page Spider-Man story "The Parker Legacy, Part Three of Three: The Beginning"

Characters Ben Reilly (Peter Parker's clone); Clifford Gross
Synopsis In a story set five years ago, Peter Parker's clone has a new beginning and a new name - Ben Reilly!
Genre Superhero
Script John Marc DeMatteis [as J.M. DeMatteis]
Pencils John Romita, Jr.
Inks Al Milgrom
Colors Paul Becton
Letters Bill Oakley
Notes Story continued from Spider-Man (1990) #57.
Reprinted in SPIDER-MAN: THE LOST YEARS (Marvel, 1995 series) #0 (January 1996)

1 page Spider-Man illustration "Pin-up Gallery"

Characters Spider-Man; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Sal Buscema (signed)
Inks Sal Buscema (signed)
Colors Marie Javins

1 page Spider-Man illustration "Pin-up Gallery"

Characters Man-Spider; Morbius; Lizard
Genre Superhero
Pencils Sal Buscema (signed)
Inks Sal Buscema (signed)
Colors Marie Javins

1 page Spider-Man illustration "Pin-up Gallery"

Characters Spider-Man; Mysterio
Genre Superhero
Pencils Pat Broderick (signed)
Inks Pat Broderick (signed)
Colors Nel Yomtov

1 page Spider-Man; Daredevil illustration "Pin-up Gallery"

Characters Spider-Man; Daredevil
Genre Superhero
Pencils Tom Grummett (signed)
Inks Scott Hanna (signed)
Colors Nel Yomtov

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Marvel Comics"

Letters Typeset
Notes Marvel house ads and checklist for February 1995.

2 page letters page "Spectacular Spider-Mail"

Letters Typeset
Notes Letters from readers.