Issue Details

Issue	#400
Published	April 1995
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	3.95 USD; 5.35 CAD
Pages	72
Editing	Danny Fingeroth; Mark Bernardo (assistant); Bob Budiansky (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "A Death in the Family"

Characters	Spider-Man
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Mark Bagley (signed)
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt (signed)
Notes	Die-cut embossed cover.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Characters	Spider-Man
Letters	Typeset

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Intro"

Script	Stan Lee
Letters	Typeset
Notes	30 year anniversary intro by Stan Lee.

37 page Spider-Man story "The Gift"

Characters	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Scarlet Spider [Ben Reilly]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Aunt May Parker (dies); Anna Watson; Doctor Caputo; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Detective Connor Trevane; Detective Jacob Raven; Villains: Jackal [Professor Miles Warren]; Judas Traveller; Mr. Nacht; Medea
Synopsis	The death of Aunt May.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Marc DeMatteis [as J.M. DeMatteis]
Pencils	Mark Bagley
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt; Randy Emberlin (pages 32-33)
Colors	Bob Sharen
Letters	Bill Oakley
Notes	Story dedicated with deep respect and admiration to Stan Lee, Steve Ditko and John Romita, Sr. Story continues in Spider-Man (1990) #57.

7 page Spider-Man story "The Parker Legacy, Part One of Three: A Shock to the System"

Characters	Ben Reilly (Peter Parker's clone)
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	John Romita, Sr.
Colors	Paul Becton
Letters	Ken Lopez
Notes	Story continues in Spider-Man (1990) #57.
Reprinted	in Spider-Man: The Lost Years (Marvel, 1995 series) #0 (January 1996)

7 page Spider-Man story "The Morning After"

Characters	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Burglar; Aunt May Parker
Synopsis	A story set the morning after Uncle Ben's murder.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Marc DeMatteis [as J.M. DeMatteis] (plot); Stan Lee (script)
Pencils	Tom Grummett
Inks	Al Milgrom
Colors	Chia-Chi Wang
Letters	Richard Starkings and Comicraft

1 page letters page "The Spider's Web"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Letters from readers.

1 page Spider-Man illustration "back cover"

Characters	Spider-Man
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Mark Bagley (signed)
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt (signed)
Colors	Michel Le ? (signed)