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Issue Details

Issue #49
Published January 2004
Cover Price 2.25 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Ralph Macchio; C.B. Cebulski (associate); Nick Lowe (assistant); MacKenzie Cadenhead (assistant)

Cover Details - "Hero"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mark Bagley
Inks Mark Bagley
Letters typeset

1 page Ultimate Spider-Man recap "Previously in Ultimate Spider-Man:"

Genre Superhero
Script Brian Michael Bendis ?
Pencils Mark Bagley
Inks Art Thibert
Colors Transparency Digital
Letters typeset
Notes Cast of characters, recap of story-to-date and creator credits. Art is from page 20, panel 1 of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #48.

22 page Ultimate Spider-Man story "Hero"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Aunt May Parker; J. Jonah Jameson; VILLAINS: Enforcers ["Fancy Dan" Crenshaw; "Montana" Bale; Ox [Bruno Sanchez]]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]
Synopsis The Kingpin goes into politics - sort of. Returning to the throne of his criminal empire, Wilson Fisk sends the Enforcers around to rough up Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson, so he'll support the Kingpin's candidate for Mayor. And the web-spinner must jump in and save the day for the man who hates him most. [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero
Script Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils Mark Bagley
Inks Art Thibert
Colors Transparency Digital
Letters Chris Eliopoulos