Sensational Spider-Man (1996 1st Series) comic books 1997-1999

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"Here There Be Monsters!" Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. Narration by Stan Lee. Before Peter Parker was bitten by the radioactive spider, he went on a fishing trip with his Uncle Ben to Westchester County! It was a quiet and relaxing day on the water...until the monsters attacked! Gigantus! Groot! Blip! Vandoom's Monster! And X -- the Thing that Lives! Wow, how will young Peter escape from this quintet of golden age monsters? Maybe he won't have to if his fishing trip is all a dream! Or perhaps all a nightmare! Cameo appearances by Aunt May and Nightmare. (Notes: This one-shot issue was part of Marvel's company-wide "Flashback" event. This issue was published in July 1997 between Sensational Spider-Man 17 and 18.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"A Matter of Respect" Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Josh Hood. Inks by John Lowe. Cover by Yancey Labat. The Spider-Clone saga is over! And Peter Parker is the Sensational Spider-Man once again! And it doesn't take long for the web-slinger to come into conflict with a past foe! After theDaily Bugle mistakenly credits Spider-Man for the Trapster's recent crime, the former member of the Frightful Four develops a plan to get even! The crafty Trapster lures the wall-crawler into a construction site and encases him in a huge vat of paste! Talk about a sticky situation! How will Spidey worm his way out of this one? Cameo appearances by Anna Watson, Mary Jane Watson, Ben Urich, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: Elements of the plot from Silver Sable & the Wild Pack 26 continue in this issue. The Trapster appears next in Spider-Man 86.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"A Savage Land" Deluge Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Ka-Zar and Shanna. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Daily Bugle sends its ace photographer to the Savage Land to investigate the impacts of global warming on the tropical paradise! And when Peter Parker arrives at the South Pole, the situation is dire indeed for Ka-Zar's kingdom! The glaciers that rise above the Savage Land are melting and threatening to flood the entire landscape! The amazing one will do everything he can to save the hidden paradise... and so will the Roxxon Corporation! Wait a minute... what is Roxxon doing in Antarctica? The web-slinger better keep a close eye on those guys! Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Chtylok, and Stegron. (Notes: Spider-Man has visited the Savage Land many times. Most notably in Amazing Spider-Man 103 & 104 and Marvel Fanfare 1 & 2. This issue includes a 3-page preview of the new Thunderbolts (1997) series with art by Mark Bagley and Vince Russell. This three-part story was reprinted in 1997 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Savage Land Saga.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Higher Ground" Deluge Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Ka-Zar, Shanna, and the Hulk. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Dan Green. Ka-Zar and the wall-crawler zero in on the cause of the flooding in the Savage Land! And it's not global warming! It's Roxxon Oil's so-called refrigeration units! They're actually microwave energy transmitters! So now what? How does the web-slinger stop millions of gallons of water from flowing into the prehistoric paradise? Meanwhile, a strange battle rages underground between the Green Goliath and a mystical creature called Chtylok! Are these behemoths going to rumble all the way to the bottom of the world? Cameo appearance by Stegron. (Notes: This three-part story was reprinted in 1997 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Savage Land Saga.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Inundated!" Deluge Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Ka-Zar, Shanna, and the Hulk. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Savage Land is on the brink of destruction as Ka-Zar, Shanna, Stegron, and Spider-Man race against time to shut down Roxxon's machinery! But despite the heroes' valiant efforts, the flood waters begin roaring into the tropical paradise! Ka-Zar needs a miracle to save his homeland! Will a green gamma-radiated one suffice? In a divine stroke of luck, the Hulk and Chtylok burst through the Earth's surface and open up a gigantic cavern! Is salvation now at hand for the Savage Land? (Note: This three-part story was reprinted in 1997 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Savage Land Saga.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Paralyzed!" Part 1 of 3. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Prowler is back on the streets! But who is he? The original Prowler, Hobie Brown, is out of commission following his near-fatal accident (in Spider-Man Unlimited 14). Inauspiciously, the new Prowler soon discovers that the old Prowler has a few enemies around town! Most notably... the vindictive Vulture! Is it too late to give the costume back? Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Billy Walters, J. Jonah Jameson, and Mindy Brown. Second story: "Brother's Keeper 2" Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Richard Case. Dr. Kafka summons the web-slinger to Ravencroft Institute to calm down D.K.! But Ben Reilly was the man underneath the mask when B.K. first appeared (in Spectacular Spider-Man 230). Does the original web-slinger know what to do? (Note: The Vulture and Hobie Brown previously crossed paths in the Prowler (1994) Limited Series.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Helpless!" Part 2 of 3. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The web-slinger tracks the new Prowler to his secret apartment! But so does the Vulture! Inside the cramped quarters, the three costumed adversaries battle for the upper hand! Who will come out on top? Cameo appearances by Billy Walters and Hobie Brown. Second story: "Brother's Keeper, Too" Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Richard Case. The wall-crawler calms D.K. down, but not before he kills two security guards! What is Dr. Kafka going to do now? (Notes: The Sensational Spider-Man title takes a one-month hiatus for Marvel's company-wide "Flashback" event. See the special one-shot issue: Sensational Spider-Man Minus1 (1997) #1.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Powerless and Responsibility" Part 3 of 3. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Jason Armstrong. Inks by Ron Boyd. Cover by Mike Wieringo. The vindictive Vulture emerges victorious from the three-way tussle inside the phony Prowler's apartment! The second place finisher, the Sensational Spider-Man, heads home to rest after taking the Prowler to the local hospital. The next day in Central Park, the Vulture tries to finish off the web-slinger; but falls into the clutches of the despondent D.K.! Will the Vulture emerge triumphant again? Or will he emerge as a defeated old man? Final appearance of D.K. Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Billy Walters, J. Jonah Jameson, Dr. Kafka, John Jameson, Mindy Brown, Hobie Brown, and the Living Monolith. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover detailing the current storyline.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"The Return" Part 1 of 2. Plot by Richard Case. Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Richard Case. Cover by Richard Case. In the Southern Utah desert, a teenage girl named Akasha happens upon a glowing rock fragment! And after she picks it up a strange and subtle metamorphosis begins to take place! Several days later when Akasha and her father visit the Egyptian exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she reaches for the powerful Staff of Horus! And in spectacular fashion Akasha is transformed into the Living Pharaoh! Fortunately for the museum's curators, Peter and Mary Jane are touring the exhibit hall at the same time! And in very short order, the Sensational Spider-Man and the Living Pharaoh wage battle once again! Flashback cameos by Angel, Beast, Spider-Man, and Thor. (Notes: The Living Monolith previously appeared in the Revenge of the Living Monolith graphic novel (1985 Marvel). Spider-Man also fought the Living Monolith in Marvel Team-Up 69 & 70. This issue features a gatefold cover recapping the events of last issue.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"Akasha Triumphant" Part 2 of 2. Plot by Richard Case. Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Richard Case. Cover by Richard Case. The Living Pharaoh roams the streets of New York City! And the wondrous wall-crawler frantically searches for the new pharaoh (aka Akasha) before she can do anymore damage with the Staff of Horus! Eventually Spider-Man and Akasha's father locate her in Greenwich Village! Can they break the Living Monolith's control over her? Or will Akasha restore the glory of ancient Egypt in the modern day? Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson and Betty Brant. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover detailing the current storyline.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"Opening Doors" Part 1 of 3. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Rob Stull. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. As Peter Parker goes about his normal day in Manhattan, a shadowy conglomerate known as the Technomancer Corporation dabbles in the mystic arts! This secretive financial institution with its eclectic leadership likes to mix modern technology and arcane magic! But this time the Brotherhood of Technomancer has gone too far! When the Babylon portal (inside the Technomancer Tower) is breached, Buel -- the Gremlyn-Lord -- walks the Earth! The Sensational Spider-Man is not involved in the Technomancer's affair yet, but he will be very soon! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Jill Stacy, Joe Robertson, Billy Walters, Ellen Hibbert, and Hope Hibbert. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover detailing the events of last issue.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"The Politics of Magic" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Plot by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case and Scott Hanna. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. In Greenwich Village the Master of the Mystic Arts senses the dimensional rift caused by the Gremlyn-Lord's entrance into Earth's reality! Dr. Strange rushes to the Technomancers' building and finds the web-slinger outside... wondering what's happening inside! The Sorcerer Supreme tells the wall-crawler that the powerful Sphere of Sara-Kath paved the way for Buel and his gremlins to reach Earth's dimension! And the only way to defeat Buel is to invade the building, grab the sphere, and close the portal! Oh my, can the amazing one do that all by himself? The Big Apple is counting on your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Cameo appearances by Anna Watson, Hope Hibbert, Ellen Hibbert, Billy Walters, J. Jonah Jameson, and Wong. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"The Spirit is Willing; the Flesh..." Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. Inside the Technomancers' headquarters, the Sensational Spider-Man and the Master of the Mystic Arts (in astral form) lay it all on the line against the Gremlyn-Lord! If the web-slinger can find the Sphere of Sara-Kath, he'll have a chance to close the portal and save Earth's existence! But if Buel gets the sphere first, the gremlyns will overrun the present reality! Strangely during the battle, Spider-Man is continually drawn toward an unknown dimension. One that holds a pleasant reminder of days gone by. What is really going on inside the Technomancer Tower? Flashback cameos by Uncle Ben and the Burglar. (Notes: This issue features a gatefold cover. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 211,317; average paid circulation 117,969.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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Kansas City Chiefs Collector's Edition. Promotional comic given away exclusively at a Kansas City Chief's football game back in January 1998. It has a classic fold-out wraparound cover of Spider-Man's iconic mask. The fold-out page has a congratulatory letter written by Stan Lee toward Chief's wide-receiver Andre Rison, a big time Spidey fan himself, who started something of a Spider-Man craze in the area. "The Spirit Is Willing; The Flesh..." starring Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Buel, Gunther Senreich, and Om, script by Todd Dezago, pencils by Mike Wieringo, inks by Rich Case; Spider-Man and Doctor Strange race Buel to the top of the Technomancer Tower to recover the Sphere of Sara-Kath. 36 pgs.

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"A Christmas Story" Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Todd Nauck. Inks by Andrew Hennessey. Cover by Todd Nauck and Richard Case. It's Christmas Eve in the big city and the Amazing Spider-Man needs to buy one more gift! While the web-slinger frantically swings around town looking for the perfect gift, he bumps into an old foe...Hydro-Man! However Spidey doesn't want to waste time in a fight; he still has to find that last gift! Can the wondrous wall-crawler keep the streets safe and finish his shopping before Santa arrives? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Billy Walters, Hope Hibbert, and Ellen Hibbert. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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Regular cover showing Spider-Man facing a mob - "Into the Dance!" Spiderhunt Part 1 of 4. Double-sized issue. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Joe Bennett. Inks by Al Milgrom and Dan Green. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Spiderhunt is on after the Daily Bugle raises its reward for capturing the web-slinger to 5 million dollars! Anyone and everyone on the street is taking pot shots at Spider-Man to win the money! However things don't get serious until Aura and Override ambush the wall-crawler on a Manhattan rooftop! Can Spidey keep dodging one attack after another forever? Meanwhile at Norman Osborn's palatial estate; his grandson, Normie Osborn, is kidnapped! Story continues in Amazing Spider-Man 432. Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Flash Thompson, Betty Brant, Liz Osborn, Billy Walters, Joe Robertson, Martha Robertson, the Prowler, and the fifth Green Goblin. (Notes: Elements of the plot from Spider-Man (1990) 88 continue in this issue. This issue features a gatefold cover. This story was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man Spiderhunt.) 48 pages. Cover price $2.99.

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Spider-Hunt #1. Variant Cover. This is the Wanted Dead or Alive cover with yellow background. Normie Osborn kidnapped Cover price $2.99.

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"Signs of the Time" Guest-starring Silver Sable. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Todd Nauck. Inks by Andrew Hennessey. Cover by Todd Nauck and Andrew Hennessey. Hydro-Man is the next super-villain to take a shot at winning the Daily Bugle's $5 million reward! So Morris Bench devises a scheme to draw out the web-slinger by taking several hostages near a water tower in the Bronx! But ol' Morrie didn't count on his actions drawing out other super-powered folks like Sandman and Silver Sable! Uh-oh, does Hydro-Man have a plan for defeating Sable, Sandman, and the sensational one? He better... otherwise his plan to collect the bounty will end up... all wet! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Glory Grant, Billy Walters, Desiree Winthrop, Hope Hibbert, Hobie Brown, and the Vulture. (Notes: Hydro-Man and Sandman previously battled the web-slinger and one another in Amazing Spider-Man 217 & 218. This issue features a gatefold cover recapping Spidey's battle with Hydro-Man two issues ago.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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Sensational Spider-Man Identity Crisis #27 cover with Sensational Hornet #1 cover underneath. "Inventing the Hornet!" Identity Crisis Part 3 of 8. (Peter Parker as the Hornet Part 1 of 2.) Plot by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Looter breaks into Norman Osborn's office at the Daily Bugle looking for the $5 million bounty! However the loony super-villain's heist is interrupted by the first appearance of the Hornet! Who is this new superhero? Well, it's actually your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man wearing a new costume! Peter and Mary Jane thought it would be a good idea for the web-slinger to lay low while the aforementioned $5 million reward remains in effect! So here comes the Hornet! Will the Looter have any better luck against the Hornet than he did against Spider-Man? Probably not! Cameo appearances by Hobie Brown, Flash Thompson, Norman Osborn, J. Jonah Jameson, Billy Walters, and the Vulture. (Notes: Amazing Spider-Man 434 & 435 are parts 1 & 2 of the Identity Crisis storyline. This story was reprinted in 1998 in the trade paperback: Marvel Finest's Spider-Man Identity Crisis; and again in 2012 in the trade paperback: the Amazing Spider-Man Identity Crisis.) 36 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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Sensational Hornet #1 cover with Sensational Spider-Man Identity Crisis #27 cover underneath. Spider-Man: Identity Crisis: Part 3 of 8 - Hornet: Part 1 of 2 - Hornet vs. Vulture. With a bounty on Spidey he is forced to disguise himself with new costumes. Cover price $1.99.

Sensational Spider-Man Identity Crisis #27. Newsstand edition looks like #27A but with no Hornet #1 cover underneath; not a double cover issue. Spider-Man: Identity Crisis: Part 3 of 8 - Hornet: Part 1 of 2 - Cover pencils by Mike Wieringo, inks by Rich Case. Inventing the Hornet! (Identity Crisis [Part 1]) starring Hornet (intro; Peter Parker (also as Spider-Man)), Looter, Norman Osborn, Hobie Brown, Vulture, Mary Jane Parker, Billy Walters, Flash Thompson, and SHIELD, script by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo (co-plotter), pencils by Mike Wieringo, inks by Rich Case; Peter tackles the Looter in his first foray as the Hornet. 36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

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"Hornet's Nest" Identity Crisis Part 4 of 8. (Peter Parker as the Hornet Part 2 of 2.) Plot by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Daily Bugle and other media outlets have noticed the new hero in town: the Hornet! And the Big Apple's resident superheroes have noticed him too! When Norman Osborn hosts a press conference to give the Hornet a monetary reward, the Vulture swoops in and attacks! Apparently Adrian Toomes thinks the Hornet has killed Spider-Man and thus deprived him of his long-sought revenge! However during their fight, the wise old bird recognizes his former wall-crawling foe! Is the Hornet's cover about to be blown sky-high? Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Hope Hibbert, Hobie Brown, Mindy Brown, Billy Walters, Flash Thompson, Captain America, Iron Man, Wasp, Jarvis, Power Man, Iron Fist, White Tiger, Franklin Richards, and the Fantastic Four. (Notes: Spider-Man (1990) 91 & 92 are parts 5 & 6 of the Identity Crisis storyline. This story was reprinted in 1998 in the trade paperback: Marvel Finest's Spider-Man Identity Crisis; and again in 2012 in the trade paperback: the Amazing Spider-Man Identity Crisis. This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"Back On His Game!" Guest-starring the Black Cat. Part 1 of 2. Script by Todd Dezago (with assists from Andy Jozefowicz). Pencils by Roberto Flores and Tom Lyle. Inks by Juan Vlasco and Robert Jones. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The classic red and blue costume is back! As the Sensational Spider-Man returns to action alongside the Black Cat to help locate a missing teenager! The web-slinger and Felicia are making good progress on the case... until they are suddenly attacked and kidnapped by a large garbage truck! Oh no, are Spidey and the Black Cat on their way to Murderworld? Cameo appearances by Arcade, Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Hope Hibbert, Desiree Winthrop, and Billy Walters. (Notes: The wall-crawler previously visited Murderworld in Marvel Team-Up 66. This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"Cat & Mouse" Guest-starring the Black Cat. Part 2 of 2. Script by Todd Dezago (with assists from Andy Jozefowicz). Art by Javier Saltares. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Spectacular Spider-Man returns to Arcade's house of horrors: Murderworld! And this time he has the Black Cat by his side to navigate through the myriad of deadly mazes! Will the wall-crawler and Felicia escape from Arcade's lethal amusement park in one piece? Keep your head on a swivel Spidey! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Hope Hibbert, Billy Walters, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover recapping the events of last issue.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"More Than A Feelin'" Plot by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Rhino is rampaging through the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens! And when Peter and Mary Jane get word of the Rhino's destructive behavior, the Sensational Spider-Man swings into action! The wall-crawler thinks he can handle the matter without too much trouble! However once a school bus carrying his deaf neighbor, Hope Hibbert, crashes; the situation turns very serious! Can the web-slinger save Hope and her friends from the Rhino's inadvertent wrath? Cameo appearances by Anna Watson, Ellen Hibbert, and Billy Walters. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"Acquisitions" The Gathering of Five Part 1 of 5. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Joe Bennett. Inks by Ralph Cabrera. At the Technomancer Building, Norman Osborn launches his next sinister scheme! And this underhanded plot involves gathering five ancient artifacts of untold power! However the Green Goblin's alter ego doesn't have all five in his possession yet! So he sends Override to the Technomancer HQ to get another piece! But the eagle-eyed web-slinger spots Override and decides to check out the Technomancer trouble himself! In the meantime Mary Jane receives a phone call... asking if she wants to return to the modeling business! Story continues in Amazing Spider-Man 440. Cameo appearances by Anna Watson, Joe Robertson, Alison Mongrain, and Scrier. (Notes: This issue features a gatefold cover. The Gathering of Five storyline was reprinted in 2013 in the trade paperback: Spider-Man The Gathering of Five.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"Gifts" The Gathering of Five Part 5 of 5. Final issue of the series. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Joe Bennett. Inks by Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe Bennett. Story continues from Spectacular Spider-Man 262. The Gathering is drawing nigh! And one of the key participants, Override, has some last minute preparations to make! Namely stealing a million dollars in case he draws the short straw at the Gathering! But Override's hasty heist captures the attention of the Sensational Spider-Man! And the web-slinger is going to make Override pay for his overdraft! Meanwhile, Mary Jane decides to leave school and restart her modeling career! Now she just needs to tell her wall-crawling husband! Cameo appearances by Norman Osborn and Aura. (Notes: The formal Gathering takes place in Amazing Spider-Man 441. As part of Marvel's relaunching of the Spider-Man titles in late 1998, the Sensational Spider-Man (1996 1st series) series was cancelled and essentially replaced by the Spider-Man Chapter One (1999) series. This issue features a gatefold cover recapping the previous events in the Gathering of Five storyline. The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 177,625; average paid circulation 94,643.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.99.