Spider-Man (1990 Marvel) comic books 1996

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"The Game of Life" Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson, Dick Giordano, and Al Milgrom. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. Following a 2-month hiatus, the Spider-Man title returns! And Ben Reilly is officially the new web-slinger! After saving a young boy from a deadly fire, the wall-crawler learns that his mother is the super-powered Poison! Unfortunately several minutes later, while Poison's son is being transported to the hospital; he's kidnapped by El Toro Negro! And shortly thereafter in an abandoned warehouse, the four concerned parties come together for an explosive encounter! Can Ben save Poison's son once again... while saving himself from El Toro Negro and Poison herself? The new Spider-Man's career may be a short one! Cameo appearance by Mysterio. (Notes: The wall-crawler previously clashed with Poison in Web of Spider-Man Annual 4. Poison also appeared in Marvel Comics Presents (1988) issues 60 thru 67. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 342,896; average paid circulation 199,974.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Unplugged" Media Blizzard Part 3 of 3. Script by Dan Jurgens. Pencils by John Romita Jr. and Tom Morgan. Inks by Al Williamson and Dick Giordano. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. Story continues from Amazing Spider-Man 408. While the wall-crawler (aka Ben Reilly) searches the city for the Master of Illusion, the television ratings for Mystery-Vision skyrocket! However the spectacular one eventually gets a tip on the location of Mysterio's powerful transmitter! And then and there the Amazing Spider-Man and Mysterio battle back and forth in the snow! Can the new web-slinger pull the plug on Mystery-Vision? Or will the sinister showman bury Spidey on live TV? Cameo appearance by Jessica Carradine. (Notes: Mysterio returns in Amazing Spider-Man 413. This issue was reprinted in 2011 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #2.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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Comic only. No longer polybagged and the cassette is NOT included. Camelot Music Limited Edition of Spider-Man #65 is 1 of 4 special covers released polybagged with Saturday Morning Cartoons Sampler Cassette. Also released were Amazing Spider-Man #408, Sensational Spider-Man #1, and Spectacular Spider-Man #231. The four covers connect to depict a giant spider symbol in the background. Cover price $2.95.

Polybagged with cassette. Camelot Music Limited Edition of Spider-Man #65 is 1 of 4 special covers released polybagged with Saturday Morning Cartoons Sampler Cassette. Also released were Amazing Spider-Man #408, Sensational Spider-Man #1, and Spectacular Spider-Man #231. The four covers connect to depict a giant spider symbol in the background. Cover price $2.95.

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"End Game." The Return of Kaine Part 4 of 4. Direct Edition. Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson, Al Milgrom, and Dick Giordano. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. Story continues from Amazing Spider-Man 409. Kaine and the Spectacular Spider-Man (aka Ben Reilly) have become unwilling pawns in "The Great Game!" And atop the Johnscorp Building in Midtown Manhattan, the two familiar rivals along with Muse fight for their lives and maybe each other's deaths! Will anyone emerge triumphant amid the fog of battle? In the meantime J. Jonah Jameson is frustrated that his Bugle staff cannot get the inside scoop on theft of the spider-skeleton! So JJJ makes a phone call for help to a former employee: Peter Parker! Cameo appearances by Joe Robertson, Ken Ellis, Ben Urich, and Mary Jane Watson. (Notes: Peter Parker returns to New York for the first time since Spectacular Spider-Man 229.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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Newsstand Edition - The Return of Kaine: Part 4 of 4. "End Game!" Story by Howard Mackie. Art by John Romita, Jr., Al Williamson, Dick Giordano, and Al Milgrom. Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Al Milgrom. Story continued from Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #409. Ben Reilly finally comes face-to-face with the first and by far the most dangerous Spider-Clone - Kaine! Plus, the startling return of a familiar face to the staff of the Daily Bugle. Cover price $1.50.

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"Who Am I?" Web of Carnage Part 3 of 4. Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson and Al Milgrom. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. Story continues from Amazing Spider-Man 410. In a horrifying turn of events, Carnage's alien symbiote has bonded with Ben Reilly! And now Spider-Carnage stalks New York City! Ben valiantly fights the urge to kill people, but he desperately needs help from the one man who knows Carnage the best: Peter Parker! Can the former web-slinger prevent the new wall-crawler from painting the town red...in blood? Story concludes in Spectacular Spider-Man 233. Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Jessica Carradine, John Jameson, Cletus Kasady, and Dr. Kafka. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 2011 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #3.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Into the Depths" Blood Brothers Part 3 of 6. Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson and Al Milgrom. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. Story continues from Amazing Spider-Man 411. These are dark days for both the former web-slinger and the current one! Peter Parker (without his powers) slowly recovers from a beating he took from a strange mercenary group called Cell-12. And Ben Reilly's apartment has been ransacked and his employer's coffee shop burned to the ground! Can things get any worse? Unfortunately they do when the wall-crawler runs into the new and cybernetically-improved Hobgoblin! What will hurt Ben more...the Hobgoblin's fury or Seward Trainer's betrayal? Story continues in Spectacular Spider-Man 234. Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson and Jessica Carradine. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 2011 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #3.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"It Begins with a Bang not a Whimper!" Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. The Blood Brothers storyline is over, but the Amazing Spider-Man is still searching for the Hobgoblin! However after receiving a valuable tip, Ben Reilly zeroes in on the cybernetically-enhanced goblin in an abandoned warehouse! And it's time for payback...Spider-style! Meanwhile, Peter receives a job offer from the Daily Bugle! Are the Parkers ready to move back to the Big Apple? Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Ben Urich, Betty Brant, Ken Ellis, Glory Grant, Joe Robertson, J. Jonah Jameson, Gaunt, and Cell-12. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #4.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Above It All" Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. A new crime lord bursts onto the scene in New York City! And it doesn't take long for the new boss (aka Fortunato) to come into conflict with the oldboss... Hammerhead! And of course the wondrous wall-crawler (aka Ben Reilly) is caught in the crossfire! Meanwhile in Queens, Peter Parker (still without his powers) collapses on the kitchen floor! Oh no, what's wrong with Mary Jane's husband? Cameo appearances by Ben Urich and Arthur Stacy. (Note: This issue includes a 6-page feature on the Onslaught storyline currently taking place in the X-titles.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Above It All" Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. A new crime lord bursts onto the scene in New York City! And it doesn't take long for the new boss (aka Fortunato) to come into conflict with the oldboss... Hammerhead! And of course the wondrous wall-crawler (aka Ben Reilly) is caught in the crossfire! Meanwhile in Queens, Peter Parker (still without his powers) collapses on the kitchen floor! Oh no, what's wrong with Mary Jane's husband? Cameo appearances by Ben Urich and Arthur Stacy. 40 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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"The Promise" Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. Ben Reilly stops by the hospital to check on Peter's status and surprisingly runs into Hammerhead in the hallway! Oh my, is the web-slinger going to throw down with the big crime boss at the nurses' station? Yes he is! Because Hammerhead is too dangerous to let escape! In the meantime, Dr. Curt Connors and the other physicians have been unable to reverse the former wall-crawler's deteriorating condition! And when Mary Jane sees her husband's heart monitor flatline... she knows the end has arrived. Is this how the Amazing Spider-Man departs this vale of tears? Story continues in Spectacular Spider-Man 237. Cameo appearance by Ben Urich. (Note: This issue includes a 2-page feature on the Onslaught storyline currently taking place in the X-titles. This issue also includes a 4-page feature on Jim Lee's plans for the new Fantastic Four (1996 2nd series) title; and likewise Rob Liefeld's plans for the new Captain America (1996 2nd series) title.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"The World's Gone Mad!" Part 2 of 2. Onslaught Impact 2. Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Williamson. Story continues from Amazing Spider-Man 415. The Spectacular Spider-Man jumps headlong into the Onslaught crisis sweeping across the Marvel Universe! The Sentinels have invaded Manhattan! And the giant robots are conducting search and destroy operations for any and all "enhanced" individuals! Ben Reilly (aka the wall-crawler) and Peter Parker (with his powers slowly coming back) battle the killing machines in the air, on the street, and below the ground! Can the brave duo survive the Sentinels' deadly onslaught? (Notes: The Onslaught storyline concludes in the one-shot: Onslaught Marvel Universe (1996). This issue includes a 6-page Heroes Reborn preview of Iron Man (1996 2nd series) and the Avengers (1996 2nd series) with art by Whilce Portacio & Scott Williams and Rob Liefeld, respectively.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Legacy" Part 1 of 2. Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna. Onslaught is over! And the Avengers and Fantastic Four are gone! So naturally the biggest crime lords in New York City are planning to step up their operations! But before Hammerhead, Silvermane, Tombstone, the Rose, and the Slug do that; they need to knock out a powerful new competitor...Fortunato! However Peter Parker gets wind of the planned hit and informs Ben Reilly and Ben's new best friend... Jimmy-6! Are the web-slinger and big Jimmy-6 ready to stop a multitude of mobsters? Cameo appearance by Hydra. (Notes: This issue includes a 6-page preview of three upcoming titles: Star Trek Voyager (1996), Star Trek Starfleet Academy (1996), and Star Trek Early Voyages (1997). This story was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #6.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Last of the Heroes" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Daredevil. Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Al Williamson. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson. At his Staten Island headquarters, the ruthless Fortunato is poised to unite all of the Big Apple's mobsters under his and Hydra's control! And he plans to demonstrate his power by ceremoniously executing Spider-Man (aka Ben Reilly) and Tombstone! However the Man Without Fear learns about Fortunato's sinister scheme and rushes to NYC's smallest borough to help! But the stellar superhero duo will need a man on the inside to escape with their lives! How about big Jimmy-6? Will Fortunato's son be the fortunate one to save Spider-Man and Daredevil? Cameo appearances by Hammerhead, Silvermane, the Rose, and the Slug. (Notes: The passing of long-time Marvel writer and editor Mark Gruenwald is acknowledged in the credits. This story was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #6.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"The Night of the Goblin!" Revelations Part 4 of 4. Double-sized issue. Script by Howard Mackie. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Scott Hanna. Wraparound cover by John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom. Story continues from Amazing Spider-Man 418. This is it! At long last the explosive conclusion to the 2-year clone saga! Shock follows shock as the Amazing Spider-Man battles the original Green Goblin in the skies over Manhattan! No one can believe that Norman Osborn is alive! But the evil mastermind is indeed back and trying to ruin Peter Parker's life once and for all! With the fate of Ben Reilly, Mary Jane, and his newborn baby hanging in the balance; the Spectacular Spider-Man goes for broke to stop the sinister goblin! However even if the wall-crawler wins, he's still going to lose almost everything. A heartbreaking ending for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Final appearance of Ben Reilly (aka the Spider-Clone). Cameo appearances by Anna Watson, Liz Osborn, Normie Osborn, Flash Thompson, Betty Brant, Glory Grant, Arthur Stacy, Joe Robertson, Foggy Nelson, Ben Urich, Ken Ellis, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Notes: Peter Parker becomes the web-slinger again in this issue. Spider-Man previously battled the original goblin in the classic Amazing Spider-Man 122. Further details of Norman Osborn's scheme are revealed in Spider-Man: The Osborn Journal (1997). The title of the series changes to: Peter Parker Spider-Man. This issue includes a 3-page preview of the new Deadpool (1997) series. This story was reprinted in 1997 in the trade paperback: Spider-Man Revelations; and again in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #6.) 56 pages. Cover price $2.99.