The Amazing Spider-Man #284 [Newsstand]
(January 1987)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1986
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel 25th Anniversary
Barcode
071486024576 01
Editing
Adam Blaustein (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #284 [Direct].

Gang War Part One (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Frenz
Inks
Joe Rubinstein
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hobgoblin [Ned Leeds]; Hammerhead; Rose; Jack O' Lantern [Jason Macendale Jr.]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #284 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #284 [Direct]
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...And Who Shall Stand Against Them...? (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco (credited) (plot); Christopher Priest (credited as Jim Owsley)
Pencils
Ron Frenz (credited) (layouts); Brett Breeding (credited)
Inks
Brett Breeding; Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited)
Feature Logo
Spider-Man [eyes]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Lance Bannon; Ben Urich; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Kathryn Cushing; Betty Leeds; Ned Leeds; Aunt May Parker; Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson; Hobgoblin [Ned Leeds] (villain); Blue Boys Gang (villain); Arranger (villain); Silvermane (villain); Jack O' Lantern [Jason Macendale Jr.] (villain); Rose (villain); Hammerhead (villain); Daniel Kingsley (villain); Kingpin (cameo flashback); Daredevil (cameo flashback); Punisher [Frank Castle] (cameo)
Synopsis
Spider-Man is still looking for Flash when he encounters the Blue Boy Gang and the Hobgoblin. Spider-Man is still determined to quit the hero business. Kingpin has gone into hiding and all of the other power players in the mob try to fill the void. The Arranger, the Kingpin's second in command, is still firmly in control as he has Jack O' Lantern take care of Silvermane, sends the police to arrest the Rose's men and blows up Hammerhead. Flash comes out of hiding to contact Betty. Hobgoblin thinks he has Spider-Man cornered on a rooftop but instead finds himself face to face with the Punisher.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider's Web / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Silver Sable

Indexer Notes

Letters from Dave Kinder, Pat Finnerty, Eric Small, D.R. Smith, Paul Swaida, Paul W. Greer, Elio DiPaolantonio, and Jeff Fritts.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Gang War Part One
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. ...And Who Shall Stand Against Them...?
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Spider's Web
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