The Amazing Spider-Man #274 [Newsstand]
(March 1986)

Marvel, 1963 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860245703
Editing
Adam Blaustein (credited) (assistant editor); Christopher Priest (credited as Jim Owsley); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

The Soul of the Spider! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Larry Lieber (signed as Larry Lieber)
Inks
John Romita (signed as John Romita Sr.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jean DeWolff (head shot); Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (head shot); J. Jonah Jameson (head shot); Harry Osborn (head shot); Aunt May Parker (Ultimate - Earth-1610) (head shot); Robbie Robertson (head shot); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Captain George Stacy (head shot); Gwen Stacy (head shot); Flash Thompson (head shot); Mary Jane Watson (head shot)
Reprints

[Bonus Poster] (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Larry Lieber
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jean DeWolff (head shot); Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (head shot); J. Jonah Jameson (head shot); Harry Osborn (head shot); Aunt May Parker (head shot); Robbie Robertson (head shot); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Captain George Stacy (head shot); Gwen Stacy (head shot); Flash Thompson (head shot); Mary Jane Watson (head shot)

Indexer Notes

Interior front and back covers make a poster of the front cover art.

Lo, There Shall Come a Champion! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco (credited)
Pencils
Ron Frenz (credited) (layouts); Tom Morgan (credited) (finished pencils); James Fry (credited) (finished pencils); Jack Fury (art assist)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited) (finishes); John Romita (credited); Russ Steffens (credited) (background inks)
Colors
George Roussos (credited); ? [as & Co.]
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Prologue: somewhere in the desert southwest of Hartsdale, New Mexico...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Arranger [Oswald Silkworth] (villain); Beyonder; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] (cameo flashback); Eternity (cameo flashback); Thomas Fireheart; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (villain, Zarathos illusion); Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (villain); Nathan Lubensky; Mephisto (villain); Molecule Man [Owen Reece] (cameo flashback); Aunt May Parker; Mary Parker (villain, Zarathos illusion); Richard Parker (villain, Zarathos illusion); Uncle Ben Parker (villain, Zarathos illusion); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Captain George Stacy (villain, Zarathos illusion); Gwen Stacy (villain, Zarathos illusion); The Watcher [Uatu] (cameo flashback); Anna Watson; Mary Jane Watson; Zarathos (villain); Marty
Synopsis
The Beyonder makes a deal with the devil: he agrees not to destroy the cosmos if a hero can sustain his life's purpose in the face of overwhelming adversity. He chooses Spidey and frees Zarathos to torment him. Spidey overhears plans for the murder of Kingpin. Resolved to rescue him, Spidey is hampered in his quest by dead friends and foes from the past who accuse him of being a failure. Spidey is beaten down and begins to give in to despair. The source of the illusions, Zarathos, confronts Spider-Man and tries to convince him to let Kingpin be killed. Spidey finds the strength to fight back.
Reprints
Keywords
New Mexico; Secret Wars II

Indexer Notes

Continued from Secret Wars II (Marvel, 1985 series) #8; Continued in Secret Wars II (Marvel, 1985 series) #9.

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

Spider's Web / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Christopher Priest
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Peter Kasperowicz, David Clarke, David Duncan, J.S., Peter Chisholm, Dennis Price, Skip Watson, Gary Bond, Edward Hughes, Thomas Fascela, Anthony Kowalewski, Roger Z. Cadenhead, and Greg Lowen; includes View From the Tenth Floor (editorial comments).

The Beyonder versus Mephisto (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Larry Lieber (signed as LEIBER)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed as Rubinstein)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Beyonder (also in flashback); Mephisto
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Soul of the Spider!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. [Bonus Poster]
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Lo, There Shall Come a Champion!
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Spider's Web
  5. 4. The Beyonder versus Mephisto
    Spider-Man
This issue was modified by
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk