The Amazing Spider-Man #542 [Newsstand]
(August 2007)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 4.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2007
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated A
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
074470024576 08
Editing
Axel Alonso (editor); Daniel Ketchum (assistant)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #542 [Direct Edition].

Back in Black (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ron Garney (signed as G. [box])
Inks
Ron Garney (signed as G. [box])
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Indexer Notes

Cover sports Back in Black trade dress.

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[Recap] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Garney
Inks
Ron Garney
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Back in Black Part 4 (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
J. Michael Straczynski (credited)
Pencils
Ron Garney (credited)
Inks
Bill Reinhold (credited)
Colors
Matt Milla (credited)
Letters
Cory Petit of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Cory Petit)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (villain); Aunt May Parker; Mary Jane Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Kingpin is waltzing out of jail, when Spider-Man shows up for a final confrontation about the shooting of Aunt May. After going a few rounds in front of an audience of inmates, Spider-Man takes off his mask and tells Kingpin that, whereas Spider-Man would never kill the villain, Peter Parker is ready and willing to do just that. Peter beats the Kingpin to within an inch of his life and tells him that he is going to have to live with the shame of being beaten in front of those he claims to rule but only as long as Aunt May lives because, once she dies, Peter will be back to finish the job.
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Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Back in Black
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. [Recap]
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Back in Black Part 4
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. Next Issue
    Spider-Man
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