The Amazing Spider-Man #500 [Direct Edition]
(December 2003)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Volume
1
Price
3.50 USD; 5.75 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly except semi-monthly in October
On-sale Date
2003-10-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
PSR
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606047161 50011
Printer
Printed in the USA
Editing
Axel Alonso (credited) (editor); John Miesegaes (credited) (assistant editor); Warren Simons (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

Double-Sized 500th Issue! With this issue THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN returns to its old numbering from the 1963 series.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[Double Sized 500th Issue!] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
J. Scott Campbell (signed as Campbell [3-line-E])
Inks
Tim Townsend (signed as TOWNSEND)
Colors
Dan Kemp (signed as ...)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Electro [Max Dillon]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Hydro-Man [Morrie Bench]; Kraven the Hunter [Sergei Kravinoff]; Lizard [Curt Connors]; Morbius [Michael Morbius]; Morlun (Loomworld - Earth-001); Mysterio [Quentin Beck]; Mary Jane Parker; Rhino [Aleksei Sytsevich]; Sandman [Flint Marko]; Scorpion [Mac Gargan]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Venom [Eddie Brock]; Vermin [Edward Whelan]; Vermin
Reprints

Happy Birthday Part Three (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
J. Michael Straczynski (credited)
Pencils
John Romita (credited) (pages 35-38); John Romita Jr. (credited) (pages 1-34)
Inks
Scott Hanna (credited)
Colors
Avalon Studios (credited as Avalon)
Letters
Randolph Gentile of Virtual Calligraphy (as Virtual Calligraphy's Randy Gentile) (credited as Digital Calligraphy's Randy Gentile)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Baron Mordo; Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (on big double splash page); Bennett Brant (in dream sequence); Betty Brant (in dream sequence); Carnage [Cletus Kasady] (on big double splash page); Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov] (on big double splash page); Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (on big double splash page); Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (on big double splash page); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Electro [Max Dillon] (in dream sequence); Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (in dream sequence); Hobgoblin [Roderick Kingsley] (on big double splash page); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (in dream sequence); Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; J. Jonah Jameson (in dream sequence); Juggernaut [Cain Marko] (on big double splash page); Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (on big double splash page); Kraven the Hunter [Sergei Kravinoff] (on big double splash page); Lizard [Curt Connors] (in dream sequence); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Molten Man [Mark Raxton] (on big double splash page); Morbius [Michael Morbius] (on big double splash page); Morlun (Loomworld - Earth-001) (on big double splash page); Mysterio [Quentin Beck] (in dream sequence); Ox [Raymond Bloch] (on big double splash page); Aunt May Parker; Ben Parker (apparition); Mary Jane Parker; Punisher [Frank Castle] (on big double splash page); Rhino [Aleksei Sytsevich] (on big double splash page); Sandman [Flint Marko] (in dream sequence); Scorpion [Mac Gargan] (on big double splash page); Shadrac [Greg Herd] (on big double splash page); Shocker [Herman Schultz] (on big double splash page); Spencer Smythe (on big double splash page); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Gwen Stacy (in dream sequence); The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Thor; Tinkerer [Phineas Mason] (on big double splash page); Venom [Eddie Brock] (on big double splash page); The Vulture [Adrian Toomes] (in dream sequence); Lieutenant Lamont; Headmaster (on big double splash page)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continued from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #58.

[House Advertisement] (Table of Contents: 2)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House Advertisement for: MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA: SPIDER-MAN hardcover.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 3)

advertisement / 12.5 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total of 10.5 one-page and 1 two-page advertisements for: Bionicle (game, Lego Electronic Arts), Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (video/dvd, WB), Power Rangers Ninja Storm (tv, ABC), Hulk (board game, Pressman), Trading Spaces (tv, Discovery Kids, 2.5 pages), Marvel Super Heroes. Super Villains (trading card game, Upper Deck), Comic Coolers (soft drink, Jel Sert), www.spidermanisp.com (internet services, Filtered Internet Solutions), X-Men: Evolution 1. Season (dvd, WB, 1/2 page), David Mack (comics, Beckett Comics, 1/2 page), Hulk 2-Disc Special Edition (dvd, Universal), Kirby Air Ride (game, HAL Laboratory).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Double Sized 500th Issue!]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Happy Birthday Part Three
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. [House Advertisement]
  4. 3. [Ads]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Björn Eklöf
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Adam Knights
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Gino Scola