Sensational Spider-Man #40 [Direct Edition]
(October 2007)

Marvel, 2006 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2007-08-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated A
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606055210 04011
Editing
Warren Simons (editor); Alejandro Arbona (assistant)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Back in Black (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Clayton Crain (signed)
Inks
Clayton Crain (signed)
Colors
Clayton Crain (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (black costume); Mary Jane Watson-Parker
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[Previously...] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Indexer Notes

Recap of story-to-date, creator credits and indicia.

The Book of Peter (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Pencils
Clayton Crain
Inks
Clayton Crain
Colors
Clayton Crain
Letters
Cory Petit; Virtual Calligraphy (as VC)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Peter Parker [Spider-Man]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Aunt May Parker; Uncle Ben Parker (flashback, dies); Liz Allan (flashback); Flash Thompson (flashback); Gwen Stacy (flashback, dies); God?; Benjamin Parker (Peter's future son); Mary Parker (Peter's future daughter); The Burglar (villain, flashback); Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (villain, flashback, dies)
Synopsis
Above all else, Peter Parker is a decent man. With a good heart. Who has given his life over to the service of others. And in exchange...what has he gotten? Tragedy after tragedy after tragedy...His Uncle Ben, Gwen Stacy, the list goes on and on...And why? In his darkest hour, Peter demands answers. And the only person who can give them to him is...God?
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Back in Black
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. [Previously...]
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. The Book of Peter
    Spider-Man
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