The Amazing Spider-Man #274

(March 1986)

[Bonus Poster] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Larry Lieber

Inks:

John Romita

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spider-Man; Aunt May Parker; Green Goblin; Gwen Stacy; Captain George Stacy; Jean DeWolff; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Flash Thompson; Harry Osborn

Indexer Notes

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

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

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

Credits

Script:

Tom DeFalco

Pencils:

Ron Frenz (Layouts); Jack Fury (Art Assist); Tom Morgan (Finished Pencils); James Fry (Finished Pencils)

Inks:

Joe Rubinstein; John Romita Sr.; Russ Steffens (Background Inks)

Colors:

George Roussos; ? [as & Co.]

Letters:

Joe Rosen

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spider-Man; GUESTS: The Beyonder; Thomas Fireheart [Puma]; Aunt May Parker; Nathan Lubensky; Anna Watson; Mary Jane Watson; VILLAINS: Mephisto; Zarathos; Kingpin; Arranger; Zarathos Illusions [Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]; Richard Parker; Mary Parker; Captain George Stacy; Gwen Stacy; Uncle Ben Parker]; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Eternity; The Watcher; Dr. Strange; Molecule Man

Synopsis:

The Beyonder is floating in the far reaches of space contemplating destroying the entire multiverse when he is attacked by aliens whom he promptly blinks out of existence; Sensing that he is being watched by Mephisto, the Beyonder appears in his realm and prepares to destroy it; The Beyonder makes a deal with the devil--he agrees to forestall destroying the cosmos for twenty-four hours if a hero of his choosing can sustain his life's purpose in the face of overwhelming adversity; The Beyonder chooses Spider-Man as his target and frees the demon Zarathos to torment him; Spidey overhears plans for the assassination of the Kingpin and contemplates letting the bad guy get whacked; Resolved to rescue his enemy, Spidey is hampered in his quest by dead friends and foes from the past who accuse him of being a failure; Even his parents and Uncle Ben get in on the act as Spidey is beaten down and begins to give in to despair; The source of the illusions, Zarathos, confronts Spider-Man directly and tries to convince him to let the Kingpin be killed; Spidey finds the strength to fight back and ends up saving the Kingpin from a sniper; Even though he feels like his effort was a waste, little does Peter know that he has just saved the entire multiverse for at least one more day.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in L' Uomo Ragno (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #67 (28 Febbraio 1991)
• in Essential Ghost Rider (Marvel, 2006 series) #4

Indexer Notes

Cont. from Secret Wars II #8; Cont. in Secret Wars II #9

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jim Owsley

Letters:

Typeset

The Beyonder Versus Mephisto (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Larry Lieber (signed)

Inks:

Joe Rubinstein (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Beyonder; Mephisto

Indexer Notes

Back cover.