The Amazing Spider-Man #291 [Direct]
(August 1987)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1987-05-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

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Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Al Milgrom (signed as MILGROM [regular Ms])
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as MILGROM [regular Ms])
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The All-New, Deadlier Than Ever Spider-Slayer Strikes!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Spider-Slayer [Alistaire Smythe]
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Dark Journey! (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (credited)
Pencils
John Romita Jr. (credited) (layouts)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited) (finishes)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Several seconds ago, Peter Parker asked Mary Jane Watson to marry him.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson; Gayle Watson-Byrnes; Spider-Slayer [Alistaire Smythe] (villain)
Synopsis
Mary Jane declines Peter's marriage proposal and has to go to Pittsburgh where she finds her sister in jail. Spider-Man is attacked by Smythe who has vastly improved his father's Spider-Slayer robot. Mary Jane asks Peter to come help her out and he has to decide between being there for the woman he loves or taking down a supervillain. Peter heads to Pittsburgh but Smythe finds out and follows him.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The All-New, Deadlier Than Ever Spider-Slayer Strikes!"]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Dark Journey!
    Spider-Man
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