The Amazing Spider-Man
#296
[Direct Edition]
(January 1988)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics
- Brand:
- Marvel
- Editing:
- Jim Salicrup (Editor); Tom DeFalco (Editor-in-Chief)
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in L' Uomo Ragno (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #87 (15 Gennaio 1992)
-
Force of Arms
Spider-Man / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- John Byrne
- Inks:
- John Byrne
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Editing:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Spider-Man; Dr. Octopus
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
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Force of Arms
Spider-Man / comic story / 23 pages
Credits
- Script:
- David Michelinie
- Pencils:
- Alex Saviuk
- Inks:
- Vince Colletta
- Colors:
- Bob Sharen
- Letters:
- Rick Parker
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Spider-Man; GUEST: Kathryn Cushing; VILLAIN: Dr. Octopus
- Synopsis:
- Otto Octavius is undergoing intense psychotherapy but nightmares about Spider-Man cause his arms to break free and return to their master; Spidey gets Ock's shrink to claim he is writing a tell-all book about the villain to draw him out; Spidey and Ock battle but the bad guy gets away.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Ramon Schenk
- Derek Reinhard
- Kelly Langston-Smith
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Ford
- Bob Klein
- Tony R. Rose
- Robert Wood
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Jordan Inman
- Gregory Fischer
- Mike Nielsen
- Max Capp
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