The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #13 [Direct Edition]
(1993)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.95 USD; 3.75 CAD; 2.20 GBP
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
annually
On-sale Date
1993
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606029358 01311
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Eric Fein (credited) (editor); Danny Fingeroth (credited) (group editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Polybagged with "Nocturne" trading card (#20; Marvel 1993 Annual trading card set).

As evidenced by the barcode numbers, this is the Direct Edition of this issue even though it is not stated in the barcode box or anywhere else on the cover. This book came out during the transition from direct editions having Spidey's head or some other art in the barcode box, to having a barcode and "Direct Edition" printed in the barcode box.
This issue has variants:

Now Strikes -- Nocturne! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Jerry Bingham
Inks
Jerry Bingham
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Nocturne

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jerry Bingham
Inks
Jerry Bingham
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Spider-Man; Nocturne

Prologue (Table of Contents: 2)

Nocturne / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
Jerry Bingham (credited) (artist)
Inks
Jerry Bingham (credited) (artist)
Colors
Joe Rosas (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
New York City.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Nocturne [Detective Angela Cairn] (origin); Jackie Kessler (cameo; dies in flashback); Vermin (cameo; flashback)
Synopsis
While mourning the death of her partner, Detcetive Angela Cairn is lured into a trap which leads to her becoming Nocturne.

Emergence (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
Jerry Bingham (credited) (artist)
Inks
Jerry Bingham (credited) (artist)
Colors
Joe Rosas (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The next night...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Nocturne; Dr. Ashley Kafka; Edward Whelan; Zemo's mutates
Synopsis
Spider-Man meets Nocturne for the first time while investigating the mutilation killer.

Through the Window (Table of Contents: 4)

Nocturne / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
M. C. Wyman (credited)
Inks
Hector Collazo (credited); Keith Williams (credited)
Colors
John Kalisz (credited)
Letters
Steve Dutro (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...Why?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Nocturne; Nocturne's mother
Synopsis
Struggling with her new identity, Nocturne visits her mother.

In Your Eyes (Table of Contents: 5)

Black Crow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited) (plot, script); Marc Levine (credited) (plot)
Pencils
M. C. Wyman (credited)
Inks
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited as Company)
Colors
John Kalisz (credited)
Letters
Steve Dutro (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Again he dreams: His consciousness shrinks, dwindles to almost nothing... yet somehow broadens, wide as creation.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Crow; D'Spayre
Synopsis
D'Spayre visits Black Crow in his dreams.

Jaded Perception (Table of Contents: 6)

Prowler / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Glenn Herdling (credited)
Pencils
John Romita (credited as John Romita Sr.) (breakdowns); Al Milgrom (credited) (finisher)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited) (finisher)
Colors
Marie Javins (credited)
Letters
Steve Dutro (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Sons of the Tiger martial arts studio, in Manhattan's Chinatown district...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Prowler; Killer Shrike; Abe Brown; Lin Sun; Hector
Synopsis
The Prowler intervenes when Killer Shrike is sent to encourage the Sons of the Tiger to sell their martial arts studio.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Nocturne / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Bingham
Inks
Jerry Bingham
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Nocturne

Indexer Notes

Trading card included with comic in a polybag.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Now Strikes -- Nocturne!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. [Table of Contents]
  3. 2. Prologue
    Nocturne
  4. 3. Emergence
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. Through the Window
    Nocturne
  6. 5. In Your Eyes
    Black Crow
  7. 6. Jaded Perception
    Prowler
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Nocturne
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