Amazing Spider-Man Family #1 [Direct Edition]
(October 2008)

Marvel, 2008 Series
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Price
4.99 USD; 5.05 CAD
Pages
108
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2008-08-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated A
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606065073 00111
Editing
Stephen Wacker; Thomas Brennan (assistant editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Adi Granov (Painted)
Inks
Adi Granov (Painted)
Colors
Adi Granov (Painted)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man
Reprints

[Recap] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

48 Hours (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils
ACO
Inks
ACO
Colors
Rain Beredo
Letters
Simon Bowland

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Aunt May; Flash Thompson; Liz Allen; Uncle Ben (cameo flashback); The Burglar (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Following his uncle's death, young Peter Parker tries to make the difficult transition from using his newfound spider powers for making money to becoming a selfless hero.

The Final Chapter! (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Monkey / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Karl Kesel
Pencils
Ramon Bachs
Inks
Ramon Bachs
Colors
Javier Mena Guerrero
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Spider-Monkey (introduction); GUEST: Ape X; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Uncle Ben; Aunt May; Mary Jane; Green Goblin; Lizard; Sandmonk; Kongpin; Doc Ook
Synopsis
Spider-Monkey has been trapped under a ton of rubble by Doc Ook and takes some time to reflect on his simian life.
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Indexer Notes

Promo story for upcoming Marvel Apes limited series.

Family Ties! (Table of Contents: 4)

Spider-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco
Pencils
Ron Frenz
Inks
Sal Buscema
Colors
Avalon Studios (as Avalon); Robert Ro
Letters
Blambot; Nate Piekos
Editing
Molly Lazer

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Parker; May Parker [Spider-Girl as a baby]; Martha Connors; Billy Connors; Lizard [Dr. Curt Connors] (villain)
Synopsis
Spidey comes out of retirement to help Doc Connors once again break the control of the Lizard.

Birthday Girl (Table of Contents: 5)

Aunt May, Agent of F.E.A.S.T. / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Keith Champagne
Pencils
Shawn Moll
Inks
Keith Champagne
Colors
Avalon Studios (as Avalon); Robert Ro
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aunt May; GUEST: Spider-Man
Synopsis
Aunt May tracks down a young girl who has skipped out on her birthday party to visit her estranged father.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Spider-Man / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie
Pencils
Todd McFarlane
Inks
Bob McLeod
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Rick Parker

Genre
superhero
Characters
Venom; Mary Jane Parker
Reprints

[Cover to Amazing Spider-Man #300] (Table of Contents: 7)

Spider-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Todd McFarlane
Inks
Todd McFarlane
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man
Reprints

Venom (Table of Contents: 8)

Spider-Man / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie
Pencils
Todd McFarlane
Inks
Todd McFarlane
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Rick Parker
Editing
Jim Salicrup (original story)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Mary Jane Parker; Aunt May; Robbie Robertson; Flash Thompson; Nathan Lubensky; Venom (villain); The Thing (cameo); Mr. Fantastic (cameo flashback); Sin Eater (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Spider-Man’s old alien costume has merged with reporter Eddie Brock who thinks his career was ruined by Spider-Man and the symbiote of the two, Venom, takes on the web slinger. At Mary Jane’s request, Spider-Man returns to the blue and red costume.
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. [Recap]
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. 48 Hours
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. The Final Chapter!
    Spider-Monkey
  5. 4. Family Ties!
    Spider-Man
  6. 5. Birthday Girl
    Aunt May, Agent of F.E.A.S.T.
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  8. 7. [Cover to Amazing Spider-Man #300]
    Spider-Man
  9. 8. Venom
    Spider-Man
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