The Amazing Spider-Man #588 [Direct Edition]
(May 2009)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
thrice monthly
On-sale Date
2009-03-18
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated A
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606047161 58811
Editing
Stephen Wacker (editor); Tom Brennan (assistant); Tom Brevoort (executive)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Romita Jr.
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colors
Dean White
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man
Reprints

Exit Polls! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita Jr.
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colors
Dean White
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Character Assassination Conclusion (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Marc Guggenheim
Pencils
John Romita Jr.
Inks
Klaus Janson; Tom Palmer
Colors
Dean White
Letters
Virtual Calligraphy; Cory Petit

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Green Goblin [Harry Osborn]; Norman Osborn; Bill Hollister; Vin Gonzales; Carlie Cooper; Menace [Lily Hollister] (villain)
Synopsis
Spider-Man and Vin escape from Ryker's as all of the inmates are trying kill them. Carlie takes proof of the Spider-Man frame-up to Bill Hollister but cops show up to arrest her. Furious that they are messing with her friend, Lily turns into Menace and attacks the police. Spider-Man battles Menace but it is Harry as the Green Goblin that flies in with a serum that transforms the villain back into Lily. Hollister wins the mayoral election but does not accept the job as his daughter has been publicly revealed as Menace. Vin arrests his old boss. Norman has a little chat with the imprisoned Lily.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Exit Polls!
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Character Assassination Conclusion
    Spider-Man
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