The Amazing Spider-Man #653 [Direct Edition]
(March 2011)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
twice monthly
On-sale Date
2011-02-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated A
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606047161 65311
Editing
Stephen Wacker (editor); Ellie Pyle (assistant)

Issue Notes

6 pages of ads for Dragonquest VI, Rift, Chicago Comic Expo, Got Milk.
4 pages of promo for FF A Beginning, Fear Itself, Venom, Captain America.
The February indicia date is in error as the book was published twice monthly and #654 & 655 are the February issues, while #652 is the sole January indicia-dated issue (despite the stated twice monthly frequency)
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Stefano Caselli
Inks
Stefano Caselli
Colors
Edgar Delgado

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers [Spider-Man; Ms. Marvel; Mockingbird; Iron Fist; Luke Cage]
Reprints

Fear Itself Prologue (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Insect Invasion! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Dan Slott
Pencils
Stefano Caselli
Inks
Stefano Caselli
Colors
Edgar Delgado
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Norah Winters; Max Modell; Marla Madison; May Parker; Scorpion; Spider-Man

Revenge of the Spider-Slayer Part Two: All You Love Will Die (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Dan Slott (plot); Fred Van Lente (script)
Pencils
Stefano Caselli
Inks
Stefano Caselli
Colors
Edgar Delgado
Letters
Joe Caramagna

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Jay Jameson; Jonah Jameson; Glory Grant; Spider-Slayer; Scorpion; John Jameson; Dale; Squirrel Girl; Danielle; Max Modell; Juergen Muntz; Doctor Octopus; Joe Robertson; Avengers [Ms. Marvel; Luke Cage; Iron Fist; Jewel; Thing; Mockingbird]; Norah Winters; Randy Robertson; Phil Urich; Shawna Tyron (introduction)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Amazing Spider-Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stephen Wacker; Dan Slott
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Matt Ronck; Francesco Vanagolli; Mike Barr; Randy Kemp

Lock and/or Key Part Two (Table of Contents: 5)

Spider-Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Van Lente
Pencils
Reilly Brown
Inks
Victor Olazaba
Colors
Andres Mossa
Letters
Joe Caramagna

Genre
superhero
Characters
Power Man; Spider-Man; Looter
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Fear Itself Prologue
  3. 2. Insect Invasion!
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. Revenge of the Spider-Slayer Part Two: All You Love Will Die
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Amazing Spider-Mail
  6. 5. Lock and/or Key Part Two
    Spider-Man
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