The Amazing Spider-Man #400 [Direct Edition - Deluxe - Embossed Tombstone Cover]
(April 1995)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
3.95 USD; 5.35 CAD
Pages
72
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1995-02-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606024575 40021
Editing
Danny Fingeroth (credited) (editor); Mark Bernardo (credited) (assistant editor); Bob Budiansky (credited) (editor-in-chief)

[Outer Tombstone Cover] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Mark Bagley (signed as BAGS)
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt (signed as MAHLSTEDT)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Keywords
tombstones

Indexer Notes

Die-cut embossed cover.

[Inner Cover] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Pencils
Mark Bagley (signed)
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Reprints

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Bagley
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Intro (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan [late career])
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! Did it really happen more than 30 years ago?

Indexer Notes

30 year anniversary intro by Stan Lee.

The Gift (Table of Contents: 4)

Spider-Man / comic story / 37 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
Mark Bagley (credited)
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt (credited); Randy Emberlin (credited) (pages 32-33)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited as Oakley / N. J. Q.)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He swings through the night, over the city--
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Scarlet Spider [Ben Reilly]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Aunt May Parker (dies); Anna Watson; Doctor Caputo; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Detective Connor Trevane; Detective Jacob Raven; Jackal [Professor Miles Warren] (villain); Judas Traveller (villain); Mr. Nacht (villain); Medea (villain)
Synopsis
The death of Aunt May.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story dedicated with deep respect and admiration to Stan Lee, Steve Ditko and John Romita, Sr. Story continues in Spider-Man (Marvel, 1990 series) #57.

The Parker Legacy, Part One of Three: A Shock to the System (Table of Contents: 5)

Spider-Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
John Romita Jr. (credited)
Inks
John Romita (credited)
Colors
Paul Becton (credited)
Letters
Ken Lopez (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Five years ago...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ben Reilly (Peter Parker's clone)
Synopsis
In a story set five years ago, Peter Parker's clone has a new beginning and a new name - Ben Reilly!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Spider-Man (Marvel, 1990 series) #57.

The Morning After (Table of Contents: 6)

Spider-Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis (credited) (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (script)
Pencils
Tom Grummett (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
Chia-Chi Wang (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I was sixteen.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Burglar; Aunt May Parker
Synopsis
A story set the morning after Uncle Ben's murder.
Reprints

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

Spider's Web / letters page / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Sean Miller, Roger A. Ott II, Robert Kluever, Dustin Burgess, Lloyd Balch, Mark J. Kiewlak, Michael Rose, and Frankie Glidden.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Diane Rivera
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 520,625. Actual no. of single issue nearest to filing date: 456,800.

[back cover] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Pencils
Mark Bagley (signed)
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt (signed)
Colors
Michel Le ? (signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Outer Tombstone Cover]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. [Inner Cover]
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. [Table of Contents]
  4. 3. Intro
  5. 4. The Gift
    Spider-Man
  6. 5. The Parker Legacy, Part One of Three: A Shock to the System
    Spider-Man
  7. 6. The Morning After
    Spider-Man
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Spider's Web
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. [back cover]
    Spider-Man
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