The Amazing Spider-Man #577 [Variant Edition - Sal Buscema Cover]
(January 2009)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Price
3.99 USD; 4.50 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
thrice monthly
On-sale Date
2008-11-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated A
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606047161 57721
Editing
Stephen Wacker (editor); Tom Brennan (assistant); Tom Brevoort (executive)

Issue Notes

1:10 retailer incentive cover.
This issue is a variant of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #577 [Direct Edition]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Sal Buscema
Colors
Dean White

Genre
superhero
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)


First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kung Fu Panda The Game
Synopsis
An advertisement for Activision's computer game, "Kung Fu Panda: The Game."

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

War Journal Entry #5A62 (Table of Contents: 2)

recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?

Indexer Notes

The recap is cast as one of Punisher's War Journal entries.

Old Huntin' Buddies (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Man / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Zeb Wells
Pencils
Paolo Rivera
Inks
Paolo Rivera
Colors
Javier Rodríguez; Dean White
Letters
Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Cory Petit

Genre
superhero
Characters
Punisher; Carlo; Moses Magnum; Spider-Man
Synopsis
Punisher steals mutant growth hormone from Moses Magnum.
Reprints

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)


First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bust Back in to School...
Synopsis
An advertisement for FAB Starpoint school supplies featuring licensed Marvel characters.

Indexer Notes

This advertisement is between pages 7 and 8 of the first Spider-Man story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)


First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hours of Fun!
Synopsis
An advertisement for Lee Publications activity books featuring licensed Marvel characters.

Indexer Notes

This advertisement is between pages 10 and 11 of the first Spider-Man story.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)


First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sideshow
Synopsis
An advertisement for on-line collectibles retailer collectibles.com

Indexer Notes

This advertisement is between pages 13 and 14 of the first Spider-Man story.

J. Jonah Jameson! I Name Thee Murderer! (Table of Contents: 7)

Spider-Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Kelly
Pencils
Barry Kitson
Inks
Mark Farmer
Colors
Dean White
Letters
Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Cory Petit

Genre
superhero
Characters
the Bookie; J. Jonah Jameson
Synopsis
The Bookie accuses Jameson of being the Spider Tracer Killer.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story follows the final page of the first Spider-Man story.

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

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)


First Line of Dialogue or Text
You Don't Need Instruments to Rock
Synopsis
An advertisement for Disney's computer game, "Ultimate Band."

Indexer Notes

This advertisement appears between pages 1 and 2 of the J. Jonah Jameson story.

Old Huntin' Buddies Part 2 (Table of Contents: 9)

Spider-Man / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Zeb Wells
Pencils
Paolo Rivera
Inks
Paolo Rivera
Colors
Javier Rodríguez; Dean White
Letters
Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Cory Petit

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Moses Magnum; Punisher
Synopsis
Spider-Man rescues the Punisher from Moses Magnum.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story follows the final page of the J. Jonah Jameson story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)


First Line of Dialogue or Text
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Synopsis
An advertisement for the Activision computer game, "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows."

Indexer Notes

This advertisement is between pages 1 and 2 of the second Spider-Man story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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


First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Synopsis
An in-house promotional for the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Marvel, 2008 series).

Indexer Notes

This advertisement is between pages 4 and 5 of the second Spider-Man story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
Stephen Wacker
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Letters of comment from Kevin Coleman, NYC; Shafi Sikander; Graylon Martin, Wilmington NC; John Staltaro, Stratford CT; and John Blair.

Indexer Notes

This column follows the final page of the second Spider-Man story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)


First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's carnival time -- Shrek Style!
Synopsis
An advertisement for Activision's computer game, "Shrek's Carnival Craze Party Games," featuring the DreamWorks animated character, Shrek.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)


First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get Ready to Bolt!
Synopsis
An advertisement for the Disney computer game, "Bolt: The Video Game."

Indexer Notes

back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. ["Kung Fu Panda The Game"]
  3. 2. War Journal Entry #5A62
  4. 3. Old Huntin' Buddies
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. ["Bust Back in to School..."]
  6. 5. ["Hours of Fun!"]
  7. 6. ["Sideshow"]
  8. 7. J. Jonah Jameson! I Name Thee Murderer!
    Spider-Man
  9. 8. ["You Don't Need Instruments to Rock"]
  10. 9. Old Huntin' Buddies Part 2
    Spider-Man
  11. 10. ["Spider-Man: Web of Shadows"]
  12. 11. ["The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"]
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    The Amazing Spider-Mail
  14. 13. ["It's carnival time -- Shrek Style!"]
  15. 14. ["Get Ready to Bolt!"]
This issue was modified by
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Peter Croome
  • Mark Q
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore