The Amazing Spider-Man #601 [Variant Edition - Marvel 70th Anniversary Frame - John Romita Cover]
(October 2009)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Price
2.99 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
thrice monthly
On-sale Date
2009-08-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated A
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606047161 60121
Editing
Stephen Wacker (editor); Tom Brennan (assistant)

[Marvel 70th Anniversary Border] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Romita; Jim Cheung
Inks
John Romita; Jim Cheung
Colors
Dean White
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary Jane Watson

Indexer Notes

Cover has a white background and a border of a number of Marvel characters that is a tribute to the Marvel 25th Anniversary border which appeared on most Marvel books from November 1986.

Peter Parker's P.O.V. (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

Red-Headed Stranger [Part 1]: No Place Like Home (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Mario Alberti
Inks
Mario Alberti
Colors
Andres Mossa
Letters
Virtual Calligraphy; Joe Caramagna

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Mary Jane Watson; J. Jonah Jameson; Michele Gonzales; Betty Brant; Glory Grant; Dexter Bennett; Dr. Octopus (cameo); Aunt May Parker (cameo); J. Jonah Jameson Sr. (cameo); Joe Robertson (cameo); Randy Robertson (cameo)
Synopsis
Peter wakes up the day after Aunt May's wedding to find he has gone to bed with his roommate Michele. When he admits that he can't remember what happened, Michele angrily kicks him out of the apartment. Peter wanders around town trying to find a new place to stay but has to take time out as Spider-Man to rescue people from a fire in the Empire State Building which began with a strange electrical surge. Peter tries to keep a date he made with Mary Jane at the wedding but she oversleeps and stands him up for once. Peter returns home to find Michele has baked him cookies as a make up gift.

The Best Version of Myself (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils
Joe Quesada
Inks
Joe Quesada
Colors
Morry Hollowell
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man; Jessica Jones [also as Jewel in flashback]; Avengers [Captain America [Bucky Barnes]; Luke Cage; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Ronin [Clint Barton]; Wolverine] (cameos); Sandman (cameo flashback); Flash Thompson (cameo flashback); Liz Allen (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Jessica lets Spider-Man know what an inspiration he has been to her over the years. Peter tells her he thinks she should go back to being a costumed hero.
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Indexer Notes

This story identifies Jessica Jones as the brunette girl in Peter's high school class in the last panel of story page 12 in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #4.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Marvel 70th Anniversary Border]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Peter Parker's P.O.V.
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Red-Headed Stranger [Part 1]: No Place Like Home
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. The Best Version of Myself
    Spider-Man
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