Web of Spider-Man Annual #4 [Direct]

(1988)

Sweet Poison! [The Evolutionary War Part Eight of Eleven]: (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 33 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber (credited)

Pencils

Cynthia Martin (credited)

Inks

Cynthia Martin (credited)

Colors

JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson)

Letters

Rick Parker (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now this is the Vulture, right -- one of the first super-villains...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Carlos Cardinale (first appearance); High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham] (villain); Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (villain); Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Poison [Cecilia Cardinale] (first appearance); Slug [Ulysses Luggman] (villain); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Doyle Denby; Vulture [Adrian Toomes] (photograph); Doctor Octopus (photograph); Sandman (photograph); Lizard (photograph); Ox (photograph); Eliminators; Mr. Baccar (villain); Mr. Santo (villain, death); Purifiers; Maria; Sammy (death);

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The Evolutionary War continues and the introduction of Poison.

Reprints

• in Evolutionary War Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
• in Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #3 (2021)

Indexer Notes

The Evolutionary War continued from X-Men Annual (Marvel, 1990 series) #12.
The Evolutionary War continues in The West Coast Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1986 series) #3.

Night Stalking! (Table of Contents: 2)

Poison / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber

Pencils

Alex Saviuk

Inks

Alex Saviuk

Colors

JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson)

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

superhero

Characters

Poison [Cecilia Cardinale] (origin)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The origin of Poison.

Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Jim Salicrup ?

Pencils

Arthur Adams (signed as Adams)

Inks

Arthur Adams (signed as Adams)

Colors

JayJay Jackson ?

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Recap of the saga of the alien costume and pin-up.

Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Jim Salicrup ?

Pencils

John Romita

Inks

John Romita Jr.

Colors

JayJay Jackson ?

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Recap of the wedding of Peter and Mary Jane and pin-up.

Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Jim Salicrup ?

Pencils

Mike Zeck (signed)

Inks

Bob McLeod (signed)

Colors

JayJay Jackson ?

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

superhero

Characters

Kraven the Hunter [Sergei Kravinoff]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (black costume)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Recap of the Kraven saga and pin-up.

Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Jim Salicrup ?

Pencils

Mike Zeck (signed)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein (signed)

Colors

JayJay Jackson ?

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (black costume)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

More recap on the Kraven saga and the hunt for Vermin and a pin-up.

Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Jim Salicrup ?

Pencils

Mike Harris (signed)

Inks

Mike Harris (signed)

Colors

JayJay Jackson ?

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (black costume)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

More recap on the Kraven saga and a pin-up.

Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Jim Salicrup ?

Pencils

Cynthia Martin

Inks

Cynthia Martin

Colors

JayJay Jackson ?

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

superhero

Characters

Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (black costume)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Recap of Peter's time in an asylum run by the Kingpin and a pin-up.

Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Jim Salicrup ?

Pencils

Joe Brozowski (signed)

Inks

Joe Brozowski (signed)

Colors

JayJay Jackson ?

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Recap of Spider-Man saving Manhattan from Doctor Octopus and nuclear destruction and a pin-up.

Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Jim Salicrup ?

Pencils

Todd McFarlane (signed)

Inks

Todd McFarlane (signed)

Colors

JayJay Jackson ?

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Recap of Amazing Spider-Man #300 and the introduction of Venom.

Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Review (Table of Contents: 11)

Spider-Man / recap / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Salicrup ?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

JayJay Jackson ?

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Recap of the rest of the year and a pin-up.

The High Evolutionary, Part 8 of 11: All My Children (Table of Contents: 12)

High Evolutionary / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald (credited)

Pencils

Ron Lim (credited)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (credited)

Colors

Gregory Wright (credited)

Letters

Ken Lopez (credited)

Editing

Ralph Macchio (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The battle with the arch-demon Chthon has ended...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Bova (flashback); Chthon (flashback); Jessica Drew (as child in flashback); Jonathan Drew (possessed by Magnus in flashback); Madeline Frank (death in childbirth in flashback); Robert Frank (flashback); High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham] (flashback); Magnus (possesses Jonathan Drew and Baron Gregor Russoff in flashback); Django Maximoff (flashback); Marya Maximoff (flashback); Pietro Maximoff (baby in flashback); Wanda Maximoff (baby in flashback); Sir Porga (flashback); Baron Gregor Russoff (death in flashback); Hystrix (deceased in flashback)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Evolutionary War Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from X-Men Annual (Marvel, 1970 series) #12 and story continues in West Coast Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1986 series) #3.