The Amazing Spider-Man #2 [Newsstand]
(February 1999)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages
38
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1998
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
074808024575 02
Editing
Ralph Macchio (editor); Matt Hicks (assistant editor); Bob Harras (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #2 [Direct Edition - 50/50 - John Byrne Cover]. There exist further variants:

Who Is Being Scorched by Shadrac? (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Byrne (signed)
Inks
John Byrne (signed)
Colors
Liquid! (signed as LIQUID!)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Martha Franklin; Peter Parker; Shadrac [Greg Herd]; Spider-Man [Mattie Franklin]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #2 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man (1999 series) #2 [Direct Edition - 50/50 - John Byrne Cover] Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man (1999 series) #2 [Direct Edition - 50/50 - Andy Kubert Cover]
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Previously in ... the Amazing Spider-Man (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Comicraft; John Marasigan (design); typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aunt May Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Anna Watson; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Doctor Twaki

Indexer Notes

Brief introduction to the major characters and recap of the story so far.

I Can't ... (And I Don't Want To) ... But I Must! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Howard Mackie (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Scott Hanna (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited); Liz Agraphiotis (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Martha Franklin; Aunt May Parker; Shadrac [Greg Herd]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Spider-Man [Mattie Franklin]; Jill Stacy; Anna Watson; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Terry Kwan; Walter Thorson; Javier Caldrone; Stan Hardy; Chantal Stone
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Spider-Man is revealed as being the 15-year old girl who had received the gift of power from the Ritual of the Five.
Reprints

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

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

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 10 pages (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Who Is Being Scorched by Shadrac?
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Previously in ... the Amazing Spider-Man
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. I Can't ... (And I Don't Want To) ... But I Must!
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. [House Advertisements]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  6. 5. [Ads]
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