The Amazing Spider-Man #57 (498) [Direct Edition]
(October 2003)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Volume
2
Price
2.25 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except semi-monthly in October
On-sale Date
2003-08-27
Publisher's Age Guidelines
PSR
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606047161 05711
Editing
Axel Alonso (editor); John Miesegaes (assistant editor); Warren Simons (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Happy Birthday Part I of III (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Tony Harris
Inks
Tony Harris
Colors
Tony Harris
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
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Happy Birthday Part One (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
J. Michael Straczynski
Pencils
John Romita Jr.
Inks
Scott Hanna
Colors
Dan Kemp
Letters
Randolph Gentile; Virtual Calligraphy
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Dormammu; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Joey Gastone; Aunt May Parker; Mary Jane Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Becky
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Subscribe & Save (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Indexer Notes

House Advertisement: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN & ULTIMATE X-Men subscriptions.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 3)

advertisement / 11 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 11 one-page advertisements for: Jagun Fighters (toys, Bandai), Sphero Master Locks (locks, Master), Tobacco is Whacko (anti-drugs, Lorillard), Ecko United (apparel, Ecko), The Incredible Hulk (video/dvd, Buena Vista), Comic Coolers (juice drinks, Jelsert), MidtownComics.com (website, Midtown Comics), Marvel Super Hero Collectible Tinware (merchandise, Wal-Mart), Super Hero Sleepwear (merchandise, AME),

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Happy Birthday Part I of III
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Happy Birthday Part One
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Subscribe & Save
  4. 3. [Ads]
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