Recap of the events which led to the start of this issue. Illustration is from page 1 panel 1 of this issue.
Total of 11 one-page advertisements for: VERB (selfhelp, VERB), Sweet Tarts (candy, Nestle), Hamtaro Ham-Ham Games (game, Nintendo), Expandable XTS Train System (toy train, Basic Fun), Astro Boy (game, SEGA), 300,00 Individual Comic Fans (back issues, Mile High Comics), V.Smile (tv learning system, Vtech), Marvel Collector's Club (club, MCC), Spider-Man 2 figure (action figure, ToyBiz), Spongebob Squarepants (merchandise, Nickelodeon), Moto Kids (dvd/video, FoxHome).