The Amazing Spider-Man #338 [Mark Jewelers]
(September 1990)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
monthly except semi-monthly July, August, and September
On-sale Date
1990
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
071486024576 11
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Dan Cuddy (credited) (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

The advertising insert adds four pages to the magazine.
This issue is a variant of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #338 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Return of the Sinister Six Part Five of Six (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Erik Larsen (signed as Erik Larsen [stacked name])
Inks
Al Gordon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Sinister Six [Dr. Octopus; Mysterio; Electro; Vulture; Sandman; Hobgoblin [Jason Macendale Jr.]]
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Death from Above (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
David Michelinie (credited)
Pencils
Erik Larsen (credited)
Inks
Mike Machlan (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Parker; Aunt May Parker; Jonathon Caesar (villain); The Sinister Six [Doctor Octopus; Vulture; Electro; Mysterio; Hobgoblin [Jason Macendale Jr.]; Sandman] (villains); Mr. Fantastic (cameo)
Synopsis
Spider-Man tangles with the entire Sinister Six as they attempt to tamper with an experimental rocket by rigging it to spray poison into the atmosphere. Sandman changes his mind about helping Doc Ock and is turned into glass for his betrayal.
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Indexer Notes

The Return of the Sinister Six Part 5

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider's Web / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Kenneth Byrd, Julian A. Gray, Tim Dwyer, PMM David Allen, Patrick Mac Laughlin, and Kris Gallimore.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Return of the Sinister Six Part Five of Six
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Death from Above
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Spider's Web
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