The Amazing Spider-Man #539 [Direct Edition]
(April 2007)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2007-02-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated A
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606047161 53911
Printer
Printed in the USA
Editing
Axel Alonso (credited) (editor); Michael O'Connor (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

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

Back in Black (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ron Garney (signed as Garney [box])
Inks
Ron Garney (signed as Garney [box])
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Indexer Notes

Cover sports Back in Black trade dress.

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[Recap] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Garney
Inks
Ron Garney
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Back in Black Part 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
J. Michael Straczynski (credited)
Pencils
Ron Garney (credited)
Inks
Bill Reinhold (credited)
Colors
Matt Milla (credited)
Letters
Cory Petit of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Cory Petit)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (villain); Aunt May Parker; Mary Jane Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Jake Martino (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Aunt May has been shot by a sniper bullet meant for Peter and he frantically swings her to the hospital but, with his identity exposed and being wanted by the law, he has to leave her as a Jane Doe patient. Mary Jane goes to the hospital and gives a fake name while claiming that Aunt May is her relative. Peter begins his hunt for the sniper and cuts through the underworld in a violent and brutal fashion. To mirror his dark mood, he dons his black Spider-Man costume once again.
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Next Issue (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Spider-Man / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Back in Black
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. [Recap]
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Back in Black Part 1
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. Next Issue
    Spider-Man
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