The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #8 [Direct]

(1988)

Return to Sender (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / comic story / 35 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway (credited)

Pencils

Mark Bagley (credited)

Inks

Keith Williams (credited)

Colors

Bob Sharen (credited)

Letters

Rick Parker (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I always liked cats, but when I was a kid, Aunt May used to tell me...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Young Gods: Brightsword [Carter Dyam]; Caduceus [Mark Cadmon]; Calculus [Jawaharel Patel]; Daydreamer [Catherine Moranis]; Genii [Jason Kimball]; Harvest [Chi Lo]; Highnote [Raoul Hernandez]; Mindsinger [Gregor Buhkarov]; Moonstalker [Kiana]; Sea Witch [Bridget O'Hare]; Splice [Chandra Ku]; Varua [Mira]
High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham]; Junipur (first appearance); Katos (first appearance); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Gwen Stacy Clone; Professor Miles Warren (flashback); Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Aunt May Parker (photograph); Gwen Stacy (photograph); Professor Quint

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The return of Gwen Stacy's clone embroils Spider-Man and the Young Gods in the machinations of the High Evolutionary. The Gwen Stacy clone (from Amazing Spider-Man 142, et. al., is revealed not to be a clone, but rather the victim of a genetic virus).

Reprints

• in Spider-Man: The Original Clone Saga (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
• in Evolutionary War Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
• in Spider-Man: Tombstone (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 (2016)

Indexer Notes

This story is part of the Evolutionary War crossover.
The Evolutionary War continued from The West Coast Avengers (Marvel, 1986 series) #3.
The Evolutionary War concludes in Avenger Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #17.

Opposing Forces (Table of Contents: 2)

Young Gods [Marvel] / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Mark Bagley

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Bob Sharen

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Young Gods: Brightsword [Carter Dyam]; Daydreamer [Catherine Moranis]; Genii [Jason Kimball]; Harvest [Chi Lo]; Mindsinger [Gregor Buhkarov]; Varua [Mira]
Uni-Mind

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The Young Gods, investigating a psychic presence near Jerusalem, find a mechanical creature.

The Young Gods Fact Pages! (Table of Contents: 3)

Young Gods [Marvel] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway ? (uncredited)

Pencils

Mark Bagley (uncredited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (uncredited)

Colors

Bob Sharen ? (uncredited)

Letters

Rick Parker (uncredited)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Young Gods: Brightsword [Carter Dyam]; Caduceus [Mark Cadmon]; Calculus [Jawaharel Patel]; Daydreamer [Catherine Moranis]; Genii [Jason Kimball]; Harvest [Chi Lo]; Highnote [Raoul Hernandez]; Mindsinger [Gregor Buhkarov]; Moonstalker [Kiana]; Sea Witch [Bridget O'Hare]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Eternals Annual (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (January 2009)

The High Evolutionary Chapter Ten: The Son of Earth (Table of Contents: 4)

High Evolutionary / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald (credited)

Pencils

Ron Lim (credited) (breakdowns); Tony DeZuniga (finishes)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (credited)

Colors

Gregory Wright (credited)

Letters

Ken Lopez (credited)

Editing

Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief); Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

His real name is Herbert Edgar Wyndham, and at this moment in time...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Galactus [Galan] (flashback); High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham] (flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback); Man-Beast (flashback); Adam Warlock (flashback)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

After devolving himself from godhood, the High Evolutionary creates Counter-Earth and is befriended by Adam Warlock.

Reprints

• in Evolutionary War Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)

Indexer Notes

Part of a series chronicling the history of the High Evolutionary; story continued from The West Coast Avengers (Marvel, 1986 series) #3; story concludes in Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #17.