([September] 1989)

Marvel, 1964 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.00 USD; 2.75 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
annually
On-sale Date
1989-05-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Annual
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited as Salicrup) (editor); Tom DeFalco (credited as DeFalco) (editor-in-chief)

Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Four] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
John Byrne (signed as John Byrne)
Inks
John Byrne (signed as John Byrne)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Abomination [Emil Blonsky]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Atlantis Attacks Chapter Four The Amazing Spider-Man (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Todd McFarlane (illustration)
Inks
Todd McFarlane (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Contents and recap of the story so far.

Abominations! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (credited as Michelinie); Gerry Conway (credited as Conway) (plot)
Pencils
Rob Liefeld (credited as Liefeld)
Inks
Tim Dzon (credited as Dzon) (pages 1-19); James Brock (credited as Brock) (pages 20-25); Vince Mielcarek (credited as Mielcarek) (pages 20-25); Keith Williams (credited as Williams) (pages 20-25); Gavin Curtis (credited as Curtis) (sourced) (pages 20-25)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited as Wright)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited as Parker)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Magneto's island: where lord Ghaur, high priest of the genetically unstable...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Abomination [Emil Blonsky] (villain, also as Tyrannus briefly); Lance Bannon (cameo); Kathryn Cushing; Ghaur (villain); J. Jonah Jameson; Clark Kent (mainstream); Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (villain, cameo); Llyra (villain); Joy Mercado; Aunt May Parker; Mary Jane Parker; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Flash Thompson; Tyrannus [Romulus Augustulus] (villain); Viper [Ophelia Sarkissian] (villain); Sam Ewing
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Ghaur restores Tyrannus to normal and sends out the Abomination on a rampage. Spider-Man and She-Hulk battle the Abomination while Ghaur chooses She-Hulk to be one of the brides of Set.
Reprints
Keywords
Roxxon; Serpent Crown

Indexer Notes

Atlantis Attacks continued from X-Men Annual (Marvel, 1970 series) #13.
Atlantis Attacks continues in The Punisher Annual (Marvel, 1988 series) #2.

My Science Project (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Mark Bagley (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, guys -- we need another kid for the dance.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Liz Allan; The Burglar (villain); Crusher Hogan (villain); Aunt May Parker; Uncle Ben Parker (death); Maxwell Shiffman; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (origin); Flash Thompson
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Spider-Man recounts his origin.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adapted from Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 1962 series) #15.

Spider-Man's Uncanny Spider-Sense (Table of Contents: 4)

Spider-Man / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco (credited)
Pencils
Ron Frenz (credited)
Inks
Chris Ivy (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Spider-Man possesses many incredible super-human powers!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Hobgoblin; Aunt May Parker; Mary Jane Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
An explanation of how Spider-Man's spider-sense works.
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Standards of Behavior (Table of Contents: 5)

May Parker / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Dick Rockwell (credited as Richard Rockwell)
Inks
Andy Mushynsky (credited); Don Hudson (credited as Donald Hudson)
Colors
John Wilcox (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited as Richard Parker)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
... we keep a quiet house. Most of the tenants are retired...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Nick Katzenberg (introduction, villain); Aunt May Parker; Uncle Ben Parker (picture); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Nick Katzenberg tries to get information from Aunt May for a tabloid story on Peter.
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Spider-Man's Top 30 Villain Count Down!!!!!!!!!! (Table of Contents: 6)

Spider-Man / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck (credited)
Pencils
Fred Hembeck (credited)
Inks
Fred Hembeck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, friends, you're eyes aren't deceiving you --
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Burglar; Carrion; Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov]; Crime-Master; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Electro [Max Dillon]; Green Goblin; Hammerhead; Hobgoblin; Human Fly [Richard Deacon]; Hydro-Man [Morrie Bench]; Jackal [Miles Warren]; J. Jonah Jameson; Juggernaut [Cain Marko]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Kraven the Hunter [Sergei Kravinoff]; Lizard [Curt Connors]; Molten Man [Mark Raxton]; Mysterio [Quentin Beck]; Puma [Thomas Fireheart]; Red Skull [Albert Malik]; Rhino [Aleksei Sytsevich]; Sandman [Flint Marko]; Scorpion [Mac Gargan]; Shocker [Herman Schultz]; Silvermane [Silvio Manfredi]; Sin-Eater [Stan Carter]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Tarantula [Luis Alvarez]; Venom [Eddie Brock]; Vulture [Adrian Toomes]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Spider-Man lists his top 30 foes.
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Spidey versus J.J.J.!! (Table of Contents: 7)

Spider-Man / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck (credited)
Pencils
Fred Hembeck (credited)
Inks
Fred Hembeck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here it is! The longest running feud in the history of this, the Marvel age of comics!!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Fly [Richard Deacon]; J. Jonah Jameson; Marla Madison; Man-Wolf [John Jameson]; Scorpion [Mac Gargan]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Spider-Slayer; Spider-Slayer [Alistair Smythe]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
A look at J. Jonah Jameson's feud with Spider-Man.
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The Saga of the Serpent Crown Chapter 4: Cataclysm (Table of Contents: 8)

The Saga of the Serpent Crown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Mark Bagley (credited)
Inks
Keith Williams (credited)
Colors
Marc Siry (credited)
Letters
Jade Moede (credited)
Editing
Mark Gruenwald (credited) (editor); Gregory Wright (credited) (managing editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I, Uatu the Watcher, observed as the First Host of the enigmatic alien Celestials...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Atra (death in flashback); Dreaming Celestial (flashback); Ikaris [Ike Harris] (flashback); King Kamuu (death in flashback); Queen Zartra (death in flashback); Set (flashback); Watcher [Uatu]; Antilia (death in flashback); Nolem (death in flashback); Emperor Phraug (death in flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Watcher recounts how Lemuria was sunk by the Celestials.
Reprints
Keywords
Atlantis; Great Cataclysm; Lemuria; Serpent Crown

Indexer Notes

Part 4 of Serpent Crown Saga; continued between X-Men Annual (Marvel, 1970 series) #13 and Punisher Annual (Marvel, 1988 series) #2. Based in part on stories by Jack Kirby, Steve Gerber, and Howard Chaykin.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Four]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Atlantis Attacks Chapter Four The Amazing Spider-Man
  3. 2. Abominations!
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. My Science Project
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. Spider-Man's Uncanny Spider-Sense
    Spider-Man
  6. 5. Standards of Behavior
    May Parker
  7. 6. Spider-Man's Top 30 Villain Count Down!!!!!!!!!!
    Spider-Man
  8. 7. Spidey versus J.J.J.!!
    Spider-Man
  9. 8. The Saga of the Serpent Crown Chapter 4: Cataclysm
    The Saga of the Serpent Crown
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore