The Amazing Spider-Man Super Special #1 [Direct]

([June] 1995)

The Legend of the Arachclone (Table of Contents: 1)

Scarlet Spider / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Pedi (signed as Pedi [tadpole]) (Signature states "after McFarlane")

Inks

Pedi (signed as Pedi [tadpole]) (Signature states "after McFarlane")

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Scarlet Spider [Ben Reilly]

Reprints

• in Aranha Escarlate Especial (Editora Abril, 1998 series) (fevereiro 1998)
• in Spider-Man: The Complete Clone Saga Epic (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 ([September] 2010) [recolored; new trade dress]

Indexer Notes

Flip cover (published upside-down in relation to the first cover). Cover art is an homage to the cover of Spider-Man (Marvel, 1990 series) #1 (August 1990). Silver ink used on cover.

Planet of the Symbiotes Chapter One: The Far Cry! (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

David Michelinie (credited) (writer)

Pencils

Dave Hoover (credited)

Inks

Ralph Cabrera (credited)

Colors

Tom Smith (credited)

Letters

Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Man, you guys just kill me--!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Venom [Eddie Brock]; Thing; Dr. Anton Sperzel (intro); Mary Jane Parker; Neo-Luddites; Carnage [Cletus Kasady]

Synopsis

Eddie Brock begins to have second thoughts about his bonding with the Venom symbiote, as Spider-Man fights a group of Neo-Luddites.

Reprints

• in Die Spinne (Condor, 1980 series) #257
• in Spiderman Special (Juniorpress, 1991 series) #21 (1996)
• in Marvel Méga (Panini France, 1997 series) #1 - La planète des symbiotes (mars 1997)
• in Spider-Man: The Complete Clone Saga Epic (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 ([September] 2010)
• in Venom: Carnage Unleashed [Second Edition] (Marvel, 2017 series) (2017)
• in Venomnibus (Marvel, 2018 series) #2 (2018), #2 (2018)
• in True Believers: Absolute Carnage - Planet of the Symbiotes (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (September 2019)
• in Carnage Epic Collection (Marvel, 2022 series) #2 - Web of Carnage

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Spider-Man Super Special (Marvel, 1995 Series) #1.

Street Fear (Table of Contents: 3)

Steel Spider / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Eric Fein (credited) (writer)

Pencils

John Calimee (credited)

Inks

Scott Koblish (credited)

Colors

Joe Andreani (credited)

Letters

Janice Chiang (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Okay tough guy, give me your best shot!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steel Spider; Master of Vengeance; Jane

Synopsis

The Master of Vengeance mistakes the Steel Spider for Spider-Man.

Reprints

• in Spiderman Special (Juniorpress, 1991 series) #18 (1995)
• in Spider-Man Extra (Panini France, 1997 series) #2 (mai 1997)

Ghosts (Table of Contents: 4)

Scarlet Spider / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Terry Kavanagh (credited) (plot, script); Mike Lackey (credited)

Pencils

Phil Gosier (credited) (breakdowns)

Inks

Greg Adams (credited) (finisher); Tom Christopher (credited) (finisher)

Colors

Chia-Chi Wang (credited as Chia Chi Wang)

Letters

Ken Lopez (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Time to put the ghosts to reset, once and for all.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Scarlet Spider [Ben Reilly]; Shadowforce Alpha [Cordite; Clash; Shell and Shot; Bombardier; Flare; Stampede] (intro); Gabrielle Greer; Armstrong (intro); Dr. Noah Purl (intro); Col. Rudev Broga (intro); Lizard (cameo)

Synopsis

While applying for a job as Ben Reilly, the Scarlet Spider stumbles upon a political assassination attempt.

Reprints

• in Spider-Man: The Complete Clone Saga Epic (Marvel, 2010 series) #5 (2011)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Spider-Man Super Special (Marvel, 1995 Series) #1.