Amazing Spider-Man Family #5 [Direct Edition]
(May 2009)

Marvel, 2008 Series
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Price
4.99 USD
Pages
64
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2009-04-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated A
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606065073 00511
Editing
Stephen Wacker (editor); Tom Brennan (assistant editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ron Frenz
Inks
Ron Frenz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Spider-Girl [May Parker]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

table of contents

Who Is Gwen Reilly? (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Girl / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco; Ron Frenz (co-plot)
Pencils
Ron Frenz
Inks
Sal Buscema
Colors
Bruno Hang
Letters
Dave Sharpe
Editing
Tom Brennan

Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Girl [May Parker]; Spider-Girl [April Parker]; Gwen Reilly; Black Tarantula; Chesbro; Arana; Man-Mountain Marko; Don Silvio; Rene DeSantos; Davida Kirby; Courtney Duran; Moose Mansfield; Gene Thompson; Jimmy Yama; Simone DeSantos; Heather Noble; Wes Westin; Mr. Slattery; Peter Parker; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Benjamin Richard Parker; Norman Osborn (cameo flashback); Dragon King (cameo flashback); Crazy Eight (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
April causes multiple problems fitting in with May's family and school. Later, a girl arrives at the Parker house claiming to be the daughter of Ben Reilly. No one believes her, and later, May finds her dead, with April standing over the body.

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Amazing Spider-Girl (Marvel, 2006 series) #30.

Relevant Experience (Table of Contents: 3)

Private Life of Peter Parker / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Marc Sumerak
Pencils
Todd Nauck
Inks
Todd Nauck
Colors
Javier Mena
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher
Editing
Tom Brennan; Stephen Wacker (consulting editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Peter Parker; Carlie Cooper; Harry Osborn
Synopsis
Carlie tries to get Peter a photographer job with the police.

Treasure Hunted (Table of Contents: 4)

Screwball / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Lee
Pencils
Mark A. Robinson
Inks
Walden Wong
Colors
Andres Mossa
Letters
Jared K. Fletcher
Editing
Tom Brennan; Stephen Wacker (supervising editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Screwball; Spider-Man; Mad Hacker
Synopsis
The Mad Hacker challenges Screwball to a parkour competition and Spider-Man has to intervene.

No More Hay! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Spectacular Swiney-Girl / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco
Pencils
Shawn Moll
Inks
Robert Campanella
Colors
Antonio Fabela
Letters
Dave Sharpe
Editing
Stephen Wacker; Tom Brennan (assistant editor)

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Swiney-Girl [May Porker]; Spider-Ham [Peter Porker]; Hay Monger; J. Jeremiah Jackal; Bunsen Bunny; Upton Adam Stray
Synopsis
May teams up with her dad to defeat the Hay Monger.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Girl; Spider-Man
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Who Is Gwen Reilly?
    Spider-Girl
  4. 3. Relevant Experience
    Private Life of Peter Parker
  5. 4. Treasure Hunted
    Screwball
  6. 5. No More Hay!
    The Spectacular Swiney-Girl
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Dwayne Best
  • Michael Grabois
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk