The Amazing Spider-Man #1 [Direct Edition]
(January 1999)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Volume
2
Price
2.99 USD; 4.50 CAD
Pages
54
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1998-11-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606047161 00111
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor); Matt Hicks (assistant editor); Bob Harras (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Double-sized issue.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Legend Reborn! (Table of Contents)

Spider-Man / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne (signed)
Inks
John Byrne (signed)
Colors
Gregory Wright ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Betty Brant (head-shot); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (head-shot); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (head-shot); J. Jonah Jameson (head-shot); May Parker (head-shot); Reed Richards (head-shot); Susan Richards (head-shot); Robbie Robertson (head-shot); Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff] (head-shot); Scorpion [Mac Gargan]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (as Spider-Man and as head-shot of Peter Parker); Johnny Storm (head-shot); Thor [Thor Odinson] (head-shot); Vision (head-shot); Mary Jane Watson-Parker (head-shot); Terry Kwan (head-shot); Walter Thorson (head-shot); Javier Caldrone (head-shot); Stan Hardy (head-shot); Chantal Stone (head-shot)
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Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 [Direct Edition] Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man (1999 series) #1 [Sunburst Cover] Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man (1999 series) #1 [The Romitas Cover]
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Previously in ... the Amazing Spider-Man (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Man / recap / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Comicraft; John Marasigan (design); typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Betty Brant; J. Jonah Jameson; Aunt May Parker; Robbie Robertson; Scorpion [Mac Gargan]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker

Indexer Notes

Brief introduction to the major characters and recap of the story so far.

Where R U Spider-Man??? (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Mackie (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Scott Hanna (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited); Comicraft (credited); Liz Agraphiotis (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Firestar [Angelica Jones]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Justice [Vance Astrovik]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Vision]; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Betty Brant; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (cameo); J. Jonah Jameson; Aunt May Parker; Robbie Robertson; Scorpion [Mac Gargan]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (full appearance as Peter Parker, cameo as Spider-Man); Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Spider-Man (impostor); Terry Kwan; Walter Thorson, Javier Caldrone; Stan Hardy; Chantal Stone
Synopsis
Peter Parker gets a new job at Tri Corp Research Foundation. Spider-Man is impersonated by somebody else (to be revealed in issue #2).
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Rebirth! (Table of Contents: 3)

Spider-Man / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Mackie (credited)
Pencils
Rafael Kayanan (credited)
Inks
Jimmy Palmiotti (credited)
Colors
John Kalisz (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited as RS); Comicraft (credited); Liz Agraphiotis (credited as LA)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Scorpion [Mac Gargan]; mystery man
Synopsis
Scorpion gets a new costume.
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Indexer Notes

Back-Up-Story.

The Secrets of Spider-Man (Table of Contents: 4)

Spider-Man / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
John Byrne (credited)
Colors
John Kalisz (credited)
Letters
John Byrne
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (cameo); Green Goblin [Norman Osborn] (cameo); Aunt May Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Anna Watson; Mary Jane Watson-Parker
Synopsis
Recap of Spider-Man's origin.
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Indexer Notes

Back-Up-Story.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 9 pages (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Legend Reborn!
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Previously in ... the Amazing Spider-Man
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. Where R U Spider-Man???
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. Rebirth!
    Spider-Man
  5. 4. The Secrets of Spider-Man
    Spider-Man
  6. 5. [House Advertisements]
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  8. 7. [Ads]
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