([September] 1988)

Marvel, 1964 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
annually
On-sale Date
1988-05-31
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved By the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Jim Salicrup (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Evolutionary War [Part Six] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ron Frenz (signed as R. F.)
Inks
John Romita (signed as J. R.)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Speedball [Robbie Baldwin]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #22 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964 series) #22 [Newsstand]
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Cover gallery

Drug War Rages (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Tom DeFalco (credited) (plotter); David Michelinie (credited) (scripter)
Pencils
Mark Bagley (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Speedball [Robbie Baldwin] (introduction); J. Jonah Jameson; Ben Urich; Mary Jane Watson Parker; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (villain); Arranger (villain); Purifiers (villains); High Evolutionary (cameo)
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Indexer Notes

Title taken from cover. First Mark Bagley art on Spider-Man. Speedball created by Steve Ditko and Tom DeFalco.

Evolutionary War Crossover.
The Evolutionary War continued from Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963) #21.
The Evolutionary War continues in X-Men Annual (Marvel, 1970 series) #12.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

He Who Laughs... (Table of Contents: 3)

Speedball / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (credited) (plotter); Roger Stern (credited) (scripter)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Butch Guice (credited as Jackson Guice)
Colors
Tom Vincent (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Speedball [Robbie Baldwin]; Bad Actor (villain); Madeline Naylor; Amy; Solly
Synopsis
A rival actor wants to take revenge on Robbie's mother.
Reprints

Peter and Mary Jane's Apartment at the Bedford Towers! (Table of Contents: 4)

Spider-Man / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson)
Inks
JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Layout of Peter and Mary Jane’s Bedford Towers apartment.

Chapter Six: Kindred Spirits (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited)
Pencils
Ron Lim (credited)
Inks
Tony DeZuniga (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited)
Letters
Ken Lopez (credited)
Editing
Ralph Macchio (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham] (origin); Bova (origin); Baron Russoff (flashback); Magnus (in Jonathan Drew's body); Morgan Le Fey (villain, flashback); Darkholders (flashback); Chthon (villain)
Synopsis
While he is working on his genetic acceleration experiments, the High Evolutionary is contacted by Magnus to warn him of coming dangers.
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Keywords
Wundagore Mountain

Indexer Notes

Evolutionary War Crossover.
Continued in Fantastic Four Annual #21 .

[Unused Spidey Cover #1] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pencils
Larry Lieber
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

[Unused Spidey Cover #2] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Pencils
Bob Layton (signed)
Inks
Bob Layton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dr. Octopus (mechanical arms only)
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Evolutionary War [Part Six]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. Drug War Rages
    Spider-Man
  3. 2. ["Here's J. Jonah Jameson, publisher of..."]
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. He Who Laughs...
    Speedball
  5. 4. Peter and Mary Jane's Apartment at the Bedford Towers!
    Spider-Man
  6. 5. Chapter Six: Kindred Spirits
    High Evolutionary
  7. 6. [Unused Spidey Cover #1]
    Spider-Man
  8. 7. [Unused Spidey Cover #2]
    Spider-Man
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