The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 [Newsstand]

([September] 1988)

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 as B. Sharen)

Letters

Rick Parker (credited as R. Parker)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, sharp deduction! Been watchin' "Columbo" reruns again?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Arranger [Oswald Silkworth] (villain); Kathryn Cushing; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham] (video screen); J. Jonah Jameson; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (villain); Madeline Naylor (introduction); Speedball [Robbie Baldwin] (introduction); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Ben Urich; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Dylan Thomas; Splitface Flanagan; Carol; Purifiers (villains); Marty O'Donnell

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Evolutionary War Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
• in Avengers / Doctor Strange: Rise of the Darkhold (Marvel, 2018 series) (2018)

Indexer Notes

Title taken from front page of Daily Bugle. First Mark Bagley art on Spider-Man. Speedball created by Steve Ditko and Tom DeFalco.

Evolutionary War Crossover.
The Evolutionary War continued from New Mutants Annual (Marvel, 1984) #4.
The Evolutionary War continues in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #21.

[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)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In a small off-broadway theatre in lower Manhattan...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justin Baldwin (introduction, voice only); Madeline Naylor; Speedball [Robbie Baldwin]; Bad Actor (villain, also in flashback); Amy (also in flashback); Solly; Dave

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

A rival actor wants to take revenge on Robbie's mother.

Reprints

• in Speedball: The Masked Marvel (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)

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

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

Script

JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson); ?

Pencils

JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson)

Inks

JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson)

Colors

JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson); ?

Letters

JayJay Jackson (credited as Janet Jackson); ?

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)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nestled at the base of Wundagore mountain in eastern Europe...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Bova (flashback, origin); Chthon (villain, flashback); Jonathan Drew (flashback, possessed by Magnus); High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham] (flashback); Morgan Le Fay (villain, flashback); Magnus (flashback, death, spirit possesses Jonathan Drew); Baron Gregor Russoff (flashback); Darkholders (flashback)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

While he is working on his genetic acceleration experiments, the High Evolutionary is contacted by Magnus to warn him of coming dangers.

Reprints

• in Evolutionary War Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)

Keywords

Wundagore Mountain

Indexer Notes

Evolutionary War Crossover.
Continued in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #21.

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

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

Pencils

Larry Lieber (credited)

Inks

Jack Abel (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

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

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

Pencils

Bob Layton (credited) (signed as Bob Layton [stacked])

Inks

Bob Layton (credited) (signed as Bob Layton [stacked])

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (mechanical arms only); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream