(1990)

Marvel, 1990 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
1.25 CAD (see notes)
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1990
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Rob Tokar (credited) (editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot; giveaway

Issue Notes

Although there is a $1.25 CAD value on cover, this comic was given away free.

Note on first page: "This book has been produced under the direction of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police with the cooperation of the Alliance for a Drug Free Canada. Supporters are Health and Welfare Canada, IBM, Canadian Pacific Limited, Shoppers Drug Mart, Canadian Airlines International and a host of volunteers representing parents groups, health professionals, educators and students from every part of Canada. Distribution courtesy of Canadian Post."

This is No. 2 in a five-issue giveaway series. The other issues are:

Amazing Spider-Man: Skating on thin Ice #1
Amazing Spider-Man: Hit and Run #3
Amazing Spider-Man: Chaos in Calgary #4
Amazing Spider-Man: Deadball #5
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
David Ross
Inks
David Ross
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for The Amazing Spider-Man: Double Trouble (Marvel, 1990 series) #2
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[Canada Post Stamp Traveller's Club] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Double Trouble (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Dwayne McDuffie (credited)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Inks
Chris Ivy (credited as Christopher Ivy)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited as Greg Wright)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
So much for our would-be mugger.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov] (villain); Electro [Max Dillon] (flashback) (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Herb Carnegie; Beth; Charlie
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Spider-Man fights the Chameleon at a science fair, at the same time helping kids beat drugs.
Reprints

[Kraft Spider-Man Watch] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Frosted Flakes Activity book] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Ultra Cheer Sweatshirt] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Nestle Quik & Libby's soups] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Marvel Subscriptions] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[Anti Drugs message from CP Express & Transport] (Table of Contents: 8)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What can wreck your life faster than a speeding truck? Drugs!
Characters
Spider-Man

Indexer Notes

This is between pages 12 and 13 of the main story.

[Capri Sun] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Downy Spider-Man Sweatpants] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

ACES (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Inks
Chris Ivy (credited as Christopher Ivy)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited as Greg Wright)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You probably know all about Spider-Man

Indexer Notes

Short bio on the former Canadian hockey player Herb Carnegie, who appears in the main story. Details of the Herbert H. Carnegie Aces Foundation.

Page includes a panel taken from the main story.

[Spider-Man Hit and Run] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[Coca Cola] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get Caught Up in Zoot. (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spider-Man
  2. 1. [Canada Post Stamp Traveller's Club]
  3. 2. Double Trouble
    Spider-Man
  4. 3. [Kraft Spider-Man Watch]
  5. 4. [Frosted Flakes Activity book]
  6. 5. [Ultra Cheer Sweatshirt]
  7. 6. [Nestle Quik & Libby's soups]
  8. 7. [Marvel Subscriptions]
  9. 8. [Anti Drugs message from CP Express & Transport]
  10. 9. [Capri Sun]
  11. 10. [Downy Spider-Man Sweatpants]
  12. 11. ACES
  13. 12. [Spider-Man Hit and Run]
  14. 13. [Coca Cola]
  15. 14. Get Caught Up in Zoot.
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  • CTGarry
  • Darrel McCann
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