Volume: 1
Price: 0.75 USD; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1985-12-03
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The Soul of the Spider!
The Soul of the Spider!
Spider-Man
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Spider-Man
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1
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| Pencils: | Larry Lieber (signed as Larry Lieber) |
| Inks: | John Romita (signed as John Romita Sr.) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:superhero
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Universe:Marvel : mainstream
Characters:
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Jean DeWolff(head shot)
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Green Goblin [Norman Osborn](head shot)
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J. Jonah Jameson(head shot)
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Harry Osborn(head shot)
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Aunt May Parker(head shot)
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Robbie Robertson(head shot)
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Captain George Stacy(head shot)
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Gwen Stacy(head shot)
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Flash Thompson(head shot)
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Mary Jane Watson(head shot)
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in A Csodálatos Pókember (Semic, 1989 series) #42 -
in L'étonnant Spider-Man (Editions Héritage, 1969 series) #179 -
in El Hombre Araña / El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #394 -
in Secret Wars (Planeta DeAgostini, 1985 series) #48 -
in De spectaculaire Spider-Man [De spektakulaire Spiderman] (Juniorpress, 1979 series) #79 -
in Die Spinne (Condor, 1980 series) #135 -
in Spider-Man and Zoids (Marvel UK, 1986 series) #41 (13 December 1986) -
in L'Uomo Ragno (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #67 (28 Febbraio 1991) - in Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman (Panini España, 2005 series) #46 (Abril 2006)
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in Secret Wars II Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) (2009) - in Essential Ghost Rider (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010) [black and white]
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Reprints (11)
This issue has 2 variants
Issue Data
- Publisher's Brand:
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
- Indicia Frequency: monthly
- Printer: ?
[Bonus Poster]
[Bonus Poster]
Spider-Man
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illustration /
2
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Spider-Man
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illustration /
2
pages
- Genre:superhero
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Universe:Marvel : mainstream
Characters:
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Jean DeWolff(head shot)
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Green Goblin [Norman Osborn](head shot)
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J. Jonah Jameson(head shot)
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Harry Osborn(head shot)
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Aunt May Parker(head shot)
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Robbie Robertson(head shot)
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Captain George Stacy(head shot)
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Gwen Stacy(head shot)
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Flash Thompson(head shot)
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Mary Jane Watson(head shot)
Indexer Notes
Interior front and back covers make a poster of the front cover art.
Lo, There Shall Come a Champion!
Lo, There Shall Come a Champion!
Spider-Man
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comic story /
28
pages
Spider-Man
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comic story /
28
pages
| Script: | Tom DeFalco (credited) |
| Pencils: | Ron Frenz (credited) (layouts) Tom Morgan (credited) (finished pencils) James Fry (credited) (finished pencils) Jack Fury (art assist) |
| Inks: | Joe Rubinstein (credited) (finishes) John Romita (credited) Russ Steffens (credited) (background inks) |
| Colors: | George Roussos (credited) ? [as & Co.] |
| Letters: | Joe Rosen (credited) |
- Genre:superhero
- Story Arc:Secret Wars II
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Prologue: somewhere in the desert southwest of Hartsdale, New Mexico...
- Keywords:New Mexico; Secret Wars II Universe:Marvel : mainstream
Characters:
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Arranger [Oswald Silkworth](villain)
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Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange](cameo flashback)
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Eternity(cameo flashback)
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Green Goblin [Norman Osborn](villain, Zarathos illusion)
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Kingpin [Wilson Fisk](villain)
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Mephisto(villain)
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Molecule Man [Owen Reece](cameo flashback)
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Mary Parker(villain, Zarathos illusion)
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Richard Parker(villain, Zarathos illusion)
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Uncle Ben Parker(villain, Zarathos illusion)
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Captain George Stacy(villain, Zarathos illusion)
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Gwen Stacy(villain, Zarathos illusion)
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The Watcher [Uatu](cameo flashback)
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Zarathos(villain)
- Synopsis:
- The Beyonder makes a deal with the devil: he agrees not to destroy the cosmos if a hero can sustain his life's purpose in the face of overwhelming adversity. He chooses Spidey and frees Zarathos to torment him. Spidey overhears plans for the murder of Kingpin. Resolved to rescue him, Spidey is hampered in his quest by dead friends and foes from the past who accuse him of being a failure. Spidey is beaten down and begins to give in to despair. The source of the illusions, Zarathos, confronts Spider-Man and tries to convince him to let Kingpin be killed. Spidey finds the strength to fight back.
- in Die Spinne (Condor, 1980 series) #135
- in Spider-Man and Zoids (Marvel UK, 1986 series) #41 (13 December 1986) [Pages 22-28 of story only.]
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in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #208 (5 avril 1987) - in L'Uomo Ragno (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #67 (28 Febbraio 1991)
- in Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman (Panini España, 2005 series) #46 (Abril 2006) [black and white]
- in Secret Wars II Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) (2009)
- in Essential Ghost Rider (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2010) [black and white]
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Reprints (7)
Indexer Notes
Continued from Secret Wars II (Marvel, 1985 series) #8; Continued in Secret Wars II (Marvel, 1985 series) #9.
[no title indexed]
[no title indexed]
Spider's Web
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letters page /
2
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Spider's Web
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letters page /
2
pages
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Peter Kasperowicz, David Clarke, David Duncan, J.S., Peter Chisholm, Dennis Price, Skip Watson, Gary Bond, Edward Hughes, Thomas Fascela, Anthony Kowalewski, Roger Z. Cadenhead, and Greg Lowen; includes View From the Tenth Floor (editorial comments).
The Beyonder versus Mephisto
The Beyonder versus Mephisto
Spider-Man
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illustration /
1
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Spider-Man
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1
page
| Pencils: | Larry Lieber (signed as LEIBER) |
| Inks: | Joe Rubinstein (signed as Rubinstein) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | typeset |
- Genre:superhero
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Universe:Marvel : mainstream
Characters:
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Beyonder(also in flashback)
- in Geheime Oorlogen II (Juniorpress, 1985 series) #7 [Bottom part of illustration not reproduced.]
- in Secret Wars II (Marvel UK, 1986 series) #76 (13 December 1986) [Illustrated reproduced as mirror image and without bottom part.]
- in Secret Wars II Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) (2009)
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Reprints (3)
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Table of Contents
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