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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published July 1995
Cover Price 3.95 USD
Pages 68
Editing Bob Budiansky (editor-in-chief); Danny Fingeroth (group editor); Tom Brevoort

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man, Scarlet Spider, symbiotes
Pencils Joe St. Pierre
Inks Terry Austin

Cover Details

Characters Scarlet Spider; Lizard
Pencils Darick Robertson
Inks Scott Kolins
Notes flip cover (published upside-down in relation to the first cover)

22 page Spider-Man story "Planet of the Symbiotes, Chapter Two: Lurkers!"

Characters Spider-Man; Scarlet Spider; Eddie Brock; Mary Jane Parker; symbiotes; Cletus Kasady [Carnage]
Synopsis After learning that Eddie Brock has separated from the Venom symbiote, Spider-Man and the Scarlet Spider join with the ex-villain in searching for the alien creature
Genre superhero
Script David Michelinie
Pencils Joe St. Pierre
Inks Greg Adams
Colors Tom Smith
Letters Bill Oakley, NJQ
Notes Story continued from The Amazing Spider-Man Super Special 1; story continued in Venom Super Special 1

1 page Spider-Man illustration

Characters Spider-Man; Scarlet Spider; Venom
Genre superhero
Pencils Pedi
Inks Pedi
Letters typographical

10 page Spider-Man story "Till Death Do Us Part"

Characters Spider-Man; Julie; Randy; thugs
Synopsis A young couple reconciles after being rescued from a mugging by Spider-Man
Genre superhero
Script Darick Robertson
Pencils Darick Robertson
Inks Jimmy Palmiotti
Colors Joe Andreani
Letters John Costanza
Reprinted in Wiz (Marvel Italia, 1995 series) #6

22 page Scarlet Spider story "Survive and Conquer [Growing Pains, Part 2]"

Characters Scarlet Spider; Shadowforce Alpha [Cordite; Clash; Shell and Shot; Bombardier; Flare; Stampede]; Armstrong [becomes Strongarm]; Dr. Noah Purl; Col. Rudev Broga; Lizard; Dr. Greg Chasen; Dr. Raymond Crow; Ellen Grantz
Synopsis The Scarlet Spider struggles with Shadowforce Alpha at Empire State Hospital
Genre superhero
Script Terry Kavanagh
Pencils Tod Smith (breakdowns); Sal Buscema (pencils)
Inks Sal Buscema
Colors Chia Chi Wang
Letters Ken Lopez
Notes Story continued from The Amazing Spider-Man Super Special 1; story continued in Venom Super Special 1