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Issue Details

Issue #28
Published May 1994
Cover Price $2.95; $4.00 CAD
Pages 68
Editing Danny Fingeroth; Mark Bernardo (assistant)

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man; Carnage
Genre Superhero
Pencils Steven Butler (signed)
Inks Steven Butler (signed)

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Characters Spider-Man
Letters typeset

26 page Spider-Man story "The Mortal Past"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Bill Bentine; Conrad; Sarah; Villain: Carnage [Cletus Kasady]
Synopsis Cletus breaks out of jail and goes looking for one of his childhood friends... to kill him!
Genre Superhero
Script David Michelinie
Pencils Steven Butler
Inks Bud LaRosa
Colors Tom Smith
Letters Joe Rosen
Notes This story takes place shortly after MAXIMUM CARNAGE.

8 page Cloak and Dagger story "Fatal Instinct"

Characters Cloak [Tyrone Johnson]; Dagger [Tandy Bowen]
Synopsis Cloak and Dagger stop some drug dealers.
Genre Superhero
Script Tom Brevoort; Mike Kanterovich
Pencils Anthony Williams
Inks Keith Williams
Colors Carlos Lopez
Letters Dave Sharpe

8 page Joe Smith story "Mr. Smith Goes to Town"

Characters Joe Smith; Julia Trainor
Genre Superhero
Script Tom Brevoort; Mike Kanterovich
Pencils Mark Tenny
Inks Joe Rubinstein
Colors Erika Moran
Letters Matt Maley

9 page Rhino story "No Son of Mine"

Characters Rhino [Aleksei Sytsevich]; Mrs. Systevich (Rhino's mom); Alexa (Rhino's niece); Sammy the Looper
Synopsis Someone breaks into Rhino's home and steals his niece's locket. Rhino's not happy.
Genre Superhero
Script Eric Fein
Pencils Larry Alexander
Inks Larry Alexander
Colors Joe Agostinelli
Letters Steve Dutro

2 page Spider-Man character profile "Peter & MJ's Apartment"

Genre Superhero
Pencils Mark Bagley
Letters typeset
Notes Mark Bagley's sketches of the Parker's apartment.

1 page Vulture; Spider-man character profile "The New Vulture"

Characters Vulture [Adrian Toomes]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mark Bagley
Letters typeset

1 page Bullpen Bulletins promo (ad from the publisher) "Bullpen Bulletins Fun Page"

Letters typeset
Notes Marvel activity page. Marvel checklist for comics dated May 1994.