| Issue | #257 |
| Published | May 1998 |
| Cover Price | 1.99 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Bob Harras (editor-in-chief), Ralph Macchio, Matt Hicks (assistant editor) |
| Notes | Outer cover (not available on all copies); cover title is The Spectacular Prodigy 1 |
| Characters | Prodigy |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | John Romita |
| Inks | John Romita |
| Letters | Comicraft |
| Notes | Outer cover (not available on all copies); cover title is The Spectacular Prodigy 1 |
| Characters | Spider-Man |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | John Romita |
| Inks | John Romita |
| Colors | Atomic Paintbrush |
| Notes | Inner cover; cover title is The Spectacular Spider-Man 257 |
| Characters | Prodigy (Peter Parker), Jack O'Lantern II, Conundrum (intro), Norman Osborn, Mary Jane Parker, Flash Thompson, J. Jonah Jameson, Billy Walters, Betty Brant, Anna Watson, Hazram Chaliz, Shanaz Chaliz, Tabriaz Chaliz |
| Synopsis | Peter Parker becomes Prodigy to rescue the daughter of an ambassador |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | J.M. DeMatteis |
| Pencils | Luke Ross |
| Inks | Dan Green, Al Milgrom |
| Colors | John Kalisz |
| Letters | Richard Starkings, Kiff Scholl, Comicraft |
| Letters | typeset |