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2February 1999
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The Amazing Spider-Man #2

Marvel · February 1999 · on sale 1998-12-09

First appearance: ShadracFirst appearance: Spider-Man2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
February 1999
Key date
1999-02-00
On-sale date
1998-12-09
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.99; 2.99 CAD
Pages
38
Barcode
75960604716100211
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Shadrac - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Spider-Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Is Being Scorched by Shadrac?cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Liquid!Greg Herd, Peter Parker, Shadrac First, Spider-Man First, Martha Franklin
1Previously in ... the Amazing Spider-Manrecap2letters: Comicraft, John MarasiganMay Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Anna Watson, Mary Jane Watson
2I Can't ... (And I Don't Want To) ... But I Must!comic story22script: Howard Mackie; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft, Liz AgraphiotisGreg Herd, May Parker, Peter Parker, Shadrac First, Spider-Man, Spider-Man First, Jill Stacy, Anna Watson, Mary Jane Watson, Martha Franklin
3House Advertisementspromo (ad from the publisher)2
4-in-house column1letters: typeset

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Direct Edition - 50/50 - Andy Kubert Coverbarcode 75960604716100221
Newsstandbarcode 07480802457502

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91952-8		2019On eBay ›
Spider-Man: The Next Chapter #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5759-5		2011On eBay ›
Spider-Man: Through the Decades #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5758-8		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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