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503March 2004
$2.25; 3.25 CAD

The Amazing Spider-Man #503

Marvel · March 2004 · on sale 2004-01-28

First appearance: Morwen1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series)
Issue
#503
Publication date
March 2004
Key date
2004-03-00
On-sale date
2004-01-28
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.25 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960604716150311
Rating
PSR

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Morwen - 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
0Chasing A Dark Shadow 1 of 2cover1pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Dan Kemp, Matt MillaPeter Parker, Spider-Man
1Chasing a Dark Shadowcomic story22script: J. Michael Straczynski, Fiona Avery; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Matt Milla; letters: Virtual Calligraphy's Cory PetitAncient One, Death, Heimdall, Loki, Lord Chaos, Morwen First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Volstagg, Mary Jane Watson, Zeus
2Marvel Subscription Formpromo (ad from the publisher)1
3House Advertisementspromo (ad from the publisher)1.5

Plus 10.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.99 USD; 4.25 CAD; barcode 07447002457603

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3895-2		2010On eBay ›
Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-91706-7		2018On eBay ›
Marvel-Verse: Loki #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-93082-0		2021On eBay ›
Sins Past
ISBN 978-1-302-96708-6		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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