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Series: The Essential Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: May 1998
Key date: 1998-05-00
Price: $12.99
Pages: 530
ISBN: 0-7851-0658-8

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
1	-	credits, title page	3	letters: typeset
2	Where Crawls the Lizard!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
3	Where Crawls the Lizard!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam Rosen
4	Spidey Smashes Out!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
5	Spidey Smashes Out!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam Rosen
6	The Sinister Shocker!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito
7	The Sinister Shocker!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam Rosen
8	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito
9	In The Hands of the Hunter!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam Rosen
10	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito
11	The Wings of the Vulture!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam Rosen
12	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
13	From the Depths of Defeat!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Sam Rosen
14	Spider-Man No More!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito
15	Spider-Man No More!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam Rosen	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; May Parker; Anna Watson; Mary Jane Watson; Gwen Stacy; Harry Osborn; Miles Warren; Betty Brant; J. Jonah Jameson; Patch [Frederick Foswell]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]
16	In the Clutches of the Kingpin!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
17	In The Clutches of the Kingpin!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam Rosen
18	To Die A Hero!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
19	To Die A Hero!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam Rosen
20	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito
21	Enter Dr Octopus	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Artie Simek
22	The Tentacles and the Trap!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
23	The Tentacles and the Trap!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam Rosen
24	Doc Ock Wins!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito
25	Doc Ock Wins!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam Rosen
26	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
27	Disaster!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Sam Rosen
28	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
29	The Coming of Ka-Zar!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita, Don Heck; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam Rosen
30	To Kill a Spider-Man!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
31	To Kill A Spider-Man!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita, Don Heck; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam Rosen
32	The Brand of the Brainwasher!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
33	The Brand of the Brainwasher!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita, Don Heck; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Art Simek
34	O, Bitter Victory!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
35	O Bitter Victory!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita, Don Heck; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Sam Rosen
36	O, What a Tangled Web We Weave..!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito
37	What A Tangled Web We Weave..!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita, Don Heck; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam Rosen
38	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
39	Make Way For...Medusa!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita, Don Heck; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam Rosen
40	Wings in the Night!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
41	Wings in the Night!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita, Don Heck; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Sam Rosen
42	The Vulture's Prey!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
43	The Vulture's Prey	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita, Don Heck; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Art Simek
44	Escape Impossible!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
45	The Impossible Escape!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita, Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Art Simek
46	The Madness of Mysterio!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
47	The Madness of Mysterio!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita, Don Heck; inks: Mickey Demeo; letters: Art Simek
48	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
49	To Squash a Spider!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Art Simek
50	Crisis on the Campus!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita
51	Crisis on Campus!	comic story	20	script: John Romita, Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita, Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Sam Rosen
52	Back Cover	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita

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