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Web of Spider-Man Annual #4

Marvel · 1988 · on sale 1988-06-21

First appearance: PoisonFirst appearance: Cecilia CardinaleFirst appearance: Carlos CardinaleOrigin: Cecilia Cardinale1 variantStoryline: The Evolutionary War
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Identification plate

Series
Web of Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
1988
Key date
1988-06-21
On-sale date
1988-06-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.75; 2.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Cecilia Cardinale, Poison.

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
0The Evolutionary War [Part Eight]cover1pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: John RomitaPeter Parker, Slug, Spider-Man, Ulysses Luggman
1Sweet Poison! [The Evolutionary War Part Eight of Eleven]:comic story33script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Cynthia Martin; inks: Cynthia Martin; colors: Janet Jackson; letters: Rick ParkerCarlos Cardinale First, Wilson Fisk, High Evolutionary, Kingpin, Man-Thing, Peter Parker, Poison First, Ted Sallis, Slug, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson, Herbert Edgar Wyndham, Cecilia Cardinale First, Ulysses Luggman
2Night Stalking!comic story7script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Alex Saviuk; colors: Janet Jackson; letters: Rick ParkerPoison First, Cecilia Cardinale First
3Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Reviewrecap1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Arthur Adams; inks: Arthur Adams; colors: JayJay Jackson; letters: Rick ParkerPeter Parker, Spider-Man
4Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Reviewrecap1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita Jr.; colors: JayJay Jackson; letters: Rick ParkerPeter Parker, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson
5Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Reviewrecap1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: JayJay Jackson; letters: Rick ParkerKraven the Hunter, Sergei Kravinoff, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
6Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Reviewrecap1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: JayJay Jackson; letters: Rick ParkerPeter Parker, Spider-Man
7Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Reviewrecap1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Mike Harris; inks: Mike Harris; colors: JayJay Jackson; letters: Rick ParkerPeter Parker, Spider-Man
8Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Reviewrecap1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Cynthia Martin; inks: Cynthia Martin; colors: JayJay Jackson; letters: Rick ParkerWilson Fisk, Kingpin, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
9Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Reviewrecap1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Joe Brozowski; inks: Joe Brozowski; colors: JayJay Jackson; letters: Rick ParkerPeter Parker, Spider-Man
10Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Reviewrecap1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Todd McFarlane; colors: JayJay Jackson; letters: Rick ParkerPeter Parker, Spider-Man
11Amazing Spider-Man: The Year in Reviewrecap2script: Jim Salicrup; colors: JayJay Jackson; letters: Rick ParkerBlack Cat, Felicia Hardy, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
12The High Evolutionary, Part 8 of 11: All My Childrencomic story6script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Ken Lopez; editing: Ralph MacchioBova Ayrshire, Jessica Drew, Jonathan Drew, Madeline Joyce, Robert Frank, High Evolutionary, Django Maximoff, Marya Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Sir Porga, Gregor Russoff, Herbert Edgar Wyndham, Chthon

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; barcode 07148602865985

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Evolutionary War Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5548-5		2011On eBay ›
Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection #3
ISBN 978-1-302-92775-2		2021On eBay ›
Web of Spider-Man Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-96857-1		2026On eBay ›

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Sources

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