Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #596
Published August 2009
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stephen Wacker; Thomas Brennan (Assistant)

Cover Details

Characters Spider-Man; Spider-Man [Mac Gargan]
Genre superhero
Pencils Phil Jimenez
Inks Andy Lanning
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover sports Dark Reign trade dress.

Cover Details - "2nd Print Variant"

Characters Norman Osborn; Harry Osborn; Spider-Man [Mac Gargan]; Ms. Marvel [Moonstone]; Ares; Captain Marvel [Noh-Varr]; Wolverine [Daken]; Hawkeye [Bullseye]
Genre superhero
Pencils Paulo Siqueira
Inks Amilton Santos
Colors Jeromy Cox
Letters Chris Eliopoulos
Notes Cover sports Dark Reign trade dress; 2nd print variant utilizes an in story splash page as the cover image.

1 page Spider-Man recap "Peter Parker's P.O.V."

Genre superhero
Pencils Various
Inks Various
Colors Various

22 page Spider-Man story "American Son Part 2"

Characters Spider-Man; GUESTS: Aunt May Parker; J. Jonah Jameson Sr.; Norah Winters; Invisible Woman; Norman Osborn; Harry Osborn; Lily Hollister [Malice]; Dark Avengers [Sentry; Spider-Man [Mac Gargan]; Ms. Marvel [Moonstone]; Ares; Captain Marvel [Noh-Varr]; Wolverine [Daken]; Hawkeye [Bullseye]]
Synopsis Peter tries to talk Harry out of going to work for his dad but doesn't know that Harry's girlfriend Lily is pregnant with his child; Norman gives Harry the grand tour of Avengers Tower; Peter learns that Front Line reporter Norah Winters has gotten a job with Osborn as cover to write an expose, and Pete begins to get ideas of his own; When Norman's Spidey and Hawkeye go out for a night of trolling for prostitutes, Spidey attacks and captures his dark counterpart and, thanks to a black suit designed by Reed Richards, replaces Mac Gargan in the Dark Avengers.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Kelly
Pencils Paulo Siqueira
Inks Amilton Santos
Colors Jeromy Cox
Letters Chris Eliopoulos