Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) comic books 1996

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"Brother's Keeper" Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Jimmy Palmiotti (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema and Jimmy Palmiotti. After a 2-month hiatus, the Spectacular Spider-Man title returns! And Ben Reilly is the new Spider-Man! On the north shore of Long Island, two environmental inspectors discover a toxic waste dump! Tragically, an explosion at the site kills one inspector and transforms the other one into a walking sludge monster! When the bizarre creature (aka D.K.) attempts to slay the owner of the offending chemical company, the wondrous wall-crawler blocks his way! Can the spectacular one convince D.K. not to take the law into his own hands? Cameo appearances by John Jameson and Edward Whelan. (Note: D.K. appears next in Sensational Spider-Man (1st series) 16.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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"Reluctant Lazarus" The Return of Kaine Part 1 of 4. Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Al Milgrom (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema. Kaine is alive! And the disfigured clone of Peter Parker doesn't know how or why he's back! Apparently a billionaire businessman wants Kaine to participate in a worldwide contest known as "The Great Game." But the powerful Kaine is not interested in playing games and wrecks shop on his way out the door! How long will it be before Kaine runs into his favorite web-slinger (aka Ben Reilly)? Meanwhile at the infamous Brooklyn incinerating plant (of Spider-Clone fame), construction workers find a skeleton wearing the mask of Spider-Man! Story continues in Sensational Spider-Man 2. First appearance of Muse. Cameo appearance by Jessica Carradine. (Note: Kaine previously appeared in Scarlet Spider Unlimited #1.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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Comic only. No longer polybagged and the cassette is NOT included. Camelot Music Limited Edition of Spectacular Spider-Man #231 is 1 of 4 special covers released polybagged with Saturday Morning Cartoons Sampler Cassette. Also released were Amazing Spider-Man #408, Sensational Spider-Man #1, and Spider-Man #65. The four covers connect to depict a giant spider symbol in the background. Cover price $2.95.

Polybagged with cassette. Camelot Music Limited Edition of Spectacular Spider-Man #231 is 1 of 4 special covers released polybagged with Saturday Morning Cartoons Sampler Cassette. Also released were Amazing Spider-Man #408, Sensational Spider-Man #1, and Spider-Man #65. The four covers connect to depict a giant spider symbol in the background. Cover price $2.95.

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"A Show of Force (or Clones, Bones, and Doc Ock)!" Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Jimmy Palmiotti (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema. Peter and Mary Jane return to Manhattan! And their first stop is Ben Reilly's apartment to check out the spider-skeleton! But the trio's examination is interrupted by the sudden arrival of Jessica Carradine! And while Peter and Ben attempt to explain their strong resemblance to one another; Seward Trainer contacts Ben from cyberspace! Apparently Seward's daughter (aka the second Dr. Octopus) wants to remove his comatose body from the hospital! The wondrous wall-crawler rushes to his friend's side! And the awesome battle between the Spectacular Spider-Man and the lady octopus begins! Will Ben Reilly knock out Doc Ock once and for all? (Notes: Peter and MJ previously appeared in Spider-Man The Final Adventure (1995) limited series. The mystery of the spider-skeleton continues in Sensational Spider-Man 3.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.95.

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"Inner Demons" Web of Carnage Part 4 of 4. Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns), Art Thibert (finishes), and John Stanisci (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema. Story continues from Spider-Man 67. The desperate web-slinger (aka Spider-Carnage) has run out of options! He can't shed Carnage's symbiote and he can't control it anymore either! So Ben Reilly's final hope is to break into the Ravencroft Institute and somehow safely transfer the alien symbiote back to Cletus Kasady! But hold on! Won't that bring the real Carnage back to life? It's a life-and-death lesson... in the lesser of two evils for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Cameo appearances by Peter Parker, John Jameson, Seward Trainer, Gaunt, Dr. Kafka, and Jessica Carradine. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 2011 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #3.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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"Leap of Faith" Blood Brothers Part 4 of 6. Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and John Stanisci (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema and John Stanisci. Story continues from Spider-Man 68. After taking their lumps the past few days, Peter Parker and Ben Reilly strike back! The brave duo invades the Multivex Corporation headquarters and starts looking for the Hobgoblin, Cell-12, Seward Trainer, and anybody else that needs payback! Can Spider-Man (aka Ben Reilly) and Peter (without his powers) even the score with the Hobgoblin and Cell-12? And also find out who is trying to ruin their lives? Story continues in Sensational Spider-Man 5. Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Jessica Carradine, Liz Osborn, Normie Osborn, Mark Raxton (aka the Molten Man), and Gaunt. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #4.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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Direct Edition. "Puppets" Part 1 of 2. Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and John Stanisci (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema and John Stanisci. In a flash of light, Will-O'-the-Wisp is back! And once again he needs assistance from the Spectacular Spider-Man! But this web-slinger (akaBen Reilly) doesn't know the Wisp! Because it was Peter Parker who first clashed with him in Amazing Spider-Man 167. Nevertheless inside the Iron Rock maximum security installation, the wall-crawler helps the Wisp breakfree from Dr. Jonas Harrow's control! However there's an even greater threat inside Iron Rock that neither Spider-Man nor the Wisp knows about! One that breathes fire! Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Phil Urich, Jake Conover, and Dragon Man. (Note: This issue wasreprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #5.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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Newsstand Edition. "Puppets" Part 1 of 2. Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and John Stanisci (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema and John Stanisci. In a flash of light, Will-O'-the-Wisp is back! And once again he needs assistance from the Spectacular Spider-Man! But this web-slinger (aka Ben Reilly) doesn't know the Wisp! Because it was Peter Parker who first clashed with him in Amazing Spider-Man 167. Nevertheless inside the Iron Rock maximum security installation, the wall-crawler helps the Wisp break free from Dr. Jonas Harrow's control! However there's an even greater threat inside Iron Rock that neither Spider-Man nor the Wisp knows about! One that breathes fire! Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Phil Urich, Jake Conover, and Dragon Man. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #5.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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"Free Will" Part 2 of 2. Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and John Stanisci (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema and John Stanisci. Mary Jane rushes Peter to the hospital (after he collapsed at the end of Spider-Man 70)! Has the dreaded clone degeneration process begun inside the former web-slinger? Meanwhile at the Iron Rock installation, Ben Reilly discovers what Dr. Jonas Harrow wanted to steal from there...Dragon Man! Whoa! Can the wall-crawler convince the Dragon Man to fight alongside him and Will-O'-the-Wisp? That would sure make it easier to derail Roxxon's devious plan! Cameo appearance by the Looter. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #5.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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"Little Deaths" Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and John Stanisci (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema and John Stanisci. Story continues from Spider-Man 71. Mary Jane and Ben Reilly are heartbroken at Peter's apparent passing in his hospital room. Neither would have guessed that a simple disease would fell the hero who many times defeated the likes of Doctor Octopus and the Green Goblin. In the meantime Dr. Curt Connors is also distraught that he could not save his long-time friend. Oh no, does this mean the Lizard is going to make an appearance? Yesss! However this Spider-Man vs. Lizard battle is slightly different than the ones in the past! Especially when the wall-crawler's back-from-the-dead ally arrives to help! Cameo appearances by Joe Robertson, Glory Grant, and Graydon Creed. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #5.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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"Suicidal Tendencies" Script by Todd Dezago. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and John Stanisci (finishes). Cover by Sal Buscema and John Stanisci. Curt Connors returns to Florida after failing to cure Peter Parker's condition last issue! But unbeknownst to the good doctor, the strange lizard creature also makes the trek back to the Sunshine State! Once the reptile beast crashes into the Connors' home, Dr. Connors and his son make a run for safety! Who's going to stop the pseudo-lizard? The Sensational Spider-Man or the Lethal Lizard himself? Retelling of the Lizard's origin. Cameo appearance by Spider-Man (aka Ben Reilly). Flashback cameo by Martha Connors. (Notes: This issue completes Sal Buscema's outstanding and unprecedented 8-year run as the penciler of the Spectacular Spider-Man title. This issue was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #5.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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"Sudden Sacrifices" Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Luke Ross. Inks by John Stanisci. Cover by Luke Ross. Inside his Florida laboratory, Dr. Curt Connors changes into the Lizard and saves his family! That's wonderful! So now after defeating the reptile beast, the Lizard will change back...right? Uh-oh, no he won't! Because the Lizard has plans to rule the world with his slimy friends by his side! Quickly realizing the imminent danger to Martha and Billy, the web-slinger (aka Ben Reilly) tosses the Lizard out into the swamp! Is this where the Sensational Spider-Man will make his last stand vs. the Lethal Lizard? Yesss! Cameo appearances by Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson. (Notes: The Lizard returns in Spider-Man Unlimited 19. This issue was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #5.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover art by Luke Ross. Walking into Spiderwebs (Revelations, Part 1), script by Todd Dezago, pencils by Luke Ross, inks by John Stanisci; As Peter and Ben have a heart-to-heart talk, Gaunt and the mysterious mastermind target Seward Trainer for death; story continues in Sensational Spider-Man 11. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.50.

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"Walking into Spiderwebs" Revelations Part 1 of 4. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Luke Ross. Inks by John Stanisci. Cover by Luke Ross. And so it begins! The final chapter in the second clone saga! While Peter and Ben sort through old boxes and childhood memories in Aunt May's attic; their erstwhile ally, Seward Trainer, runs for his life! Gaunt and the mysterious mastermind (behind the entire clone fiasco) want to silence Seward so he cannot tell the truth to Peter and Ben! Sadly though Seward learns the old lesson...that a man can never outrun his past! The infamous clone saga is coming to an end! How many people will meet their end along with it? Story continues in Sensational Spider-Man 11. Final appearance of Seward Trainer. Cameo appearances by Alison Mongrain, Anna Watson, Ben Urich, Foggy Nelson, and Liz Osborn. (Notes: This story was reprinted in 1997 in the trade paperback: Spider-Man Revelations; and again in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #6. This issue contains a statement of ownership: average print run 246,002; average paid circulation 135,110.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.

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"A New Day Dawning" Script by J.M. DeMatteis. Pencils by Luke Ross. Inks by John Stanisci. Cover by Luke Ross. The Spider-Clone saga is over. And Peter and Mary Jane must pick up the pieces and move forward with their lives. Norman Osborn is back. Ben Reilly is gone. And the Parkers' precious baby is lost forever. Together the Spectacular Spider-Man and his wife have a chance to set a new course for the future! Meanwhile at Ravencroft Institute, Dr. Kafka secretly prevents the Chameleon from being released into police custody and sent to prison! However it won't be long before she regrets her rash decision! Cameo appearances by Anna Watson, John Jameson, J. Jonah Jameson, and Jack O'Lantern. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #6.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.50.