Sensational Spider-Man (1996 1st Series) comic books 1998

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"The Spirit is Willing; the Flesh..." Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. Inside the Technomancers' headquarters, the Sensational Spider-Man and the Master of the Mystic Arts (in astral form) lay it all on the line against the Gremlyn-Lord! If the web-slinger can find the Sphere of Sara-Kath, he'll have a chance to close the portal and save Earth's existence! But if Buel gets the sphere first, the gremlyns will overrun the present reality! Strangely during the battle, Spider-Man is continually drawn toward an unknown dimension. One that holds a pleasant reminder of days gone by. What is really going on inside the Technomancer Tower? Flashback cameos by Uncle Ben and the Burglar. (Notes: This issue features a gatefold cover. The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 211,317; average paid circulation 117,969.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

Kansas City Chiefs Collector's Edition. Promotional comic given away exclusively at a Kansas City Chief's football game back in January 1998. It has a classic fold-out wraparound cover of Spider-Man's iconic mask. The fold-out page has a congratulatory letter written by Stan Lee toward Chief's wide-receiver Andre Rison, a big time Spidey fan himself, who started something of a Spider-Man craze in the area. "The Spirit Is Willing; The Flesh..." starring Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Buel, Gunther Senreich, and Om, script by Todd Dezago, pencils by Mike Wieringo, inks by Rich Case; Spider-Man and Doctor Strange race Buel to the top of the Technomancer Tower to recover the Sphere of Sara-Kath. 36 pgs.

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"A Christmas Story" Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Todd Nauck. Inks by Andrew Hennessey. Cover by Todd Nauck and Richard Case. It's Christmas Eve in the big city and the Amazing Spider-Man needs to buy one more gift! While the web-slinger frantically swings around town looking for the perfect gift, he bumps into an old foe...Hydro-Man! However Spidey doesn't want to waste time in a fight; he still has to find that last gift! Can the wondrous wall-crawler keep the streets safe and finish his shopping before Santa arrives? Cameo appearances by J. Jonah Jameson, Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Billy Walters, Hope Hibbert, and Ellen Hibbert. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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Regular cover showing Spider-Man facing a mob - "Into the Dance!" Spiderhunt Part 1 of 4. Double-sized issue. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Joe Bennett. Inks by Al Milgrom and Dan Green. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Spiderhunt is on after the Daily Bugle raises its reward for capturing the web-slinger to 5 million dollars! Anyone and everyone on the street is taking pot shots at Spider-Man to win the money! However things don't get serious until Aura and Override ambush the wall-crawler on a Manhattan rooftop! Can Spidey keep dodging one attack after another forever? Meanwhile at Norman Osborn's palatial estate; his grandson, Normie Osborn, is kidnapped! Story continues in Amazing Spider-Man 432. Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Flash Thompson, Betty Brant, Liz Osborn, Billy Walters, Joe Robertson, Martha Robertson, the Prowler, and the fifth Green Goblin. (Notes: Elements of the plot from Spider-Man (1990) 88 continue in this issue. This issue features a gatefold cover. This story was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man Spiderhunt.) 48 pages. Cover price $2.99.

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Spider-Hunt #1. Variant Cover. This is the Wanted Dead or Alive cover with yellow background. Normie Osborn kidnapped Cover price $2.99.

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"Signs of the Time" Guest-starring Silver Sable. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Todd Nauck. Inks by Andrew Hennessey. Cover by Todd Nauck and Andrew Hennessey. Hydro-Man is the next super-villain to take a shot at winning the Daily Bugle's $5 million reward! So Morris Bench devises a scheme to draw out the web-slinger by taking several hostages near a water tower in the Bronx! But ol' Morrie didn't count on his actions drawing out other super-powered folks like Sandman and Silver Sable! Uh-oh, does Hydro-Man have a plan for defeating Sable, Sandman, and the sensational one? He better... otherwise his plan to collect the bounty will end up... all wet! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Glory Grant, Billy Walters, Desiree Winthrop, Hope Hibbert, Hobie Brown, and the Vulture. (Notes: Hydro-Man and Sandman previously battled the web-slinger and one another in Amazing Spider-Man 217 & 218. This issue features a gatefold cover recapping Spidey's battle with Hydro-Man two issues ago.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

Sensational Spider-Man Identity Crisis #27 cover with Sensational Hornet #1 cover underneath. "Inventing the Hornet!" Identity Crisis Part 3 of 8. (Peter Parker as the Hornet Part 1 of 2.) Plot by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Looter breaks into Norman Osborn's office at the Daily Bugle looking for the $5 million bounty! However the loony super-villain's heist is interrupted by the first appearance of the Hornet! Who is this new superhero? Well, it's actually your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man wearing a new costume! Peter and Mary Jane thought it would be a good idea for the web-slinger to lay low while the aforementioned $5 million reward remains in effect! So here comes the Hornet! Will the Looter have any better luck against the Hornet than he did against Spider-Man? Probably not! Cameo appearances by Hobie Brown, Flash Thompson, Norman Osborn, J. Jonah Jameson, Billy Walters, and the Vulture. (Notes: Amazing Spider-Man 434 & 435 are parts 1 & 2 of the Identity Crisis storyline. This story was reprinted in 1998 in the trade paperback: Marvel Finest's Spider-Man Identity Crisis; and again in 2012 in the trade paperback: the Amazing Spider-Man Identity Crisis.) 36 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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Sensational Hornet #1 cover with Sensational Spider-Man Identity Crisis #27 cover underneath. Spider-Man: Identity Crisis: Part 3 of 8 - Hornet: Part 1 of 2 - Hornet vs. Vulture. With a bounty on Spidey he is forced to disguise himself with new costumes. Cover price $1.99.

Sensational Spider-Man Identity Crisis #27. Newsstand edition looks like #27A but with no Hornet #1 cover underneath; not a double cover issue. Spider-Man: Identity Crisis: Part 3 of 8 - Hornet: Part 1 of 2 - Cover pencils by Mike Wieringo, inks by Rich Case. Inventing the Hornet! (Identity Crisis [Part 1]) starring Hornet (intro; Peter Parker (also as Spider-Man)), Looter, Norman Osborn, Hobie Brown, Vulture, Mary Jane Parker, Billy Walters, Flash Thompson, and SHIELD, script by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo (co-plotter), pencils by Mike Wieringo, inks by Rich Case; Peter tackles the Looter in his first foray as the Hornet. 36 pgs. $1.99. Cover price $1.99.

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"Hornet's Nest" Identity Crisis Part 4 of 8. (Peter Parker as the Hornet Part 2 of 2.) Plot by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Daily Bugle and other media outlets have noticed the new hero in town: the Hornet! And the Big Apple's resident superheroes have noticed him too! When Norman Osborn hosts a press conference to give the Hornet a monetary reward, the Vulture swoops in and attacks! Apparently Adrian Toomes thinks the Hornet has killed Spider-Man and thus deprived him of his long-sought revenge! However during their fight, the wise old bird recognizes his former wall-crawling foe! Is the Hornet's cover about to be blown sky-high? Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Hope Hibbert, Hobie Brown, Mindy Brown, Billy Walters, Flash Thompson, Captain America, Iron Man, Wasp, Jarvis, Power Man, Iron Fist, White Tiger, Franklin Richards, and the Fantastic Four. (Notes: Spider-Man (1990) 91 & 92 are parts 5 & 6 of the Identity Crisis storyline. This story was reprinted in 1998 in the trade paperback: Marvel Finest's Spider-Man Identity Crisis; and again in 2012 in the trade paperback: the Amazing Spider-Man Identity Crisis. This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"Back On His Game!" Guest-starring the Black Cat. Part 1 of 2. Script by Todd Dezago (with assists from Andy Jozefowicz). Pencils by Roberto Flores and Tom Lyle. Inks by Juan Vlasco and Robert Jones. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The classic red and blue costume is back! As the Sensational Spider-Man returns to action alongside the Black Cat to help locate a missing teenager! The web-slinger and Felicia are making good progress on the case... until they are suddenly attacked and kidnapped by a large garbage truck! Oh no, are Spidey and the Black Cat on their way to Murderworld? Cameo appearances by Arcade, Mary Jane Watson, Anna Watson, Hope Hibbert, Desiree Winthrop, and Billy Walters. (Notes: The wall-crawler previously visited Murderworld in Marvel Team-Up 66. This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"Cat & Mouse" Guest-starring the Black Cat. Part 2 of 2. Script by Todd Dezago (with assists from Andy Jozefowicz). Art by Javier Saltares. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Spectacular Spider-Man returns to Arcade's house of horrors: Murderworld! And this time he has the Black Cat by his side to navigate through the myriad of deadly mazes! Will the wall-crawler and Felicia escape from Arcade's lethal amusement park in one piece? Keep your head on a swivel Spidey! Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Hope Hibbert, Billy Walters, and J. Jonah Jameson. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover recapping the events of last issue.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"More Than A Feelin'" Plot by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Mike Wieringo. Inks by Richard Case. Cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. The Rhino is rampaging through the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens! And when Peter and Mary Jane get word of the Rhino's destructive behavior, the Sensational Spider-Man swings into action! The wall-crawler thinks he can handle the matter without too much trouble! However once a school bus carrying his deaf neighbor, Hope Hibbert, crashes; the situation turns very serious! Can the web-slinger save Hope and her friends from the Rhino's inadvertent wrath? Cameo appearances by Anna Watson, Ellen Hibbert, and Billy Walters. (Note: This issue features a gatefold cover.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"Acquisitions" The Gathering of Five Part 1 of 5. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Joe Bennett. Inks by Ralph Cabrera. At the Technomancer Building, Norman Osborn launches his next sinister scheme! And this underhanded plot involves gathering five ancient artifacts of untold power! However the Green Goblin's alter ego doesn't have all five in his possession yet! So he sends Override to the Technomancer HQ to get another piece! But the eagle-eyed web-slinger spots Override and decides to check out the Technomancer trouble himself! In the meantime Mary Jane receives a phone call... asking if she wants to return to the modeling business! Story continues in Amazing Spider-Man 440. Cameo appearances by Anna Watson, Joe Robertson, Alison Mongrain, and Scrier. (Notes: This issue features a gatefold cover. The Gathering of Five storyline was reprinted in 2013 in the trade paperback: Spider-Man The Gathering of Five.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.99.

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"Gifts" The Gathering of Five Part 5 of 5. Final issue of the series. Script by Todd Dezago. Pencils by Joe Bennett. Inks by Al Milgrom. Cover by Joe Bennett. Story continues from Spectacular Spider-Man 262. The Gathering is drawing nigh! And one of the key participants, Override, has some last minute preparations to make! Namely stealing a million dollars in case he draws the short straw at the Gathering! But Override's hasty heist captures the attention of the Sensational Spider-Man! And the web-slinger is going to make Override pay for his overdraft! Meanwhile, Mary Jane decides to leave school and restart her modeling career! Now she just needs to tell her wall-crawling husband! Cameo appearances by Norman Osborn and Aura. (Notes: The formal Gathering takes place in Amazing Spider-Man 441. As part of Marvel's relaunching of the Spider-Man titles in late 1998, the Sensational Spider-Man (1996 1st series) series was cancelled and essentially replaced by the Spider-Man Chapter One (1999) series. This issue features a gatefold cover recapping the previous events in the Gathering of Five storyline. The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 177,625; average paid circulation 94,643.) 40 pages. Cover price $1.99.