Jim Learning
Jun 13, 2004, 01:26 am
Crossover: Back From The Edge
Published by: Amazing Spider-Man (1st series), Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series), November-December 1994
Writers: J.M. DeMatteis (Parts 1, 3), Tom DeFalco, Todd DeZago (Parts 2, 4)
Pencilers: Mark Bagley (Parts 1, 3), Sal Buscema (Parts 2, 4)
Major Characters Involved: Spider-Man I, Mary-Jane Watson-Parker, Puma, Nocturne II, Daredevil, Vulture I, Owl
Plot: While Mary-Jane returns to her family, Spider-Man tries to forget his past as Peter Parker, and encounters others with similar decisions.
Reading Order:
Part 1 - Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #395 – Conflicted with inner turmoil, Spider-Man runs into Puma and Nocturne.
Part 2 - Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #218 – Spider-Man and Puma clash, with Nocturne caught in the middle.
Part 3 - Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #396 – Seeking help to rid his life as Peter Parker, Spider-Man goes to Daredevil.
Part 4 - Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #219 – Mary-Jane confronts her father, and Spider-Man and Daredevil battle the Owl and the Vulture.
Related Issues: Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #393 – Mary-Jane leaves Peter Parker.
Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) Annual #13 – Angela Cairn is transformed into Nocturne.
Notes: Puma was believed to have been gunned down in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #193. In Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #395, it's shown that he survived and recovered with Nocturne’s help.
In Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #218, Nocturne has Spider-Man and Puma experience each other’s recent trauma, which forces Puma to revert back to Thomas Fireheart.
Mary-Jane returns home to make amends with her family, starting with her sister in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #218, and her father in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #219.
The Vulture infects Spider-Man with a stolen virus in Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #396.
Spider-Man’s near brush with death in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #219 makes him change his mind on giving up his life as Peter Parker. His battle with the virus concludes in the Web of Death crossover.
Published by: Amazing Spider-Man (1st series), Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series), November-December 1994
Writers: J.M. DeMatteis (Parts 1, 3), Tom DeFalco, Todd DeZago (Parts 2, 4)
Pencilers: Mark Bagley (Parts 1, 3), Sal Buscema (Parts 2, 4)
Major Characters Involved: Spider-Man I, Mary-Jane Watson-Parker, Puma, Nocturne II, Daredevil, Vulture I, Owl
Plot: While Mary-Jane returns to her family, Spider-Man tries to forget his past as Peter Parker, and encounters others with similar decisions.
Reading Order:
Part 1 - Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #395 – Conflicted with inner turmoil, Spider-Man runs into Puma and Nocturne.
Part 2 - Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #218 – Spider-Man and Puma clash, with Nocturne caught in the middle.
Part 3 - Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #396 – Seeking help to rid his life as Peter Parker, Spider-Man goes to Daredevil.
Part 4 - Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #219 – Mary-Jane confronts her father, and Spider-Man and Daredevil battle the Owl and the Vulture.
Related Issues: Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #393 – Mary-Jane leaves Peter Parker.
Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) Annual #13 – Angela Cairn is transformed into Nocturne.
Notes: Puma was believed to have been gunned down in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #193. In Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #395, it's shown that he survived and recovered with Nocturne’s help.
In Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #218, Nocturne has Spider-Man and Puma experience each other’s recent trauma, which forces Puma to revert back to Thomas Fireheart.
Mary-Jane returns home to make amends with her family, starting with her sister in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #218, and her father in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #219.
The Vulture infects Spider-Man with a stolen virus in Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #396.
Spider-Man’s near brush with death in Spectacular Spider-Man (1st series) #219 makes him change his mind on giving up his life as Peter Parker. His battle with the virus concludes in the Web of Death crossover.