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RATHBURN I’M GOING TO CALL “THE VERMINS “BOOMER- THIS ADVENTURE SAGA.” MAN.” FAIRBAIRN “BEST FRIENDS.” NOPE. THAT’S NOT THE PLURAL--

STOP TALKING AND START PUNCHING!

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4 COMPANIONS

0 PART ONE 9 – DETAILS – INSIDE! 6 3 9 8

0 YOU’RE NOT 6

0 HELPING! 6 DIGITAL EDITION DIGITAL 9 5 7 BONUS BONUS PETER PARKER was bitten by a radioactive spider and gained the proportional speed, strength, and agility of a SPIDER, adhesive fingertips and toes, and the unique precognitive awareness of danger called “SPIDER-SENSE”! After the tragic death of his Uncle Ben, Peter understood that with great power there must also come great responsibility. He became the crimefighting super hero called…

TRUE COMPANIONS Part One

Spider-Man has tons of problems he would like to fi x, but he’s frequently interrupted by problems he MUST fi x right away. That means there are always three or four fl avors of trouble simmering away while Spidey fi ghts the fi res of the day. Consider the fallout from Kraven the Hunter’s fi nal run at a glorious death: Kraven’s son and Kraven’s half brother, the Chameleon, both want revenge, there are Vermin in the sewers, someone (something?) called Kindred is watching… Then there’re the ongoing facts of Kingpin being mayor, Fred Myers (A.K.A. Boomerang) being one of Peter Parker’s roommates, and the Mayor wanting something from Fred that he absolutely cannot give up… Do you guys smell something burning?

NICK SPENCER CLIFF RATHBURN | NATHAN FAIRBAIRN | writer VC’s JOE CARAMAGNA | letterer and NATHAN FAIRBAIRN | cover artists

RYAN BROWN [SPIDER-WOMAN] | variant cover artist

ANTHONY GAMBINO | designer KATHLEEN WISNESKI | associate editor RYAN OTTLEY NICK LOWE | editor C.B. CEBULSKI | editor in chief

penciler SPIDER-MAN created by STAN LEE and STEVE DITKO

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