41 LGY#842 SPENCER OTTLEY 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! RATED T US TRUE $3.99 1 1 1 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 | inker NATHAN FAIRBAIRN | colorist writer VC’s JOE CARAMAGNA | letterer RYAN OTTLEY 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 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN No. 41, May 2020. Published Twice Monthly by MARVEL WORLDWIDE, INC., a subsidiary of MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION: 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104. BULK MAIL POSTAGE PAID AT NEW YORK, NY AND AT ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. © 2020 MARVEL No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons, and/or institutions in this magazine with those of any living or dead person or institution is intended, and any such similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. $3.99 per copy in the U.S. (GST #R127032852) in the direct market; Canadian Agreement #40668537. Printed in the USA. Subscription rate (U.S. dollars) for 12 issues: U.S. $26.99; Canada $42.99; Foreign $42.99. POSTMASTER: SEND ALL ADDRESS CHANGES TO THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, C/O MARVEL SUBSCRIPTIONS P.O. BOX 727 NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040. TELEPHONE # (888) 511-5480. FAX # (347) 537-2649. [email protected]. KEVIN FEIGE, Chief Creative Officer; DAN BUCKLEY, President, Marvel Entertainment; JOHN NEE, Publisher; JOE QUESADA, EVP & Creative Director; DAVID BOGART, Associate Publisher & SVP of Talent Affairs; TOM BREVOORT, SVP of Publishing; DAVID GABRIEL, VP of Print & Digital Publishing; JEFF YOUNGQUIST, VP of Production & Special Projects; DAN CARR, Executive Director of Publishing Technology; ALEX MORALES, Director of Publishing Operations; DAN EDINGTON, Managing Editor; SUSAN CRESPI, Production Manager; STAN LEE, Chairman Emeritus. For information regarding advertising in Marvel Comics or on Marvel.com, please contact Vit DeBellis, Custom Solutions & Integrated Advertising Manager, at [email protected]. For Marvel subscription inquiries, please call 888-511-5480. Manufactured between 02/14/2020 and 02/24/2020 by FRY COMMUNICATIONS, MECHANICSBURG, PA, USA. .