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The Amazing Spider-Man #434

Marvel · Series began 1963 · May 1998

Dates

Cover date
May 1998
On sale
March 11, 1998
In stores
March 11, 1998
Pages
42

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #434 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct Edition - 50/50 - Spider-Man Outer Cover

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Barcode 75960602457543411 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07447002457605

    This edition’s page
  • Direct edition

    Direct Edition - 50/50 - Amazing Ricochet #1 Outer Cover

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Barcode 75960602457543411 · shared with another edition

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Story arc: Identity Crisis

This is part 2 of 17. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. The Sensational Spider-Man (1996) #27
  2. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #434
  3. Spider-Man (1990) #91
  4. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #257
  5. The Sensational Spider-Man (1996) #28
  6. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #435
  7. Spider-Man (1990) #92
  8. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #258
  9. Identity Crisis #1
  10. Identity Crisis #2
  11. Identity Crisis #3
  12. Identity Crisis #4
  13. Identity Crisis #5
  14. Identity Crisis #6
  15. JSA #67
  16. Identity Crisis #7
  17. Adventures of Superman #636

Creators

pencils: Mark Buckinghaminks: Mark Buckingham

Publisher’s description

In an effort to keep Spider-Man safe, Peter Parker tries out new identities. Will he be able to keep up the secret or will his true identity be revealed?

Reprinted in

Spider-Man: Identity Crisis (2012)

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