Dates
- Cover date
- December 2003
- On sale
- 2003
- In stores
- October 22, 2003
- Pages
- 52
Values
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #500 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960604716150011
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 72527402457513
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Publisher’s description
Two generations of the greatest Spider-Man artists of all time mark a milestone! It's Peter Parker's birthday...but how do you throw a surprise party for someone with a Spider-sense? Someone figures out how and Spidey spends his special day looking back at his career and EVERY villain he's faced over those years...against his will! A special story for Spidey fans new & old!
Reprinted in
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection (2009), Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus (2018), Amazing Spider-Man Modern Era Epic Collection (2025)