Dates
- Cover date
- December 2003
- On sale
- October 22, 2003
- Pages
- 52
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
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 72527402457513
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: J. Scott Campbell, John Romita, John Romita Jr.inks: Tim Townsend, Scott Hannacolors: Dan Kemp, Avalon Studiosscript: J. Michael Straczynskiletters: Randolph Gentile
Stories
- Happy Birthday Part Three · 38 pages
Characters
Peter ParkerSpider-ManTony StarkIron ManBruce BannerThorHulkBen GrimmScott SummersThe ThingCyclopsReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticStephen StrangeDoctor StrangeMary Jane WatsonVictor Von DoomDoctor DoomFrank CastlePunisherJ. Jonah JamesonNorman OsbornMay ParkerEddie BrockGwen StacyOtto OctaviusVenomDoctor Octopus
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)