The Spectacular Spider-Man #257

Dates

Cover date

May 1998

On sale

March 25, 1998

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #257 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 75960602199425711 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page
• Direct edition

  Direct Edition - 50/50 - The Spectacular Prodigy #1 Outer Cover

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

  Barcode 75960602199425711 · shared with another edition

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 07447002199505

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Identity Crisis

This is part 4 of 8. 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

Creators

Reprinted in

Spider-Man: Identity Crisis (2012)