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Sensational Spider-Man #40

Marvel · Series began 2006 · October 2007

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Dates

Cover date: October 2007
On sale: August 22, 2007
In stores: August 22, 2007
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #40 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 75960605521004011
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148603503909
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Story arc: Back In Black

This is part 18 of 18. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Clayton Craininks: Clayton Craincolors: Clayton Crainscript: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasaletters: Cory Petit, Virtual Calligraphy

Stories

The Book of Peter · 22 pages
Above all else, Peter Parker is a decent man. With a good heart. Who has given his life over to the service of others. And in exchange...what has he gotten? Tragedy after tragedy after tragedy...His Uncle Ben, Gwen Stacy, the list goes on and on...And why? In his darkest hour, Peter demands answers. And the only person who can give them to him is...God?

Publisher’s description

Above all else, Peter Parker is a decent man. With a good heart. Who has given his life over to the service of others. And in exchange…what has he gotten? Tragedy after tragedy after tragedy…His Uncle Ben, Gwen Stacy, the list goes on and on…And why? In his darkest hour, Peter demands answers. And the only person who can give them to him is…God?

Reprinted in

Spider-Man, Peter Parker: Back in Black (2008)