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The Amazing Spider-Man #546

Marvel · Series began 1999 · February 2008

first appearance of Mister Negative and Jackpot

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Mister Negative (Martin Li) — introduction
Jackpot (Alana Jobson) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: February 2008
On sale: January 9, 2008
In stores: January 9, 2008
Pages: 52

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Editions and covers (6)

Copies of #546 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct Edition, Steve McNiven Cover

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

Barcode 75960604716154611
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

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Barcode 00928102199502
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Bryan Hitch Cover

Barcode 75960604716154621
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2nd printing

2nd Printing Variant

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 75960604716154651
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Variant Edition - Steve McNiven Sketch Cover

Barcode 75960604716154631
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Book Market Variant
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Story arc: Brand New Day

This is part 1 of 20. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Steve McNiven, John Romita Jr., Greg Land, Phil Winslade, Mike Deodatoinks: Dexter Vines, Klaus Janson, Jay Leisten, Phil Winslade, Mike Deodatocolors: Morry Hollowell, Dean White, Justin Ponsor, Chris Chuckry, Rain Beredoscript: Dan Slott, Bob Gale, Zeb Wells, Marc Guggenheim, Stephen Wackerletters: Cory Petit, Virtual Calligraphy

Stories

Brand New Day [Part 1] · 25 pages
Aunt May pushes Peter to find a job, but due to his spotty work record in his previous employment, he finds this hard to do. Peter goes to a club on New Year's Eve with Harry and friends but he is mugged by a guy in a Spider-Man mask. Peter follows the thug right into the FEAST building where he finds Aunt May volunteering at Martin Li's homeless relief operations. Badly in need of some cash, Peter heads to the Daily Bugle not knowing that Jonah is in the midst of handling a buyout crisis. When J. Jonah Jameson refuses to pay Peter, Pete lays into him and watches as Jameson has a heart attack.
Spider-Man: The New Status Quo! · 2 pages
Park Avenue Interlude · 3 pages
Jackpot tries to stop an out-of-control semi truck.
The Astonishing Aunt May! · Aunt May · 3 pages
Aunt May helps the homeless at FEAST.
Harry and the Hollisters · 3 pages
Harry has dinner with the Hollisters and tells Lily's dad that they are dating.
A Message from Your Brand New Editor · 1 pages

Publisher’s description

This is it, Arachnophiles!!!! Prepare for what promises to be the most pulse-pounding piece of four color fiction to be delivered unto the Mighty Marvel Minions in decades! You asked for more Spidey! You demanded it! And, by Buckley, you're gonna get it! After the devastatingly heartwarming events of ONE MORE DAY, Peter Parker puts the past behind him and sets forth on a BRAND NEW DAY! Starting with Amazing Spider-Man #546, you now have THREE times the action! THREE times the villains! THREE times the danger! Amazing Spider-Man - Bank on it, buck-o! And if that weren't enough: ASM #546 goes double-sized to bring you back-up features that introduce you to the new players in the lives of Peter and his family!

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManMary Jane WatsonJ. Jonah JamesonMay ParkerGwen StacyWilson FiskKingpinRobbie RobertsonBetty BrantMac GarganHarry OsbornAleksei SytsevichRhinoScorpionHammerheadMartin LiMister NegativeLily HollisterCarlie CooperGreen GoblinMenaceBill HollisterAlana JobsonJackpot

Reprinted in

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2008), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2008), Spider-Man: Brand New Day - The Complete Collection (2016), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2008), Astonishing Spider-Man (2009), True Believers: Spider-Man Brand New Day (2017), Amazing Spider-Man MGC (2010), Spider-Man: Through the Decades (2011), Marvel Firsts: Before Marvel Now! (2012), Spider-Man: Brand New Day Omnibus (2024)