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Cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #286
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The Amazing Spider-Man #286

Marvel · Series began 1963 · March 1987

Dates

Cover date
March 1987
On sale
December 2, 1986
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #286 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

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

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602457603

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Bob Hall, Alan Kupperberginks: Al Milgrom, Jim Fern, Art Nicholsscript: Christopher Priestcolors: Bob Sharenletters: Rick Parker

Stories

  • Thy Father's Son! · 22 pages

    Spider-Man has been blasted by the Punisher's knockout gas and has to sleep it off in an alley. Later, Peter gets a call from Matt Murdock who asks him for a midnight meet. Mary Jane is contacted by Lance who asks her to tell Pete about a midnight mob meeting but she doesn't say anything. The gang war explodes. With Daredevil a no show, Spider-Man finds out about the mob meet from Mary Jane too late to stop it. The Rose tries to escape but is forced to shoot a cop who tries to stop him.

Publisher’s description

Enter The Punisher! Frank Castle has his own reasons for wanting to eliminate Hobgoblin and the other mob bosses. But are his measures too extreme for Spider-Man? Spidey, caught in the crossfire of The Punisher’s rage!

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManMatt MurdockDaredevilMary Jane WatsonMay ParkerNed LeedsJason Macendale Jr.Richard FiskThe RoseHobgoblinJack O'LanternLance BannonArrangerOswald Silkworth

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003)

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