CATALOG RECORD

Web of Spider-Man #40

Marvel · Series began 1985 · July 1988

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Dates

Cover date: July 1988
On sale: March 1, 1988
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

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

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602527607
This edition’s page

Story arc: Cult of Love

This is part 1 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Alex Saviukinks: Keith Williamsscript: Peter Davidcolors: JayJay Jacksonletters: Rick Parker

Stories

All You Need Is Love · 22 pages
Spider-Man, investigating Betty Leeds' disappearance, discovers that she has joined a cult called the Students of Love

Publisher’s description

Spider-Man knew that Betty Brant Leeds has been troubled ever since her husband died. But even the wall-crawler never suspected that Betty's quest for serenity would lead her into the arms of a religious cult!

Reprinted in

Web of Spider-Man Omnibus (2024)