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Web of Spider-Man #42

Marvel · Series began 1985 · September 1988

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Dates

Cover date: September 1988
On sale: May 3, 1988
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #42 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 07148602527609
This edition’s page

Story arc: Cult of Love

This is part 3 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

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

Stories

Pressure! · 22 pages
After Spider-Man refuses to free Betty from the Students of Love, Flash does so with the help of de-programmers. Mary Jane poses for lingerie photos.

Publisher’s description

Attempting to free Betty Brant Leeds from a sinister cult, Spider-Man meets the cult's leader, the Teacher. Are the Teacher's abilities for real, or is he just the greatest con man the world has ever seen? If Spidey doesn't figure out the answer soon, he may get sucked into the cult himself!

Reprinted in

Web of Spider-Man Omnibus (2024)