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The Amazing Spider-Man #551

Marvel · Series began 1999 · April 2008

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Dates

Cover date: April 2008
On sale: February 20, 2008
In stores: February 20, 2008
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #551 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition$2.99 cover

Direct Edition

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

Barcode 75960604716155111
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Newsstand edition$3.99 cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 00928102457604
This edition’s page

Story arc: Brand New Day

This is part 6 of 20. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Salvador Larroca, Phil Jimenezinks: Salvador Larroca, Andy Lanningcolors: Jason Keith, Stephane Peruletters: Todd Klein, Cory Petitscript: Marc Guggenheim, Stephen Wacker

Stories

Lo, There Shall Come a Menace!! · 22 pages
Spider-Man and Jackpot team up to take on Menace but Jackpot, a rookie to the hero biz, accidentally causes the death of an innocent bystander.

Publisher’s description

Jackpot! Spidey vs. the Police! Menace! Triumphs, twists, turns and tragedy pack these two issues by Marc Guggenheim and Salvador Larrocca. And would you believe... Spider-Man sued? (Hey, that's what we get for having a former lawyer write these things...)

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManLily HollisterMenaceDexter BennettSara EhretAlana JobsonJackpot

Reprinted in

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2008), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2008), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2008), Astonishing Spider-Man (2009), Spider-Man: Brand New Day - The Complete Collection (2016), Spider-Man: Brand New Day Omnibus (2024)