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The Amazing Spider-Man #553

Marvel · Series began 1999 · May 2008

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Dates

Cover date: May 2008
On sale: March 12, 2008
In stores: March 13, 2008
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #553 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 75960604716155311
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Newsstand edition$3.99 cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 00928103503904
This edition’s page

Story arc: Brand New Day

This is part 8 of 20. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Phil Jimenezinks: Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanningcolors: Jeromy Coxscript: Bob Galeletters: Joe Caramagna

Stories

Freak-Out! · 22 pages
The Freak continues to mutate and attacks Spider-Man at a mayoral campaign event. Dexter Bennett, the Bugle's new owner, continues to create havoc at the newspaper.

Publisher’s description

More as Spidey battles the threat of Freak and his personal life falls apart around him.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManJ. Jonah JamesonMay ParkerRobbie RobertsonCurt ConnorsThe WreckerPeter PetruskiDirk GarthwaiteLily HollisterCarlie CooperTrapsterBulldozerHenry CampVin GonzalesDexter BennettBill HollisterRonald BlochOxBookieJohn LadueFreakRandall Crowne

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)