CATALOG RECORD
The Sensational Spider-Man #27
first appearance of Hornet
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Hornet (Peter Parker) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1998
- On sale
- March 4, 1998
- Pages
- 40
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #27 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct Edition - 50/50 - Spider-Man Outer Cover
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960603421502711 · shared with another edition
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148603421605
This edition’s page - Direct edition
Direct Edition - 50/50 - Sensational Hornet #1 Outer Cover
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960603421502711 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Story arc: Identity Crisis
This is part 1 of 8. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
Creators
Stories
- Inventing the Hornet! (Identity Crisis [Part 1]) · Spider-Man; Hornet · 22 pages
Peter tackles the Looter in his first foray as the Hornet.
Characters
Reprinted in
Spider-Man: Identity Crisis (2012)