WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Conundrum (Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1998
- On sale
- March 25, 1998
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #257 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 75960602199425711 · shared with another edition
Source ↗ - Direct edition
Direct Edition - 50/50 - The Spectacular Prodigy #1 Outer Cover
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960602199425711 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07447002199505
This edition’s page
Story arc: Identity Crisis
This is part 4 of 17. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- The Sensational Spider-Man (1996) #27
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #434
- Spider-Man (1990) #91
- The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #257
- The Sensational Spider-Man (1996) #28
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #435
- Spider-Man (1990) #92
- The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #258
- Identity Crisis #1
- Identity Crisis #2
- Identity Crisis #3
- Identity Crisis #4
- Identity Crisis #5
- Identity Crisis #6
- JSA #67
- Identity Crisis #7
- Adventures of Superman #636
Creators
Stories
- Prodigy (Identity Crisis [Part 1]) · 22 pages
Peter Parker becomes Prodigy to rescue the daughter of an ambassador.
Publisher’s description
SPIDER-MAN NO MORE! With the web-slinger being hunted as New York City's most wanted, Peter Parker needs a new identity to continue his crime-fighting and clear Spidey's name! Enter: the PRODIGY!
Characters
Reprinted in
Spider-Man: Identity Crisis (2012)