Dates
- Cover date
- August 2009
- On sale
- June 24, 2009
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #598 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 75960604716159811
Source ↗ - 2nd printing
2nd Printing Variant - Paulo Siqueira Cover
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
Barcode 75960604716159821
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition$3.99 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 00928103503907
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- American Son Part 4 · 23 pages
Harry has ratted out Spider-Man to his dad and Norman shows his son his plans for turning him into the American Son. Spidey is caught and Norman string him up to be tortured. Spider-Man's mask won't come off so Hawkeye decides to deliver as much pain as possible to him before he kills him. Norman discovers a way to slowly dissolve Spidey's mask. Before his identity is revealed, Spidey breaks free. Harry discovers a serum to cure Lily of her Menace persona but discovers that Lily likes being Menace and the child is his father's. Harry puts on his American Son armor and comes to Spidey's rescue.
Characters
Reprinted in
Spider-Man: American Son (2009), Spider-Man: American Son (2010), Spider-Man: Brand New Day - The Complete Collection (2016), Spider-Man by Joe Kelly Omnibus (2024), Spider-Man: Brand New Day Omnibus (2024)