CATALOG RECORD
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22
first appearance of Speedball, Madeline Naylor and Justin Baldwin
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Speedball (Robbie Baldwin) — introduction
- Madeline Naylor (Marvel) — introduction
- Justin Baldwin (Marvel) — introduction, voice only
Dates
- Cover date
- [September] 1988
- On sale
- May 31, 1988
- Pages
- 68
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #22 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602921285
This edition’s page
Story arc: The Evolutionary War
This is part 10 of 13. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Silver Surfer Annual (1988) #1
- X-Men Annual (1970) #12
- Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985) #4
- The New Mutants Annual (1984) #4
- The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1979) #8
- The Avengers Annual (1967) #17
- X-Factor Annual (1986) #3
- The Punisher Annual (1988) #1
- Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #21
- The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #22
- The West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #3
- Silver Surfer Epic Collection (2014) #4
- Silver Surfer: Return to the Spaceways Omnibus (2024) #nn
Also part of: Saga of the High Evolutionary, Evolutionary War
Creators
Stories
- Drug War Rages · 35 pages
- He Who Laughs... · 10 pages
A rival actor wants to take revenge on Robbie's mother.
- Chapter Six: Kindred Spirits · 6 pages
While he is working on his genetic acceleration experiments, the High Evolutionary is contacted by Magnus to warn him of coming dangers.
Publisher’s description
Meet the hottest new hero in the Marvel Universe - Speedball, the Masked Marvel! He's got to help Spider-Man and Daredevil stop the Kingpin's implacable drive to increase the supply of illegal drugs in New York City! Plus: a special fact-filled featured on Speedball!
Characters
Reprinted in
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013), Evolutionary War Omnibus (2011), Marvel Firsts: The 1980s (2013), Avengers / Doctor Strange: Rise of the Darkhold (2018), Speedball: The Masked Marvel (2019)