CATALOG RECORD

The Spectacular Spider-Man #201

Marvel · Series began 1976 · June 1993

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Dates

Cover date: June 1993
On sale: April 27, 1993
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #201 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition$1.25 cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition$1.25 cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602199506
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Australian edition1.95 AUD cover

Australian

Printed cover price 1.95 AUD.

Barcode 07148602199509
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Story arc: Maximum Carnage

This is part 5 of 14. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Sal Buscema, Rick Parkerinks: Sal Buscema, Rick Parkerscript: J. M. DeMatteis, Tom DeFalco, Barry Duttercolors: Bob Sharenletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Maximum Carnage, Part Five: Over the Line! · 22 pages
The Black Cat and Venom search for Carnage and the gang.

Publisher’s description

Venom and Black Cat team up to locate Carnage and his gang of misfits! Will the unlikely partnership be enough to stop Venom's wayward spawn?

Reprinted in

Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013), Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage (1994), Spider-Man vs. Venom Omnibus (2018), Carnage Epic Collection (2022), Spider-Man by Michelinie & Bagley Omnibus (2024), Spectacular Spider-Man by DeMatteis and S. Buscema Omnibus (2025)