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The Sensational Spider-Man #2

Marvel · Series began 1996 · March 1996

Dates

Cover date
March 1996
On sale
January 2, 1996
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #2 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition$1.95 cover

    Direct Edition

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Barcode 75960603421500211

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  • Newsstand edition$1.50 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 00928103421603

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Story arc: The Return of Kaine

This is part 3 of 3. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. The Spectacular Spider-Man #231
  2. The Amazing Spider-Man #409
  3. The Sensational Spider-Man #2

Creators

pencils: Dan Jurgensinks: Klaus Jansonscript: Dan Jurgenscolors: Gregory Wright, Malibu Coloringletters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft

Stories

  • The Return of Kaine, Part 2 of 4: Remains of the Day · 22 pages

    The skeleton of the Spider-Man clone that Peter Parker put in a smokestack way back in The Amazing Spider-Man #150 has been found. Problem is, Ben Reilly was the clone that Peter put in the smokestack. Plus, Rhino goes against Kaine and Muse.

Publisher’s description

Spider-Man discovers a shocking truth in a Manhattan morgue - a skeleton wearing a Spidey costume of its own! Who was this person, and what does their identity mean for Ben Reilly's future as Spider-Man?

Reprinted in

Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic (2011), Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus (2018)

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