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The Sensational Spider-Man #5

Marvel · Series began 1996 · June 1996

Dates

Cover date
June 1996
On sale
April 2, 1996
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #5 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 75960603421500511

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  • Newsstand edition$1.50 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 00928103421606 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Australian edition2.50 AUD cover

    Australian

    Printed cover price 2.50 AUD.

    Barcode 00928103421606 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Story arc: Blood Brothers

This is part 4 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. The Amazing Spider-Man #411
  2. The Sensational Spider-Man #4
  3. The Amazing Spider-Man #412
  4. The Sensational Spider-Man #5

Creators

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

Stories

  • Collisions with the Past · 22 pages

    Spider-Man and Peter Parker begin closing in on the enigmatic figure who's been messing up their lives - but Spidey's old foe, the Molten Man, is on the villain's trail as well. And when their paths cross - there's gonna be fireworks!

Publisher’s description

Ben and Peter come ever closer to discovering the mastermind behind the plot against them, but the last thing standing in their way is the power of the Molten Man!

Reprinted in

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

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